Healthy Lifestyle in Today's Society

As a conscientious individual about proper dietary needs for the past 20 years+, I have experienced first hand the benefits of a healthy diet in today's society of convenient fast foods, supermarket packaged foods very high in sodium or sugar, addicting caffeinated coffee and soft drinks, as well as seeing the difference between vegetables from the farmer's markets, grocery stores and organic non-GMO foods in general.

Published studies have shown (Harvard Medical Journal, the American Institute for Cancer Research, Journal of the American Medical Association, the American Heart Association, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the Journal of Clinical Pathology, National Institutes of Health associated with National Library of Medicine and National Center for Biotechnology Information, University of Maryland School of Medicine as reported by Journal of American College of Cardiology, American Diabetes Association, American Kidney Association, CBS News, BBC News, and more) a lifestyle with regular exercise and a plant-based diet can reduce cancer risk, aid in preventing obesity, lowering blood pressure, reduce the chance of heart disease and stroke, assist in reducing the risk of diabetes and is far healthier in other ways than the typical American diet. Medical professionals advise a change in lifestyle rather than going on fad diets. Food combining (Fit For Life) and the alkaline diet are among a couple schools of thought based on healthy lifestyle rather than a fad diet. It is up to the individual whether to reduce or eliminate meat portions in their diet, depending on what works best for each person. The following are key elements that are advised from research studies: