DR MALHOTRA’S EIGHT STEPS TO GET PIOPPI-ING

Don’t fear fat; sugar and refined carbohydrates are the enemy

Keep moving – exercise for health, not weight loss (walking is best)

Extra virgin olive oil is medicine, as is a small handful of nuts – eat both, every day

Get seven hours of sleep a night Stop counting calories – not all are created equal

Eat 10 eggs a week – they’re satiating and full of protein

Have two portions of vegetables in at least two meals a day

Fast once a week for 24 hours – have dinner, then don’t have breakfast or lunch the next day

Pioppi is where our understanding of the Mediterranean diet was born. But it’s the lifestyle as a whole we should follow