Dr. Oz, who is longevity and anti aging guru, convinced Rocco – the meat eater cowboy, to transform his eating habits to healthier and nutritious alternatives. On Friday’s show he announced that Rocco is sticking with the Vega Diet and has no plans to revert to his former lifestyle. So what exactly is Dr.Oz vegan diet plan and why bother to adopt it?

First of all never in the human history, homosapiens fell prey to the diseases like cardiac arrests, cancers and whole plethora of degenerative diseases from Alzheimers to diabetes in such a large numbers. Yes these diseases were there in the prehistoric times but they had not acquired the epidemic proportions. Our diet is the biggest culprit of all behind these complex disorders. Had I not had the fear of being sued by the cola companies, I would have painted a billboard myself to spread awareness about their lethality. Sugar intake itself creates the craving for further sugar. Dr. Oz Vegan Diet’s first point is to avoid sugar. Second is saving the hormone “Leptin”, in the body. Leptin regulates the mechanism that controls the feeling of being hungry. Foods like corn syrup deplete this hormone. Dr.Oz Vegan diet favors whole wheat for its fiber content instead of refined white flour. The plan also suggests avoiding bad fats.

Dr. Oz Vegan diet incorporates antioxidant rich oils like borage seed oil, olive oil or fish oils. It advocates meeting the sugar needs by eating fruits.

Dr. Oz specially recommends garlic for its cholesterol lowering and anti cancer properties.

Dr. Oz Vegan Diet