Plant Based Nutrition

Plant-based diets are increasingly popular, with more and more people seeking to improve their diet quality by limiting the amounts of cholesterol and saturated fat, and increasing the amount of fibre they consume, by getting most or all of their nutrition from fruits, vegetables, legumes, tubers, seeds, nuts, etc. Such diets have been linked to numerous health benefits, including healthy weight management, reduced inflammation, improved heart health, and lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

This is all pretty straightforward in theory, but the practice is where it can get complicated or difficult for those who aren’t as familiar with the nutritional profiles of plant-based foods. For example, if you’re looking to optimise protein intake, you may want to opt for foods like tofu, tempeh, seitan, or legumes, which aren’t as commonplace in standard Western cuisine. Also, due to the differences in nutritional profiles, those consuming a plant-based diet may need to place more focus on attaining adequate amounts of certain nutrients like vitamin B12 to avoid any easily preventable deficiencies.

For many patients, the missing ingredient is learned guidance on how to build and maintain a regimen of healthy foods with the complete complement of nutrition that your body needs to thrive.

This is where we come in. Plant Based Nutrition at Tonume Integrated Health is administered by Dr. Matthew Nagra, a fully qualified Naturopathic Doctor who also holds a Plant Based Nutrition Certificate from eCornell and the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies. Dr. Nagra has the education and the experience to help you make the most of your vegan, vegetarian, or plant-forward commitment, and has published nutrition research in leading scientific journals, including the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.