After 30 trips to small villages in southern Italy, Carol Amendola D’Anca cracked the code behind the longevity diet. Here’s what she learned:
“The diet that’s sustained generations is carefully passed down. Babies, young children, and adults all eat the same diet, just in different amounts.
Preparing meals is woven into the fabric of their lifestyle, it’s not something separate they need to think about each day.
They don’t need to be a chemist to read labels – most of their ingredients don’t require them.
There’s no need to decide if they want to “go out,” have food delivered, or cook at home. They eat at home most of the time.
Even the busiest of people always have time to cook.
If they go to a restaurant, they likely know the owner, how the food is prepared, and where it came from.
Their food is a national treasure, and eating is a pleasure to enjoy in a leisurely way.”
Turning nutrition into a science isn’t necessary. What she describes is the Mediterranean Diet which is more than food – it is a lifestyle.
I recommend this style of eating in my book – it’s not too late to order your copy to read over the Holidays.
