For thousands of years, people living along the Mediterranean coastline have enjoyed long, healthy lives, in part due to their lifestyle and their diet and one of our viewers wants to know more about the Mediterranean diet. The Mediterranean diet is really one that's close to the earth. It varies from country to country, accruing to cultural influences, but at the core of the diet is healthy food, cooked whole foods, not really processed much. So whole grain, so brown rice instead of white rice. Whole grain pasta instead of white pasta. Whole grain cereals like oatmeal. Fruit, lots of fruits. Lots of vegetables, beans, nuts, healthy fats like olive oils. And when it comes to protein, they lean on protein from plant sources like nuts and beans, but also eggs. Eggs are a good source. Here I have some oatmeal as well, which is a whole grain. Dairy is a good source of protein, but in terms of animal protein, eating fish twice a week. Poultry. When it comes to red meat, you need to limit that to follow the guidelines of the Mediterranean diet. And, if you drink red wine, that's allowed in moderation. So, it's a healthy diet. The dietary guidelines uses it as a template to recommend how we should be eating, so for breakfast you could have what I'm enjoying here which is my Greek, low fat yogurt with some fruit or those eggs and oatmeal. For lunch you could have salad, a salad, maybe a vegetarian salad with beans and nuts and all kinds of veggies. At dinner, how about some salmon or some chicken with a roast sweet potato or lots of vegetables. It's just a good, basic, healthy diet. Just think whole foods, not terribly processed, and what you'll soon realize is it's nutritious and super delicious.