Your microbiome—the environment in your gastrointestinal (GI) tract where billions of healthy probiotic bacteria thrive—is “ground zero” for your health. For example, a healthy microbiome with [...]
Category: Mediterranean Diet
More ways olive oil, vinegar, and red wine protect against cardiovascular disease
I often talk about the benefits of following a traditional, Mediterranean-type diet. It’s considered the healthiest diet on the planet by experts far and wide. In fact, people who follow it [...]
Avoid Type II diabetes by eating like you’re on a Mediterranean holiday
Yesterday, I told you about an osteopath who is helping to usher in a paradigm shift within the American Diabetes Association (ADA) by talking about the real cause of Type II diabetes… A diet [...]
Savor the last bit of summer with this tasty, picnic staple
Every September, our family tries to savor the last few moments of summertime by preparing a few of our favorite seasonal dishes. So, we’ll fire up the grill, make a seafood boil, or pack a [...]
Enjoy this creamy treat as part of a balanced diet
You should feel good about eating yogurt, as it’s a key part of the healthiest diet on the planet—the Mediterranean diet. But you need to be careful about which type of yogurt you eat—especially [...]
Three easy tips for picking a good, high-quality olive oil
Olive oil is a major component of the healthy, balanced Mediterranean diet. And most people, including some health experts, assume extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is better than regular olive oil. [...]
Skimping on these foods could kill you faster than eating the occasional fast food burger
Mainstream dietary experts love to tell you what NOT to eat. In fact, for decades they wrongly recommended: “Don’t eat foods with fat and cholesterol, like dairy, meat, and seafood.” Of course, [...]
Your diet at any stage in life DOES matter
There’s a new study making its rounds in the mainstream press—one that basically gave people a free pass to eat all the junk they want without having to worry about developing Alzheimer’s disease [...]
Be cautious of popular low-carb diets
Last March, U.S. health officials met to review and update the government’s new dietary guidelines and recommendations, which they’ll issue in 2020. And, for the first time ever, they reviewed [...]
Tips for staying active and healthy during the work day
As I reported yesterday, almost half of all Americans work “remotely” at least one day a week. But that figure also means plenty of folks still have to earn a living by leaving the house most [...]
