T. Colin Campbell: Well, I mean really it should be a diet that is largely focused on plant-based foods, by that I mean vegetables and grains and fruits and legumes, of course, and in particular, sort of whole foods. I mean, we ought not to be taking (laughs), I mean plant foods are really the optimal diet.
Your working muscles can take oxygen out of the blood three times as well as your resting muscles. Your body has several ways to increase the flow of oxygen-rich blood to working muscle: 1  increased local blood flow to the working muscle. 2  diversion of blood flow from nonessential organs to the working muscle.3  increased flow of blood from the heart (cardiac output).our body has several ways to increase the flow of oxygen-rich blood to working muscle: 1  increased local blood flow to the working muscle. 2  diversion of blood flow from nonessential organs to the working muscle. 3  increased flow of blood from the heart (cardiac output).
Blood flow through tissues is matched with the metabolic needs of the tissues. During exercise, blood flow through tissues is changed dramatically. Its rate of flow through exercising skeletal muscles can be 15 to 20 times greater than through resting muscles. The increased blood flow is the product of local, nervous, and hormonal regulatory mechanisms. When skeletal muscle is resting, only 20% to 25% of the capillaries are open, whereas during exercise 100% of the capillaries are open.