"Evidence Behind the Plant-based Diet and Where to Start the Journey" with Matt Ruscigno, RD

Matt Ruscigno, MPH, RD is a registered dietitian with two nutrition degrees, including graduate training at Loma Linda, one of the only accredited universities promoting plant-based diets. He is the past-Chair of the Vegetarian Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and co-author of No Meat Athlete. Matt lives in Los Angeles where he has taught community college and worked with low-income youth creating after-school cooking and gardening programs. Currently he is the Chief Nutrition Officer for Nutrinic, a healthcare company that uses plant-based diets to reduce risk for chronic diseases. This is the conversation about the evidence behind and how to follow a plant-based to diet to reduce, prevent and reverse chronic disease. Matt briefly covers ethical and environmental argument for plant-based diet, and goes in detail about the health benefits of this lifestyle. He talks about the barriers in behavioral change, ways to overcome them and the proven health benefits that are inevitable when transitioning to plant-based lifestyle. To learn more please visit: Website: https://truelovehealth.com Nutrinic: https://nutrinic.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/mattruscigno/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattruscigno Newsletter: https://truelovehealth.us8.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c2c2ae43a3525bbf72821a12d&id=6fafdcdf69