I have been fortunate enough to have been raised in a family where Mediterranean recipes were plentiful.
These Mediterranean recipes have been around for centuries and the health benefits are astounding.
Both sides of my grandparents lived well into their eighties and nineties.
I believe these Mediterranean recipes encourage healthy weight loss and helps to reduce risks of many life-threatening diseases and is truly the diet of longevity and quite frankly the fountain of youth.
One of the key benefits of following the mediterranean diet plan is a faster loss of weight.
You will not have to starve yourself either but instead eat portioned meals of these vitamin packed great tasting foods.
Some of the ingredients I'm talking about here are Olive oil as well as grape seed oil.
Grape seed oil is loaded with antioxidants and resveratrol which is the same substance that is found in red wine which protects the brain.
Which could be helpful in staving off Alzheimer's.
The delicious Mediterranean diet recipes are also a great benefit to a healthy heart.
Most consist of as I mentioned a healthy dose of olive and grape seed oil, fruits and vegetables, and oily fish.
A wine is also a mainstay in the Mediterranean diet plan.
These foods mentioned here are a real boon to lowering cholesterol which in turn allows blood to flow easily to the heart.
Not to mention the fact that all are pulsating with plenty of antioxidants which can fend off cancer as well.
In recent studies it has been found that these foods contained in the Mediterranean recipes can reduce the risk of gall stones, high blood pressure, blood clotting, diabetes, metabolic syndrome and other life threatening diseases.
In my opinion it also has a lot to do with the way these Mediterranean recipes are prepared that is so beneficial.
Most of them are grilled or roasted keeping more nutrients in and letting more of the fat content escape.