By: Mehment Oz and Michael Roizen Washington Examiner February 28, 2010 From exotic juices to cans of cocktail peanuts, more and more edibles in the supermarket are being dubbed “anti-aging foods” by some marketer or media pundit. The real deal about munchies that keep you youthful? They come from the earth, not from a vacuum [...]
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Mediterranean Diet Protects Eye Health
A Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of the most common cause of poor eyesight in older people, according to new Australian research. A study from the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) found that people who consume at least 100 millilitres of olive oil a week are almost 50 per cent less likely to develop [...]
Mediterranean diet good for the heart
Mediterranean diet good for the heart New research from Spain confirms the benefit of a Mediterranean diet to a healthy heart. In an analysis of more than 40,000 Spanish adults followed for an average of 10 years, researchers found that sticking to a Mediterranean diet significantly reduced the risk of a first heart attack or [...]
Mediterranean diet cuts stomach cancer risk
Mediterranean diet cuts stomach cancer risk Apart from its various health benefits, following the Mediterranean diet can help reduce the risk of developing stomach cancer, a new study finds. The Mediterranean diet had long been linked to a reduced risk of a number of diseases including depression, inflammation, premature death, diabetes, birth defect, cardiovascular disease, [...]
6 Easy Ways to Follow the Mediterranean Diet
6 Easy Ways to Follow the Mediterranean Diet By Janis Graham / Readers Digest If you’re diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, your doctor will almost certainly tell you that you need to lose some weight. Now research identifies the best way to do it: Eat the Mediterranean way. In the study, 215 overweight people with [...]
Philadelphia Inquirer: Mediterranean Diet Has a Champion
As excerpted from the Philadelphia Inquirer: Posted on Thu, Dec. 3, 2009 Greek cuisine has a champion Michael Psilakis points out that the Mediterranean diet was born in Crete, where his father grew up, not in Italy. By Jane Black Washington Post HERAKLION, Crete – Michael Psilakis needs a goat. He reserved one, but there [...]
Worldfocus: Greeks struggle to reclaim traditional Mediterranean diet
Most nutritionists agree that typical Greek fare — high in whole grains, vegetables, and olive oil– comprise one of the healthiest diets available. Yet contemporary Greek obesity rates now rank among the highest in Europe. Correspondent Lynn Sherr and producer Megan Thompson examine how the modern lifestyle of long work hours and abundant fast food [...]
NYTimes: Study Foresees an Increase in Obesity and Its Costs
While Congress searches for ways to slow the growth of health care spending, a new study suggests that its efforts may be overwhelmed by the surging prevalence of obesity. The report, to be issued Tuesday, projects that if current trends continue 103 million American adults will be considered obese by 2018. That would be 43 [...]
CBS News: Super-Healthy Eating, on a Shoestring
As seen in CBS News Nov 14 2009: Food & Wine Magazine’s Gail Simmons Preps Mediterranean Meal Packed with Grains and Power-Proteins, on a Slim, $35 Budget! (CBS) A big part of living a long, healthy life comes down to the way we eat, and a Mediterranean diet is considered one of the healthiest in [...]
The Independent: How to beat depression with the right diet
How to beat depression with the right diet Feeling blue? There’s more to picking yourself up than reaching for a bar of chocolate. Scientific studies suggest that with the right diet you can even beat depression. Holly Williamsreports Tuesday, 10 November 2009 Feeling fresh: a diet rich in folate, found in fresh green vegetables, can [...]
