What is the Mediterranean Diet? And, why would you want to adopt it? Essentially, it is the diet of people living around the Mediterranean Sea! The reason for eating in this way is because it's one of the healthiest diets in the world. The people who eat this way and adopt this lifestyle have among the highest longevity rates and lowest disease rates in the world.
The first thing to watch out for is staying away from processed and ultra-processed foods. These include things high in concentrated sugars and fats, bleached flours, and other things that most people already know aren't good for the body.
This is a predominantly plant-based diet. That means that the majority of what you eat is grown and comes from plants. That doesn't mean that there isn't meat and other nutritious animal products. Watch the full video to get the details on what to eat, how to eat it, and how to get those incredible benefits!