Mediterranean Diet In a Day For Dummies

The way to eat if you want to reduce the risk of heart attackand stroke.The Mediterranean diet is a way of life - one where youeats lots of fresh food and slow down. More technically, theMediterranean diet is a modern set of guidelines inspired bytraditional diet patters of southern Italy, the Greek island ofCrete, and other parts of Greece. For decades, doctors andnutritional experts have observed and confirmed that Mediterraneancountries have much lower occurrences of hypertension,cardiovascular disease, obesity, cancer, and diabetes in theircitizens than northern European countries and the United States. Mediterranean Diet In a Day For Dummies quickly getsyou started on this healthy, delicious eating plan. With focusedcontent and expert advice, you'll get a quick introduction toMediterranean lifestyle principles and how they can help withdisease prevention, weight management, and overall wellness.You'll discover how to tie all the Mediterranean diet andlifestyle concepts together and see what a Mediterranean Food GuidePyramid looks like. With a focus on eating a diet rich invegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, and seafood; eating lessmeat; and choosing healthy fats such as olive oil. The lifestylealso includes a focus the importance of fun activities, time sharedwith family and friends and an overall passion for life! Withhelpful charts and tables, you'll get listings ofantioxidant-rich foods, health benefits by the color of your food,and cooking charts. You'll get detailed steps for buildingyour meals with the Mediterranean mindset and easy-to-follow plansthat list the foods, oils, herbs and spices, and cooking times thatmake it easy to get started. You'll even get a peek at asample meal makeover - taking a traditional meal and makingit a Mediterranean meal.Related Title: When you are ready for recipes, make your nextbook purchase, Mediterranean Diet Cookbook For Dummies. Withover 150 recipes it is a terrific follow up to this get startedguide.