Health Dpt. Degen

Farming, fishing, cooking, fermenting, herbalism | Registered Dietitian - Nutritionist |🤸🏋️ GPP Coach | Owner of Nutrition Journeys™️

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The Mediterranean Diet follows the rhythm of nature. During such harsh times as the ‘50s - ‘60s the Greeks were among the most long living people in the world.

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Which diet world can the whole world follow?

Lancet answered this question with a modified Mediterranean Diet style where people consumed their own local products, but keeping the principles:

- Plant-based
- Moderation
- Seasonality
- Respect for natural resources + tradition

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5 old school traditional super foods the Greeks had as a staple on their table for decades, but are slowly being sidelined. We must go back to those days.

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400 years of Ottoman rule, German occupation, Greece faced famine while it resisted its enemies.

When we talk about the Mediterranean Diet, this is it, scarcity, minimalism, not the northern Italian and southern French regions where people lived an easy, abundant lifestyle.

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The nervous system of Ronaldinho was more connected to the ball than most people’s body to their own mind.

There may be a debate between Messi and Ronaldo for goat right now, but nobody felt the ball like him, noone had the magic and talent of the greatest ball tamer of history.

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The Greek people didn’t know science, they just didn’t have a choice.

And that might be the most Greek thing of all. Just like a wild herb, that when domesticated and watered in high quality soil, it loses most of its aroma and rare nutrients.

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400 years of Ottoman rule, German occupation, Greece faced famine while it resisted its enemies.

When we talk about the Mediterranean Diet, this is it, scarcity, minimalism, not the northern Italian and southern French regions where people lived an easy, abundant lifestyle.

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Fasting was not a wellness trend but a reality: periods without food taught the body metabolic flexibility that modern populations have largely lost.

What came out of occupation, poverty, and survival instinct turned out to be exactly what the body needed.

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Oregano: probably the most popular herb in the Greek cuisine. A condiment in almost all dishes, salads, feta, pot- made dishes, bread, I can’t think of a food that oregano isn’t sprinkled on. Just don’t let it sit for months in a jar, as it loses most of its antioxidants.

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5 old school traditional super foods the Greeks had as a staple on their table for decades, but are slowly being sidelined. We must go back to those days.

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Yoghurt with skin: traditional yoghurt had a layer of skin on top, and included a ton of probiotics, healthy fats, and protein. Yoghurt shouldn’t processed to be low-fat, low-calorie, as it loses most of its attributes.

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