A vegan diet provides several health benefits including maintaining a healthy heart, weight loss, lower blood sugar and improved kidney function, reduced risk of certain cancers, and reduced arthritis pain. It can also improve skin, hair and nails due to its nutrient composition. Green tea and ginger tea can boost digestion and provide other benefits like weight loss and reduced stress. A vegan diet may help reduce symptoms of premenstrual syndrome by lowering stress and anxiety levels. Eliminating meat from the diet avoids issues like drugs/hormones, fat, cholesterol, parasites, bacteria, and chemicals associated with meat which can lead to health problems like heart disease and cancer.

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GEORGINA WHITELOCK

2. 'There are many health benefits that
come when you follow a vegan diet.'
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vegan-diet-benefitsc
Vegan diets are known to help people lose weight. However, they also offer an array of additional health benefits. For starters, a vegan
diet may help you maintain a healthy heart. Another 5 health benefits include:
1. Vegan diets are richer in certain nutrients: For instance, several studies have reported that vegan diets tend to provide more fiber,
antioxidants and beneficial plant compounds. They also appear to be richer in potassium, magnesium, folate and vitamins A, C and E.
2. It can help you lose excess weight: Many studies show that vegans tend to be thinner and have lower body mass indexes (BMIs) than
non-vegans.
3. It lowers blood sugar and improves kidney function
4. A vegan diet may protect against certain cancers: According to the World Health Organization, about one-third of all cancers can be
prevented by factors within your control, including diet. For instance, eating legumes regularly may reduce your risk of colorectal
cancer by about 9–18%, it also suggests that eating seven portions of fruit and veg a day may reduce the risk of cancer by up to 15%
5. A vegan diet can reduce pain from arthritis: One study randomly assigned 40 arthritic participants to either continue eating their
omnivorous diet or switch to a whole-food, plant-based vegan diet for 6 weeks.
6.Those on the vegan diet reported higher energy levels and better general functioning than those who didn't change their diet

3. 'Not only are you highly likely to loose a few pounds but also you will be
naturally beaming from having clearer skin, nuts and vitamins give you
strong and healthy skin, hair and nails, upping your confidence and
reviving your sexy.'
https://www.healthyfood.co.nz/articles/2008/june/8-steps-to-healthy-skin-hair-and-nails
Nuts are apparently like little nutrition nuggets, packed with essential fats, vitamin E and B. In a
study people who had had a heart attack were asked to eat 50g of peanuts a day for 6 weeks,
the results that were presented were that some people in particular noticed a drastic
improvement to their hair and nails. Vitamin C is essential to make collagen( a protein that is the
main connective tissue in the skin) The less collagen you produce in the skin the more sagging
you get) Vitamin C is also an essential antioxidant that fights damage already been done to your
skin. Vitamin E is another antioxidant and is used to help the body heal and for it to prevent
scarring. good for your skin and Vitamin D is good for your bones.

4. 'green tea and ginger tea boost you’re digestion'
https://steptohealth.com/renew-body-day-green-tea-ginger-
cinnamon/
•There are multiple benefits to drinking green tea including:
•It is a natural anti-cancer agent
•It will boost your metabolism and help you lose weight
•It is mildly stimulating and improves attention and concentration
•It combats water retention
•It improves the health of your teeth and gums
•It improves some skin diseases such as acne or psoriasis
•It reduces allergies
•It alleviates stress
There are also many benefits to ginger which
include boosting your digestion. Other benefits
include:
• It has antioxidants effects, which delays
cellular aging
•It is a natural anti-cancer agent
•It will boost your metabolism and help you
lose weight
•It is mildly stimulating and improves attention
and concentration
•It combats water retention
•It improves the health of your teeth and gums
•It improves some skin diseases such as acne
or psoriasis
•It reduces allergies
•It alleviates stress

