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"One of the best ways to achieve a high-fiber and low-fat diet is the vegan diet. This is a vegetarian diet in which absolutely no animal products are consumed. Strict vegan diets, which are typically very low in saturated fat and dietary cholesterol and high in fiber, can help maintain or achieve desirable blood levels by especially lowering the total cholesterol and the LDL cholesterol.99 Specific fruits or vegetables may also have a particular positive effecr on serum lipids. Raw carrots may have a more potent effect on lowering cholesterol than do oat products." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Evidence suggests that a raw vegan diet, moderately high in walnuts, almonds, and sunflower seeds may be helpful in the prevention of diabetes and in regulating glycemic control. This may be because the omega-3 and -6 fatty acids and the monounsaturated fats act to strengthen and repair the cell membrane structure and function. The wrong types of fats in our diets create an abnormal cell membrane structure, leading to impaired action of insulin." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"The rest of the time, we stick to a healthy, whole food, organic, vegan diet. Instilling these healthy eating habits in our kids is so, so important—I really can't emphasize it enough. These lessons, if conveyed early on, will endure long into adulthood. If you give your child healthy food and explain your reasons for doing so, I predict he won't want more than the occasional slice of pizza, or candy bar, or whatever his favorite blue-moon indulgence might be. Turn to the page 240 of resources section for my family's favorite blue moon treats." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Similarly, being on a strict vegan diet for three months led to improved sleep and less pain in a group of FM patients. The diet used is called the living food diet: all food is served uncooked and consists of fruit, berries, vegetables, mushrooms, nuts, seeds, legumes, and cereals. With such a diet, vitamin supplements are a must. Diets such as these are usually less than 2,000 calories per day and so lead to weight loss—a side benefit." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"A recent study showed that a vegan diet may even reverse diabetes. In addition, it is a myth that vegans are more prone to anemia owing to a deficiency in vitamin B12 than meat-eaters. In fact, I see far more anemic meat-eaters than vegetarians who are anemic. I personally suffered years of childhood anemia while on animal proteins, but completely recovered from it after eight weeks on a vegan diet (with the exception of butter). The idea of having to combine certain foods in order to get complete proteins is plain misinformation, too." - Andreas Moritz, The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse: An All-Natural, At-Home Flush to Purify and Rejuvenate Your Body (Get the book.)

"Long-term low-calorie low-protein vegan diet and endurance exercise are associated with low cardiometabolic risk. Rejuv. Res. 10, 225-234. 187. Westerterp, K. R., Wilson, S. A., and Rolland, V. (1999). Diet induced thermogenesis measured over 24h in a respiration chamber: effect of diet composition. Int. J. Obes. Relat. Metab. Disord. 23, 287-292. 188. Crovetti, R., Porrini, M., Santangelo, A., and Testolin, G. (1998). The influence of thermic effect of food on satiety. Eur. J. Clin. Nutr. 52, 482^188. 189. Hendler, R., and Bonde, A. A., 3rd. (1988)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"As testament to the food allergy theory of asthma, research indicates that a vegan diet helps relieve asthma symptoms. In a research study of 25 asthma patients, 71 percent of those who went vegan—no dairy products, milk, eggs, meat, or fish—experienced a significant improvement in asthma symptoms after only four months, with that number hitting 92 percent after a year. Experts say that vegan diets help asthma patients simply because they eliminate common food allergens like milk products and eggs." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"The simplest way to accomplish the necessary levels of fat reduction is to avoid animal fats in all forms; a vegan diet (vegetarian, without any animal products at all, including dairy or eggs) is naturally a very low-fat diet. Of course, vegetarians, and even strict vegans, can succumb to fat in other forms like french fries, potato chips, and other greasy fried foods." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"A 2005 study found that the low AGE content of a low-fat vegan diet could benefit diabetics.35 The Culture of Life anti-diabetogenic diet I employ is unprocessed, unheated, plant-source-only foods, and low-glycemic, meaning that the AGEs issue is rendered moot. It is thus optimal for reducing and eliminating diabetes and its complications. Oxidative Stress A higher blood glucose creates an oxidative stress as well." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "This reality is also concisely stated in the chapter "Vegetarianism in the World's Religions" in my book Conscious Eating and in Spiritual Nutrition, two books containing arguably the best scientifically documented case for a life-long vegan diet of live foods. We have seen evidence that a processed diet is a diabetogenic diet, and the Culture of Death way of eating and living creates far more suffering and sickness worldwide than just diabetes." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Esselstyn's study, published in the Journal of Family Practiced showed the reversal of cardiovascular disease with a 100 percent success rate among eighteen patients who followed a vegan diet with no cooked o*7.85 If you, or a friend or loved ones, have cardiovascular disease, the next two figures below may be the most important things you see in your life, and are resounding evidence of the need for a diet of plant foods. The second figure supporting the case for diet as the underlying cause or prevention for heart disease is found in Eat to Live by Dr." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"You can certainly survive on a vegetarian and even a vegan diet, and there may be compelling ethical reasons to avoid animal products. However, during my fifteen-year stint as a professor at a medical school that espouses vegetarianism, I encountered very few long-term vegetarians and vegans who were in thriving good health. This is largely because the eating habits of most vegetarians in this country make them pasta and grain dependent. They might be more appropriately called "grain-etarians." