Make the Mediterranean Diet and Way of Life Part of Your New Healthy Lifestyle Right Now!          

        Whether you are visiting this website because you want to switch to a healthier diet and lifestyle to prevent disease or because you or a loved one has already heart disease or any of the health conditions that may lead to it, you are in the right site. 

Why?

        Because we know that people living in Mediterranean countries are healthier than Americans; according to statistics from the World Health Organization, Mediterraneans have almost half as many deaths from cardiovascular disease as Americans and the same goes for many other chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, or obesity, that plague us nowadays.

          But before you embark in the reading of "Your Heart Needs the Mediterranean Diet", Learn How Mediterraneans Have Kept a Healthy Heart for Centuries, let me warn you about something that may take you by surprise in my book: taking care of your health and your heart doesn't mean deprivation and sacrifices. 

          Let's face it; most diets are boring, unappealing and easy to quit and your hair probably stands on end at the thought of starting another diet. But this book is not about another dreadful diet; it is not about going through life depriving yourself of everything that is tasty or enjoyble.

         This book is about a lifestyle, the Mediterranean diet and lifestyle which through centuries has proven that you can have delicious meals and a good time while enjoying excellent health. That's what people in the Mediterranean countries do all the time: they enjoy life and good food and they are renowned for being some of the healthiest people on earth as well as for having one of the lowest incidence of heart attacks, strokes, cancer, and diabetes. And they are much thinner than people in the United States. Being born and raised in Spain, I can attest to it.

          And that's exactly the message I wanted to convey to all of you when I wrote the book: that including moderate physical activity in your life and spending quality time with your family, friends and co-workers while savoring a hearty Mediterranean meal, leads to good health. Research has confirmed it.

         You don't need to move to a Mediterranean country to put in your life a Mediterranean way of life, although you are very welcome to visit my country of origin, Spain. You can start by following many of the lifestyle principles I advocate in my book right away; they are the ones Mediterraneans have followed for centuries and they have served them well.

Have a great day and take care of yourself.

Emilia Klapp

"Emilia Klapp’s book, Your Heart Needs the Mediterranean Diet, offers a glimpse of how a Registered Dietitian can personalize a lifestyle intervention. This book is presented in an innovative, fun to read, yet informative manner, and considers the whole person, not just diet. It gives simple explanations on the ‘whys’ of eating more fruits and vegetables or such topics as how hypertension stresses the body.
          This clever book is so delightful to read; you won’t even realize you are learning about the Mediterranean lifestyle for a healthier ‘you’. The Mediterranean lifestyle has been proven by scientific research to have health benefits, and now it can be followed easily with this handy and entertaining guide that includes tips and recipes. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to make a change to a healthier lifestyle."

- Laura Calderon, Dr PH, RD
_{Professor and Associate Director, School of Kinesiology & Nutritional Science
California State University of Los Angeles}