Eating healthy foods will help you lose 1-2 pounds a week by reducing food cravings. Apples Chomping an apple before a meal with pasta, will help you eat fewer calories. Plus, apples may help prevent metabolic syndrome (MS), a condition marked by excessive abdominal fat. [1] Healthy eating ideas: Cut a medium apple and sprinkle […]
7 Superfoods for Weight Loss
By the Authors of The Mediterranean Diet eBook
Filed Under: Anti-inflammatory, Cancer PreventionThe Worst Drinks for Your Body
By the Authors of The Mediterranean Diet eBook
What’s the best way to cut up to 500 cal. a day? Here’s a list of the worst beverages for your body, wellness, and body weight, and what drinks are good to reduce calorie consumption and lose fat. Juice Drinks Labels like “juice drink” or “juice cocktail” may be used to describe a colored sugar […]
Filed Under: Anti-inflammatory, Beauty Tips, Cancer Prevention, Healthy Eating Ideas4 Foods That Fight Belly Fat
By the Authors of The Mediterranean Diet eBook
Maybe you may have never heard of certain insecticides, herbicides, and petro-chemicals found in our food and our environment that can interact with your body’s hormones making your body store extra belly fat. These dangerous chemicals are called xenoestrogens. Excess exposure to these may cause hormone imbalances for both women and men [1] and other […]
Filed Under: Cancer PreventionHow Much Red Meat Should We Eat to Be Healthy ?
By the Authors of The Mediterranean Diet eBook
What is red meat? Beef, veal, pork and lamb. Does eating red meat causes cancer and cardiovascular disease? For cardiovascular disease, the answer is obvious. Some red meats are high in saturated fats, which raise blood cholesterol levels. High levels of bad cholesterol increase the chances of cardiovascular disease. With regards to cancer and other […]
Filed Under: Anti-inflammatory, Cancer Prevention, Cholesterol Lowering, Heart Health, Weight Loss TipsKeep Your Pantry Stocked with These 3 Antioxidant Rich Superfoods
By the Authors of The Mediterranean Diet eBook
You need to eat healthy but it costs a lot of. Veggies, fruits, and whole meals generally are expensive and whenever you are attempting to nourish your family on the cheap, selecting nutrient dense eats without draining your budget may appear like an impossible assignment. But that’s not really the case. Actually, many of the […]
Can the Mediterranean Diet Help With Weight Loss ?
By the Authors of The Mediterranean Diet eBook
The Mediterranean Diet can help with weight loss even though it is rich in calories, high in carbohydrates, and 35 to 40% of those calories come from fats. First, we must understand that the Mediterranean Diet is not really a diet as we usually think of them. It is more of a way of life. […]
How Much Fat Can We Have in Our Diets ?
By the Authors of The Mediterranean Diet eBook
On average westerns consume 35-40 % of total calories from fat. Though fat is not the enemy, Westerners still need to monitor their consumption. There are animal-based fats and plant-based fats. Saturated fats and trans fats are mostly found in processed foods and animal foods (meat, cheese, dairy, cream, butter and some plants like palm […]
Filed Under: Cancer Prevention, Cholesterol Lowering, Healthy Eating Ideas, Heart HealthAre Plant Proteins the Same as Animal Proteins?
By the Authors of The Mediterranean Diet eBook
A Grave Misconception: Protein is Meat and Meat is Protein An incredible researcher by the name of Ancel Keys (Which is considered the father of the Mediterranean diet) discovered something fascinating; the poor, lower class people of southern Italy were much healthier overall when compared to the upper-class, wealthy Italians. You see, my family hails […]
Top Foods to Eat for Summer
By the Authors of The Mediterranean Diet eBook
In the summer, when bare skin is in, we take the time to protect it by keeping hydrated and using sunscreen. Summer is also the best time of year for fresh foods that promote healthy skin from the inside. The foods that work best are those that are high in vitamins A, C, E, beta […]
Filed Under: Anti-inflammatory, Beauty Tips, Cancer Prevention, Healthy Eating Ideas, Mediterranean FoodThe Importance of Fiber
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Help Prevent Colon Cancer Fiber is an important aspect in our daily lives for our health. Studies have shown that a high-fiber diet can reduce the risks of disease and other conditions that affect our health and longevity, such as several types of cancers, diverticulosis, varicose veins and hemorrhoids [Reference]. In fact, scientists believe that […]
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