By Dr. Gaby Cora

We have known of the health benefits the Mediterranean diet provides for some time.

In fact, I always recommend it to all my clients - and patients - unless they have healthy traditional foods and a healthy heritage.

This Spanish study suggests the Mediterranean diet may have a protective role against depression after studying a group of 10,000+ people prospectively over 4+ years. Although the underlying mechanism is unknown, the diet has already been linked to beneficial effects to the heart and immunologic system.

Food for thought

Would you consider changing your diet if you learned you could live longer and healthier years?

By Dr. Gaby Cora

ANYONE can sell non-FDA approved supplements these days. I could have become a millionaire myself, as I have been invited to “sell” or be the spokesperson on behalf of companies that produce these products. I never did. Why? Non-FDA approved products “may” work to a certain extent but their potential side effects are not studied by the same standards as FDA approved medications. Even when FDA approved, we sometimes find medication side effects that we did not anticipate over time.

As the Jack-of-all-Trades and trained in pharmacology in my past life as a researcher, I have much respect for anything that is brought into the body, whether it’s water, food, medication, vitamins, herbs or potions of any kind.

Hydroxycut, a popular diet pill, has been recalled by the FDA aftter reports of liver damage and other health problems.

By Dr. Gaby Cora – Executive Health & Wealth Institute

Good nutrition is a key pillar providing for our physical, mental, and emotional stamina. There are too many guidelines as to “what” to eat, but few to guide us as to “how” to eat in a healthy way. The bottom line is simple: implementing a healthy diet demands discipline and adhesion to a schedule. Download as an MP3: Wellbeing tip of the day: Eat Well