The Mediterranean Diet Plan

ByT.W. Anderson

In the 21st century most people don't think outside the box when it comes to a diet plan. Instead, they are focused on whatever the TV is telling them is the hottest diet of the month because so and so lost X pounds with it or it's been endorsed by X celebrity while they used it to lose Y amount of pounds. And while some of these diets do in fact offer weight and fat loss, it is temporary at best and rarely healthy in terms of long-term lifestyle plans. But if you are someone who appreciates healthy living as a lifelong goal rather than just a temporary trend or a fad, there is a solution that you may not have considered: The Mediterranean Diet.

The Mediterranean Diet is actually a diet plan that many people might recognize at first glance. And if you are one of the average, everyday individuals who know of the diet you are familiar with one of two things that are associated with the diet: olive oil or Greek salads. This is the unfortunate reality of living in today's media-soaked whirlwind of rapid weight loss and rapid fat loss systems: people are only familiar with the most powerful diet on the planet as it relates to two tiny little pieces of the overall puzzle that makes up the actual diet and lifestyle.

The Mediterranean Diet is a combination of elements that come together to create a complex whole. While olive oil is certainly one of those elements, so is wine, fish, Omega 3s, raw fibers from bread, plenty of nuts and fruits and vegetables, raw, organic, non-pasteurized dairy products such as cheese and milk, plus regular exercise and outdoor activities so that your body is getting sufficient natural Vitamin D from the sun...without which many of the crucial processes of your body cannot function. If you take away a single element The Mediterranean Diet isn't the same thing; it is a combination that works because of all the various elements within.

It's kind of like raw milk. When it comes out of the goat, sheep or cow it is alive with enzymes and bacterias and calcium that your body needs to help with various processes in the body, such as the creation of anti-cancer cells in the body as well as the strength of our bones. But once you boil milk or heat it down to pasteurize it you basically kill everything in the milk that made it so powerful to begin with.

The power of The Mediterranean Diet for healthy weight loss, fat loss and overall health and wellness is the simple fact that it is a 100% organic, 100% whole food diet that doesn't rely on caloric restrictions or food group restrictions. Instead, you are eating everything you can get your hands on...as long as it's real, natural, 100% whole food that doesn't have preservatives, additives, coloring or any sort of artificial flavors or chemicals added to it whatsoever.

Chemicals and additives are one of the reasons the CDC stated in 2009 that an estimated 75% of the population of the United States is overweight or obese, with roughly 35% of those people as morbidly obese. And out of those 35% only roughly 6% of people have an actual, genetic reason for being obese. The rest of those people are only overweight or obese because they want to be. They are putting horrible food and poisons into their bodies on a daily basis and getting nothing but bad results out in return.

It is estimated that 65% of the American population goes to the gym, yet 75% of the population is overweight. Why? Because of the toxic poisons they are putting into their bodies. If you look at the statistics behind The Mediterranean Diet and why it is so powerful for fat loss you will see that the reason is because of the whole foods and 100% natural products that make the people of the region not only fit and in shape, but also healthy for their entire lives.

The Mediterranean Diet is known around the world as being one of the ultimate eating plans for all types of human beings. It protects against cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's and heart disease. On top of that, it helps you lose weight and achieve Olympian health and wellness through perfect food combinations. For more information, you can visit http://www.themediterraneanlifestyle.com.

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