If you need to find the right way to start living healthy, then read this simple guide to learn how to follow the Mediterranean diet.

This type of diet is one of the healthiest diet menus of the planet.

It's an useful tool to help us avoid the risks of:

• Over weight
• Heart attack
• Diabetes
• Cancer
• Stress

Today we are more sedentary. If we could do a comparison with what our grannies used to eat, we can clearly see that we eat the same amount of foods but we consume less calories...here why we gain weight.

The Mediterranean diet is not a " Fad Diet" but an eating behavior followed by the Mediterranean people (Italians, Greeks, French, Spanish, etc...).

The basic 10 foods are:

1. Vegetables are rich of antioxidants and anti-cancer properties.
2. Fish is a great hearty food.
3. Olive oil is the king of the Mediterranean cuisine.
4. Red wine is a powerful food the help our hearts.
5. Withe meats like poultry are good source of proteins and B vitamins.
6. Yogurt boost the immune system by providing "good" bacteria.
7. Garlic is a natural anti-bacterial.
8. Fruits are a great source of minerals and vitamins.
9. Whole grains like pasta, bread and rice are great to provide a source of clean carbs.
10. Water does not need presentation...

5 basic principles to eat healthy:

1. Choose the right food combinations
2. Eating as much as possible raw foods
3. Eat regular and frequently
4. Focus on healthy foods
5. Eat less calories and burn more calories

To stay healthy you should eat 5 times a day.

• Breakfast: 9:00 AM
• Snack: 11:00 AM
• Lunch: 13:00 PM
• Snack: 18:00 PM
• Dinner: 21:00 PM

Top 10 reasons to start eating like a Mediterranean

1. The Mediterranean diet it's not expensive in respect to the other "Fad" diets (low carbs, detox, etc...). You don't have to pay to eat foods.
2. The Mediterranean diet is tasty - It's not boring or difficult because you can eat tasty foods.
3. The Mediterranean diet is a long term diet - Following this principles you won't fail because it's a long term diet and with no restrictions.
4. The Mediterranean diet is Healthy - There are thousand of trusted researches that confirm its health benefits.
5. The Mediterranean diet is trusted - You won't find no one that talks bad about this diet...only those ones that promote the other "fad" diets.
6. The Mediterranean diet helps you live longer - People who live in the Mediterranean countries have a longer life then other populations.
7. The Mediterranean diet increase the health for elderly people -
8. The Med diet helps to reduce the risks of Alzheimer, cancer, arthritis, heart attack, cholesterol, overweight
9. You can find thousand of free information on the net to have a clear view on it
10. I follow this diet since 24 years and I've never had health problems