What exactly did Hippocrates, the Greek founder of western medicine, really have to say about food and health? Let’s find out!
Tag: diet
There’s nothing worse than feeling sick to the stomach because of your stomach day in…
Restricting certain food intake through Lent helps to restrict and to balance the mind and metabolism with self-control and to reinforce the need for remorse, repent and confession and forgiveness in order for the body’s cleansing and the soul’s serenity and purification.
Greek Australian fitness queen Kayla Itsines has revealed her go-to meal for either lunch or…
First cultivated in 3500BC, olive oil – or “liquid gold” as Homer called it, was not only used in trade, but as medicine as well. A great anti-inflammatory and powerful antioxidant, there is no denying the powerful health benefits of olive oil.
Is your sugar consumption ruining your skin and overruling the health (and anti ageing) benefits that the Mediterranean diet is so famous for? This article lays bare the damaging effects of sugar on the skin.
Dr Norman Swan recently spoke to the Today Show promoting his new book ‘So You…
The Mediterranean diet — rich in healthy fats, fish, whole grains, and produce, and low…
It’s no secret that Greek Australian Kayla Itsines has an impressive workout regime which she…
Adoption of the Mediterranean diet may provide a relatively simple and cost-effective intervention to reduce the negative impact of psychological stress on health and delay nervous system ageing.
A new study concludes that olive oil is a key ingredient for improving food safety and increasing protection for both humans and livestock. Another reason why the olive oil rich Mediterranean diet is a healthy lifestyle choice to be enjoyed by all.
The Mediterranean diet is one lifestyle trend that’s here to stay, with fresh flavoursome ingredients that provide a multitude of health benefits.
Not just the most popular salad in Greece, the Greek salad is the most loved salad in the world, proven to help maintain a healthy body and mind.
Kalamata olives are only found on the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece and have played…
Whilst packing up and moving the Greece may be the ideal, a more realistic option for significantly better health would be to look for ways to incorporate the Mediterranean diet into our every day life.
The Mediterranean diet is based primarily on the eating habits of southern European countries, however…
The Medical Research Council (MRC) and Cambridge University followed nearly 24,000 people in the UK…