Thursday 21 March 2013

The Mediterranean Diet


Curiously enough switching to a Mediterranean Diet does not mean heading off to Ibiza with a bag of ecstasy tabs, ten of your mates and a map of the local night clubs… Which, lets face it, is a bit costly and a bit complicated. The real Mediterranean Diet is in fact simplicity itself...


With its emphasis on health and happiness and not weight or obesity or counting calories, the Mediterranean Diet is about more than good food. It is about enjoying your food with family and friends, and including physical activity in your daily routine.

OK, so it is important that the diet protects us from heart disease, cancer, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s  Disease, but the pleasure of eating good food and feeling well is also important. And it’s simple, low cost and easy to keep up. (Or maybe the best thing about it is that you can have a glass of wine and a handful of nuts and call it health food!).

It simply means using more vegetables and less meat in your diet. The role of plant based diets in cardiovascular health is also explained clearly in an ABC News discussion with Joan Sabaté the Nut(ty) Professor


For more on how to incorporate health and fitness in your daily life have a chat withn Cindy Dring, Health Promotion Officer, NUI Galway Student Services 

091-492048

Remember staying in good physical and mental health can be very simple and a lot of fun. If you’ve found this article useful you may want to check out

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