Health Dangers of Eating Fruit In the exploration of the Health Dangers of a Plant-based Diet fruit plays an interesting role. Most people think fruit is healthy because they are high in antioxidants, they are a good source of fiber, and they contain essential vitamins and minerals. And unlike other plant parts (roots, seeds, stems,…
Health Dangers of Eating Seeds There are health dangers of eating seeds. In the first article of this series, Health Dangers of a Plant-Based Diet, we discovered how plants have motivations for their survival, not human health. And to protect themselves, plants use phytochecmicals to deter predators from eating them. These toxins fight back against…
Health Dangers of a Plant-Based Diet To claim there are health dangers with a plant-based diet flies in the face of conventional wisdom. It’s surely heresy among nutrition experts. These experts tell us we need to eat fruits and vegetables for their essential vitamins and minerals. Their potent antioxidants ward off aging and cancer. And…
Is Fruit Healthy? We’ve been told ad nausem – without question – that we should eat our fruits and vegetables. They are loaded with antioxidants and heart-healthy fiber. Right? But what if this advice wasn’t so good? In some writing that I’m working on, I titled a section “The Fruit Fallacy – An Apple a…