Live Long and Live Well!
What is a plant-based diet?
Sounds expensive; can I afford it?
Where will I get my protein and calcium?
Core Principles & Activities
Key Concepts
(Feel free to watch this video on Youtube, where you can speed me up!)
To Watch, Read and Do
To Expand Your Understanding!
Animal products and processed foods cause inflammation.
Watch these NutritionFacts.org videos:
What Causes Insulin Resistance and Diabetes?
This next video below has some good ideas, but promotes some foods that are a bit pricey. You do not need to buy these to be successful!
If you are on a tight budget, or just would like some additional ideas, download Good Food on a Tight Budget.
As we recommend minimizing animal products (meat, poultry, dairy), if not skipping all together, to help in the transition, you may want to try Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP) instead of ground beef or turkey for spaghetti sauce, chili, etc. You can also use it to make burgers, at least mixing it with ground meat to decrease the meat content.
Additional helpful information is available at: www.TheLifestyleDoc.us
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Lifestyle Medicine
at
Memorial Health System
serving Marietta, Ohio
and the surrounding region!
Email: ddrozek@mhsystem.org
Office: 740-592-4229
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