Whole food nutrition from the plant kingdom
A whole food plant-based diet focuses on minimally processed foods from plants — vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds. It's associated with remarkable benefits for heart health, longevity, and environmental sustainability.
Is Plant-Based Right For Me?A whole food plant-based (WFPB) diet emphasizes eating foods in their most natural form while minimizing or eliminating animal products and processed foods.
Unlike a simple "vegan" diet which can include processed vegan junk food, WFPB focuses on nutritional quality. Research from Dr. Dean Ornish, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, and others has shown this approach can reverse heart disease and improve metabolic health markers.
Studies show WFPB diets can lower cholesterol, blood pressure, and even reverse arterial plaque in some cases.
Plant foods require fewer resources to produce. A plant-based diet has significantly lower carbon footprint than meat-heavy diets.
High fiber content feeds beneficial gut bacteria, improving digestion, immunity, and even mental health through the gut-brain axis.
Blue Zone populations eating mostly plants live longer and have lower rates of chronic disease than Western populations.
Plant-based eaters should supplement Vitamin B12 (essential, not optional), and consider Vitamin D, Omega-3s (algae-based), and iodine depending on dietary intake.