Name: The Healthiest Diet In The World Isn't Just About Food
Uploaded: 2021-04-16T03:31:42.000Z
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If you've ever been out in the world, you've likely seen the word UNESCO and this weird

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UNESCO is tasked with identifying, protecting and preserving human heritage; buildings,

landscapes, and monuments -- but in 2013, they added something intangible: The “Mediterranean

You may have heard of the “Mediterranean” diet, it's a big fad in the United States

as of late, and it's considered to be one of the healthiest in the world!

But thanks to UNESCO, it's not just healthy, it's also a piece of human heritage.

Here's hoping they give love to my Sunday Pizza Tradition next year…

The Mediterranean Diet includes plant-based foods, as well as “healthy” fats and so

Plus, and this is serious, limiting the amount of red meat -- i.e. mammal meats.

Grilled fish is a popular item, as are other seafoods.

AND, which is pretty rare, it offers an alcoholic component -- a bit of red wine.

The problem is, if you look at U.S. magazines and blogs for the “Mediterranean Diet,”

You'd find lists of restrictions and requirements of what to eat, what not to eat, and how to

In the U.S. “diet” doesn't mean it's primary dictionary definition: “the kinds

of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats,” most of us think of the

tertiary definition, “a special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either

to lose weight or for medical reasons.”

The “Mediterranean Diet” is the former not the latter.

It's a way of living and eating, not a list of restrictions and requirements.

UNESCO writes, “The Mediterranean diet involves a set of skills, knowledge, rituals, symbols

and traditions concerning crops, harvesting, fishing, animal husbandry,” -- holy crap

-- “conservation, processing, cooking, and particularly the sharing and consumption of

Social exchange of communication during a meal, neighborliness, affirmation, intercultural

You can't buy this regional diet at a store -- it's literally about changing your life.

And of course, red wine helps with all those things too.

Better nutrition has been connected to longer, healthier lives and even things like overall

height gains, better eyesight, and prevention of heart disease and Alzheimer's -- to name

The Mediterranean Diet adds heart health to that as well, lowered levels of stress and

And it's not just about what you're eating or not eating!

Numerous studies have shown social interaction and support make people physically and mentally

The concept of 'Social buffering' is part of this diet -- where people get together

On top of that, Greece -- one of the countries in the Mediterranean for the geographically

challenged -- incorporates intermittent fasting into their lifestyle diet thanks to the number

of religiously motivated fasting days in the Greek Orthodox tradition.

We actually have a whole video about the science of fasting.

It seems to me, incorporating even a few of these things into our lives would likely benefit

The “mediterranean diet” doesn't mean going to the Greek restaurant down the street

a lot, but maybe invite your friends over to eat some vegetables you grew (or, like

-- And of course, make them bring the red wine.

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I could drink wine, eat veggies and a little fish every day -- but what about you?

Want more on how to learn about your body?

Amy's got a video about why you should look at your poop.

Really, I know but you should and you should check it out right here

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