The Mediterranean Lifestyle and Lasting Change with Millie Snyder

In this episode of the Kanawha Valley Hustlers podcast I meet Millie Snyder at the library and ask about her hustle. She tells me she helps people live healthier through the Mediterranean lifestyle, which focuses on fresh, natural food and has been practiced for centuries. She explains it can be harder to adopt in Appalachia, but it is possible with the right guidance. Millie shares how she leads group support meetings at Trinity Lutheran Evangelical Church in Charleston, where community helps people stay committed. She opens up about her personal struggle with obesity starting at age seven, the years of failed diets, and how she reluctantly joined Weight Watchers in 1966. At first she resisted, but small results gave her hope, and she eventually became a leader and built a career helping others. Now she teaches the Mediterranean lifestyle not just as a diet but as a way of life that improves health first, with weight loss following naturally. She says people can learn more by visiting her Mediterranean Mindset Facebook page or attending her weekly sessions, where they can find the support and tools they need to take steady steps toward lasting change.