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diabetes, but it can treat diabetes, as well. Dr. James Anderson is a prominent medical doctor studying diabetes and its treatment with diet. One study he conducted examined the effects of a mostly plant-food diet that was rich in fiber and carbohydrates and low in fat. 26 It involved twenty-five type 1 diabetics and twenty-five type 2 diabetics in a controlled hospital setting. (Type 1 diabetics cannot produce insulin, and it would seem far less likely that these patients would garner any benefit from a dietary change alone.) All the participants were not overweight, and 100 percent of them were taking insulin shots to regulate their blood sugar levels. For the first week all the patients were fed the standard diet recommended by the American Diabetes Association, which included meat and dairy products. For the next three weeks the patients switched over to a plant-based, mostly vegetarian diet. Dr. Anderson then studied the effect of the new diet on the patients’ blood sugar and cholesterol levels, as well as on their weight and medication requirements.
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    Plant Foods Decrease Colon Cancer Risk
    According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is part of the World Health Organization, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in men and the second most common cancer in women worldwide. Almost 60 percent of the cases occur in developed regions. 15 In one study researchers compared environmental factors and cancer rates in thirty-two countries and found a strong correlation between colon cancer and meat intake. 16 This study found in particular that regions where more animal protein, more sugar and fewer cereal grains were consumed had far higher rates of colon cancer. 17
    Studies show that eating more fiber—which is found in plant foods only—decreases your risk of colon cancer. A large study in 2003 by the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) 18 collected data on fiber intake and colorectal cancer in five hundred nineteen thousand people across Europe and found that the 20 percent of people that consumed the most fiber in their diet (about thirty-four grams per day), had a 42 percent lower risk of colorectal cancer than the 20 percent who consumed the least fiber in their diet (about thirteen grams a day). 19
    Given its widespread prevalence, colon cancer affects all of us. I have many fond memories spending time as a child with my grandmother on my father’s side, Nana, who taught me how to knit and paint with acrylic and oil paints on canvas. Nana took her fiber supplement every day but did not eat a lot of vegetables and fruits that are naturally high in fiber. Nana passed away from colon cancer in 1996, at the young age of sixty-four.
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    True Beauty Story
    BARBARA MULREADY IS A CLIENT OF MINE IN HER EARLY FORTIES. SHE IS TALL , with long blond hair, has a fit body and stays within five pounds of her ideal weight. However, when I met her, she had very shallow, dark circles under her eyes, which gave her a permanently tired expression. The nasolabial fold between her nose and her mouth was also very deep, and her cheeks looked sunken. The words that come to mind to describe how she looked at that first meeting we had at a tea café were unfortunately “beat down.”
    Ironically, Barbara is a personal trainer. She gives advice to her clients on how to eat, but she could tell something was off with her own diet, and she sought out my help. Her energy was very low, she was often irritable and emotional, and she did not have regular, adequate bowel movements. When I looked into her eyes, I saw a deflated version of the real Barbara, as if a wet cloth had been laid over her true radiance.
    When I looked at her diet, I saw that she was eating small meals five to seven times a day, and that most of her mini meals included some kind of lean animal protein. As a result of eating such a high-protein, acidic diet, outwardly her