Vegan nutrition

We are told from an early age that meat and dairy products will make us grow big and strong, but it is increasingly clear that such products are not necessary to live healthily... and actually they may be doing us more harm than good.

Here are some useful and eye-opening resources relating to veganism and nutrition:

• "British Dietetic Association confirms well-planned vegan diets can support healthy living in people of all ages"
• "NHS - The vegan diet"
• "Evidence-Based Eating Guide: A Healthy Living Resource from Dr. Greger & NutritionFacts.org"
• "B12: A Magic Pill, or Veganism’s Achilles Heel?"
• "High intake of dietary fibre and whole grain foods reduces risk of non-communicable diseases"
• "12 Amazing Health Benefits Of Peas"
• "Everything you need to know about lentils"
• "Doctors are petitioning the FDA to place health warnings on cheese products"
• "New Studies on Red and Processed Meat Are a Big, Fat Nothingburger" (debunking "new research that conflicts with nearly ubiquitous dietary advice to eat less red and processed meat")
• "Harvard researchers: Red meat consumption tied to early death"
• "Harvard Declares Dairy NOT Part of Healthy Diet"
• "This Is Your Brain On Cheese"
• "Q&A on the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat"
• "Yes, bacon really is killing us: Decades’ worth of research proves that chemicals used to make bacon do cause cancer. So how did the meat industry convince us it was safe?"
• "Give up dairy products to beat cancer”
• "Women who drink cow’s milk could increase their risk of breast cancer by as much as 80 percent in comparison with women who drink soy milk."

And finally, check out this great interview with Dr Ellsworth Wareham from 2013, when he was a mere 98 years old (having retired at 95 from his medical practice). His key advice for living a long and healthy life: be active; be vegan; be calm; and get a good night's sleep!