Midland Reporter-Telegram – Blythe Awtrey
“June is National Fruit and Vegetable Month, and oh, how I love to eat my fruit and vegetables. To encourage your children and grandchildren to eat them, you can be a role model by eating fruits and vegetables yourself. Consuming a whole food plant-based diet will help protect you and your children from common chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, obesity and breast and colon cancers. You can even reverse already-established cardiovascular disease, diabetes and hypertension. Did you know that 30 years ago Type 2 diabetes did not exist in children? Today, about 208,000 American children under 20 are estimated to have been diagnosed with diabetes…Create a culture of health in your home for you and your family. Please consider the following recommendations:”(more)