The Mediterranean Powerfoods / The Mediterranean Diet.

 The Mediterranean Powerfoods

An authentic Mediterranean type diet is rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, fresh and dried herbs, nuts and seeds, walnut, and olive oil, fish and seafood , moderate amounts of red wine. It  reduces meat, meat products and refined cereals, sugars and other processed and refined foods.

These are the top groups of food that will create and sustain health. Combinations of these, which appear in the recipes found in The Med Life Diet are easy to prepare and delicious to eat:

• Red, yellow, orange and purple fruits
• Red, yellow, orange  and purple vegetables
• Cruciferous and leafy green vegetables
• Mushrooms
• Sea Vegetables
• Garlic and company
• Whole grains
• Beans and other legumes
• Nuts and Seeds
• Olives
• Goat’s and Sheep’s products  (yoghurt, sour milk called Airani and cheeses e.g. halloumi, feta, annari)
• Raw unpasteurized honey, bee pollen, royal jelly
• Herbs / Spices
• Seafood and Fish
• Wild Edible Plants

If you are aware of any health problem which may compromise your general health, it is important to seek treatment. A Health and Wellness Counselor may help you, to bring you back in balance and to good health through, detoxing, healthy eating and living, create a proper diet suited for your condition, advise natural remedies, herbs, wholefood supplements and organic cosmetics.