I had tried some of it. I absolutely think it is very healthy. My take on specified diets is that they can be wonderful. But if you overly cling to a kind of "perfection" of the diet, you might miss some things.
Oh, say you are driving along and see a fresh fruit stand and have a craving for, oh, strawberries. Even if that is not on the diet, your natural craving may be more than just a desire...it may indicate your body is telling you that some nutrients there are needed.
So, I would say, generally, that following one of these diets is excellent, but leave a little room for your own natural intuition if you feel like something outside the "perfect" plan of the thing.
And of course, go through your daily diet and make sure you are meeting the body's needs in terms of enough protein daily, not starving yourself entirely of fats and getting what you need there.
And, of course, optimal hydration is key. Diets can be wonderful, but if we under-hydrate, we are going to cause plenty of problems. No matter what diet you are on...we are still going to need those 8 glasses of water a day...and every day.
I can tell you the process I followed for success. The Mayo Clinic’s Mediterranean Diet booklet has a little quiz of sorts in the back, to check off items they identify as conforming to the style of eating. I used that list and addressed one item at a time. What I implemented first was what my doctors prioritized for me, then what was easiest to implement. So, for me I guess it’s starting where you are at and tweaking it one step at a time. I started addressing my breakfast. I figured I would set myself up for more success if I focused on a consistent and healthy beginning of each day. This is the only way I have ever gotten changes to stick. You are always doing better than the day before and eventually, you look back and see you’ve made a huge change without feeling huge pain.
I had the good fortune to live in Italy for almost 18 years. When I came back to the States I had developed certain habits. That included making my own salad dressing. I would never buy a bottle of that horrible stuff on the shelf. I buy Italian virgin olive oil, first cold press and I combine with Balsamic vinegar of Modena - that dressing is so good that pepper and salt are not needed. And it works well with salads that have fruit in them. Be careful about buying olive oil - there have been scams in recent years - good olive oil is not cheap, one can buy other than Italian but be sure there are no additives and it is not processed..
Olive oil is healthy and key to the Mediterranean diet - in fact Mayo asks if one consumes olive oil in their health survey.
Olive trees are protected in Italy. My Italian friend has one in her garden and it is numbered and controlled by the State. If she doesn't take good care of it she will be fined.
However, Italians do not eat healthy breakfasts, mostly espresso coffee, maybe some bread or pastry
But I could get blood oranges in Italy and made the most delicious orange juice!!!
Living on the Italian coast, meat tasted funny so I never had much. But lots of good fish and they know how to cook it.
Here in Minnesota, good luck. I don't want lake fish - too many bones - and then mercury. Any good ways to cook salmon???
I wonder if Mayo considers Italian ice cream part of the Mediterranean diet??????
P.S. if you need to cut out salt, try lemon juice on fish instead, works great.
Also cut ripe avvocado in half, take out the center nut and pour some olive oil and vinegar in center and eat - good and healthy
I have heard so much about the Mediterranean Diet and also the Dash Diet. I have major problems with both these diets. The biggest is that I do not eat fruit. I used to be able to eat limited amounts but not anymore. They make me feel bad. Also, certain vegetables do not agree with me. As I have aged I find I need to eat very mild tasting vegetables and certainly nothing from the pepper family. Maybe my eating is boring but it is not making me feel bad.
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I had tried some of it. I absolutely think it is very healthy. My take on specified diets is that they can be wonderful. But if you overly cling to a kind of "perfection" of the diet, you might miss some things.
Oh, say you are driving along and see a fresh fruit stand and have a craving for, oh, strawberries. Even if that is not on the diet, your natural craving may be more than just a desire...it may indicate your body is telling you that some nutrients there are needed.
So, I would say, generally, that following one of these diets is excellent, but leave a little room for your own natural intuition if you feel like something outside the "perfect" plan of the thing.
And of course, go through your daily diet and make sure you are meeting the body's needs in terms of enough protein daily, not starving yourself entirely of fats and getting what you need there.
And, of course, optimal hydration is key. Diets can be wonderful, but if we under-hydrate, we are going to cause plenty of problems. No matter what diet you are on...we are still going to need those 8 glasses of water a day...and every day.
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5 ReactionsI don’t have a printer. Is there anyway to get the list mailed from Mayo?
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1 ReactionI can tell you the process I followed for success. The Mayo Clinic’s Mediterranean Diet booklet has a little quiz of sorts in the back, to check off items they identify as conforming to the style of eating. I used that list and addressed one item at a time. What I implemented first was what my doctors prioritized for me, then what was easiest to implement. So, for me I guess it’s starting where you are at and tweaking it one step at a time. I started addressing my breakfast. I figured I would set myself up for more success if I focused on a consistent and healthy beginning of each day. This is the only way I have ever gotten changes to stick. You are always doing better than the day before and eventually, you look back and see you’ve made a huge change without feeling huge pain.
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3 ReactionsI had the good fortune to live in Italy for almost 18 years. When I came back to the States I had developed certain habits. That included making my own salad dressing. I would never buy a bottle of that horrible stuff on the shelf. I buy Italian virgin olive oil, first cold press and I combine with Balsamic vinegar of Modena - that dressing is so good that pepper and salt are not needed. And it works well with salads that have fruit in them. Be careful about buying olive oil - there have been scams in recent years - good olive oil is not cheap, one can buy other than Italian but be sure there are no additives and it is not processed..
Olive oil is healthy and key to the Mediterranean diet - in fact Mayo asks if one consumes olive oil in their health survey.
Olive trees are protected in Italy. My Italian friend has one in her garden and it is numbered and controlled by the State. If she doesn't take good care of it she will be fined.
However, Italians do not eat healthy breakfasts, mostly espresso coffee, maybe some bread or pastry
But I could get blood oranges in Italy and made the most delicious orange juice!!!
Living on the Italian coast, meat tasted funny so I never had much. But lots of good fish and they know how to cook it.
Here in Minnesota, good luck. I don't want lake fish - too many bones - and then mercury. Any good ways to cook salmon???
I wonder if Mayo considers Italian ice cream part of the Mediterranean diet??????
P.S. if you need to cut out salt, try lemon juice on fish instead, works great.
Also cut ripe avvocado in half, take out the center nut and pour some olive oil and vinegar in center and eat - good and healthy
I have heard so much about the Mediterranean Diet and also the Dash Diet. I have major problems with both these diets. The biggest is that I do not eat fruit. I used to be able to eat limited amounts but not anymore. They make me feel bad. Also, certain vegetables do not agree with me. As I have aged I find I need to eat very mild tasting vegetables and certainly nothing from the pepper family. Maybe my eating is boring but it is not making me feel bad.
Thank you for taking the time to peruse the research paper and the articles. I'll include your suggestion in my ketoforindia.com blog.