We live in a strange country where some of the things that are bad for us are hidden or actively promoted!
Luckily there's a growing movement towards fixing our health problems through the food we eat.
From my own diet research, I strongly believe that if we moved towards only eating unrefined foods, produced organically, and eat as many different unrefined plants as we can every week, completely avoiding ultra-processed foods, we'll become far more healthy.
The first thing we need to fix is our gut bacteria.
Dr Megan Rossi (PhD) shares her expertise and offers some easy ways to make your diet more gut, and heart, friendly.
In this article she explains why gut health matters, and how poor gut health can harm the heart.
She goes on explain why a gut healthy diet is also a heart health diet, and what you should eat, and some helpful substitution ideas.
This page on the Healthline website describes various health conditions and symptons which poor gut health can cause.
It explains the types of food to eat such as high fibre foods, garlic, fermented foods like Kimchi, Kefir and Yoghurts, and also collagen boosting foods such as bone broth and salmon skin.
There is so much in this article worth reading.
A great page at the Gastroenterology of Greater Orlando website explains the heath benefits and how incorporate a Mediterranean Diet.
It recommends eating seafood such as salmon or sardines at least twice a week, and replacing unhealth fats with olive oil in cooking and dressings.
The importance of lifestyle habits is also stressed, a suggests aiming for 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise each week as well as 7-9 hours of sleep every night.
The Mediterranean Dish website has a fabulous page of 50+ Mediterranean Diet recipes.
Included in the recipes are vegetarian and vegan dishes, pasta and grains, fish, seafood,extra virgin olive oil, and lots of herbs and spice.
The recipes cover exciting and healthy dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
As part of working towards fixing my total health, weight, fitness and overall wellness, I did a lot of research on wch foods I should aim to eat weekly.
I read a lot about the virtues of eating 30 plants every, but I've come up with a list of 40 foods to put in my diet every week, with some of the reasons why.
I'm following this from New Year 2025 through to Easter and maintaining a diary.
My favourie food blogger coverng London and the South. Honest foodie reviews of places too good to miss.
I've eaten at many of the places on this blog, and all have been really good.