Not exact matches
US News &
World Report also named it the best
plant -
based diet of the 38 considered, and it was among the easiest to follow.
It's a documentary that follows the careers
of two scientists studying the effects
of a
plant -
based diet on humans and sharing the comparative data from around the
world.
An award - winning healthy, special
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world of healthy lifestyle and travel as well as special
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*** Editor's Note ~ We at GrillinFools.com prefer Meaty Monday to Meatless Monday, and are not quick to adopt a
plant based or vegetarian
diet, but I've got to say, those portobello burgers were out
of this
world good ***
I heard a story yesterday about «blue zones» — places in the
world where people live the longest and one
of the things they all had in common was a
plant based diet and snacking on nuts.
Understanding how these animals convert
plant -
based diets into energy will be vital for securing the future
of the
world's food supplies, experts say.
A whole food,
plant -
based diet has been scientifically proven to prevent and even reverse a litany
of food and lifestyle - borne illnesses, including heart disease and type 2 diabetes — modern plagues on the developed
world.
Some
of the greatest gifts
of embracing a
plant -
based, dairy - free
diet and lifestyle are the amazing culinary opportunities and adventures that await you in the
world of nut milks, cheeses and sauces.
That change ultimately took the form
of a
plant -
based diet, a decision that permanently changed the trajectory
of life — transforming me into a middle - aged ultra-endurance athlete, one
of Men's Fitness» «25 Fittest Men in the
World» and the respected wellness advocate I have today become.
Scientists are in general agreement that grain and legume
based diets high in phytates contribute to widespread mineral deficiencies in third
world countries.5 Analysis shows that calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc are present in the
plant foods eaten in these areas, but the high phytate content
of soy and rice
based diets prevents their absorption.
Researchers are in general agreement that grain - and legume -
based diets high in phytates contribute to widespread mineral deficiencies in Third
World countries.15 Analysis shows that calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc are present in the
plant foods eaten in these areas, but the high phytate content
of soy - and grain -
based diets prevents their absorption.
His inspirational memoir FINDING ULTRA: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One
of the
World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself was an Amazon # 1 best - seller and has inspired thousands across the world to embrace a plant - based
World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself was an Amazon # 1 best - seller and has inspired thousands across the
world to embrace a plant - based
world to embrace a
plant -
based diet.
Conventional arguments that promote
plant -
based diets as the most beneficial for health, the environment, and feeding the
world neglect to address the way in which those
diets are compatible with the agricultural policies that benefit large agricultural corporations and undermine the interests
of farmers.
The
World Health Organization (WHO) reports that over sixteen million deaths occur worldwide each year due to cardiovascular disease, and more than half
of those deaths occur in developing countries where
plant -
based diets high in legumes and starches are eaten by the vast majority
of the people.
Because in the Western
world, as the American Heart Association has pointed out, the only folks really getting down that low are those eating strictly
plant -
based diets, coming in at an average
of 110 over 65.
On the other hand, the Masai tribe
of East Africa that are among the tallest people in the
world eat a
diet mainly
of animal proteins and even blood, with very little
plant based foods, but have an almost non-existent cancer rate.
But, it does open up the possibility that
plant -
based diets may play a dual role in protecting us against industrial pollutants, reducing exposure — and, potentially, reducing some
of the damage from any chemicals we're still exposed to, just given how polluted our
world has become.
Going from a meat - eating
diet for the first 34 years
of my life into an organic,
plant based diet entirely has «spawned» some very incredible, eye opening aha's around the
worlds» apart nature between
plant as food / medicine and animal flesh and products.
The danger
of raising a false alarm about rice causing cancer is the fact that it is a staple
of plant -
based diets around the
world, regardless
of income level.
They are the richest source
of a
plant -
based omega - 3 fatty acid, called alpha - linolenic acid in the
world which is why I incorporate them into my
diet every single day.
In Ballgbarth, India - the lowest prevalence
of AD in
world - they eat a low fat,
plant -
based diet with plenty
of nutraceutical spices: turmeric, cloves, coriander, cumin.
