He continues, "It is not sufficient to merely avoid fats, consume foods with a low glycemic index, lower the intake of animal products, or eat a diet of mostly raw foods. A truly healthy diet must be micronutrient rich..."
As you can see in the his food pyramid, a nutritarian's diet is somewhat different from the traditional American diet. I like how the emphasis is on produce. It's kind of like Vegan, but not so harsh because you can still have some meat. Fuhrman also promotes a "Heath Equation" of Health = Nutrition/Calories (H=N/C), the more nutrients you can get in fewer calories, the healthier diet you'll have.
I like this diet for several reasons. First, it follows the Word of Wisdom: it's high in fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes and slimmer on the meats and processed foods. Second, it promotes general good health. According to Fuhrman, it can reverse disease, make vitamin supplements unnecessary, and help you control cholesterol and sugar and other unhealthy stuff. And third, more people could follow this diet easily (like the hubby) than Vegan. He wouldn't go without meat!
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I am also still learning more about Dr. Fuhrman, but what I have also heard from a friend who is doing this, is that its good because it starts you off in phases. It is really not good to just jump full swing into a new diet, unless you want to hang around your bathroom for a while...the body isnt used to the change, and I like that because he understands the American diet and what is needed to slowly transform into a healthy eating nutritarian!
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