REASONS FOR A PLANT BASED DIET

New Year resolution:

To improve my diet and go through a plant based diet as much as I can.

REASONS FOR A PLANT BASED DIET (*)

ð DICEASE PREVENTION & INCREASE IN GENERAL HEALTH

ð DECREASE IN HEALTH COSTS

ð IMPROVED REGIONAL FOOD SECURITY

ð BENEFIT TO ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

ð IMPROVED FOOD MANUFACTURE & PROCESSING

SPECIFIC HEALTH BENEFITS

ð DECREASE IN LDL (cholesterol)

ð REDUCED INFLAMATION THROUGH A MORE ALKALINE DIET

ð BETTER BALANCE OF VITAMINS & MICRONUTRIENTS

ð IMPROVED INTESTINAL HEALTH

(*) As summarized by Bill Tara in the International Macrobiotic Course (Level I) - Lisbon, Sept./Oct. 2015