Diet Tips

The ‘’Yo-Yo’’ Diets are Dangerous

May 29, 2011
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Obesity is recognized worldwide as one of the most dangerous and serious diseases of the 21st century, and has taken epidemic proportions, as one in two Europeans are overweight. We all say ‘’Yes’’ to movement and actions taken so as to facilitate the change the lifestyle of obese people. Changes which may also be imposed […]

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Vitamins from Mediterranean Foods help prevent heart attacks

May 19, 2011
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It is well known that Vitamins from natural sources like the Mediterranean foods may help prevent us from various diseases. For the prevention of diseases that can affect the heart, different groups of vitamins act on the metabolism of the body. This way they contribute to the suppression of factors that gradually cause vascular lesions […]

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The best way to prolong your life

May 10, 2011
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Are you looking for a better and healthier diet? Do you want a healthier way of living? If the answer is yes, then you should take a look at some of the benefits you can have if you choose to follow the Mediterranean diet plan. This diet – nutrition plan or even better, way of living, […]

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Mediterranean Diet Foods – Beyaz Peynir

May 5, 2011
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Beyaz Peynir is a white cheese which originated from Turkey and it is a basic component of the Mediterranean diet. Beyaz Peynir literally means ‘’white cheese’’ in Turkish and despite of the fact that it originated from Turkey, over time it  has spread throughout the Mediterranean Sea and subsequently gained fame and acknowledgement throughout the […]

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Olive Oil and high pressure

April 27, 2011
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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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How much Olive oil is beneficial for a Healthy Body?

April 20, 2011
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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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Olive Oil: God’s Gift for our health

April 6, 2011
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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
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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
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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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Mediterranean Foods – Maintain the good health of your heart

March 20, 2011
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Omega-3 are polyunsaturated fats, found in fish oils, found in many Mediterranean foods which part of the Mediterranean Diet,  and have beneficial properties for human health. It contributes: to avoid heart disease, reduce blood fat, reduce hypertension (high pressure) to prevent clots, better blood circulation, reduce depression, improve brain function and therefore fewer chance of […]

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Mediterranean Diet Vs Kushi Diet

March 19, 2011
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There hardly could be a person in this world who does not know what the Mediterranean diet is. Even a small child who has basic knowledge of geography may easily predict that it is possibly an eating pattern of the natives who live close to the Mediterranean Sea. Surely they will hit the right track. […]

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Whole Grain pasta, Cholesterol and the Heart Health

March 16, 2011
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Maintaining a normal blood cholesterol levels is a prerequisite for preventing atherosclerosis. Preventing atherosclerosis may prevent your attack from coronary heart disease responsible for angina, heart attack or myocardial infarction and heart failure. We should welcome any tool or intake that reduces blood LDL bad cholesterol and increases good cholesterol LDL to achieve and maintain […]

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Med diet can boost performance for athletes

March 13, 2011
Mediterranean diet can boost performance of Athletes

According to the recent studies fantastic achievements and brilliant results in the career of athletes are closely related with the food they consume. The athletes spend the better part of the day on training and exercising consequently losing a great deal of the energy produced by the body. What is the source of this energy? […]

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