If physicians know of a treatment that could prevent and reversedisease, then it seems like that treatment should be the first-linemethod of care prescribed to patients. Researchers at KaiserPermanente, one of the largest managed care organizations in thecountry, found that there is, in fact, such a treatment. In theirofficial materials, they now advise the 17,000+physicians in their network to recommend the most powerful, yetleast-used prescription to their patients: a healthy, plant-baseddiet and active lifestyle.
In the NutritionFacts.org video below, Dr. Michael Gregerexplores the patient education materials published by KaiserPermanente. The publication provides tips, meal plan ideas, and alist of health benefits, which include:
· Reversal/prevention of heart disease
· Lower risk of cancer/diabetes
· Healthy weight
· Lower food costs
Julia Helms is an editorial intern at Forks Over Knives. She isa student at New York University earning her degree in GlobalPublic Health and Communications. After being diagnosed with type 1diabetes, she transferred from the Fashion Institute of Technologyto NYU to pursue a career in public health, concentrating onplant-based nutrition as a proactive form of diseaseprevention.
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