April 2011

Olive Oil and high pressure

April 27, 2011

The oil, used in salads or cooking, affects our heart and pressure. When cooking, the heat changes the oil and creates substances that attach themselves to the food. The oil used repeatedly for frying releases polymers and polar compounds which are not the best nutritional substances for the body. The more heating of oil the […]

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The History of Halloumi Cheese

April 22, 2011

The Republic of Cyprus or just Cyprus, name of the state more familiar to the common people, is located in the far east of the Mediterranean Sea and it is one of the countries that Mediterranean Diet flourishes. The island has a long and diverse history full of legendary events. The most prominent event was […]

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How much Olive oil is beneficial for a Healthy Body?

April 20, 2011

Olive oil, one of the basic components of the Mediterranean diet, when consumed daily has significant beneficial effects on our health. The benefits, span on a wide range of conditions such as diseases of the heart and cancer. The daily consumption of 23 grams, 0.81 oz, of olive oil, equivalent to two tablespoons, is in […]

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The Cooking Odyssey a Greek cooking show airs on PBS in USA

April 17, 2011

The TV production named «The Cooking Odyssey» will appear in the American public television, on 356 member stations, throughout the country for the second TV season. It is a gastronomic “trip” in the Mediterranean about the Mediterranean diet and cuisine and especially into the Greek cuisine, while highlighting local culinary traditions and unique beauties of […]

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Olive Oil: God’s Gift for our health

April 6, 2011

Olive oil, a very basic component of the Mediterranean diet, is a gift of God to people. People understood this very early. The Greek Goddess Athena was the goddess of wisdom and her holy tree was the olive tree. Today science gradually discovers its powers, and the powers of the Med diet in general, but […]

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Control your temper with Mediterranean foods

April 3, 2011

The connection between the food consumed and temper showed has been revealed in the ancient times of Hippocrates who followed the Mediterranean diet and ate the healthy Mediterranean food. People know that the food is one of the natural needs a human being must regularly satisfy. Otherwise the health troubles are inescapable. In the minds […]

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Halloumi Cheese

April 2, 2011

Halloumi is a sort of white cheese traditionally made and originated in Cyprus during the period of Byzantine Empire and it is a basic component of the Mediterranean diet. In the course of the time the cheese has spread over the eastern territories of the Mediterranean Sea and subsequently gained acknowledgement by the entire world […]

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