Fasting, Longevity & the Mediterranean Diet | Diane Interviews Valter Longo | My Greek Table S5

Can fasting help us live longer—and live better? In this episode of My Greek Table – Season 5: The Flavors of Longevity, I sit down with renowned biogerontologist Valter Longo to explore one of today’s most fascinating questions in nutrition and healthy aging. In “Delicious Abstention,” we dive into the science behind the Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD), biological age, metabolic health, and how traditional Mediterranean eating patterns may hold powerful lessons for longevity. From fat loss and muscle preservation to autophagy, regeneration, and even emerging conversations around skin rejuvenation, this episode connects cutting-edge research with the wisdom embedded in food cultures across Greece and Italy. Topics we explore: ✔️ What the Fasting Mimicking Diet actually is ✔️ How fasting may support healthy aging ✔️ Biological age vs chronological age ✔️ Fat loss and metabolic health ✔️ Muscle preservation and longevity ✔️ Mediterranean and Blue Zone eating patterns ✔️ Food traditions that may support a longer, healthier life ✔️ Why “less” can sometimes become more in nutrition Season 5 of My Greek Table explores the intersection of Greek food, Mediterranean living, modern science, and the pursuit of longevity—always through the lens of delicious, real food and meaningful conversation. 📺 Stream all seasons of My Greek Table (USA): https://www.mygreektable.com/watch 📩 Subscribe to my newsletter + get my free e-book: https://www.dianekochilas.com/subscribe/ 🌿 Join me in Ikaria — Longevity Cooking Classes & Retreats: https://www.dianekochilas.com/ikaria-classes/ 🇬🇷 Travel Greece with me — Food & Culture Trips: https://www.dianekochilas.com/greece-trips/ 🏛️ Experience Athens with me — Athens Food Walks: https://www.dianekochilas.com/athens-walks/ 🛍️ Shop my curated Greek pantry favorites: https://shop.dianekochilas.com/ 📚 Explore recipes, books & everything Greek food: https://www.dianekochilas.com/ 📺 Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DianeKochilas ABOUT DIANE KOCHILAS I’m Diane Kochilas—cookbook author, television host, and one of the world’s leading authorities on Greek cuisine and Mediterranean food culture. Through My Greek Table, my books, classes, and culinary journeys across Greece, I explore how food connects history, health, place, and people. 👍 Like • Comment • Subscribe Tell me in the comments: Would you ever try a fasting-mimicking approach—or do you already practice periods of abstention or fasting? #MyGreekTable #DianeKochilas #Longevity #MediterraneanDiet #Fasting #ValterLongo #HealthyAging #BlueZones #Ikaria #FoodAsMedicine