Support NutritionFacts.org—Fill the Carrot

Donations matched up to $100,000! Having a bit of trouble? [View this email in your browser]( [Forward this email to a friend]( Dear {NAME}, Today is the start of our annual end-of-year fundraising drive. More than half of our entire annual operating budget is raised during these final few weeks of the year, and our goal is to raise $350,000. We count on your giving-season generosity to make a [tax-deductible donation]( to keep NutritionFacts.org going and growing. This year is the tenth anniversary of NutritionFacts.org. Before the organization was founded, I traveled around the country giving hundreds of presentations about lifestyle medicine each year. Then, the Jesse & Julie Rasch Foundation generously provided the seed money to launch the organization and website in order to reach even more people with this life-changing, life-saving information. Now, we rely on the support of individual donors like you. A lot has changed in the last ten years. Today, more than a dozen staff members keep the engines running. Just this past year, we hired four new positions to help expand our outreach and web development programs. This is all thanks to the support of our donors. As you know, there are no ads or corporate sponsors on NutritionFacts.org. Our supporters are truly the lifeblood of this organization. You enable us to do this work. Every year, thousands of people step forward and make donations large and small to express appreciation for our work. Hundreds have even signed up to be [monthly donors]( which helps ensure a predictable and steady stream of support. Please "root" for the facts by helping us fill the carrot during our year-end funding drive! It's a numbers game; even a single dollar can help. For the second year in a row, a generous donor is providing a $100,000 match. Make your contributions early to have them doubled! On the [Donate Page]( you can make a tax-deductible donation [using a credit card or PayPal](. You can also transfer [stock]( or mail a check to NutritionFacts.org, PO Box 11400, Takoma Park, MD 20913. Federal employees can even donate through the CFC workplace giving program with designation number 26461. Your Donations Help Change Lives “I was raised on the standard American diet, and by the time I was approaching 40, I hit my highest weight at 240. I can still remember that day. It's when I'd had enough. I started to research nutrition, and your site was the first I came across. It changed my life. I have two young children, and I want to be around for them as long as I can without being a burden either. I lost my Mom at 43 and my Dad at 65, and I don't want my kids to experience what I did. I also want to set a good example for them. Now, at nearly 49 years old, I feel and look better than I have at any point in my life. People think I'm around 35. I can hike and bike for miles on end, run football routes with my 9-year-old son, and play basketball with him and his friends. When I was at my heaviest, my doctor wanted to put me on a statin; dietary changes were never mentioned. But, I wanted to fix it myself. My doctor now calls my lipid profile and blood work 'remarkable.' Learning about nutrition, calorie density, and plant-based diets is the single greatest self improvement I've ever done. And I thank you and all of your colleagues for the information to help me succeed. Hopefully I can influence the people around me, too!” —Jack [Key Takeaways: Cocoa]( Key Takeaways: Cocoa Although we should avoid processed chocolate due to the sugar content, cocoa has a number of health benefits. What are they? Find out on the [topic page](. [Topic Page]( [Champurrado]( Free Recipe: Champurrado Given the benefits of cocoa, try our recipe for this traditional Mexican drink. Get the free recipe [here]( and see how it’s made on our [Instagram](. [Get the Recipe]( [books]( Books Available Around the World Still looking for holiday gifts? 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