Page 9 - May 2018 Magazine

chosen by the poor. This adds to the
cost of health care for us all.
The Healthy Planet Diet is a simple way
to bring all these critical issues into
focus. Our unhealthy, unnatural, and
unnecessary choices of what we eat
are causing problems far beyond our
expanding waistlines. It is time for
leadership in breaking our addiction to
an unhealthy way of eating that could
easily bring about the collapse of our
way of life.
Bliss Planet 9
Feeding healthy vegetable protein to
fatten farm animals while millions in
the Third World go hungry is a recipe
for more armed conflict in the world.
How we eat in the USA affects the
prices of staple foods in the developing
world. To ignore this fact is
akin to "fiddling while Rome
burns."
Sources: (1) National Heart Lung
and Blood Institute, "Therapeutic
Lifestyle Changes Guide" -- " Diets
with too much saturated fat, trans
fat, and cholesterol are the main
cause for high levels of blood
cholesterol-a leading contributor to
the high rate of heart attacks
among Americans."
(2) National Cancer Institute,
National Cancer Trends Progress
Report, 2009-2010: "People whose
diets are rich in plant foods such as
fruits and vegetables have a lower
risk of getting cancers of the
mouth, pharynx, larynx,
esophagus, stomach, lung, and
there is some suggested evidence
for a lower risk of cancers of the
colon, pancreas, and prostate.
They are also less likely to get
diabetes, heart disease, and
hypertension. A diet high in fruits
and vegetables helps to reduce
calorie intake and may help to
control weight."
(3) USAToday, 9/29/2009 reporting
on a new U.S. Center for Disease Control and
Prevention study.
To learn more about lowering your
risk for a surprising number of
common diseases, visit Healthy Planet
Diet healthyplanetdiet.com