What is the truth about dairy products? The dairy industry spends millions of dollars every year to try to convince us that milk and cheese are healthy, and even essential for growing strong bones. This video, from NutritionFacts.org reports on…
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Environmental benefits of plant based nutrition Improving your health is not the only reason to switch to a more plant-based diet. Animal agriculture does immense harm to the planet; it is responsible for: About half of all “greenhouse gas equivalents”, vs. entire transportation sector produces ~14%. 55% of water use in the U.S. 75% of…
Pre-diabetes: A disease you can prevent, and also cure, by changing your nutrition. What is it? People with “pre-diabetes” have elevated blood glucose, but the level is intermediate, between normal and full-blown diabetes. Diagnosis: Fasting blood glucose level from 100-125 (Note: below 100 is normal, and above 125 is diabetes). OR, “hemoglobin A1c test” (which…
Helpful links, which you need to know about: (hit Ctrl. + click to follow link) I. Websites with which you should become familiar: NutritionFacts.org — is the premier source of peer-reviewed information about nutrition, delivered in short video clips PCRM.org — great source of educational brochures PlantricianProject.org — another excellent source of brochures, books, movies, information LifestyleMedicine.org — more great…