You won’t be bitter about this.

A weird, warty vegetable is the latest darling of the wellness world, packed with antioxidants, nutrients and a bold flavor that’s not for the faint of heart.

While it’s only just now catching on in the US, the gnarly green gourd has been a staple of Eastern medicine for thousands of years — helping fuel some seriously long lives. 4

Just look at Okinawa, Japan, one of the world’s five original “ Blue Zones ,” known for its exceptional longevity.

Bitter melon is a dietary staple in the prefecture, where residents have far lower rates of heart disease, cancer and obesity than Americans — and women live longer than anywhere else on Earth .

“There’s a reason why foods like bitter melon have been preserved and passed down for generations in a place

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