Make the Authentic Mediterranean Diet
Part of Your New Healthy Lifestyle

Why?

         Because according to statistics from the World Health Organization, Mediterraneans are healthier than Americans and have almost 50% less deaths from cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or obesity, than Americans do.

But what is exactly the Authentic Mediterranean Diet?
        The term Mediterranean Diet refers to nutritional patterns found in countries along the Mediterranean basin where life style has historically been associated with good health. Life expectancy in these countries is among the highest in the world and heart disease and other diseases related to diet among the lowest.                  

          Two major studies conducted in Europe, EPIC and PREDIMED, showed that people who followed a Mediterranean diet based on fruits and vegetables, dry beans, grains, and healthy fats such as Omega-3s and Olive Oil, aged at a lower pace and lived longer. These studies have also shown that this diet can lower blood pressure and cholesterol.                  
                                                       
          A study conducted in Greece to investigate the survival rate among people with heart disease who followed the Mediterranean diet showed that based on a scale of 1 to 10 units, the people who adhered to the Mediterranean diet even by just 2 units, had a 31 percent lower mortality rates from heart attacks than people who didn’t adhere. Studies have also shown that the combined effect of the Mediterranean diet, being physically active, moderate alcohol use, and nonsmoking is associated with a 50 percent lower risk of all-cause mortality.                    

          By now you may be asking yourself: So, what makes the Mediterranean diet one of the best diets in the world?  It provides many health benefits for us. Among them: 

·         Daily physical activity
·         Adequate amount of calories
·         A diet high in fruits and vegetables
·         Right proportion of healthy fats
·         A diet low in sweets containing concentrated sugar
·         Adequate intake of fiber and protein
·         Adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals 

 

        To learn the ins-and-outs of the Authentic Mediterranean Diet and the Mediterranean Cuisine, check out my book; I wrote it explicitly to help you fully apply the Mediterranean principles into your life and those of your loved ones.

Have a Healthy Day.                                                


Emilia Klapp

 

Although the author has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in the website, she assumes no responsibility for errors, inaccuracies, omissions or any inconsistencies.