The Way of The Pesco Mediterranean.

As I sat down on my Table this Morning to make breakfast of one of my personal favorites that I make: blueberry hummus wrap. That consists of avocados, blueberries, a little bit of hummus, basil and spinach leaves and a few cucumber slices. Top it off with a few beyond plant based bacon slices and there you have it. I also have a glass of unsweetened blueberry pomegranate juice with a splash of creatine mono hydrate and to top it off with banana bread. This is a decent example of what I eat in the morning and is a good example of what a pesco Mediterranean breakfast looks like. Which I have been a practitioner for over 2 years now.

There is a lot of similarities between the 2 and being one who is on this diet I can tell you they are both a pescatarian and Mediterranean diet combined and quite comparatively, got introduced from the same part of the world in the Mediterranean region of Europe. In the 1990s many of those from Italy and Greece used the term pescatarian meaning a fruit and fish eater in Italian. The pescatarian diet also does not include red meat, pork and lamb which contains amino acids linked to heart disease and inflammatory tendencies that tend to make the human body develop cancer cells overtime. In return less lifespan from eating to much of these animal based proteins. Also, it is important to note the traditional Mediterranean diet back then that consisted of mainly fruits and vegetables and with a little bit of diary and fish involved. In the early 1990s, the Pesco-Mediterranean diet was introduced and is widely considered on of the best diets anyone can eat depending on the person. It combines fish and fruit from the pescatarian diet and the vegetables, olive oil, legumes and diary from the Mediterranean diet.

This method of eating is high in fiber and vitamins. Also it’s high in protein and essential fat as well as complex carbs. These are all great fuel for building muscle and promoting fat loss. Also by being Pesco-Mediterranean it more exclusively is effective in fighting cancer cells and heart disease. I don’t know about your thoughts but that sounds pretty helpful to me!

Soon after I’m done with breakfast and have gone to the gym, I immediately snack on chocolate covered almonds along with oat milk and plant based protein powder to mix in. Then, I make a salad mixed with morning star plant based chicken strips and fresh organic vegetables and fruit. I mentioned some plant based foods and almost 3/4ths of this diet is vegan and some label it vegetarian with exception to some dairy products. Which is why it is not vegan. My body responds good to the vegan diet but not as good as this diet. The plant based protein powder and creatine is one of my go to’s before and after a workout and the beyond vegan meat is definitely a better substitute than the animal meat that is very processed. However When I began working out intensely again Overtime I developed deficiencies in zinc and magnesium levels that are critical to providing energy from doing the vegan diet. I lost a lot of body weight and fat though when I reached a certain point in training. I discovered I wasn’t able to lift any heavier and run faster I felt drained even though I was doing my lifts with proper form. I saw that I had plateaued quickly and lost some muscle strength because of being to strictly vegan. The important thing to see here is yes vegan is very good for certain people who have different diseases and deficiencies and it does help with weight loss fast.

Just remember what your body needs and the pesco- Mediterranean gives me the balance of having a lot of plant products as well as enough, but not a lot of animal products to keep those levels at a healthy level and give me the boost of energy I need to get through a hard 10 hour work shift and a gym session. Like diet out there do your research to find what it is yours he right food and nutrients your body needs and it might one of the best health investments you could make for yourself.