Conquering Diseases of Affluence

A look around the world provides you with incontrovertible evidence of the cause of common diseases.  Obesity is common in wealthy countries; Americans and Western Europeans suffer from heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis, and breast, prostate, and colon cancers.  These diseases have been refuted to by T. Colin Campbell as the Diseases of Affluence. (The China Study)  Ever wonder what an artery looks like that is plugged up with plaque?  The one on the Left is in need of multiple stints (too many to receive them).  The same artery on the right after a number of months on a whole foods, plant based diet.  Disease Reversal through nutrition!

The above phone is from Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn book, Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease.

In the under-developed countries of Africa and Asia, people are trim and avoid these chronic diseases.  They live on diets centered around plants and starches, like rice, corn, potatoes, beans and fruits and vegetables.  Meat and dairy products are a very small part of their diet, if at all.  But things are changing.  To find a "better life" millions of people are migrating to the wealthy nations in North America and Europe.  After they move, they usually change their diets, becoming fatter and sicker.  We are now exporting our fast food "all you can eat" styles of living to the rest of the world, and as a result their health is declining.

Sciences has conquered most of the diseases common to people of underdeveloped countries by advances in sanitation, immunization, and medicine.  You can enjoy the benefits of modern living, personal wealth, and technology without suffering the health problems they can bring by eating the diet humans were designed to thrive on - a whole foods, plant based diet of vegetables and fruits.

Comments adapted from The McDougall Cookbook: Quick and Easy.