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Jump into the intriguing world of Italian health in 'Italy has the lowest obesity rate in Europe: Here's Why'.

This episode explores how Italy, known for its rich cuisine, like pizza and pasta, achieves Europe's lowest obesity rate.

I examine critical factors such as the Mediterranean diet, pedestrian-friendly cities, social eating habits, and the cultural significance of food in Italy.

Discover how Italians balance indulgence with health and what we can learn from their lifestyle for better weight management.

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Timestamps:

(01:08) Setting the Scene: Understanding Italy's Health Landscape

(03:25) Social Dining: Italy's Approach to Slower Eating

(05:58) Typical Italian Breakfast: A Light Start to the Day"

(06:49) Mediterranean Diet: Italy's Secret to Health

(08:30) Aperitivo Culture: Italian Social Eating Habits

(09:06) Food Philosophy: Italian Cultural Attitudes Towards Eating

(10:05) Walking Lifestyle: Italy's Pedestrian-Friendly Cities

(11:45) Expressive Communication: Physical Activity in Italian Life

(13:12) Final Takeaway: Italy's Low Obesity Success

"I just knew that I had to figure it out for myself, step by step" - Claire Hearn,  My Five Year Journey in Italy....

Welcome to Episode #81,

This week I share a conversation with Ms Britaly from Palermo in Sicily.  Five years ago, Claire Hearn made the decision to change her life and move in the direction of her dreams.  Claire landed in Salerno in Campania, on the Amalfi Coast and started a new life.  
Here is her story and the journey of life in Italy, moving to vibrant Palermo and writing her two books, self publishing and her discoveries and life adventures….

Enjoy,

Claire’s Links:

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/MsBritaly 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/MsBritaly

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Music Composed by Richard Johnston © 2023

"We will cook together, you’ll don an apron and get your hands dirty, learning about local traditions on the way.  We eat and drink together, tasting wines chosen by Marco. Afterwards, in the late afternoon and evenings, you are free to go and explore or rest or catch up with family....."

Welcome to the Episode #78:

In this bountiful share we talk about Emiko Davies and Marco Lami’s new Adventure, Enoteca Marilu in the village of San Miniato in Tuscany.  We talk Slow Food and Slow Travel and why they wanted to create their own Natural Wine Shop and Cooking School close to home.  

We discuss Emiko’s cookbooks and the next publication,  ‘Gohan: Everyday Japanese Cooking Memories and Stories from My Family Kitchen’ that is due out September 2023.   One cannot resist asking Emiko a 100 questions about her books and the food writing journey.  We discuss ‘food’ and the journey to creating her beautiful cookbooks.

Enjoy….

If you want to spend time at Emiko and Marco's Tuscan Table visit:  Enoteca Marilu

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“It’s not just the great works of mankind that make a culture.  It is the daily things, like what people eat and how they serve it” - Laurie Colwin, Home Cooking

Welcome……
There is something about food that weaves its way in and out of life, that we cannot deny.   When I wrote this some time back I was in the middle of the day to day yet, musing over women and food, and how everything was pulsing around me, the orchard, the sunshine, the books on the shelf, the mentors I would seek to understand through the many resources on my bookshelf….. Julia Child, Elizabeth David, Nigella Lawson, Diana Henry and many more.

These writers and culinary mentors were singing to me, and somehow I was in the middle of it all, somewhere between the daily and the sublime, reaching for a pear, scrawling down words, moments, memories, menus, and recipes.  This is the art of eating and everything I love about life.

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