QUOTE : Principle 5: <br />It is worth repeating that chronic diseases take several years to develop. As we saw in chapter three, cancer that is already initiated and growing in experimental animals can be slowed, halted or even reversed by<br />good nutrition. Luckily for us, the same good nutrition maximizes health<br />at every stage of a disease. In humans, we have seen research findings<br />showing that a whole foods, plant-based diet reverses advanced heart<br />disease, helps obese people lose weight and helps diabetics get off their<br />medication and return to a more normal, pre-diabetes life. Research has<br />also shown that advanced melanoma, the deadly form of skin cancer,<br />might be attenuated or reversed by lifestyle change.<br />I believe that an ounce of prevention does equal a pound of cure, and<br />the earlier in life good foods are eaten, the better one's health will be.<br />But for those who already face the burden of disease, we must not forget l that nutrition still can playa vital role.