5. 'Premenstrual syndrome is exhausting and you can find
yourself both mentally and physically struggling. An animal
product free lifestyle can reduce the pain and distress'
It is possible that a vegan diet may lower both your anxiety and stress levels, according to the
study in 'Nutritional Neuroscience' in which researchers surveyed 620 vegetarians, vegans and
omnivores about their mood. They discovered that an increased intake in fruit and vegetables
gave a lower score in anxiety for male vegan participants. Female vegan participants resulted in
reduced stress levels due to their animal free diets as well as their lower intake of sweets. Most
products in which are proven to reduce pain and distress are animal free products (with the
exception of a couple) Including cashews, berries, avocadoes, asparagus etc etc..
http://www.pcrm.org/health/medNews/vegans-have-less-stress-and-anxiety
https://www.prevention.com/mind-body/emotional-health/13-healthy-foods-that-reduce-stress-
and-depression/slide/9

6. 'Low levels of fats, salt, sugar and caffeine can reduce the intensity of
PMS and in some cases, make the sleepless nights, back crippling pain
and stomach cramps become non-existent.'
https://www.webmd.com/women/pms/features/diet-and-pms#1
In order to reduce the symptoms of pms you can alter your diet slightly to reduce the effects it has on you. These
dietary changes can include.
1. Enjoying high-quality calcium foods- In studies of college-aged women and nurses, women with the highest
intakes of calcium and vitamin D were less likely to develop PMS.
2. Don't overload on sugar- In fact, studies have shown that some women with PMS may take in 200 to 500
more calories a day. Those additional calories typically come from fats, carbohydrates, or sweet foods. Rather
than turning to sugar to boost serotonin levels, we advise eating whole grains instead.
3. Pay attention to what you're drinking- It is suggested that you cut down on Alcohol, however although
women are often advised to cut back on alcohol and even caffeine, there's not a lot of evidence these steps
are necessarily beneficial.
4. Don't overlook salt- Since nearly everything that comes in a bottle, bag, package, or can is loaded with salt,
it's almost impossible to eliminate sodium. But slashing some of it may reduce the uncomfortable bloating
and water retention from PMS.

7. 'With meat comes disease, drugs / hormones, bacteria,
pesticides / chemicals, parasites, fat & cholesterol.
'
Their can be many reasons in which why you wouldn't want to eat meat. These reasons can include
the following:
1. Drugs/ Hormones
2. Fat and cholesterol
3. Pesticides/ chemicals from fertilizers/ PCB's
4. Parasites
5. Bacteria
Animal Fat should be avoided at all costs due to its concentration of pesticides and toxic chemicals,
also because of its contribution to heart disease ( The no.1 killer)
It is well known that meat intake leads to increased cholesterol due to the high saturated fat content.
This in turn leads to the narrowing of the coronary and cerebral arteries, which can ultimately lead to
a heart attack and/or stroke.

8. Approximately 8 million people in the UK are affected by arthritis, scientists in their
labs have been researching so you don’t have to, arthritis can be less likely to occur to
those who have eliminated gluten from life, your hands, knees, hips and spine will
continue to dance you to death; pain free and happy.
https://www.everydayhealth.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/diet/the-facts-about-gluten-and-ra-
diets/
The link between diet and arthritis is a controversial one, and the relationship between gluten
and joint pain and inflammation is a prime example. Proponents of a gluten-free diet
for arthritis claim it can eliminate joint pain, while researchers are still looking for proof to back
up those claims.
We have studied it fairly extensively, and what becomes clear is that there aren’t a lot of
relationships between diet and rheumatoid arthritis that withstand the test of time,”

9. 'Eating all those animals leads to degenerative-and
fatal-health conditions like heart disease, kidney disease
and cancer.'
https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/21639/cancer-information/cancer-risk-and-
prevention/healthy-weight-diet-and-exercise/meat-and-cancer/
There is now a clear body of evidence that bowel cancer is more common among those who eat
more red and processed meat. Processed meat consumption has also been strongly linked to a
higher risk of stomach cancer.
The World Health Organization has classified processed meats – including ham, salami, bacon
and frankfurts – as a Group 1 carcinogen which means that there is strong evidence that
processed meats cause cancer. Red meat, such as beef, lamb and pork has been classified as a
‘probable’ cause of cancer. These classifications do not indicate the risk of getting cancer, rather
how certain we are that these things are likely to cause cancer.