Several years ago I was very impressed by a presentation I saw regarding the benefits of a whole foods, plant based diet. Although I had always been interested in eating in a healthy manner, my diet at the time was not consistently healthy. I was suffering from various small health issues which were becoming more and more bothersome. II decided on a plan of action. For two weeks I would eat only a whole foods, plant based diet, and then evaluate how I felt and if I wanted to continue with the new diet.
 

I was encouraged by reading this guidance from Sister White:

"Again and again I have been shown that God is trying to lead us back, step by step, to His original design - that man should subsist upon the natural products of the earth." 
~Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, p. 119, 1890.

"Vegetables, fruits, and grains should compose our diet. Not an ounce of flesh meat should enter our stomachs. The eating of flesh is unnatural. We are to return to God's original purpose in the creation of man." ~Manuscripts p. 115, 1903.

"Among those who are waiting for the coming of the Lord, meat eating will eventually be done away; flesh will cease to form a part of their diet."
~Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, p. 119, 1890.

"Butter is less harmful when eaten on cold bread than when used in cooking; but, as a rule, it is better to dispense with it altogether. Cheese is still more objectionable; it is wholly unfit for food." ~CD p. 368

"Our fare is simple and wholesome. We have on our table no butter, no meat, no cheese, no greasy mixture of food...All who sit at my table express themselves as being well satisfied with the food provided." ~Letter 62, 1903

"Grains and fruits prepared free from grease, and in as natural a condition as possible, should be the food for the tables of all who claim to be preparing for translation to heaven." ~Testimonies for the Church, 352, 1869.
 

I began my dietary changes. To my surprise, I thoroughly enjoyed my food. Although I missed some foods, especially when eating in a restaurant or in a social setting, I was determined to keep strictly to my new diet for the two week testing period I had decided upon. I soon noticed some changes which I very much enjoyed - I had more energy, I slept better, and I was less moody.
 

The days flew by, and, at the end of two weeks, unwilling to lose my newfound energy, and I decided to extend the test for two more weeks. I soon found myself at the end of my 4 week testing time. As I reflected back over the previous weeks, I realized with shock that a painful recurring problem I had been experiencing had not occurred at all during the weeks since I had changed my diet. My enjoyment of life had increased, and somehow, eating a healthy diet gave me a huge sense of well being and satisfaction, knowing that I was giving my body what it needed to heal, repair, and be healthy. I chose to keep a whole foods, plant based diet. After I had been on the diet for a year, I had another major healing event. A constant, painful condition that I had struggled with for seven years suddenly healed, and it has never returned. I praise the Lord that all the guidance He gives us is only for our benefit and our best good.

~A New York Conference member