“Culture and history plunge directly into things, into stones, into wrinkles on human faces, in the taste of wine and oil, into the color of waves,” wrote Italian scholar Claudio Magris.
A centuries-old traditional diet has benefited tens of thousands of people in the place where the scholar lives. Following this diet, people increase their longevity, improve their life quality, and even reduce their risk of cancer. The diet is called the Mediterranean diet.