With the vegan trend only gaining steam, a growing crop of freshly converted plant eaters are figuring out the nutritional ins and outs of their diet. MegaFood to the rescue: The whole-foods supplement pioneer just launched a certified vegan line that’s formulated to meet vegans’ needs—and bolster a few common nutrient weak spots. For instance, Vegan Daily multivitamin provides plant-based support for bones, nails, and hair, as well as extra vitamin B12 (found most commonly in meats), iron (ditto) and chromium for energy. Other products include Vegan B12, detoxifying Vegan Protect and digestion helper Vegan-Ease. Read more about this new collection at www.megafood.com/vegan
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With the vegan trend only gaining steam, a growing crop of freshly converted plant eaters are figuring out the nutritional ins and outs of their diet. MegaFood to the rescue: The whole-foods supplement pioneer just launched a certified vegan line that’s formulated to meet vegans’ needs—and bolster a few common nutrient weak spots. For instance, Vegan Daily multivitamin provides plant-based support for bones, nails, and hair, as well as extra vitamin B12 (found most commonly in meats), iron (ditto) and chromium for energy. Other products include Vegan B12, detoxifying Vegan Protect and digestion helper Vegan-Ease.

Read more about this new collection at www.megafood.com/vegan

57 Health Benefits of Going Vegan

Nutrition

All of the following nutritional benefits come from a vegan diet full of foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts, beans, and soy products.

  1. Reduced saturated fats. Dairy products and meats contain a large amount of saturated fats. By reducing the amount of saturated fats from your diet, you’ll improve your health tremendously, especially when it comes to cardiovascular health.
  2. Carbohydrates. Carbohydrates provide energy for your body. When you don’t have enough carbohydrates, your body will burn muscle tissue.
  3. Fiber. A diet high in fiber (as vegan eating usually is) leads to healthier bowel movements. High fiber diets help fight against colon cancer.
  4. Magnesium. Aiding in the absorption of calcium, magnesium is an often overlooked vitamin in importance to a healthy diet. Nuts, seeds, and dark leafy greens are an excellent source of magnesium.
  5. Potassium. Potassium balances water and acidity in your body and stimulates the kidneys to eliminate toxins. Diets high in potassium have shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
  6. Folate. This B vitamin is an important part of a healthy diet. Folate helps with cell repair, generating red and white blood cells, and metabolizing amino acids.
  7. Antioxidants. For protection against cell damage, antioxidants are one of the best ways to help your body. Many researchers also believe that antioxidants helpprotect your body against forming some types of cancer.
  8. Vitamin C. Besides boosting your immune system, Vitamin C also helps keep your gums healthy and helps your bruises heal faster. Vitamin C is also an antioxidant.
  9. Vitamin E. This powerful vitamin has benefits for your heart, skin, eyes, brain, and may even help prevent Alzheimer’s Disease. A diet high in grains, nuts, and dark leafy greens is full of Vitamin E.
  10. Phytochemicals. Plant-based foods provide phytochemicals, which help to prevent and heal the body from cancer, boost protective enzymes, and work with antioxidants in the body.
  11. Protein. That protein is good for your body is no surprise. It may be a surprise to learn that most Americans eat too much protein and in forms such as red meat that are not healthy ways of getting protein. Beans, nuts, peas, lentils, and soy products are all great ways to get the right amount of protein in a vegan diet.

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No Body Needs Milk

Thanks to countless millions of dollars in advertising, almost everybody thinks they need milk. Over the past several decades, cow’s milk and its byproducts have come to be seen as an essential part of the diet of most Americans. Milk and milk products such as cheese, yogurt, ice cream, whey, kefir and butter have been effectively promoted by the Unified Marketing Plan1 with a budget in excess of $165 million a year. But this promotion hasn’t just been about advertising. Federal laws mandate that all schools will provide children with milk at each meal or face the loss of federal funds. Those responsible for this man-date have chosen to ignore the fact that up to 90 percent of African-American, 70 percent of Asian, and 15 percent of Caucasian children are unable to digest the sugar (lactose) in milk.

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