Mediterranean Diet For A Longer, Healthier Life by Christian Wilson

Each one of us has to take suitable care for enjoying a long and healthy life. Taking special care of what you eat is extremely important for maintaining a robust health. Many people have adapted Mediterranean diet to ensure they eat properly and enjoy healthy living.

A Mediterranean diet is a balanced diet which includes balanced and proportional intake of grains, fish, greens, fresh fruits and vegetables, olive oil, and red wine. These food substances are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, fiber and antioxidants while containing low fats as well.

Large Quantities of Fresh Food – Keeping in mind the specialty of Mediterranean climate, you find abundance of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, seafood, nuts and seeds easily available and in freshest of conditions. When such good and fresh quality of food in consumed daily, it but naturally enhances your health.

Small Portions of food Advised – The Mediterranean diet emphasis on intake of small portions of food Accompanied by freshness and quality, you can follow Mediterranean diet more religiously and restrict their intake of fat altogether.

Limited fat intake – A Mediterranean diet does not rule out fat intake totally, rather it reduces the fat intake considerably by providing more varieties of food which satisfy your food urge to a great intake. Moreover the fats so consumed are of fresh and good quality and hence they are much healthier when consumed. Olive oil, nuts, avocados, fish, flaxseed etc are consumed in healthy portions which enable to maintain your health most of the time.

Olive oil – Olive oil is known to be the healthiest cooking media and hence when increasingly used it is known to prevent heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, Alzheimer's, and autoimmune disease and certain types of cancers. In fact Mediterranean people use olive oil in cooking, for preparing salads, fish and even in desserts such as cakes and pastries. With extensive use of olive oil in Mediterranean cooking, they do not eat butter or restrict their butter intake considerably which of course is extremely healthy.

For those with a sweet tooth, could satisfy their urge by consuming fresh fruits and nuts in large quantities, that too in fresh conditions. By adopting a Mediterranean diet, you can reduce your fat intake considerably and maintain a healthier lifestyle.

The Mediterranean diet puts greater emphasis on eating food in fresh conditions rather than processed foods which contain chemicals for storing and preserving them and hence prove unhealthy over a period of time.