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The Future Is Plant-based — and You Can Help Lead the Way

The sooner we shift to plant-based eating, the sooner we’ll create a much, much better world.

- Earthsave Canada

Far from being restrictiv­e, moving towards plant-based eating today is easier than ever.

Plant-based eating has become increasing­ly popular in recent years, and it’s easy to understand why. Faced with an obesity epidemic, a climate crisis, and even a global pandemic, many people are looking for ways to make meaningful change to support the future of our planet.

Plant-based eating is a uniquely powerful individual choice that has tremendous positive effects for personal health, environmen­tal sustainabi­lity, and reducing the number of animals subjected to horrific suffering and death.

From the recent Canada Food Guide to the Eat-lancet report to the Drawdown Review, experts around the world recognize the importance of shifting to plant-based diets.

The benefits of plant-based eating

By eating plant-based, you’ll be helping to address climate change, air and water pollution, deforestat­ion, and global hunger. You’ll also be adding years to your life and life to your years! Studies have shown that the risks of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, ischemic stroke, and some types of cancer are all substantia­lly lower in people eating largely plant-based diets.

You’ll also be shifting your support from industries that inherently cause animal abuse and suffering on an unfathomab­le scale to those that produce the foods keeping us healthiest: fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans, legumes, nuts, and seeds.

Far from being restrictiv­e, moving toward plant-based eating today is easier than ever, and it can open up a world of culinary possibilit­ies and reignite a love for food that nourishes your body. Start making your shift today!

Visit earthsave.ca and earthsave.ca/blog to learn more.

This article is sponsored by Earthsave Canada.

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