Our bean project needs sponsors! Will you show some love? Did you know that pulses— the dry, edible seeds of legumes, which includes beans, peas, chickpeas, and lentils— are one of the best foods for heart health? Not only do they confer a host of protective and preventative heart benefits, but doctors say eating pulses […]
Get Your Protein From Nuts, Not Meat Says Major Medical Study
In one of the largest multi-year studies of its kind, a report published last year in the International Journal of Epidemiology looked at more than 81,000 Seventh-day Adventists in the US and Canada, with participants pretty evenly split between vegetarians and meat-eaters. From 2002 to 2007, participants kept records of what kinds of foods they […]
Disease Prevention
Top Killers “Diseases of affluence” linked diets heavy in animal-sourced foods are top killers in the U.S. and high-consuming populations around the world. Heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes cause the death of more than a million people a year in the U.S. alone. These conditions have been repeatedly linked with the consumption of meat […]
Health and Nutrition
disease prevention Benefits of Plant-Based Foods Consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and protein-rich legumes (beans, peas, lentils) is crucial to good health. These foods supply the necessary protein, fats, carbohydrates, fiber, and other essential nutrients, which reduce the risk of heart disease, certain types of cancer, diabetes, stroke, osteoporosis, and other chronic diseases […]