Benefits of a Plant Based Diet

BENEFITS OF A PLANT BASED DIET WHAT TO EAT? NUTS, SEEDS & FATTY FRUITS FRUITS AND VEG WHOLE-GRAINS LEGUMES BENEFITS: HEALTH A PLANT BASED DIET CAN STROKE PROTECT AGAINST AND HEADACHES DEMENTIA IN SOME CASES CURE: ALLERGIES HEART DISEASE AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES HIGH LEADS TO A DIABETES CHOLESTEROL IN ALL CAUSE MORTALITY RISK OBESITY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SKIN NAIL THAIR CERTAIN GASTRO CANCERS INTESTINAL PROBLEMS HEALTH SKIN PROBLEMS PERFORMANCE ENERGY LEVELS INFLAMMATION RECOVERY TIMES PLANT BASED ATHLETES INCLUDE: RICH ROLL, TIM SHIEFF, MAC DANZIG, PATRIK BABOUMIAN, FRANK MEDRANO, BRENDAN BRAZIER, SCOTT JUREK, VENUS WILLIAMS, MEAGAN DUHAMEL. BODY COMPOSITION AVERAGE BMI: STANDARD AMERICAN DIET: 28.8 (OVERWEIGHT) PLANT BASED DIET: 23.6 (HEALTHY WEIGHT) ISOFLAVONES IN PLANTS CAN PREVENT FAT STORAGE IN CELLS ALLOWS SUSTAINABLE WEIGHT LOSS WITHOUT OOUNTING CALORIES SUSTAINABILITY 1 CALORIE OF ANIMAL PROTEIN REQUIRES 11 TIMES AS MUCH FOSSIL FUEL AS 11 X 1 CALORIE OF PLANT PROTEIN A PLANT BASED DIET: CAN CUT YOUR CARBON FOOTRPINT REDUCES WATER CONSUMPTION BY BY 55% 3700 GALLONS A DAY, PER PERSON 1.5 3.3 VEGAN MEAT LOVER COMPASSION 100 NUMBER OE ANIMALS SPARED A YEAR BY ONE PERSON CUTTING OUT MEAT. ANIMALS ARE OFTEN DISEASED, MISTREATED, AND STORED IN CRAMPED CONDITIONS AMONGST THEIR OWN WASTE MANY ARE FED GMO FOODS AND PUMPED FULL OF HORMONES WHICH PASS ON TO THE CONSUMER. A FEW SOURCES: www.drfuhrman.com/disease/default.aspx www.mindbodygreen.com/0-2695/Boosting-Performance-Through-PlantBased-Whole-Foods.html www.veganhealth.org/articles/dxmarkers www.obesity.org/news-centre/plant-based-diets-show-more-weight-loss-without-empahsizing-calorie-restiction www.vrg.org/environment/water_brochure.php www.shrinkthatfootprint.com/food-carbon-footprint-diet www.peta.org/living/food/vegetarian-101 S. Tonstad, T. Butler, R. Yan, and G. E. Fraser. Type of vegetarian diet, body weight, and prevalence of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care, 32(5). 791 H.J.Park et. al. Genistein inhibits differentiation of primary human adipocytes. J Nutr Biochem, 20(2):140-148, 2009. EAT MOVE LIVE EXIST BY LUKE JONES HEROHEALTHROOM.COM PLANTS FREELY MINDFULLY SUSTAINABLY