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Fresh vegetables, eggs, and fish - staples in a Mediterranean Diet

Food for a Healthy Life – The Mediterranean Diet

When you consider all of the diets that you’ve heard promoted as being “the best,” how do you know which one is truly the best, and whether it will work for you? There are a multitude of different diets: Paleo, Ketogenic, Carnivore, Whole30, Atkins, Jenny Craig, South Beach, DASH, Flexitarian, Vegan, etc. You probably don’t want to try each one to see what works. I believe a healthy diet is one of the Five Pillars of Health. So let me tell you, plain and simple, why the Mediterranean Diet is the undisputed champion of healthy diets. The Mediterranean diet is based on the local foods eaten by peoples living near the Mediterranean Sea, including Greece, Italy, the Levant, and the Mediterranean coasts of France and Spain....

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Five roman pillars support a roof facade, illustrating the concept of the Five Pillars of Health in Integrative Mens Health practice in the Greater Seattle area.

The Five Pillars of Health

If you are considering becoming, or have recently become a member of this practice, I want to understand my guiding philosophy. This sets the foundation for the way I approach promoting the health of my patients and preventing disease. It does not ignore the necessity of appropriate treatments and medicines, but underlies the pursuit of optimal health. My philosophy is this: if one desires a healthy life, one must eat right, sleep well, exercise regularly, belong in a community, and love oneself. ...

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