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By Kevin Riley
The Mediterranean diet is not some new fad diet … dreamed up by a weight-loss “guru” or as a new health measure. It is thousands of years old. People living along the Mediterranean Sea have been eating a natural diet … that has been proven in numerous studies to reduce the risk of heart attack and keep blood pressure from rising.

The great thing about the Mediterranean diet is … it’s a pleasure to eat and you’re much more likely to stick with it. It’s easy to adopt this diet as there are no special requirements. Unlike the radical requirements of many fad diets, the Mediterranean diet doesn’t ask you to make impractical changes in your eating … it offers you a way of eating that you can maintain long-term. It will lead you to long-term health benefits.

What is a Mediterranean Diet

Amongst the people of Greece, southern France, and parts of Italy … natural whole foods are a large part of the diet. Fruits and vegetables, fish, nuts, and organic extra virgin olive oil are the heavy hitters in protecting your heart and lowering your blood pressure. Drinking wine with meals is an old custom … and gives even more health benefits.

The Mediterranean diet doesn’t look at all fats as bad. Instead, this way of eating makes wise choices in the fats that are used. Low in saturated fat … the Mediterranean diet is full of healthy omega-3 fatty acids and monounsaturated fats.

Since mainly whole foods are eaten along the Mediterranean Sea … the deadly trans-fats — found in fast foods and bakery goods — are greatly reduced.

Living on a Sea Gives you Lots of Fish

Fish are a big part of the Mediterranean diet. Eating lots of fish has been recognized as being heart protective for quite a while, now. Especially, fatty fish are good for your heart and blood pressure … they are full of healthy omega-3 fatty acids.

Eating fish 2-3 times a week is a great way to lower blood pressure and ensure a long, healthy life.

Lots of Olive Trees Grow Along the Mediterranean Sea

Olive trees grow on sunny hillsides … providing both tasty olives and golden organic extra virgin olive oil. Olive oil is used in most Mediterranean cooking … drizzled on rough chunks of whole-grain bread, mixed in salads, used in making tomato sauces. The flavonoids in virgin organic extra virgin olive oil lower blood pressure and increase your levels of good HDL cholesterol.

That … and organic extra virgin olive oil tastes great and gives off a wonderful fragrance when heated.

Nuts Are an Ancient Energy Source

Since the Stone Age, nuts have been an important source of energy. Shunned a few decades ago because of their high fat content … nuts were given a bum rap. The fats in nuts are good fats … healthy fats that will lower your blood pressure and protect your heart.

Just a handful of nuts — especially walnuts — is a tasty way to protect your heart.

Wash Your Meal Down With a Glass of Red Wine

A glass of red wine goes great with Mediterranean meals. Your heart will also enjoy the glass of wine. Red wine is rich in healthy flavonoids — anti-oxidants that protect your heart from dangerous free radicals. Enjoy a daily glass or two and lower your blood pressure … lower your risk of heart attack.

Recent studies have shown that light red wine drinkers have less risk than non-drinkers. Just don’t over-do it.

A Great Diet to Start Today

The main feature of the Mediterranean diet is the focus on natural whole foods … a shift away from unhealthy processed foods with their dangerous bad fats. And, the good thing is … it’s so easy to get started. Nothing radical … just ask those who live healthy lives along the Mediterranean Sea.

About the Author: Kevin Riley is the Powerful Life Guide … a long-time natural health advocate and the author of the exciting new program “Get Natural! Drop Your Blood Pressure”. Discover more about healthy eating at http://www.naturalbloodpressure.com

By Kevin Riley
The Mediterranean diet is not some new fad diet … dreamed up by a weight-loss “guru” or as a new health measure. It is thousands of years old. People living along the Mediterranean Sea have been eating a natural diet … that has been proven in numerous studies to reduce the risk of heart attack and keep blood pressure from rising.

The great thing about the Mediterranean diet is … it’s a pleasure to eat and you’re much more likely to stick with it. It’s easy to adopt this diet as there are no special requirements. Unlike the radical requirements of many fad diets, the Mediterranean diet doesn’t ask you to make impractical changes in your eating … it offers you a way of eating that you can maintain long-term. It will lead you to long-term health benefits.

What is a Mediterranean Diet

Amongst the people of Greece, southern France, and parts of Italy … natural whole foods are a large part of the diet. Fruits and vegetables, fish, nuts, and organic extra virgin olive oil are the heavy hitters in protecting your heart and lowering your blood pressure. Drinking wine with meals is an old custom … and gives even more health benefits.

