What if you could see into your future and know you would end up with heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes or high cholestorol and it would kill you? Would you change your diet now?

I’ve been reading and seeing an aweful lot lately about our food systems in the US. There is a lot of attention on animal products and health, not to mention some major undercover investigations at factory farms. There was a movie released in 2011 called Forks Over Knives and in the past there have been movies such as Food, Inc. and books like The China Study, Diet for a New America and many more. These movies and books focus on the health aspects of a plant based diet. I have not seen Food, Inc. and I don’t think I will because from what I understand it’s quite graphic and I get the message about it anyway. I hear it’s a remarkable film and if you aren’t sensitive like me, I suppose I would recommend it. All of these resources seem to provide some pretty strong arguments against consuming animal proteins, sugar and oils. The China Study has been out for years and I’d like to quote it’s motto:  “Change your diet and dramatically reduce the risk of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and obesity”. After viewing Forks Over Knives, I personally believe that I can improve my health and longevity by changing my diet. I have added kale shakes into my diet as a meal replacement and when mixed with fresh fruit, they are tasty (a bit bitter if you don’t add enough fruit) and I feel energized and healthy. When I think about the effect this might have on me personally, it’s simple – I can feel the difference in my energy and it inpires me to take better care of myself. When I look at the big picture I can’t help but wonder how many billions in dollars in medical expenses alone could be saved by people make a change to their diets? It could be astounding.  Not to mention the horrific conditions and treatment of animals, what a relief to the planet it would be! I respect opinions that differ from and understand that we have been consuming animal products for centuries but WHAT IF THEY ARE ON TO SOMETHING HERE? We could save animals, money and ourselves. Wow!