WELL done on reaching the final week of our Mediterranean diet! If you’ve found it wasn’t for you, tune in next issue when we make a fresh start.
A secret that can change your life is learning the art of making food flavourful, like the Mediterraneans do: just add herbs and spices. “Herbs and spices not only make healthy food taste good, but also contain antioxidants that help protect the body from free radicals,” explains dietician Fiona Blankenberg, who devised these eating plans for our readers.
“Smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, high-fat diets, too much sun, excessive exercise and too many pollutants in the air cause our bodies to produce extra free radicals. These can damage our cells.”
Start adding mint, thyme, rosemary, parsley, coriander, turmeric, nutmeg and cinnamon to your…