When I first started my advocacy Mesa ni Misis, it was to help address issues that plagued Filipinos. After all, what we eat is directly connected to our health and wellness. But the price of food is a constant deterrent to eating healthily.
While historically Filipinos did not seem to eat a lot of vegetables, the changing times demand that we start to do so. With an abundance of inexpensive vegetables that grow in our country, it should not be hard. In spite of this, Filipinos suffer from one of the highest rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and hypertension—diseases that can all be cured by a change of lifestyle and diet.
And diets that are plant-forward have been shown to be beneficial to health, alleviating the most common symptoms of these non-communicable diseases.
