By Dr. Seun Sowemimo, Medical Director
You need to stop looking for the right diet in the wrong places.
Losing weight and living longer can be attributed simply to the food you eat.
Did you know that most medicines come from plants, in some form or another?
That’s right, plants can help cure illness and disease.
Doesn’t it make sense, then, that eating plants can also keep us from getting sick?
The US is a global leader in the development of drugs that treat many illnesses, so you would naturally assume Americans are incredibly healthy and live long lives, right?
Wrong.
Let Food Be Thy Medicine and Medicine Thy Food
In fact, today, nearly 40% of Americans have the chronic disease of obesity (whether they know it or not) which can lead to:
- Type 2 diabetes
- Heart disease
- Cancer
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Sleep apnea
As a bariatric surgeon, I see the ravages of obesity firsthand–it makes people of all ages sick and shortens their lives.
Conversely, there are people in other parts of the world who live in Blue Zones, where the rate of chronic disease is extremely low and the average life span is incredibly long.
What do they eat? Not fast food or white sugar, I assure you.
They eat a plant-based diet–not cholesterol-clogging red meat or artificial food that comes in shiny plastic packages or cardboard boxes proclaiming their fake food is ‘good for you.’
The answer to obesity is to eat unaltered, real food that comes from the ground, tree or vine–think fruits, vegetables, nuts and beans.
Try a Plant-Based Diet — You’ll Thank Me Later
Try it for a few days–even a week. Throw in a few pieces of fish, if you’d like.
I promise, you’ll be messaging me that you feel better, have more energy, enjoy a better night’s sleep and even dropped a couple of pounds.
Remember “Hara Hachi Bu.” (Stop eating when you are 80% full).
I don’t expect you to eat a perfect diet every minute of your life.
Just keep in mind–what you DON’T eat is as important as what you DO eat.
Do You Have a Lot of Weight to Lose?
Prime Surgicare offers a team of board-certified, bariatric weight loss surgery doctors and specially-trained obesity experts who will work with you to regain control of your weight and your health.
Do you have medical problems related to your weight? We can help resolve those issues as well.
Find out more by attending our next New Patient Seminar at CentraState Medical Center or watch our bariatric weight loss surgery webinar from the comfort of your own computer.
If you’d like to schedule a one-on-one consultation–confirming your appointment date the next two weeks–call us at (732) 982-2002.