Fortunately before my oldest son Ethan was diagnosed with Diabetes type 1 in Sept 2012, I had begun research and had implemented eating a vegan lifestyle. It had been working great for me; I felt better, I looked better and I knew I was a healthier person. Because I did not want to force this lifestyle on my husband or fight with my children over changing their diet, I ate vegan meals but continued feeding my family their favorite dishes, cooked in oil and covered with cheese.
As time went on and I learned more about the harmful affects of dairy in a child's diet, I began making slow but simple changes; I started purchasing Almond Milk, quit buying things like string cheese and yogurt and started replacing daily snacks with fresh fruit and veggies. This worked great in our home as I did not deprive them of all dairy products, just monitored the amount of dairy they were in taking.
Much to my devastating surprise, Ethan was a couple years later given his diagnosis. After being rushed to the hospital, we had to change much of our families eating habits. I found that I could control Ethan's diabetes without much insulin if he ate mostly raw food. However, if Ethan had any animal product at all, his levels shot up dramatically. Almost as if his body rejected any kind of animal protein.
"... dietary protein proved to be so powerful in its effect that we could turn on and off cancer growth simply by changing the level consumed... But that's not all. We found that not all proteins had this effect. What protein consistently and strongly promoted cancer? Casein, which makes up 87% of cow's milk protein, and promoted all stages of the cancer process. What type of protein did not promote cancer, even at high levels of intake? The safe proteins were from plants, including wheat and soy. As this picture came into view, it began to challenge and then to shatter some of my most cherished assumptions." -T. Colin Campbell of THE CHINA STUDY
The China Study changed my life. It changed the way I thought about food and it gave me reason to do more research as it asked the questions and investigated the research that so many others ignored.
This book is not a "vegan" book. It is a compilation of study after study with proof that the majority of our diets should come from fresh, whole foods.
Cut out the processed foods and eat the things your body needs. Only 5% of our lifestyle change omes from exercise, the other 95% comes from what we eat...food for thought :)
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