WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?
Aside from free culturally-led and aligned programming we proudly educate communities with the only evidence-based, peer-reviewed programs shown to prevent, arrest and reverse lifestyle driven chronic illnesses; whole food, plant-based (WFPB) lifestyle.
WFPB Lifestyle benefits include:
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High fiber, low caloric and nutrient-rich
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Helps to significantly lower inflammation, cholesterol and blood sugar
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Helps to improve immune function and lowers risk of colds & flus
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Helps to improve sleep, mood and mental clarity
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Supports the prevention and arrest of the progression of numerous autoimmune diseases
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Supports the prevention, arrest and reversal heart disease and type 2 diabetes
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Provide tools that support improved quality of life
FOOD AS MEDICINE
Nearly 80% of premature deaths from chronic illness can be prevented through diet and lifestyle. Yet in the U.S., far too many communities are denied access to the fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grains, nuts, and seeds that sustain life and prevent disease.
While grocery stores in affluent areas overflow with fresh options, systemic inequities force historically underserved and systemically disenfranchised communities to rely heavily on fast food and processed products that fuel illness.
Nearly 39.5 million Americans live in low-income, limited-access food areas, a reality that disproportionately impacts those already burdened by lifestyle-driven chronic illness. This is food apartheid -a systemic injustice that restricts access to affordable, health-promoting nutrition.
Power is Giving’s Charlotte-based programs dismantle these barriers by equipping communities with the knowledge, access and culturally resonant resources needed to embrace a whole food, plant-based optimal wellness lifestyle, supported by more than five thousand studies showing its power to prevent, arrest and reverse our top lifestyle-driven chronic illnesses.
We focus on practical, affordable and culturally aligned tools that help individuals and families apply this evidence in real life, even in places where access has been inadequate and inequitable.