There seems to be a lot of confusion here. A whole food, plant-based diet is not equivalent to a typical vegan diet or a vegetarian diet. Those diets can be and often are very unhealthy. Except for B-12, a WFPB diet does not suffer the deficiencies that have been identified in other vegan or vegetarian diets. And B-12 deficiency is easy to remedy. I’ll offer my experience over the last 14 months since going on a WFPB diet. I’ve lost 110 pounds. I’ve come off of the 3 prescription medications I was taking — my total cholesterol is 110 with an LDL reading of 71. My triglycerides level is now 67. My blood sugar is 90 and my blood pressure is consistently in the range between 90/60 and 110/70. Pretty good for a still overweight guy in his late 60s wouldn’t you say? Going on a WFPB diet also cured me of Parkinson’s disease and eliminated certain prostate issues I was having. So, don’t tell me this way of eating isn’t healthy. It’s really the ONLY healthy way of eating. Watch the video Forks Over Knives to learn more. It’s available on Netflix or from Amazon. I also blog about it at www.finallyourtime.com
There seems to be a lot of confusion here. A whole food, plant-based diet is not equivalent to a typical vegan diet or a vegetarian diet. Those diets can be and often are very unhealthy. Except for B-12, a WFPB diet does not suffer the deficiencies that have been identified in other vegan or vegetarian diets. And B-12 deficiency is easy to remedy. I’ll offer my experience over the last 14 months since going on a WFPB diet. I’ve lost 110 pounds. I’ve come off of the 3 prescription medications I was taking — my total cholesterol is 110 with an LDL reading of 71. My triglycerides level is now 67. My blood sugar is 90 and my blood pressure is consistently in the range between 90/60 and 110/70. Pretty good for a still overweight guy in his late 60s wouldn’t you say? Going on a WFPB diet also cured me of Parkinson’s disease and eliminated certain prostate issues I was having. So, don’t tell me this way of eating isn’t healthy. It’s really the ONLY healthy way of eating. Watch the video Forks Over Knives to learn more. It’s available on Netflix or from Amazon. I also blog about it at www.finallyourtime.com