Why Eat a Plant-Based Diet?

Keep bones strong and healthy

High animal protein intake increases metabolic acid, causing the body to draw calcium from the bones, weakening them and leading to osteoporosis and bone fractures.

Why Eat a Plant-Based Diet?

Avoid Allergies

Even small amounts of milk in the diet of children can contribute to the development of allergies.

Why Eat a Plant-Based Diet?

Protect against osteoporosis

Eating dark leafy greens while avoiding animal foods and processed foods provides plenty of dietary calcium without increasing risk of osteoporosis!

Why Eat a Plant-Based Diet?

Get the real story

The authors of the USDA Food Guide Pyramid have had many political ties to animal agriculture. Their recommendations reflect this, and even when the guidelines are strictly followed, they still promote chronic disease.

Why Eat a Plant-Based Diet?

Reverse Heart Disease

Even the most severe cases of heart disease can be halted and reversed with diet alone.

Why Eat a Plant-Based Diet?

Health and Wealth Can Go Together

The same whole-foods, plant-based diet protects against all the diseases of affluence.

Why Eat a Plant-Based Diet?

Keep Your Mind Sharp!

Antioxidants, found only in fruits and vegetables, are linked to better mental performance in old age.

Why Eat a Plant-Based Diet?

Reduce risk of breast cancer

Breast cancer is related to levels of female hormones in the blood, which are determined by the foods we eat.

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by T. Colin Campbell, PhD

For almost 50 years, I have designed and directed large research projects in the areas of nutrition and health.  As a result of this experience, I have come to realize that most nutrition and health information is very misleading. It is no coincidence that we now have a health care crisis which is very expensive and which compromises the quality of life for millions of Americans and others living on a Western-style diet. . . READ FULL STATEMENT >>

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Sometimes the most elegant solution is the most simple. Why plant-based nutrition? Why not? Why develop heart disease? Cancer? Diabetes? The epidemic of chronic, degenerative disease that is sweeping the western world can not only be stopped, it can be reversed. The power lies in the hands of the consumer, in the choices we make about what to put on our plates.