The Med diet below can help you live a healthier life and reduce the risk of disease, its also got variety and is extremley pleasant to eat.
So lets take a look at the diet and its advantages in greater depth
medically proven
Recent research has proved that a Mediterranean-style diet, rich in EXTRA-VIRGIN olive oil, fresh vegetables and vitamin E, reduces the risk of venous problems in all age groups.
Peripheral vascular disease (PVD), or the diseases of the veins and arteries of the extremities, can be caused by atherosclerosis, inflammations of any kind, and even thrombosis. PVD is believed to affect 20% of all people over 50. A Med diet, as outlined below, can reduce or eliminate the symptoms completely.
An Italian study from a University in Rome used a supplicated measuring system to determine blood pressures at the lower extremities of the body. The researchers found three variables (in the form of diet) that affected the PVD, and cut its risk about 60%. There variables were:
1. Extra-virgin olive oil
2. Vitamin E
3. Higher levels in the blood of HDL Cholesterol.
All three of the above variables are available in a balanced and correct Med diet.
The researchers also determined that