6 Heart-Healthy Mediterranean Diet Desserts for Festivities

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The Mediterranean diet lowers LDL or "bad" cholesterol and cardiovascular disease risk, making it a heart-healthy diet. Also, the diet may lessen stroke risk in women. Switching from butter to olive oil and red meat to fish protects against heart disease and cardiovascular death.

Heart Healthy 

Mediterranean diets add olive oil as their major fat. Monounsaturated fats lower total and “bad” cholesterol. This diet uses monounsaturated-fat nuts and seeds. Omega-3 fatty acids in mackerel, salmon, albacore tuna, herring, and sardines reduce inflammation. Omega-3s lower triglycerides, blood clotting, stroke, and heart failure.

Chock Full of Healthy Fats 

A diet rich in veggies and healthy fats helps anxiety and despair. Kale, spinach, and eggs contain carotenoids that promote gut microbes and mood. Since 90% of serotonin receptors are in the stomach, a healthy gut equals a healthy mood.

Helps with Anxiety and Depression 

The Mediterranean diet is beneficial for healthy weight management while not being designed for weight loss. The diet's high fiber content helps manage fullness. High-fibre foods satisfy, aiding weight loss and metabolism.

Healthy Weight Management 

Plant foods in the Mediterranean diet are rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants prevent oxidative damage and reduce inflammation, making them vital to health. Antioxidants lessen cancer risk because of this.

Reduced Cancer Risk 

The Mediterranean diet is abundant in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants because it includes whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. All of these things feed gut probiotic microorganisms and reduce inflammation.

Gut Health 

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