Derrick Tanous, MSc - Austria
Abstract of the presentation
The Extraordinary Yet Real Potential of Plant-Dominant Diets as Medicine — Subtitle: The Fundamental Basis for the HEAL Approach, as Proposed by Prof. Dr. K. C. Wirnitzer
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Health is limited primarily by the cultures we are raised in. The behaviors we develop from socialization (by our parents/family, teachers, and society) ultimately decide the fate of our health if we are fortunate enough to avoid other tragedies (genetic predispositions, environmental threats/pollutants, healthcare malpractice, poverty). The behaviors that our cultures impress on us during youth that are most influential in preventable disease development and early death are cigarette and alcohol use, physical activity, and nutrition.
Interestingly, nutrition by itself is the only area of behavior capable of reversing the most dangerous, life-threatening diseases known to humankind (heart attack, stroke, cancer), but not just any form of nutrition is capable of reversing heart disease (the globe’s leading killer). Nutrition science has revealed the only option to prevent, stop, and reverse heart disease: a whole-food, (low-fat) plant-dominant diet.
Only two options to reverse heart disease through plant-dominant diets exist: (1) a change to the patient’s diet, which includes following a vegan diet, or (2) the minimal consumption of explicitly low-fat dairy products (e.g., milk, yogurt) as part of a plant-predominant diet (loads of fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains daily); in the latter case, extensive lifestyle changes are additionally required (i.e., physically demanding aerobic exercise, stress management practices, smoking cessation, and group psychological counseling). Therefore, consuming minuscule animal foods/products in moderation (low-fat dairy) creates a setback for heart health that can only be compensated with an intensive lifestyle versus the most effective and safe vegan option, without any additional lifestyle changes required. Likewise, not a trace of meat (red, white, or fish) as part of either plant-dominant diet is capable of heart disease reversal.
Conclusively, the medicinal potential of the vegan diet vastly outperforms an (optimized) Mediterranean diet, and minimal or moderate animal product consumption will have major consequences for health—particularly heart health.
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