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Category Archives: Making the Change
Where Do You Get Your (Complete) Protein?
Since I started my journey to switching to a WFPB diet, I’ve gotten the protein question multiple times. I actually now start with a tongue-in-cheek response: “How much protein do I need?” It makes people laugh, but it also gets … Continue reading
Popular Thinking About Animal Protein
Topic: What factors have shaped popular thinking about animal protein, and why might Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s ideas be so shocking? As Dr. Campbell pointed out, his findings went against his own initial thinking about protein and its role in … Continue reading
YEAR ONE: A REFLECTION ON CHANGE **Guest blog by Dan**
It’s been over a year since we (my husband Dan and I) started changing the way we eat. (Insert wow time flies comment here). This is Dan’s reflection on how it’s been for him, the former hardcore carnivore. Moderation is not … Continue reading
The Daily Show clip – “The Hungry Games”
I like finding topics related to healthy eating in the mainstream media. This segment has a humorous spin from Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, discussing the “shortage” of Velveeta and bacon during the Superbowl. In it Jon Stewart wonders how … Continue reading
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Tagged bacon, dailyshow, hungrygames, superbowl, velveeta
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Daniel 1:12-15
Need some biblical inspiration for changing your diet? “Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal … Continue reading
In The Belly of the Beast – Rolling Stone
I didn’t change my diet due to ethical reasons and this blog is more about the health benefits of a whole foods plant-based diet. However, articles like this one make me aware of the full extent of factory farming and … Continue reading
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Tagged cafo, dairy farms, ethical vegan, factory farming, veal
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Reflect on how nutrition and healthcare issues affect your life
For me this reflection has two aspects: professional and personal. Professionally, I am a physical therapist and have worked at different hospitals in the southern U.S. in acute care for the past 6 years. I entered this profession to help … Continue reading
Marketing Healthy Snacks Like Junk Food
Great idea – after all, produce has a LOT of advertising to compete with. $2 BILLION aimed at kids for junk food versus $100 million for fruits and veggies is just not a fair fight. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/food-fight-marketing-healthy-snacks-like-junk-food/
Don’t Eat Anything With a Face – Live Debate December 4th, 6:45 pm EST
If you’ve never heard of Intelligence Squared, this is the perfect opportunity to start! They feature debates on a variety of topics with two teams representing opposing points of view. Hearing the differing arguments is informative and can even cause … Continue reading
Answers regarding the Paleo Diet from Jeff Novick, MS, RD
Jeff Novick is a dietitian and nutritionist who advocates a plant based diet. I thought his response to a question about the Paleo diet, which I hear about everywhere, was interesting: http://jeffnovick.com/RD/Articles/Entries/2012/2/13_Reflecting_On_The_Paleo_Diet.html Summary: The elimination of dairy and processed foods advocated … Continue reading
Veg Out To Eat 