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Challenge Yourself to Eat a Healthy Vegan Diet for a Week (or two or three) If you’re lacking energy and feeling less than healthy, it’s likely that your diet has been less than spectacular lately. You may not have thought of it this way, but food is medicine. One great way to slingshot your way…
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Research shows that you need to eat 7-9 servings of fruits and vegetables for optimal health and immunity. https://healthy.ucdavis.edu/eating-well/nourish-labels/fruit-veg#:~:text=For%20optimal%20health%20benefits%2C%20adults,cup%20fresh%2C%20frozen%20or%20canned For veteran Whole Food Plant-Based folks, getting enough veggies is rarely a problem. I know that I have at least 3 servings of fruits, grains, veggies, mushrooms, legumes, nuts, and/or seeds with every meal. If I count…
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2020 has indeed been a year to remember, even if so many of us would prefer to forget it. So much has happened! However, no need to recap the gory details here. Suffice it to say that it has been a full 12 months. Now we are in the holiday celebration home stretch. The fall…
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Aren’t you sick of Diabetes, Hypertension, and Coronary Artery Heart Disease? These are like the 3 wicked step-sisters to your Cinderella!! Have you noticed that they are relentless? You can be hard-working, patient, submissive, kind, and follow the rules. No matter what, somehow, they still find a way to trip you up! Amazing right? Well,…
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This is September…well, not really, not yet. I am writing this on August 27th, 2020. I need to mark this date. And I don’t have a lot to say about food right now. Today I am focused on the fight at hand. Just so you know, I happen to live in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Kenosha, yes.…
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I am going to step away from our usual focus on the importance of nutrition in health for a moment. Fear not, We will return to our regularly scheduled programming…. Right now, our national house is on fire. Nationwide. Our house is burning. The flames of racism, white supremacy, and associated privilege have been carefully…
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Not long ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Jim Brown through social media. Yes, Jim Brown is his real name. About two years ago, he posted something about being diagnosed with a beef allergy. The symptoms had developed quickly during the previous year and had been steadilydestroying his health. I was so intrigued that…
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In times of near-apocalyptic crisis, it is natural to go into survival mode. For example, fearing the end of the world, people will go to the store in a panic and buy as much food and other household necessities as possible. In these times of COVID19’s swell, surge and spread, people are running true to…
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At The Heart of The Matter February 14th, Valentine’s Day ensures that our hearts are on our minds that day and throughout that month. And why not? After all, where would we be if we were heartless? Woe to the person who doesn’t follow their heart, or who is hard-hearted, or who doesn’t have their…
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