The Mediterranean diet doesn’t look at all fats as bad. Instead, this way of eating makes wise choices in the fats that are used. Low in saturated fat … the Mediterranean diet is full of healthy omega-3 fatty acids and monounsaturated fats.

Since mainly whole foods are eaten along the Mediterranean Sea … the deadly trans-fats — found in fast foods and bakery goods — are greatly reduced.

Living on a Sea Gives you Lots of Fish

Fish are a big part of the Mediterranean diet. Eating lots of fish has been recognized as being heart protective for quite a while, now. Especially, fatty fish are good for your heart and blood pressure … they are full of healthy omega-3 fatty acids.

Eating fish 2-3 times a week is a great way to lower blood pressure and ensure a long, healthy life.

Lots of Olive Trees Grow Along the Mediterranean Sea

Olive trees grow on sunny hillsides … providing both tasty olives and golden organic extra virgin olive oil. Olive oil is used in most Mediterranean cooking … drizzled on rough chunks of whole-grain bread, mixed in salads, used in making tomato sauces. The flavonoids in virgin organic extra virgin olive oil lower blood pressure and increase your levels of good HDL cholesterol.

That … and organic extra virgin olive oil tastes great and gives off a wonderful fragrance when heated.

Nuts Are an Ancient Energy Source

Since the Stone Age, nuts have been an important source of energy. Shunned a few decades ago because of their high fat content … nuts were given a bum rap. The fats in nuts are good fats … healthy fats that will lower your blood pressure and protect your heart.

Just a handful of nuts — especially walnuts — is a tasty way to protect your heart.

Wash Your Meal Down With a Glass of Red Wine

A glass of red wine goes great with Mediterranean meals. Your heart will also enjoy the glass of wine. Red wine is rich in healthy flavonoids — anti-oxidants that protect your heart from dangerous free radicals. Enjoy a daily glass or two and lower your blood pressure … lower your risk of heart attack.

Recent studies have shown that light red wine drinkers have less risk than non-drinkers. Just don’t over-do it.

A Great Diet to Start Today

The main feature of the Mediterranean diet is the focus on natural whole foods … a shift away from unhealthy processed foods with their dangerous bad fats. And, the good thing is … it’s so easy to get started. Nothing radical … just ask those who live healthy lives along the Mediterranean Sea.

About the Author: Kevin Riley is the Powerful Life Guide … a long-time natural health advocate and the author of the exciting new program “Get Natural! Drop Your Blood Pressure”. Discover more about healthy eating at http://www.naturalbloodpressure.com

By Erin Elster
Anyone who has travelled to the Mediterranean can tell you about the wonderful, healthy food in that region. Much of the health benefits and flavor are due to the generous use of organic extra virgin olive oil on salads, pasta, vegetables, fish, and almost anything else. Researchers are learning that people who consume  organic extra virgin olive oil regularly – especially in place of unhealthy fats such as animal fats, hydrogenated oils, and vegetable oils like corn oil – have much lower rates of heart disease, athersclerosis, diabetes, colon cancer, and asthma.

Olive oil is made from the crushing and then the subsequent pressing of olives. It is a natural juice that preserves the taste, aroma, and nutrients of the olive fruit. extra virgin olive oil – derived from the first pressing of the olives – has the most delicate flavor and the most health benefits.

The Health Benefits of Olive Oil

1. It protects against heart disease. Studies show that two tablespoons of organic extra virgin olive oil per day decreases total- and LDL cholesterol. It decreases atherosclerosis and protects the lining of our blood vessels, thus preventing high blood pressure.

2. It protects against breast cancer. Oleic acid, the primary monounsaturated fatty acid in organic extra virgin olive oil, has been shown to reduce the expression of certain oncogenes related to aggressive breast cancer tumor growth.

3. It reduces abdominal fat and insulin resistance. Diets high in organic extra virgin olive oil, as compared to those high in saturated fat, prevent belly fat accumulation and insulin resistance, which are associated with type 2 diabetes.

4. It decreases rates of asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. The monounsaturated fats in organic extra virgin olive oil are used to decrease inflammation in the body, thereby reducing inflammation involved with asthma and arthritis.

5. It decreases osteoporosis. Polyphenols in organic extra virgin olive oil greatly decrease the inflammation-mediated bone loss associated with osteoporosis.

