Slow Food, a trend to eat and live better

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Most people have the impression that stress and anxiety have taken over our lives and we have gotten into a spiral of haste from which we do not know how to get out. When was the last time you enjoyed the pleasure of a good meal, sitting at the table without looking at the clock and being aware of the flavors of food? Slow Food helps you eat and live better and is not just a fad, it is a philosophy of life.

What is Slow Food

The Slow Food movement emerged in Italy in the mid-80s when journalist Carlo Petrini decided to combat the trend of Fast Food or fast food. The reason was none other than the appearance of a well-known fast food restaurant in a place as emblematic and traditional as the Spanish Steps in Rome. Action had to be taken.

And those measures were the creation of this Slow Food movement that soon gained followers around the world. But what is the proposal of Slow Food? Well, bet on a return to the traditional in terms of eating habits, sitting around a table to consciously enjoy what you are eating. In short, eating quietly that is equal to eating healthier.

Slow Food Proposals

The proposal of Slow Food is really interesting because we have all suffered to a greater or lesser extent the pressure of everyday life and the rush at lunchtime. We eat whatever, the fastest, the easiest, and we keep up our frantic pace. Does anyone doubt that these habits are harming our health? With Slow Food a healthier lifestyle is possible.

Slow Food proposes to forget about time at mealtime, pay attention to food, use seasonal foods and recover traditional recipes. It is also a movement that promotes ecological and sustainable food. What is good for the environment, is also good for us. That Slow Food emerged in Italy, a country based on the Mediterranean diet, is no coincidence either. But there is more around this new way of understanding food.

The Slow Philosophy of Life

It all started with food, but over time this philosophy of Slow Food has been extended to all areas of life creating the concept of Slow Life. Who does not long for a quieter life in which stress and anxiety are far away? That is why it did not take long for proposals to take it easy in other areas:

+Slow parenting tries to protect the little ones from the ruthless pace of life that is stealing their childhood.

+Slow trips propose a new model of tourism in which the traveler is temporarily integrated into the destination and discovers the true essence of the place.

+The Cittaslow are cities that bet on a more relaxed lifestyle in which it invites the inhabitants to ‘live’ their cities.

+The Slow movement also has its particular way of understanding the home and its decoration. The idea is to have a home adapted to the particular lifestyle where people feel comfortable and relaxed.

+This philosophy of life that promotes vital tranquility and liberation from the tyranny of time reaches our bedroom with Slowsex, another way of understanding sexual relations in which we are more aware of the skins and less of the ends.

What do you think of Slow Food and Slow life?, Do you sign up?

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