The Wilmington Seventh-day Adventist Church will be hosting a free “A Taste of Health” series beginning Sunday, March 18 at 4 p.m. the Seventh-day Adventist Church at 4394 South State Route 73, Wilmington.

The series will feature the benefits of a whole foods, plant-based diet. You will be able to enjoy a number of different vegan food samples and discover yourself that healthy food can also be delicious. Food demonstrations will show how easy it is to prepare healthier foods and there is a door prize, too!

Find answers to your questions including: How can I feel more alert and energetic without relying on caffeine? How can I lower blood sugar, blood pressure, and even lose weight without starving? How can plant-based, whole foods be used to treat disease? What is a whole food plant-based diet? The “Forks Over Knives” plan explains that it is centered on whole, unrefined, or minimally refined plants.

It’s a diet based on fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains, and legumes; and it excludes meat (including chicken and fish), dairy products, and eggs, as well as highly refined foods like bleached flour, refined sugar, and oil.

Benefits of this diet based on research has now confirmed that a diet high in animal-based and highly processed foods eventually makes people sick and overweight. The diet can also contribute to reversing high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

If you would like to learn how to kick the junk food habit and provide healthier meals for your family while preventing disease or even reversing it, then check out the first seminar Sunday and eat your way to better health.

The series will run for eight months beginning in March and ending in October. Each session on the third Sunday of the month beginning at 4 p.m. Each session will highlight different healthful principles and one is not dependent upon another, so if you have to miss one session, you will still be able to learn and participate.