Maybe it’s because I just celebrated my sixty-fifth birthday — but I’m very sensible to the fact of the epidemic of heart disease which is happening to many people all around us. And many people who have suddenly been afflicted with heart attacks, are a year younger than me. I think that the saturated fat from animal products builds up in the body and can cause illness by that age if they haven’t been afflicted with anything earlier. And some of them, are fortunate and live.
As I was saying to my partner, “I wish more people would get it that diet and health are related.”
Just yesterday, I was skimming through Dr. Dean Ornish’s latest book, “Undo it” and was delighted to learn that his program is available on Zoom and is covered with Medicare, Medicaid, and is covered by many major insurances.
There are many reasons to go vegan, and I was telling a friend, Taking care of yourself is a radical act.
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