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Every March, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics rolls out its National Nutrition Month® campaign to raise awareness of healthy eating and the profession of dietetics. While our Plant Powered community celebrates healthy eating -- always -- the campaign heralds the same nutritional messages that have failed to help people claim lifelong health or overcome disease. This year's campaign logo features cheese and fish, and lean meats and low-fat dairy are included in many campaign recipes, tips, and videos. The recommendations to reduce sodium, sweeteners, and dietary fat are laudable, but they don't go far enough to prevent, arrest, and reverse disease. PPMNY is here to help you, our health-seeking local communities, discern among good, better, and best dietary advice. Yesterday, some incredible women in our 21-Day Plant Powered Jumpstart shared with us their early wins on day 12: waking up in the morning without pain or mucus, breathing clearer, experimenting with spices, and exercising new muscles in grocery shopping and label reading (yes, those vegan cheeses aren't health foods!). But perhaps most importantly they have gained hope and trust in dietary change that truly makes a difference for health. While it will take some time for National Nutrition Month® to acknowledge whole food, plant-based nutrition, we know we can get there when we work together to get educated and demonstrate the power of plants! In health, Lianna Levine Reisner, PPMNY Network Director VIRTUAL EVENTS IN THE WEEK AHEAD Please make a donation as you take advantage of our free opportunities! Importancia de los alimentos crudos What The Health Documentary Screening (English) Tune in as we gather for a virtual community screening of the groundbreaking documentary What The Health. The film examines the link between diet and disease, the impact government and big business have on our food system, and how eating a plant-based diet can save our health and the environment. Stick around afterward to debrief and discuss! Tarde de cine virtual con el documental What the Health (Español) What the Health es un documental innovador que expone la corrupción dentro del gobierno y las grandes empresas en Estados Unidos, una corrupción que nos está costando billones de dólares en atención médica y que nos mantiene enfermos. Acompáñanos a esta tarde de cine virtual seguida de una charla para comentar. Sunday, March 14, 11:00 - 11:45 AM: Tuesday, March 23, 7:00 - 8:00 PM: Wednesday, March 24, 7:00 - 8:00 PM: PLANT WISDOM "The brain is a living organ that is exquisitely dependent on nutrients... The evidence indicates that your emotional well-being, willpower, determination, work ethic, patience, concentration, creativity, memory, and intelligence all depend on exposure to sufficient nutrients and healthy food throughout life...." (p. 42) "Ordinarily, an inadequate diet would be quickly evident and detected because of accompanying severe physical symptoms. However, modern fast foods are specifically designed to deceive human metabolism by limiting these outward symptoms. Commercial foods are fortified with vitamins and enriched just enough to keep us from displaying or dying from an acute deficiency, but they do not have the vast array of nutrients and phytochemicals that are needed to enable our brains to develop and function normally...." (p. 43) "What if we could create a nutritional advantage for every single American? By harnessing the power of social energy and making high-nutrient foods universally available, we can give every person a nutritional advantage. This in turn would enable everyone to rise above his or her circumstances and overcome life’s adversities. This potential requires altruism, compassion, empathy, and knowledge." (p. 148) PPMNY IN ACTION
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Trata de como Aifra Ruiz se inició con un estilo de vida a base de plantas y qué ella recomienda a las personas hacer para iniciar una alimentación como ésta. WE'RE HIRING MORE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Cancer Prevention and Lifestyle Tune in as Amber Orman, MD, DipABLM, a double board-certified radiation oncologist and lifestyle medicine specialist, discusses her lifestyle recommendations and research on cancer prevention with Koushik Reddy, MD, DipABLM, FALCM. Dr. Orman's primary focus is on breast cancer, with an emphasis on care that encompasses the mind, body, and spirit, and she is particularly interested in nutrition and the microbiome. Grassroots Get-Together: Connecting the Plant-Based Community Want to meet other people around the globe who are passionate about plant-based nutrition? Join PlantPure Communities Grassroots Get-Together, a virtual international collaborative experience! Attendees will be invited to share ideas and resources that inspire action and progress around empowering others to find health through a plant-based lifestyle. Más plantas, más salud Consejos para prevenir la diabetes, la obesidad y el cáncer con recetas gratuitas, deliciosas y saludables y un programa online que explora la dieta vegana. | |||||||||
Plant Powered Metro New York empowers people to find better health and overcome chronic disease through whole food, plant-based nutrition. We offer evidence-based education, resources, and support to create community and inspire change throughout the New York metropolitan area. Our mailing address: Plant Powered Metro New York, PO Box 20771, New York NY 10025 Questions? Email us at info@ppmny.org.
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