For True Health, You Must Eat Truly Healthy Foods

I’m finding myself frequently placing the adverb “truly” before the word “healthy” when I describe whole plant foods.  My reason?   Many people recently diagnosed with chronic disease often appear shocked when I tell them that their diets are to blame.  They are shocked because they are convinced that they eat a healthy diet.  The typical response goes something like this:

“I eat fish, chicken, egg whites, and low-fat dairy.  I use olive oil or coconut oil when I cook.  I drink diet soda. I avoid bread, pasta and white potatoes.  I eat protein bars and add kale to my protein shakes. I also take a daily multivitamin. “

So whenever someone with CAD or Type II Diabetes tells me that he/she eats a healthy diet, I quickly correct them with a curt “No you don’t”.

Truly healthy foods are whole or minimally processed plant foods. A truly healthy diet includes an abundance and a variety of truly healthy foods. If your diet is dominated by fruits, veggies, legumes, whole grains and some nuts and seeds, you are likely to be a healthy person.

People who substitute very bad foods (e.g. bacon) with bad foods (e.g. turkey bacon) may slightly reduce their risk of developing a chronic disease, or slightly delay its onset. However, it won’t prevent or reverse disease.

People have to understand that just because a food like fish is not as unhealthy as a porterhouse steak, it doesn’t make fish a healthy food.

For disease prevention and reversal you must transition to a WFPB diet. The sooner the better.

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