Over the last couple of months, we’ve been regularly sharing Dr. Greger’s articles and videos and today is no different. We are so thankful for his interest in all things health and his knowledge base about nutrition.
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In the video below you can watch his full TEDx talk, “Food as Medicine.” (Yes, Dr. Greger is a vegan but you don’t have to be plant-based to appreciate and learn from this amazing guy, promise!)
“According to the Global Burden of Disease study (the largest study of disease risk factors in history; funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), the #1 cause of both death and disability in the United States is our diet.
Cigarettes now only kill about a half million Americans every year, whereas our diet appears to kill hundreds of thousands more. The good news is that means we have tremendous power over our health destiny and longevity. Healthy eating has the potential to not only prevent, but reverse some of our leading causes of death including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure.
Why, then, is nutrition, not the #1 thing taught in medical school?” 1
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We couldn’t agree more.
