Don't forget: cruciferous vegetables must be chopped, crushed, or chewed well for maximum benefit!

Onions, along with leeks, garlic, shallots and scallions, make up the allium family of vegetables, which can have beneficial effects on the cardiovascular and immune systems, as well as possible anti-diabetic and anti-cancer effects.

The diet, to be healthy, has to be mostly fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts and seeds.

The American diet causes disease. It is composed of 25 percent animal products and 62 percent processed foods and only 5 percent of calories from fruits and vegetables.

To provide optimal levels of protective micronutrients, a diet must be vegetable-based, not grain-based.

We need radical dietary improvement, and the earlier in life that change is made, the better. Just following a vegan diet or eating a few more vegetables is not enough.