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"Green and red powders, supplements, and a vegan diet changed my body and returned me to my health. My blood pressure is normal. I no longer have glaucoma. I consider Gary to be my teacher and follow the protocol. My hair is thicker and curly again. Using Gary's night cream reduced brown skin spots. My mercury fillings were removed in 2002. I'm living in the present today and working in a hospital drug and alcohol rehab center. Using heavenly aloe, powders, and supplements keeps me in excellent health and my outlook positive." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"My thinking led me to consider more closely the information on self-healing and switching to a vegan diet. The information seemed quite incredible, but I saw that it was really working for Laurence. I had also read many amazing healing testimonials. Then one amazing night while studying T. C. Fry's Life Science/Natural Hygiene course, I beheld a healing vision. It suddenly all made sense: the picture of my new health was revealed via the Natural Hygiene healthful living system." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.) "Frederic Patenaude, in his book The Raw Secrets: The Raw vegan diet in the Real World, refers to a friend experiencing this. His friend felt that cravings were his body's way of crying for water to help eliminate the toxins of the food craved. Raw fooders have observed that as the body detoxifies something, one will crave that very thing. As explained previously in Chapter 14, this phenomenon is known as retracing." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.) "After two years of experiments, he determined that a 75-85% raw vegan diet supplemented with raw animal products was best for his mice. He found raw egg yolks to be the best supplement, as the mice on that diet had the healthiest babies. Eggs are the most complete source of protein and all other essential nutrients. In part two of his mouse studies, Discovery of the Ultimate Diet: Testing Nutritional Theories on Mice, Volume 2 (1996), Dr." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.) "Antioxidant Status Improved on Raw Diet An article called "Vegan diet in physiological health promotion" appeared in Acta Physiologica Hungarica (1999, Vol. 86, Issues 3^4, pp. 171 -80, PubMed ID 10943644). It was again authored by members of the department of physiology at the University of Kuopio. Subjects eating a diet of raw vegan food displayed increased levels of caro-tenoids and Vitamins C and E. The results also showed lowered cholesterol con- centrations, as well as urinary phenol and p-cresol. Several fecal enzyme levels that are considered harmful were also lowered." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"Of course, vegetarians, and even strict vegans, can succumb to fat in other forms like french fries, potato chips, and other greasy fried foods. A vegan diet rich in whole grains, legumes, fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, olives, and seaweed that is enriched with oils for stir-frying and in salad dressings results in a diet that derives about 15 to 20 percent of its calories from fat. Nutritional Supplements Vitamin E. For more than 35 years, clinicians have used vitamin E in the medical management of benign breast disease." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Rickets is more likely to occur in a child consuming a pure vegan diet (which does not include animal products and thus no vitamin D) than in a child consuming milk or other animal foods. Dark skin and/or a lack of sunlight exposure (which reduces the amount of vitamin D made in the skin) also increase the risk of developing rickets. The few foods that contain vitamin D (page 607) include egg yolks, buttet, vitamin D-fortified milk, fish liver oil, breast milk, and infant formula." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"A team of California researchers used a low-fat vegan diet, combined with exercise, in a group of 21 people with type 2 diabetes, all of whom had painful neuropathy—the nerve symptoms that arise as the nerves show signs of damage. In just 2 weeks, 17 of the 21 reported complete cessation of their nerve symptoms, and the remaining 4 had noticeable improvements.14 Other researchers have found that some of the changes in the eye?exudates in the retina—that sometimes occur in diabetes start to improve or even disappear when people make a healthy diet change." - Neal D. Barnard and Bryanna Clark Grogan, Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs (Get the book.) "When our study began, he started a low-fat, vegan diet. It suited his tastes and had a remarkable effect on his diabetes. At the beginning of the study, his Ale was 9.1 percent, but his blood sugar began to fall soon after he made the switch to our eating plan. Within a month, he began to have episodes of low blood sugar, so his insulin doses were reduced. Despite the fact that he was taking less medication, his Ale at the 3-month point was down to 7.7. That was a big improvement, although he was not yet where he needed to be. About 6 months into the study, something remarkable happened. " - Neal D. Barnard and Bryanna Clark Grogan, Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs (Get the book.) "The vegan diet also proved highly effective in reducing body weight and cholesterol. To put all this in perspective, the landmark UK Prospective Diabetes Study showed that a 1-point drop in Ale for people with type 2 diabetes lowers the risk of eye or kidney complications by about 37 percent.10 This is the effect of just the Ale drop without considering the ability of the diet to also reduce cholesterol and blood pressure." In the next chapter, I will show you how you can test this diet to see what it can do for you. But let's look a bit closer at the science behind this approach." - Neal D. Barnard and Bryanna Clark Grogan, Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs (Get the book.) "One of the reasons I recommend a low-fat, vegan diet is that it is so substantial—it provides plenty of fiber to fill you up and has no limits on portion sizes or calories. The result is weight loss without hunger. In our research studies, we use a questionnaire to measure hunger along the way, and we consistently find that this diet leaves people feeling satisfied. What if your meals don't quite hold you, though? Here are some suggestions, starting with the obvious one. Eat more. Maybe that little bowl of oatmeal is just not enough." - Neal D. Barnard and Bryanna Clark Grogan, Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs (Get the book.)

