It's no secret that, as a vegan, I'd like everyone to adopt a plant based diet.
My reasons for this until recently have been two-fold - it would undoubtedly remove a lot of cruelty from the world, and it's much better for the environment and global warming.
But there's also the issue of one's health. I personally feel good on a vegan diet - and there's a wealth of evidence to show that eating meat and dairy foods isn't always a good thing.
Now I've just come across a TEDx talk by Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn on the benefits of a plant-based diet in regard to the heart, entitled,
I don't follow all of Dr Esselstyn strictures - I consume a fair bit of oil, and I do like my coffee - but I follow most of them. And I figure with my fasting and exercise regimes I'm in pretty good shape!
My reasons for this until recently have been two-fold - it would undoubtedly remove a lot of cruelty from the world, and it's much better for the environment and global warming.
But there's also the issue of one's health. I personally feel good on a vegan diet - and there's a wealth of evidence to show that eating meat and dairy foods isn't always a good thing.
Now I've just come across a TEDx talk by Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn on the benefits of a plant-based diet in regard to the heart, entitled,
"Making Heart Attacks History: Caldwell Esselstyn at TEDxCambridge 2011."
I don't follow all of Dr Esselstyn strictures - I consume a fair bit of oil, and I do like my coffee - but I follow most of them. And I figure with my fasting and exercise regimes I'm in pretty good shape!
