​This book contains all the evidence needed to prove that a whole food, plant based diet is the best thing you can do to mitigate diseases and living a healthy life. The author also has a website where he blogs about various things nutrition and health.

Knowing this, I eat whole food, plant based diet & supplementing where necessary.

I only drink water and tea with occasional coffee. No sugar in food/drinks. I love exploring new and interesting vegan recipes.

Notes

• Minimize high GI (glycemic index). It spikes blood sugar and insulin.

• Eat many healthy fats. Avocados, Flax seed oil, etc.

• Eat lots of high quality protein.

• ​The “best” diet is a theme: an emphasis on vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, lentils, nuts, seeds, and plain water for thirst.​

• ​Proteins stimulate IGF-1​

• Everyone should avoid dairy

• The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the largest professional organization for nutrition and dietary professionals, says plant-based diets can be safe and healthy at all stages of life. Additionally, a sizeable percentage of Seventh Day Adventists eat a plant-based diet, and population studies show that Adventists have overall excellent health. Evidence and scientific consensus are solidly on the side of plant-based diets being healthy.

• ​So think about it this way, all of the animals people eat are herbivores, they eat plants only. All of the nutrients in animal products come from the plants they eat. All you're doing is cutting out the middle man and putting those plant nutrients directly into your body. On the B12 issue, most animal feeds are supplemented with it because they no longer graze on pasture where they would get it naturally. So again, you can take the supplement yourself or through an intermediary.​

  • Final note, according to Michael Pollan unless you are actively ill with diabetes, heart disease, or some other ailment this diet can help, there is a negligible difference between a full whole foods vegan diet and someone who eats up to 10% of their calories from animal products. Personally I wouldn't for moral reasons. It's anecdotal but I reversed pre-diabetes and lost 40lbs eating this way and I have all of my blood levels done yearly. ALL of my markers are significantly better than before I was plant based.

• Highlights from high-carb diet may explain why Okinawans live so long article:

  • ​strong social bonds → observed to be beneficial to bodily defence against stress​

  • sweet potato, rather than rice, is high-consumption food in the Okinawan diet

  • high engagement in agriculture and fishing jobs → high physical activity

  • possible effects of genetics — high presence of FOXO3 gene

  • 10-to-1 carbs-to-protein consumption ratio, like in other particularly-long-lived populations – linked studies support the conclusion, though too early to judge definitively

  • most of the diet is vegetables and fruits; meats and fish are rare

  • calorie consumption is, on average, 13% lower than general population

  • studies suggest that plant-based protein intake have a more positive effect on the human organism than meat- and fished-based

  • their diet is not the "elixir of youth", as multiple interacting factors may be in play

Links

• ​The Last Conversation You’ll Ever Need to Have About Eating Right​

• ​Nutrition Facts - Has bias towards vegan foods. But whole food plant based diet is really the way to go.

• ​Examine - Unbiased source on nutrition and supplements.

• ​Joel Fuhrman - How Processed Food is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It (2018)​

• ​Lighter - Shows you what food to buy and how to throw great meals together, based on the recommendations of food leaders.

• ​Latest Low-Carb Study: All Politics, No Science (2018)​

• ​HN: I am conflicted on who is correct regarding a healthy diet. Need help (2019)​

• ​The Growth Of Mental Illness Cause By These Foods (2018)​

• ​Plant Positive - Making the Case for Plant-Based Nutrition.

• ​I am conflicted on who is correct regarding a healthy diet. Need help (2019)​

• ​Dr. Rhonda Patrick - Why Eating Fish, But Not Omega-3 Supplements, Can Help Prevent Alzheimer’s (2018)​

• ​Blueberries for a Diabetic Diet and DNA Repair (2019)​

• ​Best foods to encourage healthy/good gut bacteria? (2019)​

• ​Who can share strategies about how you optimize the positive impact of your diet on your microbiome (and thus your health)? (2019)​

• ​What makes a food "inflammatory" and what foods cause systemic inflammation?​

• ​Grim Grains Nutrition guide​

• ​Ask HN: Which is the best book on nutrition? (2019)​

• ​Ask HN: Most sustainable diet long term? (2019)​

• ​Zoe - Find the best foods to optimize your metabolism.

• ​How to Find Your Best Diet (2020)​