In this Nutrition Facts "Flashback Friday" video titled Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death, Michael Greger, M.D. updates the the role that diet plays in the leading causes of death. As usual, he does it with a great deal of humor. If you are only going to watch one of the videos from this newsletter, this is the one!

Note: Because this is a "Flashback Friday" video, most of the dates mentioned are for last year, not this year.

In another Nutrition Facts "Flashback Friday" video titled More Than an Apple a Day: Preventing Our Most Common Diseases, Michael Greger, M.D. updates the the role that diet plays in the leading causes of disease. This video extends the previous video by discussing chronic diseases that are not necessarily a leading a cause of death. As usual, he does it with a great deal of humor.

In the video titled Using Your Food to Heal, Michael Klaper, M.D. discusses how he uses food to heal patients. He also explains:

• Why most doctors manage a patients chronic disease with drugs instead of explaining how the patient can usually improve or reverse the disease with proper nutrition.
• Why complex carbohydrates do not turn into fat and cause weight gain.
• Why when you eat fat and sugar at the same time, the body burns the suger for energy and stores the fat for later use.
• How overweight people can shed the excess pounds.
• Why chicken and pork are just as bad as red meat.
• Why paleo and keto diets may lead to short term health improvements but are likely to cause long term health problems.
• Why long term meat eaters might feel lousy when they switch to a healthy whole plant food diet and why it might take months or even a year before they can completely eliminate animal foods.
• Why eating an animal centric diet contributes to environmental damage and global warming.

This talk can change the way you think about nutrition and the current treatment of the chronic diseases that are plaguing our society.

In this VegSource video titled Chocolate, Cheese, Meat, & Sugar - Physically Addictive Neal Barnard, M.D., discusses the science behind food additions. Willpower is not to blame: chocolate, cheese, meat, and sugar release opiate-like substances.

Dr. Barnard also discusses how industry, aided by government, exploits these natural cravings, pushing us to eat more and more unhealthy foods. A plant-based diet is the solution to avoid many of these problems.

Note: Although this is a ten year old video, it is still worth your time to watch it.