Your Heart Will Love Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s Vegan Nutritarian Diet!

Want to kick heart disease to the curb and live a longer, healthier life? With Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s evidence-based Nutritarian diet, you can! This whole food plant-based diet emphasizes micronutrient-rich plant foods. It includes vegetables, legumes, whole grains, nuts and seeds and eliminates animal products and processed foods, like white flours, sugars and oils.

Dr. Fuhram, a family physician and New York Times best-selling author, coined the term “nutritarian” as a whole-food plant-based dietary pattern focused on micronutrients that is designed to reduce mortality and disease.

How his interest in nutritional science and veganism began

He became interested in nutritional science as a young person, when his father had diseases that reduced his quality of life. The whole family began to cut down on animal products and transition to a whole food plant based diet together.

When he later decided to go to medical school, his intention all along was to specialize in nutrition and create a practice founded upon nutritional science.

Dr. Fuhrman’s commitment to nutritional science despite a lack of support in medical school

Once in medical school, he learned that his superiors thought that there was little point in advocating for a WFPB diet in medicine because many people don’t want to hear it.

But, he was determined that the public should have informed consent to choose the trajectory of their own lives. It doesn’t matter how many people comply, he thought. It is the responsibility of the medical profession to make the public aware of the benefits of going plant-based and the risks of failing to do so.

Holding strong to his convictions proved favorable for Dr. Fuhrman. His passion led him to rise in the ranks to Chairperson of the Nutritional Education department, among other accolades.

How eating a micronutrient-rich diet supports longevity

Colorful plant foods - and especially greens - are packed with micronutrients, like phytochemicals, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. These substances arm the body to fight cancer, mutations, sickness and aging.

But, animal products, white flour, sugar, and oils lack these properties. Instead of fortifying your body against these conditions, they flood the body with excess calories. Because they lack micronutrients, they create craving for more to feel full.


The Nutritarian Food Guide Pyramid vs USDA MyPlate

The Nutritarian guidelines center low-calorie, nutrient-dense foods that scientific studies have shown to have the most consistent benefits to health and longevity. The USDA’s MyPlate guidelines, however, recommend people consume the vast majority of calories from grains and animal products.

For longevity and health, humans should eat a diet high in plant protein, prioritize nuts and seeds, and avoid processed oils

Many studies show that the more plant protein humans eat, the longer they are likely to live. Center green vegetables, beans, high protein grains, nuts and seeds. Nuts and seeds are essential for heart health and fighting cancer. In contrast, processed oils act as appetite stimulants and are stored as fat immediately.

Dr. Fuhrman’s early 2004 Nutritarian Food Pyramid allowed for 10% of calories to come from animal products, oils and processed foods as a compromise. But, he no longer advocates for allowing any of these foods at all because doing so only fuels the desire for more.

Dr. Fuhrman’s Eat to Live Retreat in San Diego offers participants programming for a minimum of 30 days and up to 2-4 months to establish healthy habits.

Discussion of intermittent fasting

Dr. Fuhrman also advises people not to eat for 4-5 hours before going to bed (known as “Time Restricted Eating”) to allow for time to digest. He states that the body benefits most from sleep if it is not digesting a big meal.

He also states that fasting can be used to help people with certain conditions wean off medications. He does not, however, recommend intermittent fasting for people who struggle with food addiction.

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