{"id":12582,"date":"2023-10-24T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12582"},"modified":"2023-10-23T18:06:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T22:06:32","slug":"what-if-docs-prescribed-the-mediterranean-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12582","title":{"rendered":"What If Docs Prescribed The Mediterranean Approach?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"ember3681\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\"><img data-opt-id=332964259  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12583\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/doctor_writing_prescription_eating_Mediterranean_diet.png?resize=300%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/doctor_writing_prescription_eating_Mediterranean_diet.png 300w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/doctor_writing_prescription_eating_Mediterranean_diet.png 1024w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/doctor_writing_prescription_eating_Mediterranean_diet.png 768w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1092\/h:612\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/doctor_writing_prescription_eating_Mediterranean_diet.png 1092w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Can you imagine?<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember3682\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">&#8220;Take 2 tomatoes, an avocado, a glass of wine and call me in the morning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember3683\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">Or &#8230;<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember3684\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">&#8220;Here&#8217;s the food for a Mediterranean approach for the next month &#8230; that&#8217;ll be a $20 co-pay and insurance pays the rest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember3685\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">If these imaginary conversations existed in a bookstore, they wouldn&#8217;t be shelved in the Non-Fiction section, nor Fiction or even Romance, but on out there in the hinterlands of the Fantasy section.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ember3687\" class=\"ember-view\"><strong>But Why Doesn&#8217;t This Happen? <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"ember3688\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">At this point, everyone knows how important this approach is for health &#8212; it&#8217;s been named the healthiest diet on Earth about a thousand times.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember3689\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">Not just everyday folks, but clinicians also know the Mediterranean approach is the healthiest on earth, due to its clinically significant science showing how it lowers a person&#8217;s risk for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>heart disease,<\/li>\n<li>diabetes,<\/li>\n<li>obesity,<\/li>\n<li>cognitive decline,<\/li>\n<li>and even supports longevity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"ember3691\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">Yes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember3692\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">All that.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember3693\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">All in one super tasty package.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ember3698\" class=\"ember-view\">So What Now?<\/h3>\n<p id=\"ember3699\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">While we&#8217;re waiting on the current clinical recommendations to come around to solutions even half as effective as the Mediterranean approach, maybe we should try a little &#8220;self-medication&#8221; on our own.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember3700\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">I&#8217;m not talking about the wine, so settle right down. If you do take wine with your meal, you must keep it to 1-2 \/ day (glasses, not bottles &#8230; just sayin&#8217; ).<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember3701\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">In either case, work on the main components of the Mediterranean approach:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span class=\"tvm-operation__underline\">The nutrition part<\/span>: Eating real food, mostly plants, and do that in control.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"tvm-operation__underline\">The activity part<\/span>: Adding more movement in your day, and choose ones that you happen to love doing.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"tvm-operation__underline\">The mindfulness part<\/span>: Finding your peace even in this crazy busy life.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p id=\"ember3704\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">In other words, you&#8217;re going to do what healthy people do, so you can get their results.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember3705\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">\n<div class=\"reader-image-block reader-image-block--right-align\">\n<figure class=\"reader-image-block__figure\">\n<div class=\"ivm-image-view-model   \">\n<div class=\"ivm-view-attr__img-wrapper display-flex\"><img data-opt-id=176387144  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"ember3706\" class=\"ivm-view-attr__img--centered  reader-image-block__img evi-image lazy-image ember-view\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/D5612AQHI5gUpBkXf2w\/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232\/0\/1692668162777?e=1703721600&amp;v=beta&amp;t=hcXsNAhCAxgJGNhFHFrMfWLC9edCG0hoSYaSuXgK-ag\" alt=\"No alt text provided for this image\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"ember3707\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">Doing this is basically writing your own Mediterranean prescription to get that whole &#8220;longer healthier life thing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember3709\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">But just keep this in mind.\u00a0Just because you don&#8217;t know <span class=\"tvm-operation__underline\">exactly<\/span> what to do now, or aren&#8217;t <span class=\"tvm-operation__underline\">perfect <\/span>at it to start with, doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t start and improve over time.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember3711\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">And who knows, if you do follow the principles of this approach, you may live long enough to see our healthcare system catch up with you, and prescribe for others one day, LOL!!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p id=\"ember3713\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">Not everyone needs these ideas and ideals, but some may.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ember3714\" class=\"ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph\">If it makes sense, pls SHARE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you imagine? &#8220;Take 2 tomatoes, an avocado, a glass of wine and call me in the morning.&#8221; Or &#8230; &#8220;Here&#8217;s the food for a Mediterranean approach for the next &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[494],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/doctor_writing_prescription_eating_Mediterranean_diet.png?fit=1092%2C612&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Qv5g-3gW","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2580,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2580","url_meta":{"origin":12582,"position":0},"title":"Mediterranean Diet Lowers Blood Pressure","author":"Will Clower","date":"May 14, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"The Mediterranean Dietary approach can help lower blood pressure. 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