High Blood Pressure

A plant-based diet can reduce blood pressure and lower the risk for heart disease.

“If you change your diet, and do it very vigorously, you have enormous power. You can reverse heart disease. You can prevent it.”

- Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, President, Physicians Committee

“Basing our diets around plant foods (like vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and beans), which contain fiber and other nutrients, can reduce our risk of cancer.”

- World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research, Cancer Prevention Recommendations

“Arthritis does not have to be a one-way street. For many people it responds remarkably well to a change in the menu. The pain, swelling, and stiffness in your joints can improve or even goaway. ”

- Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, President, Physicians Committee

“Everyone knows good nutrition supports your overall health, but few realize that certain foods—power foods—can protect your brain and optimize its function, and even dramatically reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s disease.”

- Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, President, Physicians Committee