Health - Nutrition

Today's menu : Sardines in Vine Leaves A delicious dish that combines two very characteristic ingredients, basically to Greek Mediterranean Diet! Ingredients : 24 sardines ½ cup olive oil Salt 24 vine leaves ½ lemon Freshly black pepper How to cook the recipe : Leave the sardines whole or remove the heads if desired. Trim the fins from the belly and cut from the...

Mediterranean diet has marked impact on aging: First study to link women, Mediterranean diet, and biomarkers of aging. The Mediterranean diet consistently has been linked with an array of health benefits, including decreased risk of chronic disease and cancer. Until now, however, no studies had associated the diet with longer telomeres, one of the biomarkers of aging. The telomere is a region of DNA,...

Nutrition & Health : 7 basic diet rules   1) Diet containing a variety of foods To ensure a balanced diet all categories of foods should be included: -Fruits. -Greens and vegetables. -Cereal (preferably wholegrain). -Milk, Cheese and yogurt.Meat - poultry, fish and eggs.   2) Maintain the ideal body weight It’s very important to acquire and maintain good dietary habits, which concerns not...

Olive oil : the secret of good health The natural juice of olive is an elixir of health and longevity. With its ideal chemical composure and without extracts, is gifting over centuries to Greece and other Mediterranean countries with health and longevity. Olive oil was the main fatty substance in their daily diet; its nutrition and biological values are of great importance for human....

Olive: The blessed Greek fruit Olive is the fruit of the olive tree, which is the symbol tree of the eastern Mediterranean countries. This small fruit contains a variety of beneficial nutrients, vitamins and minerals. Black olives vary from green olives in case of of maturity - Black olives are just green olives left on the tree for a longer period before harvest.Olive tree...

It is well known that anything sweet is often forbidden ... Overcome the sweet "sin pitfall", by enjoying healthy desserts that will give the necessary energy for your body, especially without charging you with damaging consequences.   The word "sweet" is instantly translated inside our brain as something tasty but forbidden. And yet, there are sweets that can replace the delicious cake that slyly...