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Vegan Diet Fosters Changes in Gut Microbiome That Reduce Hot Flashes by 95%, Finds New Study WASHINGTON—A low-fat vegan diet that includes soy fosters changes in the gut microbiome that decrease postmenopausal vasomotor symptoms, or hot flashes, overall by 95%, according to a new study by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

Ideally, we should eat as many phytonutrient-rich foods as we can. At the very least, we should eat enough antioxidants to counter the oxidation of digestion (8,000 to 11,000 antioxidant units a day). The average American doesn’t even get half the minimum of antioxidants per day! No wonder oxidant stress-related diseases abound. We’re getting so few antioxidants in our diet, we can’t even keep up with the free radicals created by just digesting our meals.

These estimated minimum antioxidant needs do not take into account the added amounts we need to counter additional oxidant stressors, such as meat consumption, cigarette smoke, air pollution, sleep deprivation, or being sick. Ideally, we should be soaking our bloodstream with antioxidants—which means including antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables at every meal, and sipping on antioxidant-rich beverages, such as green tea or hibiscus tea, throughout the day.

Watch the videos, and see the research studies referenced:
"Minimum ‘Recommended Daily Allowance’ of Antioxidants" at http://bit.ly/2sRYENd
"How to Reach the Antioxidant ‘RDA’” at http://bit.ly/2JakDZW
Berries topic page https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/berries/
“Antioxidants in a Pinch” at https://bit.ly/2sME6pm