The Great Way, as a way to well-being, is the title of the new book by Franco Berrino and Luigi Fontana dedicated to nutrition, meditation and health, with the aim of spending a long and happy life.
La Great Way, as a way to well-being. It is the title of the new book by Franco Berrino and Luigi Fontana dedicated to nutrition, meditation and health, with the aim of having a long and happy life.
The purpose is to remind us first of all that the causes of most of the chronic diseases they hide in our daily life.
According to the authors, appropriate nutritional choices and physical exercise, associated with cognitive training, breathing and training techniques meditation, are essential to slow down the aging processes, promote healthy longevity, prevent chronic diseases typical of our era or facilitate their healing.
To live well, our body needs the right amount of healthy food, to keep fit with regular exercise and more. In fact, we must remember, as in the ancient saying Mens sana in corpore sano, that our mind and body are closely connected.
In addition to the well-being of the body we must cultivate the well-being of our mind, for example through exercises and techniques of meditation and relaxation that are good for the renewal of our spirit and happiness.
The 3 great ways to health
The book highlights 3 macro-topics that represent the 3 great ways to health, which must coexist to guarantee our well-being:
- The way of food
- The path of movement
- The way of meditation
We therefore start from the assumption that 'we are what we eat ' and then continue with the indications on healthy nutrition, on the need to do physical activity on a regular basis and on the importance of meditation for the well-being of both body and mind.
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Here are some of the main topics covered in the book The Great Way regarding health, nutrition, meditation and the importance of exercise and physical activity in daily life to maintain our state of well-being.
- How to maintain a healthy body weight
- How the longest-lived peoples of the world feed
- What to eat when pregnant
- How to cook while paying attention to health
- The right exercises to get moving
- Yoga e Tai Chi Chuan
- Cognitive training exercises for the mind
- Mindfulness Meditation
- Why avoid smoking
- Women and hormone replacement therapy
- Vitamin D and sun exposure
What to eat during pregnancy according to Franco Berrino
In this video presentation of La Grande Via, Franco Berrino explains to women what they should eat when pregnant and specifies that the choice of food to introduce into one's diet is really important in this phase of life because it can influence the tastes of the child. What the mother eats during pregnancy may also please the little one in the future.
Even before the onset of pregnancy and in the first weeks of pregnancy it is important for women to pay attention to their diet starting from folate, found mainly in green leafy vegetables and legumes.
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Correct levels of folic acid in the woman's diet prevent malformations in the child, in particular neural tube defects, and are also important, as Berrino points out, in the prevention of cancer. Watch the video.
We recall that La Grande Via is not only the title of a book, but it is also the name of the association that Franco Berrino founded together with Luigi Fontana for promoting disease prevention and healthy longevity.
Marta Albè
