Archive for the ‘Mediterranean diet – heart healthy diet’ Category


Gain Years On The Mediterranean Diet

And now some details: the study analysed the lifestyle of men and women aged 55 to 69 from different countries and it showed that if there are four things that would add up to 15 years for women and eight years for men:1. The Mediterranean Diet 2. Regular Exercise 3. Not Smoking 4. Keeping a [...]

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil Spins It’s Magic

OliveNation The Magic of Extra Virgin Olive Oil Any Mediterranean diet enthusiast knows that you can’t really talk about the Mediterranean diet without having to mention the secret and magic ingredient of all the best Mediterranean dishes: “extra virgin olive oil.” A Mediterranean diet is all about fresh vegetables, fruits, fish and yes, olive oil. [...]

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Mediterranean Diet-The Natural and Easy Weight Loss Diet

photo credit: apple_pathways Many people today are interested in losing weight to look better. We all want to find an easy weight loss diet and we sometimes (often) pick the wrong type. But if you want to look and feel better, the Mediterranean Diet is the best easy weight loss diet to try. Mediterranean Diet [...]

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British Medical Journal Publishes Findings On Mediterranean Diet

photo credit: jwalsh Technorati Tags: mediterranean diet and heart health, mediterranean diet lowers cholesterol, mediterranean eating plan

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6 Reasons you Should Eat A Mediterranean Diet

6 Reasons Why the Mediterranean Diet Helps You to Have a Longer, Healthier Life Longevity and The Mediterranean Diet: Over the course of many generations, observers have been able to discern that the people who populate the region around the Mediterranean Sea live longer lives than do men and women in some other parts of [...]

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8 Tips For A Heart Healthy Diet. Can You Afford NOT To Listen?

Dr. Toby Cosgrove, the CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, and a heart surgeon for over thirty years, recently sparked a firestorm of controversy when he told a New York Times reporter that if it were up to him, if there weren’t legal issues, he would not only stop hiring smokers. (The Cleveland Clinic has already [...]

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Olive Leaf for Hypertension

photo credit: charlesdyer Olive Leaf Plus 60 caps (PTF2) A recent study suggests that olive leaf extract may help lower blood pressure as effectively as the drug captopril (Capoten®). Olive leaves come from the olive tree (Olea europae), which is native to the Mediterranean. While olives and olive oil are used as foods, olive leaf [...]

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