The Enlightened Kitchen
Eat Your Way to Better Health
Chapter One
Good Food, Good Health
Have a Heart
Food is essential to life. And what we choose to eat will affect the way we look,
feel, and function. Enlightened medical counsel recommends that Americans
adopt a menu that is low in fat, high in fiber, and rich in phytochemicals. It
seems as though a new study is released every day that emphasizes the need to
reassess the meat-centered diet that has been the gold standard for most of the
last century. Medical and nutrition professionals are saying that the key to
good health lies in the plant kingdom, and that a healthy plant-based diet can
help protect against heart disease. There are a number of reasons for this.
Plant-based diets are cholesterol-free and lower in total fat, especially saturated
fat, than meat-based diets. They are higher in fiber, antioxidants, and
phytochemicals. Animal products are the primary ... read full excerpt from The Enlightened Kitchen: Eat Your Way to Better Health ebook
