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This particular diet has been there for a very long time, but if you are not living in a country where the diet is prevalent like Italy or Greece then you will not really know the terrific benefits derived from eating health Mediterranean style food. Research has found that this diet encourages you to lose weight healthily and also helps reduce the chances of catching many deadly diseases. Here are 5 of the best benefits from followingsuch a diet:-1. Good heart health Most of the delicious recipes that are included in Mediterranean diets promote a healthy heart. The diet consists mainly of healthy amounts of fruits & vegetables, oily fish and olive oil. There are also some people that like to have a little wine with there meals. These ingredients help people lower cholesterol levels as well as keep the flow of blood to their heart at normal levels and this greatly reduces the chances of getting heart disease. 2. Lower the risk of getting CancerIf you have too many toxins inside your body then you are susceptible to certain types of cancer like breast cancer. Eating heallthy foods from this diet like the vegetables and fruits lower the toxin levels in your body since they are all natural antioxidants. 3. Promotes lloss of weightThis is one of the major benefits. This does not result from diet pills or crash starvations diets. Instead it is the result of healthy, portion controlling eating. The amount of weight you lose differs depending on the person, but the average loss is around ten pounds each month. There are many delicious recipes that are a part of this diet and these also help in speeding up weight loss without making you lose out on any of the necessary nutrients or vitamins. There are many health benefits you will gain just from losing weight. 4. Help’s lower your blood pressureThe food that is a part of this diet also helps regulate and lower your blood pressure. If you eat less salt and fatty foods and more of healthy minerals and vitamins then you can even bring your cholesterol levels down to normal. The proedures for cooking that are part of this diet include grilling or roasting instead of frying so that you are able to retain most of the nutrients from the food while cooking it and that you consume less fat.5. Prevents GallstonesPeople that have suffered from gallstones already know how painful it is. Close to 639,000 people are hospitalized each year with this problem and there are many studies being conducted to find the cause and the cure. This diet has large proportions of fish, vegetable oil and nuts. This particular problem in not directly related to your diet but you can reduce the chances or completely eliminate the chances of getting gallstones just by following this diet.These are just some of the benefits of this diet and there are many more like reducing blood clotting, Metabolic syndrome, diabetes, etc. You shouldn’t deprive yourself. You have to start with this exciting health conscious diet for weight loss, today.

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A bit about the cholesterol panel and what the individual components mean.

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Perhaps a world map will pinpoint the location of where you can get the diet program that will lead you to a slimmer, healthier you.

Perhaps it would be in a country, in an island in the sea, or in the sea itself.

The Mediterranean Diet is not really from the Mediterranean Sea or from any of the 16 countries within its parameter. This diet is actually more than a lifestyle: people are practicing a certain standard of living that would encourage them to be healthy and generally positive with their outlook in life. Still, in the middle of 1990 as introduced by Harvard’s Dr. Walter Willet, this diet adhered to the 1960-dietary pattern of the people living in Italy (south) and Greece.



The Mediterranean Diet focuses on two main aspects:



Furthermore, this diet calls for one to eat in big proportions the following:

While the following should be taken sparingly or in strict moderation:

It is noted that those who are living in Mediterranean countries and have been observing this diet were found to be far from risk of developing heart diseases. As matter of fact, more people in the USA suffer from heart complications than those in the Mediterranean.

When one is under the Mediterranean Diet, he/she should refrain from the following:

The Mediterranean Diet is composed of hearty meals that will make you healthy or lose weight or both, depending upon your needs. Its meal plans are excitingly delicious, and Diet Fads can lead you to more helpful information regarding this diet.

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People have used garlic for thousand of years as both food and medicine as well as to ward off vampires. Well, although modern research has not confirmed yet that rubbing garlic on doorknobs and window frames can protect us against vampires or evil spirits, it has confirmed what our ancestors believed about the health benefits of this herb: its consumption can protect us from many ailments.

 

Unfortunately, for several decades, the widespread use of antibiotics has ignored the medical properties of garlic. Lately, however, interest in garlic has escalated and nowadays research is focusing on the role garlic plays in the prevention and control of heart disease.

 

How can garlic help prevent and control heart disease? Through the following mechanisms:

 

1. Garlic can lower your high blood pressureHigh blood pressure is one of the health conditions where garlic treatment brings the fastest results. Studies suggest that garlic dilates blood vessel walls, increasing the diameter of the arteries. Garlic also helps prevent high blood pressure by stopping blood cells from sticking together.

 

In a clinical trial, the subjects ingested standardized garlic powder capsules for four years. The results showed a 9 to 18 percent reduction in plaque volume and a 7 percent decrease in blood pressure. This resulted in an increase in the diameter of the arteries by 4 percent, which is associated with an 18 percent improvement of blood flow. These effects of garlic resulted in a risk reduction for heart attacks and strokes by more than 50 percent.

        

2. Garlic can lower your blood cholesterolStudies indicate that the populations that eat garlic consistently have the lowest level of blood cholesterol. Pennsylvania State University showed that men with high total blood cholesterol were able to lower its concentration by 7 percent and LDL, the bad cholesterol, by 10 percent when taking garlic supplements. The study indicated that the sulfur compounds in garlic were responsible for the results, especially S-allylcysteine, which prevents the formation of cholesterol by the liver.

 

3. Garlic can lower your blood plateletsPlatelets are tiny cells in the blood that, when arteries get damaged, rush to the lesion site to repair them. They become sticky and form a clot. Unfortunately, although platelets’ intentions are good, these clots are the first step toward the formation of a thrombus, an accumulation of platelets and protein. A thrombus may in time obstruct the flow of blood in the blood vessels. Studies have shown that small doses of garlic can prevent platelets from becoming sticky and piling up together. In a study carried out by Liverpool John Moores University, the subjects experienced a reduction of platelet stickiness after ingesting 5 milliliters of garlic extract per day for 13 weeks.

4. Garlic can reduce your plaque in the arteries

Plaque starts to form when arteries are damaged. It is made up of mounds of fat and debris deposited in the wall of the arteries that reduce the space available for blood to circulate. Plaque keeps growing and with time may block the flow of blood in the arteries.

 

One study showed that continuous intake of high doses of garlic powder capsules for four years reduced the plaque volume by 5 to 18 percent. It is also a fact that most people between 50 and 80 years of age have an increase in the amount of plaque. During the four years this study lasted, the volume of plaque remained constant in people within this age frame demonstrating that garlic has a preventive as well as a curative role in heart disease.

        

5. Garlic is an antioxidant

Garlic has been shown to protect blood vessels from the destructive effects of free radicals. Ankara University of Turkey conducted a study to investigate the effects of garlic extract on the oxidation of red blood cells. For six months, 11 patients with atherosclerosis ingested a daily dose of 1 milliliter of garlic extract per kilogram of body weight. The study showed a reduction on the level of oxidation of red blood cells in the patients.

 

How to get the medicinal properties out of garlic

 To get the medicinal properties of fresh garlic, however, you must follow several steps, a “protocol” as I call it before consuming it. Here is what you need to do

 

- Peel the cloves

- Cut them in small pieces

- Crush them in a mortar.

- After you have crushed the garlic, let it sit uncovered in the mortar for 10 or 15 minutes before you put it in the food. This allows the formation of allicin, a compound necessary to unleash the medicinal properties of garlic.

 

Conclusion

Remember that people around the world, especially those who enjoy few chronic diseases, use garlic extensively in their daily diets. A truly wonder of nature with more than 200 chemical compounds, garlic has been a crucial contributor to the curative effects of the Mediterranean diet. So, how about going back to the basics and put some garlic in your life as a preventive measure?

 

 

 

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