6. It has anti-oxidant properties. Polyphenols in organic extra virgin olive oil protect DNA from free radical damage.

7. It protects against colon cancer. The organic extra virgin olive oil polyphenols protect the lining of the colon, blocking the carcinogenesis pathway.

Practical Tips

* To get the most health benefits and flavor from your organic extra virgin olive oil, add olive oil to foods immediately after cooking.
* Instead of serving butter, fill a small bowl with organic extra virgin olive oil and use as flavoring for your whole grain bread.
* Along with balsamic vinegar and lemon juice, rely on olive oil as your first choice for dressing salads.
* Drizzle olive oil over steamed vegetables, soups, grains, beans, and potatoes to enhance the flavor of your food.
* Add a tablespoon of olive oil to your morning eggs.

Purchasing and Storing Your extra virgin olive oil

Because organic extra virgin olive oil can become rancid when exposed to air, light and heat, there are some important guidelines to follow when purchasing and storing your organic extra virgin olive oil. Look for olive oils that are sold in dark, tinted bottles since the packaging will protect the oil from oxidation caused by light exposure. Make sure the oil is displayed in a cool area away from any light or heat sources. Instead of choosing the bottle in the front of the store’s display, choose the bottle in the back that has been protected from light exposure. At home, store your oil in a dark, cool place, such as a cabinet or pantry, instead of leaving it on the kitchen counter or table, which will lessen the oil’s health benefits. Keep your olive oil bottle tightly sealed. Be sure to buy only cold pressed, extra virgin olive oil for the best health benefits.

Make a positive choice for your health by incorporating a Mediterranean-style diet rich in olive oil. Especially when replacing unhealthy fat sources, olive oil will help you to live longer by decreasing the risk of many diseases. To enjoy the taste, aroma, and nutrients of the Mediterranean, grab yourself a bottle of cold pressed, extra virgin olive oil today!

About the Author: For more health tips and published research with vertigo, migraine, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease patients by Dr. Erin Elster, D.C., upper cervical chiropractor, in Boulder, Colorado, visit her website www.erinelster.com.

By Erin Elster
Anyone who has travelled to the Mediterranean can tell you about the wonderful, healthy food in that region. Much of the health benefits and flavor are due to the generous use of organic extra virgin olive oil on salads, pasta, vegetables, fish, and almost anything else. Researchers are learning that people who consume  organic extra virgin olive oil regularly – especially in place of unhealthy fats such as animal fats, hydrogenated oils, and vegetable oils like corn oil – have much lower rates of heart disease, athersclerosis, diabetes, colon cancer, and asthma.

Olive oil is made from the crushing and then the subsequent pressing of olives. It is a natural juice that preserves the taste, aroma, and nutrients of the olive fruit. extra virgin olive oil – derived from the first pressing of the olives – has the most delicate flavor and the most health benefits.

The Health Benefits of Olive Oil

1. It protects against heart disease. Studies show that two tablespoons of organic extra virgin olive oil per day decreases total- and LDL cholesterol. It decreases atherosclerosis and protects the lining of our blood vessels, thus preventing high blood pressure.

2. It protects against breast cancer. Oleic acid, the primary monounsaturated fatty acid in organic extra virgin olive oil, has been shown to reduce the expression of certain oncogenes related to aggressive breast cancer tumor growth.

3. It reduces abdominal fat and insulin resistance. Diets high in organic extra virgin olive oil, as compared to those high in saturated fat, prevent belly fat accumulation and insulin resistance, which are associated with type 2 diabetes.

4. It decreases rates of asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. The monounsaturated fats in organic extra virgin olive oil are used to decrease inflammation in the body, thereby reducing inflammation involved with asthma and arthritis.

5. It decreases osteoporosis. Polyphenols in organic extra virgin olive oil greatly decrease the inflammation-mediated bone loss associated with osteoporosis.

6. It has anti-oxidant properties. Polyphenols in organic extra virgin olive oil protect DNA from free radical damage.

7. It protects against colon cancer. The organic extra virgin olive oil polyphenols protect the lining of the colon, blocking the carcinogenesis pathway.

Practical Tips

* To get the most health benefits and flavor from your organic extra virgin olive oil, add olive oil to foods immediately after cooking.
* Instead of serving butter, fill a small bowl with organic extra virgin olive oil and use as flavoring for your whole grain bread.
* Along with balsamic vinegar and lemon juice, rely on olive oil as your first choice for dressing salads.
* Drizzle olive oil over steamed vegetables, soups, grains, beans, and potatoes to enhance the flavor of your food.
* Add a tablespoon of olive oil to your morning eggs.

