When Hazel Green turned thirty-five, she began noticing subtle changes—trouble sleeping, mood swings, and a new kind of fatigue she couldn’t quite explain.
“It felt like my body was out of sync,” she says. Though her doctor assured her it was just part of “getting older,” Hazel wasn’t ready to accept that. Instead, she turned to food.
What drew her to the Mediterranean diet wasn’t just the research, although there’s plenty of it linking the diet to heart health and longevity.
What caught Hazel’s attention was its impact on hormones—how good fats, colorful vegetables, and slow-digesting carbohydrates could actually help bring balance back to a system that felt scattered. A Health Nutrition Book: The Complete Guide to Vitamins, Minerals, and Nutrients
She shifted her meals gradually, incorporating more olive oil, fish, greens, and legumes. Processed foods and sugars became rare guests rather than daily staples.
She didn’t obsess over calories or perfection. Instead, she focused on how each bite made her feel—grounded, sustained, and lighter, emotionally and physically.
Within weeks, her sleep improved. The mood swings softened. She felt more in control of her body again.
“I didn’t realize how much my hormones were tied to what I was eating,” Hazel says. “The Mediterranean diet gave me a foundation to build balance naturally.”
