Proper Nutrition Is Living Medicine

Today's healthcare system is a nightmare, especially for those who pay the premiums.

The more medication we receive, the worse we feel. There are countless medical specialties to choose from. Yet organic vegan nutrition still plays a minor role — with fatal consequences for the healthcare system.

There are three types of healthcare: traditional medicine, alternative medicine, and complementary medicine. Complementary medicine combines traditional medicine with alternative medicine. All three types of healthcare use medicines.

Traditional medicine uses prescription drugs such as antibiotics, sedatives, vaccines, and chemotherapy. Alternative medicine uses over-the-counter remedies such as vitamins, minerals, herbs, and enzymes. Complementary medicine uses both prescription and over-the-counter drugs. The entire healthcare system thus relies on medication, and patients receive no real assistance in addressing root causes — only symptom treatment.

Medicines are a mixed blessing. They extend life, but they also shorten it. This is because medicines are toxic and habit-forming, deceiving and blocking the biochemistry of our bodies. That is why medications have so many serious side effects. In contrast, nutritious organic vegan foods, free from toxins and the risk of dependency, drive and build up the biochemistry of our bodies. That is why food is living medicine, but medicine is dead food.

According to a new editorial by the editor-in-chief of the British Medical Journal, the diet the cause of diseases associated with severe COVID-19 outcomes. Obesity is linked to conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, and is now considered a primary risk factor for COVID-19. To reduce obesity rates, the author proposes consuming more fruits, vegetables, beans, and whole grains, and less red meat and processed foods, in order to curb the impact of the virus and its second wave.

In particular, she highlights “the meat industry as a driver of acute and chronic disease” and argues that the government should do more to hold this industry — which causes suffering on every level — accountable.

Improving people’s diets offers enormous potential for enhancing physical and mental well-being and relieving the burden on healthcare systems. Reducing the impact of a second wave of Covid-19 is, for now, simply the most urgent reason to do so.

A plant-based diet is healthy: According to scientific research, vegetarians suffer less frequently from high blood pressure, have better cholesterol levels, and are less prone to diabetes. They also have fewer weight-related problems, as a new study once again confirms. And there’s more: researchers have also identified a connection between this dietary pattern and personality traits.

You can help all animals and our planet with compassion. Choose kindness on your plate and in your glass. Go vegan.