Nutrition (Whole Food Plant Based)
Nutrition: Jen and Sarah discuss the health benefits of a whole food plant based diet as well as the DASH diet.
Episode Outline/Takeaways
A whole food plant based diet is when you eat plants in the form that is as close as possible to when they came out of the earth. (IE oreos vs kale)
Telling someone you are vegan only lets them know what you don’t eat whereas telling them you eat whole food plant based lets them know what you do eat.
Whole food plant based is not only about not eating dairy, fish, meats, etc… but also eating minimally processed foods (less salt, oil, and sugar).
While it may seem like the healthiest diet changes year to year based on what the popular press publishes, the reality based on medical studies has shown for a long time that the mediterranean diet and the whole food plant based diet are some of the most beneficial for health.
The DASH diet is the dietary approach to stop hypertension and promote overall heart health.
DASH is a kind of whole food plant based lite. It is a kind of stepping stone between peoples’ starting diet and a whole food plant based diet that can make eating healthier easier to take on.
Takeaways:
Whole food plant based is about limiting the processed foods you eat which leads to added health benefits.
Find the documentary ‘What The Health’ here at https://www.netflix.com/title/80174177
Find the book ‘Fiber Fueled: The Plant-Based Gut Health Program for Losing Weight, Restoring Your Health, and Optimizing Your Microbiome’ by Will Bulsiewicz here at https://www.amazon.com/Fiber-Fueled-Plant-Based-Optimizing-Microbiome/dp/059308456X
For more information on the DASH diet https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/education/dash-eating-plan
Intro/Outro Music Credit: Corner Store Breakfast by Reasonforworry
Edited by Stephen Barnett