Hello and Health!

Walter and I are finally going to buckle down and blog it all out. There is so much to share about this lifestyle: health journals and studies, environmental issues, economical concerns, and countless recipes for yummy food. It's hard to know where to begin!

But, this is probably a good one:

HEALTH!

The China Study is THE MOST comprehensive study on human diet and disease to date! The findings? People who ate the most animal-based foods got the most chronic diseases while people who ate the most plant-based foods were the healthiest and tended to avoid chronic disease. The Author, Colin Campbell, PhD, initially began his health career as a researcher with MIT and Virginia Tech. He worked to promote better health by eating more meat, milk and eggs with high quality animal protein. Afterall, he grew up on a nice family farm and was happy to believe that the American diet was the best in the world.

Campbell later conducted a project in the Philippines working with malnourished children. The primary goal of the project was to ensure that the children were getting as much (animal) protein as possible. Much to his surprise (and dismay) he discovered that the children who ate the highest (animal) protein diets were the ones most likely to get cancer.

Campbell went on to a 20-year partnership with Cornell University, Oxford University, and the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, to further research diet and disease in a project culminated in a survey of diseases and lifestyle factors in rural China and Taiwan. This project became The China Study.

I encourage everyone to pick up a copy of this book. You can find it at any Whole Foods (most likely on display!).

You can also visit the website: http://www.thechinastudy.com/

Here is a presentation by Dr. T. Colin Campbell at a nutrition conference where he touches on the findings of The China Study:

Another great....or maybe I should say AMAZING presentation is the following by Dr. Neal Barnard:

Chocolate, Cheese, Meat, and Sugar -- Physically Addictive Foods

Dr. Barnard is a big name in the nutrition world. He's had much success with his patients including reversing diabetes, lowering cholesterol, weight loss, and more. His presentation is very entertaining as he's quite the character. A MUST WATCH!

To my friends and family, please make time to watch these videos. Thanks for all your support! Until next time...

Mack