"McDougall advised Ruth that a condition to participate in the study was to consume a completely vegetarian (vegan), low-fat diet and refuse chemotherapy and radiation, since he wanted to determine if a vegan diet could reverse the cancer. It would be an understatement to say she has followed the counsel. A year after her surgery, Ruth ran the Great Wall of China; she has run around the pyramids of Egypt; she has gone on to compete several times in the Ironman Triathlons." - Marc Sorenson, Solar Power For Optimal Health (Get the book.)

"Ten years later I switched to a balanced vegan diet, and most of my illnesses went away within a matter of weeks. However, I still had to live with the many stones that had been produced in my liver and gallbladder as a result of what is known today as the O-type blood diet. Forty gallbladder attacks later, I did a series of liver and gallbladder flushes, which cleaned out these vital organs. Finally, I was free of any illness or discomfort. You won't notice the effects of a high protein diet until the blood vessel walls are well-thickened with excessive protein." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"One small, preliminary report suggested that fasting followed by a vegan diet (allowing no animal flesh foods, dairy products, or eggs) had only small and inconsistent effects on rosacea.3 Lifestyle changes that may be helpful Sun exposure, stress, excessive exercise, and extreme temperatures (hot or cold) of weather or bathing water may trigger flare-ups of rosacea, so avoiding these conditions is recommended.4 Nutritional supplements that may be helpful Azelaic acid is found naturally in wheat, rye, and barley and is used topically in a 20% strength cream." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.) "When people with diabetic nerve damage switch to a vegan diet (no meat, dairy, or eggs), improvements have been reported after several days.35 In one trial, pain (page 338) completely disappeared in 17 of 21 people.36 Fats from meat and dairy also contribute to heart disease (page 98), the leading killer of people with diabetes. Vegetarians also eat less protein than do meat eaters. The reduction of protein intake has lowered kidney damage caused by diabetes37'38 and may also improve glucose tolerance." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.) "Vegans (people who eat no meat, dairy, or eggs) have the lowest cholesterol levels,26 and switching from a standard diet to a vegan diet, along with other lifestyle changes, has been reported to reverse heart disease in controlled research.27'28 Dietary cholesterol Most dietary cholesterol comes from egg yolks. Eating eggs has increased serum cholesterol in most studies.29 However, eating eggs does not increase serum cholesterol as much as eating foods high in saturated fat, and eating eggs may not increase serum cholesterol at all if the overall diet is low in fat." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"He also concludes that a vegan diet can improve some vision imparities. Also, to help improve poor vision, only drink pure water or fresh juices for liquids. Inorganic minerals from tap water can enter the body, filter through the system and damage the fine capillaries in the eyes. Avoid all caffeine (coffee, tea, soft drinks) as it damages the fine nerve tissues in the eyes. Table salt should be avoided as it tends to raise the blood pressure. This puts excessive pressure on the tiny capillaries in the eyes." - David Wolfe, The Sunfood Diet Success System (Get the book.) "If one is more purified on a vegetarian or vegan diet and eating organic food, the detoxification may be more mild. Just as it takes years for your tissues to become encumbered by improper materials, so too does it take years to dissolve and eliminate these improper materials. In general, I have found that it takes one month on a 100% Sunfood Diet to reverse one year on a cooked, toxic diet. So, for example, if one is 45 years young, then it will take 45 months to detoxify the body on a 100% Sunfood Diet. Every living organism strives always to remove obstructions and achieve perfect health." - David Wolfe, The Sunfood Diet Success System (Get the book.)

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