In 2020 we will have gone back to our roots. Research shows that older diets, such as the Mediterranean diet, are healthier than the modern American ones. The Mediterranean diet was more a lifestyle, something you had to commit to entirely. It isn't something you can cheat around. The lifestyle was imagined from high activity, Mediterranean nutrition, anti stress attitudes and not much money. There is not one specific Mediterranean diet; many countries border the sea. It is considered to be the healthiest diet in the world, and many people are returning to it. The Mediterranean diet can help prevent strokes and heart attacks as well as many other diseases. Strokes are the number one cause of death in women and second in men, and heart attacks are first in men. The main characteristics of this diet are:
1. High consumption of virgin olive oil.
2. High intake of vegetables and fruits and legumes.
3. Use of non refined carbohydrates (portions to be adjusted to physical activity).
4. Consumption of fish, specially oily (or “bluish” one) three or four times a week
5. Consumption of milk and derivates, cheese and yogurt (the original cheese was fresh goat cheese). Keep an eye on the saturated fats of the dairy products. Not too much!
6. Three or four eggs per week.
7. Moderate consumption of meat and saturated fats.
8 .One or two small gla**** of wine a day, preferably red and at the main meals. White wine and beer are alternatives.
9. Nuts as snacks
These nine guidelines aren't always attainable, but it's a good outline of an ideal. For example, if you are underage, you usually can't drink wine every day. And in some places these foods simply are not accessible, but I think they should be. It doesn't help anyone that food that is bad for you is cheaper than food that isn't. It shouldn't have to be more work to be healthy.
So, on March 10, 2020, I will be having a bean salad, with olives, cheese, fresh bread with olive oil, nuts, and a glass of red wine.
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