Purchasing and Storing Your extra virgin olive oil

Because organic extra virgin olive oil can become rancid when exposed to air, light and heat, there are some important guidelines to follow when purchasing and storing your organic extra virgin olive oil. Look for olive oils that are sold in dark, tinted bottles since the packaging will protect the oil from oxidation caused by light exposure. Make sure the oil is displayed in a cool area away from any light or heat sources. Instead of choosing the bottle in the front of the store’s display, choose the bottle in the back that has been protected from light exposure. At home, store your oil in a dark, cool place, such as a cabinet or pantry, instead of leaving it on the kitchen counter or table, which will lessen the oil’s health benefits. Keep your olive oil bottle tightly sealed. Be sure to buy only cold pressed, extra virgin olive oil for the best health benefits.

Make a positive choice for your health by incorporating a Mediterranean-style diet rich in olive oil. Especially when replacing unhealthy fat sources, olive oil will help you to live longer by decreasing the risk of many diseases. To enjoy the taste, aroma, and nutrients of the Mediterranean, grab yourself a bottle of cold pressed, extra virgin olive oil today!

About the Author: For more health tips and published research with vertigo, migraine, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease patients by Dr. Erin Elster, D.C., upper cervical chiropractor, in Boulder, Colorado, visit her website www.erinelster.com.

By joseph sterling
Olive oil – the juice one makes by pressing an olive – has countless uses. Unlike other oils, many ways to use olive oil prove beneficial to human health. When picking out olive oil for cooking, the European grading system is based on the presence of free fatty acids, indicators of lower quality, damage and instability; “extra virgin olive oil,” for example, can contain less than .8% free fatty acids and “virgin” olive oil can contain less than 2%. In America, Grade A olive oil has a fatty acid content of 1.4% or less. Grade B is 2.5% or lower, Grade C is 3% and “fairly free from defects,” and Grade D is 3% or higher and “fails to meet the requirements of US Grade C.” First cold press olive oil is most desirable, as it yields the most consistent extra virgin olive oils. Here are a handful of health benefits:

1. Olive oil is lower in saturated fats than other oils.
Soybean oil, vegetable shortening, lard, and butter all contain significantly more saturated fat than olive oil, which offers a much larger amount of monounsaturated fat. The higher monounsaturated fat count has been said to help reduce the amount of LDL, or “bad” cholesterol while helping to bring up HDL, or “good” cholesterol levels. This then may help reduce your risk of heart disease.

2. Olive oil can be used as a skin moisturizer and revitalizer.
People can use olive oil to cleanse and moisturize one’s face and skin, as well as a way to remove earwax buildup by dropping it into one’s ears. Olive oil provides the skin with antioxidants, Vitamin A and E, and other treatments that have shown potential to help skin regenerate and recover from damage in the wake of pollution, cigarette smoke, and other environmental factors. Some people also recommend washing the backs of their ears with olive oil to clean a space that few people think of but where unpleasant buildups can happen.

3. Olive oil may help prevent colon cancer.
Research has shown that rats fed olive oil supplements develop colon cancer at a significantly lower rate than rats fed diets heavier in safflower oil. The olive oil fed-rats develop cancer at rates similar to rats that had consumed fish oil, which has also been shown to potentially reduce colon cancer rates.

4. Olive oil can help to deep condition hair and control dandruff.
Mixtures of olive oil and water after shampooing, then followed by an additional shampooing, can help to make hair shinier, stronger, and cleaner. People who suffer from intense dandruff buildups can benefit from the addition of olive oil to their showering routine, as it’ll stop the buildup of unsightly dandruff flakes in your hair, on you, and on your clothing.

5. Olive oil can help to reduce stomach irritation and bring down the potential to develop gallstones.
Individuals suffering from stomach issues may benefit from cooking with olive oils more than other cooking oils. Unlike other oils, olive oil helps trigger hormones from the pancreas and helps the stomach secrete bile, helping to weaken both ulcers
and painful symptoms associated with gastritis. This combination of factors helps to bring down one’s risk of developing gallstones, which are made up of crystalized bile and can lead to pancreatitis, jaundice, and other painful symptoms
.

About the Author: Joe trains 5 times a week at Bally’s Gym in Orange County. A long-time fitness enthusiast, he recommends that you buy ephedrine.