Join Our Mailing List!
Latest News:
Monumental Men: The Memorials of U.S. Presidents -- "West Jefferson Hills Historical Society Presentation" -- 26 March 2025
DISTRICT X OF THE GARDEN CLUB FEDERATION OF ... -- "The Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania (GCFP) District X held its Annual ..." -- 26 March 2025
‘Singin’ in the Neighborhood’ -- "Celebrating Pittsburgh’s Musical Legacy" -- 26 March 2025
MON/YOUGH TRAIL COUNCIL 2025 BOSTON TRAIL RACE ... -- "The Mon/Yough Trail Council’s (MYTC) 11th annual spring fundraiser ..." -- 26 March 2025
Donation Helps Defray Costs for K-9 Officer -- "MOJO’S Wallet animal aid charity is pleased to announce a $3,000 donation ..." -- 26 March 2025
LOCAL FISH FRY’S -- "Epiphany of Our Lord Catholic Church The annual Lenten Fish Fry at the ..." -- 26 March 2025
Annual Easter Egg Hunt in Monongahela -- "The Monongahela Area Chamber of Commerce is presenting the Annual Easter Egg ..." -- 26 March 2025
Monessen Community Cleanup Day – April 26 -- "It is that time of year when we want to prepare our community for spring by ..." -- 26 March 2025
Peters Creek Historical Society Holding Spring Tea -- "Peters Creek Historical Society is hosting a "Spring Tea" party at 12:00 noon, ..." -- 26 March 2025
Monessen Community Flea Markets to Run Through ... -- "All are invited to the Monessen Community Flea Markets set for the following ..." -- 26 March 2025

Food & Dining

 

(BPT) - A healthy diet can be the foundation of a healthy life. While there are many food choices and diet options, one diet consistently grabs the attention of researchers.

Mediteranian Diet
Mediterranian diet choices May be worth a try 

"The Mediterranean diet has been, and continues to be, studied widely," says physician assistant Tricia A. Howard, a faculty member at South University, Savannah's College of Health Professions. "I would recommend considering the Mediterranean diet to anyone who wants to make a healthy lifestyle change."

The Mediterranean diet is named after the geographical part of the world where most people consume plentiful amounts of fruits, vegetables, olive oil, nuts and fish.

"This is a diet high in antioxidants and anti-inflammatories, which have many important health benefits," explains Howard.

Some of the benefits of the Mediterranean diet can be seen quickly. Howard says many patients see improvement in cholesterol levels and begin to lose weight within a few months of adopting the diet. Numerous research studies show that the long-term benefits include a decreased risk of heart disease and some types of cancer.

But Howard cautions that the Mediterranean diet is not about quick fixes. Instead, it is a lifestyle change that you need to follow consistently for years in order to reap all the benefits.

"To get the many health benefits numerous researchers have found come with this diet, you must commit to it," Howard explains. "Following this diet and benefiting from it is really about deciding that you are ready to take control of your health and about being willing to make substantial changes in how you eat and what you cook.

"A lot of wonderful foods are included in the Mediterranean diet," says Howard. "But, red meat is not part of the diet, and that can make it tough for some people to strictly adhere to it."

Howard says even if you can't strictly follow the Mediterranean diet, everyone should try to incorporate as many aspects of it as they can into their daily diet.

RealEstate270x64

PSC 399430 HRb 

MESSENGERWEBAD

Pizza Station

 

  • Prev
  • Featured Advertisers
Scroll to top