More and more people around the world are making the switch to a Plant foods and ditching meat heavy foods for the health benefits of this lifestyle.
Research now shows that eating a diet rich in Plant foods such as, leafy greens, starches,legumes, fruit and nuts, can not only prevent but even reverse many of today’s ‘Western diseases.
Lower Risk of Disease
Recent studies show that adults eating a diet rich in plant foods was associated with lower risk in many chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, inflammation, cancer and obesity. Animal foods have been directly linked to cancer, especially colon and breast cancer.
Inflammation
Every 3 minutes in Ireland someone is diagnosed with cancer with an average of 40 000 new cases each year, which contributes to 1 in 4 deaths in Ireland.
Ireland’s number one killer is heart diseases, a chronic condition affecting more than 90 000 people. Diabetes affects affects over 225 000 people in Ireland.
Scientist now know that after eating a single meal of meat, eggs, and dairy can cause a spike in inflammation within hours of ingestion . The opposite is seen when eating a meal consisting of plant foods such as Leafy greens, spinach, collards, fruit like blueberries, cherries, nuts, quinoa wild rice and herbs such as Turmeric and ginger.
