Transcript mediterraneandiet

What the Orient Can Teach Us About Diet &
Exercise!
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Mediterranean Diet
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Oriental Dance
Jahanara
1 World Dance
Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet
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Reduces the risk of
stroke
Reduces the risk of
cancer
Reduces the incidence
of Parkinson's and
Alzheimer's Disease
May provide protection
against skin cancer
Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet
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Promotes healthy
cholesterol and blood
pressure levels
Reduces the risk of
developing Type 2
Diabetes
Reduces the risk of
heart disease
What is the Mediterranean Diet?
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Eating primarily plantbased foods
Replacing butter with
healthy fats
Using herbs & spices
instead of salt
Limiting red meat to no
more than a few times a
month
Eating fish & poultry at
least twice a week
Drinking red wine in
moderation (optional)
Italy, Greece, Spain & Morocco
Moroccan Dishes
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Chicken & couscous (or couscous & vegetables)
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Lentil Soup
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Liver or lamb kebobs
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Pastilla (chicken/almonds/seafood)
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Zaalouk – cooked mixture of eggplant & tomatoes)
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Moroccan Mint Green Tea
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Baklava
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Bessara – fava bean dip
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Hummus – chick pea dip
Benefits of “Belly Dance”
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Reduces Fibryomyalgia Symptoms
Social dance 2 times a week reduces risk of
Dementia & Alzheimer's by 76%
Cross-lateral movement improves reading rates
Social Dance decreases ADHD Symptoms &
Depression
Core muscle workout
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Reduces back pain & need for medication
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Improves bladder control
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Improves balance & stability
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Makes it easier to do most physical activities
Benefits of “Belly Dance”
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Non-impact and low-impact moves mean all ages
can do it
Strengthens pelvic & deep abdominal muscles
needed for child birth
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Improves confidence and body image
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Improves sleep
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Women with social connections outside of family
experienced less pain and greater recovery rate
(breast cancer)
The Psoas: “Muscle of the Soul”
by Danielle Prohom Olson based on Liz Koch's work
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More than a core-stabilizing
muscle
Composed of bio-intelligent
tissue directly linked to
“reptilian brain”
The deepest muscle of the
human body, affecting
structural balance, muscular
integrity, flexibility,
strength, range of motion,
joint mobility, and organ
functioning
The Psoas: “Muscle of the Soul”
by Danielle Prohom Olson based on Liz Koch's work
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A deep muscle we can't see
involved in complex moves
& communications through
the core and lower part of
the body.
A tight psoas continually
signals your body you are in
danger.
A relaxed psoas is the mark
of play & creative
expression
The Psoas: “Muscle of the Soul”
by Danielle Prohom Olson based on Liz Koch's work
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Koch believes that by cultivating a
healthy psoas, we can rekindle our
body's vital energies by learning to
reconnect with the life force of the
universe.
“The psoas, by conducting energy,
grounds us to the earth...As gravitational
flows transfer weight through bones,
tissue, and muscle, into the earth, the
earth rebounds, flowing back up the legs
and spine, energizing, coordinating and
animating posture, movement and
expression. It is an uninterrupted
conversation between self, earth, and
cosmos.”
Let's Dance!