If you eat the standard Western diet that most people eat in the United States, it is quite likely you will develop heart disease. A plant-based diet is the only diet proven to reverse heart disease. Heart Disease Statistics Shockingly, approximately two out of every three twelve-year-olds in the US has early signs of cholesterol […]
Scientific Research
Milk Nutrition Fact: Milk Does NOT Do the Body Good
Finally, national media coverage showing an accurate milk nutrition fact that Milk Does NOT Do the Body Good after a study from Sweden that followed a huge number of people (one study with 61,433 people and another with 45,339) for 20 years and showed that high milk intake (the current 3 glasses a day recommendation) was associated with a […]
Disarming Diabetes with a Plant-Based Diet
A Plant-Based Diet and Diabetes Reversal Diabetes is a major public health problem of epidemic proportions. Eleven percent of the U.S. adult population has diabetes (up from 8 percent in 2007), and nearly one-third of those 65 and older have the disease. Uncontrolled, diabetes can lead to complications from head to toe, including stroke, loss […]
How Do Vegans Get B12?
What should vegans know about vitamin B12? Vitamin B12 is an important subject to discuss for those following a vegetarian, vegan, or plant-based lifestyle. B12 supplements for vegans should be high on a priority list. As a matter of fact, it’s not just herbivores that need to give this nutrient some serious thought. Research shows […]
Nutritional Value of Eggs
In every single Food for Life nutrition education and cooking class that I have ever taught, the question, “What’s the Big Deal with Eggs and Health?” always comes up. It’s a loaded question, concerning the nutritional value of eggs, that requires separation of actual facts from industry-funded fiction. Nutritional Value of Eggs Let’s take a […]
