Learn True Health with Ashley James 449 The New Science of Food, Hormones, & Health, Dr. Neal Barnard Discusses Healing, Improving & Preventing PCOS, Endometriosis, Insulin Function, PMS, Type 2 Diabetes, Hypothyroidism, Hyperthyroidism, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, & Prostate Cancer
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Oct 25, 2020 
Dr. Neal Barnard, physician and whole-food, plant-based researcher, shares how food controls hormones and health. He discusses diet reversing type 2 diabetes, relieving menstrual pain, and reducing hot flashes. He explains how animal foods and dairy affect estrogen, insulin, and cancer risk. Practical tips for switching to a plant-based diet are also covered.
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Vegan Diet Stopped Severe Menstrual Cramping
- Neal Barnard treated a young woman with crippling menstrual cramps by removing all animal products and oils for four weeks, and her pain disappeared.
- He then ran a randomized trial with Georgetown OB/GYN confirming dramatic improvements for many women.
Animal Fat Drives Insulin Resistance Not Carbs
- Insulin resistance is driven more by dietary fat entering muscle and liver cells than by carbohydrates themselves.
- Animal fats deposit inside cells and block insulin's ability to clear glucose, explaining links between fatty diets and diabetes.
Vegan Diet Prevented Hysterectomy And Restored Fertility
- A woman slated for hysterectomy for severe endometriosis adopted the vegan diet and the disease resolved, preserving her fertility and later she had three children.
- Neal Barnard uses this case to show diet reversed surgical fate.
