“For me, going vegan was an ethical and environmental decision. I’m doing the right thing by the animals,” said Alexandra Paul, an American actress, activist, health coach, and former model known for her career modeling in New York before landing her first major role in John Carpenter’s horror film Christine.
Well, choosing a plant-based diet can help the climate, your health, and also animals. When you intake plant food it reduces the chance of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and certain cancers.
Here are five Science-Based Health Benefits of Eating Plant-Based Foods:
Improves mental health and wellbeing:
Well, the major impact on your mood and mental health depends upon the diet choice you follow. To make it clear for you, our gut bacteria help to produce active hormones in your brain and your diet type can affect the health of gut bacteria. The maximum energy that our gut bacteria thrive from is fiber and plants are the best sources for fiber. If you want to improve your mental health then you should choose a plant-based diet. People who regularly intake vegan food or as we know plant-based food can also help in improving their work productivity and also reduce the level of depression and anxiety.
Reduce arthritic pain:
Due to aging, the cartilage in your joints gets broken down which will cause very painful consequences know as Osteoarthritis. You can not completely reverse the pain but pain medication or surgeries can help you to manage the pain. If you want to understand how plant-based food can help in treating Osteoarthritis, so the main cause of this problem is inflammation and much research stated that plant food has anti-inflammatory properties that can help in improving your arthritic pain. The meat diet shows opposite effects as it can increase the level of inflammation in the body.
Improves period pain in women:
Well, researchers around the world suggest that along with arthritic pain, plant-based food can also help with period pain. To make you understand much better let’s take an example- let’s ask a woman to try a low-fat vegan diet for two menstrual cycles and then ask them to try a meat diet for the same period. It is recorded that a meat diet during periods can cause intense pain and it also increases estrogen level. Whereas on a low-fat vegan diet women feel less pain and they show lower estrogen levels that is very helpful for women’s health.
Reduce the risk of urinary tract infections:
Yes, a plant-based diet can help to reduce the risk of urinary tract infections. The problem of UTI can be seen commonly in the general public and the main reason for getting infected is the cause of bacteria known as E Coli which stays in our intestine but sometimes it can find its way to the urinary tract. The main reason for UTI is a meat diet. So, if you follow a plant-based diet then you will have less risk of infection.
Saves on hospital cost:
A plant-based diet has very little risk of ill health, so it can save your hospital cost. A study in Japan suggests that vegetarians have less chance of visiting the hospital than non-vegetarian eaters.
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