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Vegan versus plant-based, what’s the difference?
The terms vegan and plant-based have been used interchangeably as a way to describe those that do not eat animal products. However, the two types of diets are very different. Vegan: A vegan diet focuses on the exclusion of animal products (meat and dairy). Some vegans...
Eat your “sea” veggies!
Sea vegetables (also known as kelp and seaweed) are edible algae that can be eaten as is or used as an ingredient in recipes. The most common types to eat are alaria, arame, dulse, hijiki, kelp, kombu, nori, and wakame. They have been consumed by coastal people for...
How animal products encourage cancer growth
Food choices are very personal, making information that challenges the healthy nature of commonly enjoyed foods very controversial. With the advancements in technology, new scientific discoveries are forcing us to question our fundamental beliefs about our diet and...
How to heal yourself and resolve the health care crisis – Dr. T. Colin Campbell
It’s no secret that the United States has a health care crisis. In this TED Talk, Dr. T. Colin Campbell, Professor Emeritus at Cornell University and co-author of several nutrition books including The China Study and Whole, shares his view on how we can each heal...
How your thoughts and emotions influence your health
Everything is energy. This is a simple statement with profound implications. Everything in the universe is made up of atoms and molecules, contains information and vibrates at a certain frequency. But most of us go about our daily lives not really thinking about the...
Why Juice?
While battling cancer, juicing was a vital part of my husband's nutritional support system and remains an important part of our plant-based diet. When your body has developed cancer, or any illness, it is telling you something – its needs are not being met. Your body...