I can speak from personal experience that fiber from a
plant based vegan
diet makes all the difference in the
world to both texture and volume
of stool.
I suggest an integrative approach, utilizing the best
of western medicine, along with a whole food
plant -
based diet with the addition
of hibiscus, white or green tea, cooked mushrooms and herbs and spices (India has one
of the lowest rates
of breast cancer in the
world), along wtih exercise and plenty
of love and support, rest and relaxation and some kind
of spriritual practice and / or meditation, I recommend the books, Radical Remission by Kelly Turner, PhD and Love and Survival by Dean Ornish, MD..
My gluten intolerance opened up my
diet to a whole new
world of nutritious
plant -
based foods.
Some cultures, such as the Inuit
of the arctic and several tribes in Africa, thrived in stellar health on almost an entirely animal -
based diet, and other cultures around the
world thrived on almost an entirely
plant -
based diet... But all cultures generally had some mixture
of plant and animal foods, even if the amount
of animal food was small in some cultures, or the amount
of plant food was small in other cultures.
The longest lived people in the
world are primarily
plant based with beans, grains and starchy vegetables as a mainstay
of their
diet.
A
plant -
based diet has improved so many things in my life, even down to my yoga routine and the way I view the
world, the earth, and the value
of real food.
The lowest validated rates
of Alzheimer's disease in the
world are found in rural India, where people tend to eat
plant -
based diets centered on grains and vegetables.
So like our true paleo ancestors the best approach in today's
world is likely a
plant based diet with small servings
of wild seafood and / or grass fed bison or game meat that is very close in composition to the animals that true paleos ate versus the fat and pesticide laden, nutrient - deficient, modern livestock meat and farmed seafood.
The body
of evidence supports that — for those
of us without the time and space to run down wild game, raise free - range livestock genetically unaltered since the dawn
of modernity on those animals» evolved
diets, or fish in unpolluted waters — a
plant -
based diet with proper B12 and algae - derived long - chain fatty acid supplementation is our best bet for meeting our evolved dietary needs in today's
world, where there is limited farmland, dwindling wildlife, and 6.5 billion people to feed.
Interestingly,
plant -
based diets around the
world vary considerably in their fat content, but the nice thing is, when it comes to reducing the risk
of chronic disease, even higher - fat
plant based -
diets appear to be vastly superior to
diets based on animal foods.
Indians eat a mostly
plant -
based diet, have some
of highest spice consumption in the
world, and significantly lower cancer rates than Americans.
If you want to consider the possibility
of long life in this modern day
world, you would do well to look to the blue zones where they eat low fat
plant based diets.
After all, people in third
world countries (who eat
plant -
based diets out
of necessity) as well as people in developed countries (who favor them for alleged health benefits or because
of vegetarianism beliefs), often develop serious phytate - induced mineral deficiencies.
The Blue Zones proved that diverse people in 5 totally different regions
of the
world that on average lived longest (typically to ages 90 - 100) in excellent health ate different
diets, largely
based on whole
plant foods, but NONE
of these groups were vegans.
The biggest difference between a standard «first
world»
diet with staples
of meat and fast food, compared to a
plant based Vegan
diet, is fiber.
They are a leading cause
of poor growth, anemia, immune system incompetence and other health woes in Third
World countries where
plant -
based diets are the norm, and are increasingly a problem in First
World countries where
plant -
based and vegan
diets are widely considered chic and healthy.
So in our modern, sanitized
world those eating
plant -
based diets must ensure a regular, reliable source
of vitamin B12.
On the other hand, there are plenty
of cultures and peoples around the
world who are extremely healthy on a whole food,
plant based diet with little or no animal products but high in complex carbohydrates.
Recently released for its debut run on the west coast, Kip Anderson and Keegan Kuhn set out to create a documentary to confront these issues while discovering why the
world's leading environmental groups haven't been addressing how animal agriculture contributes to climate change and how the promotion
of a
plant based diet is a solution.