The Virtues of a Plant Based Diet

Gretchen — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:55:36 +0000

In my coaching practice I recommend a low fat, low sodium Plant Based Diet to clients who are ready to improve their nutrition but are not sure how to go about. It is not a Vegan or Vegetarian Diet, but a diet that is very low in animal products and high in nutrient dense plant foods. If you chose to go Vegan or Vegetarian, I will support you in that goal. If you simply want to increase your fruit and
vegetable intake, I’m here for you. If you have decided to go on the Atkins diet, I will suggest that you do more research on the program as studies show it does not promote long term health.

I encourage clients and anyone interested in preventative health to read The China Study. It is 20 years of evidence based research that tells us the healthiest populations on the planet consume a diet centered on plant foods. These populations have almost NO incidence of degenerative disease unlike the United States where Type II Diabetes and Heart Disease have become an epidemic.

How does eating a Plant Based Diet and having healthy habits contribute to making the planet greener?

1. Eating less animal foods means less pollution in our ground water and air from factory farms
2. Eating less animal foods means wasting a lot less water and grains to raise animals from birth to slaughter
3. Eating less animal foods means we have more land to use for growing plant foods which require less resources.
4. And finally eating less animal foods and more nutrient dense plant foods makes populations healthier. They will require fewer pharmaceutical drugs that pollute our environment, especially our water ways.

A Plant Based Diet + Healthy Habits = Optimally Healthy Families and a Greener Planet!

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The Virtues of a Plant Based Diet