Most of us 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 it’s not just a fad, it’s a whole philosophy of life.
What is Slow Food?
- The Slow Food movement arose in Italy in the mid-1980s when journalist Carlo Petrini decided to combat the Fast Food trend. 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 all over the world. But, what is the Slow Food proposal? Well, bet on a return to the traditional in a matter of eating habits, sit around a table to consciously enjoy what you are eating. In short, eating calmly is the same as eating healthier.
Slow Food Proposals
- The Slow Food proposal is really interesting because we have all suffered, to a greater or lesser extent, the pressure of everyday life and the rush when it comes to eating. We eat whatever, the fastest, the easiest and we continue with our frenetic 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 when eating, 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 arose in Italy, a country based on the Mediterranean diet, is not by chance either. But there is more to this new way of understanding food.
The slow philosophy of life
It all started with food, but over time this Slow Food philosophy has spread to all areas of life, creating the concept of Vida Slow. Who does not sigh for a calmer life in which stress and anxiety are far away? That is why the proposals to take it easy in other areas did not take long:
- Slow parenting tries to protect the little ones from the ruthless pace of life that is stealing their childhood.
- Slow travel proposes a new model of tourism in which the traveler is temporarily integrated into the destination and discovers the true essence of the place.
- The Citta slows are cities that opt for a more relaxed lifestyle in which they invite 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 freedom from the tyranny of time reaches our bedroom with Slow sex, another way of understanding sexual relations in which we are more aware of skin and less of ends.
What do you think about Slow Food and Slow life? Are you in?