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Mediterranean Lifestyle For Dummies

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Mediterranean Lifestyle For Dummies by Amy Riolo is a guide to embracing the heart-healthy Mediterranean way of living. It integrates dietary habits, recipes, and cultural practices from countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, highlighting nutritious food choices and a balanced lifestyle. The book provides practical advice that aligns with the principles of wellness and happiness characteristic of Mediterranean traditions.
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"Inside: Make mealtime sacred; Socialize more often; Enjoy healthier and tastier foods; Make time for yourself; Get out into nature; Transform your lifestyle; Connect with family; Eat and drink well; Indulge in naps."--Back cover.

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Achieve optimal health and live longer with timeless advice from Mediterranean culture.

The Mediterranean lifestyle offers achievable and enjoyable opportunities for a longer, healthier, and happier life. By incorporating simple and fun habits into your daily life, you can enjoy these lasting benefits. In Mediterranean Lifestyle For Dummies, best-selling author, Mediterranean lifestyle ambassador, chef, and culinary expert Amy Riolo walks you through the basic lifestyle practices that have stood the test of time and will transform the way you eat, socialise, and experience life.

You’ll find practical ways to enjoy increased energy, better sleep, an improved attitude, and a revitalised social life. You’ll learn to make a healthy, produce-based diet the centerpiece of a new approach to living that includes engaging with nature, making mealtimes sacred, and laughing at life every day.

More than 30 delicious, simple, and authentic Mediterranean recipes from various countries in the region, this book shows you how to:

  • Benefit from ancient wisdom which has enabled people to survive and thrive well into their 90s for millennia.
  • Adopt a food-friendly approach that makes cooking for yourself, friends, and family an opportunity for fun and memorable experiences.
  • Organise your pantry and kitchen around Mediterranean principles so making simple, healthy foods becomes second nature.
  • Make time for yourself, your family, and your friends by reconnecting with the outdoors, siestas, and communal meals.

The transformational opportunity found in this lifestyle guide is about more than improving your diet and losing a few pounds. It’s about showing you how to find a happier and healthier you without resorting to fads, tricks, shortcuts, or diets that only last a few days. By revealing the often-overlooked cultural traditions and lifestyle components that have earned the Mediterranean Diet top ranking among the world’s diets, this book will help you to achieve lasting and meaningful results, anytime and anywhere.

Mediterranean Lifestyle For Dummies is for anyone who wants more flavour in their food, more wine in their glass, more friends at their table, and more life in their life.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119822226

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 December 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 454g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Amy Riolo is an award-winning and bestselling author, chef, TV personality, and educator. She is one of the world’s foremost authorities on culinary culture and the Mediterranean diet and lifestyle in particular.

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