Monday, June 29, 2015

For your health, your wallet, the planet


Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Why choose plants over animals?

Why choose plants over animals?
--->Because plants are nutritionally superior.
--->Because plants promote wellness and stave off chronic diseases.
--->Because plants are sustainable and do the least harm on the planet.
--->Because whole plants are less expensive.
--->Because plants do not require horrific suffering, violence, and death of billions per year to produce.
--->Because the meat, egg, and dairy industries spend millions of dollars each year to make you think you need to eat their products.
The real question is why choose animal products? We do not need them and we are, in fact, better off without them.
*Resources:
--->30 Reasons to Go Vegan: http://bit.ly/1srlb8X
--->How to Make Plant-Based Super Simple: http://bit.ly/1x23sM8
--->Salon's 7 lies about red meat the food industry wants you to believe:http://bit.ly/1Bu7HnR
--->International Business Times' Thinking About Going Vegetarian? Here Are 5 Things To Consider: http://bit.ly/1GqwSUk
--->Nutrition FAQs Video Series: http://bit.ly/1OYJ6hj
--->6 Reasons Plant-Based Nutrition Is The Solution to The Healthcare Crisis: http://bit.ly/1Nd9lfa

Friday, June 12, 2015

What about Carbs?

Eating healthfully is not as complex as it is made out to be...especially when it comes to carbohydrates (aka carbs).
Myths surrounding carbs are pervasive and extremely misleading. You do not need to calculate net carbs or limit carbs if you are looking at food as food.
Carbs are not a food group.
Carbs are one of three macronutrients of which all whole foods are composed.
Carbs are crucial for immediate and long-term energy and are the only source of fuel for the brain.
Carbs are not just refined, calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods such as candy, white bread, and cookies, as they are often demonized to be.
Instead carbs are found in the healthiest food groups: vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and legumes, which is what your diet should be based on.
I understand all of the controversy surrounding Beyonce claiming she is on a vegan diet. With politics aside, she is promoting her amazing, glowing, and inspiring results of following a high carb (80% of total calories), plant-based diet. I hope this contributes to the demise of the common carbophobia prevailing in society today. Carbs are healthful and are found in abundance in the most wholesome foods we should be considering the foundation of a healthy diet...a plant-based diet.
*Resources:
--->Carbs: http://bit.ly/1u3k8Rf
--->U.S. News and World Report's U.S. News Health Why You’ll Feel Flawless Eating Like BeyoncĂ©: http://bit.ly/1IwYIlB
--->Medical Daily's Beyoncé Reveals (Unsurprising) Weight Loss Secret Is Vegan Diet: How You Can Sustain While Eating Plant-Based Meals:http://bit.ly/1FUW3hJ
and
Vegans Eat Carbs And Still Lose The Weight: Why You Should Give The Diet A Shot: http://bit.ly/1FaZd01
--->Reducing Reductionism: http://bit.ly/1FLz89j
--->T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies' Low Carb Hot Air—Again, again and again! http://bit.ly/1HvnWSP
--->Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine's Low-Carb Low Point:http://bit.ly/1Ix0inC
--->Vegan Mainstream via Janice Stanger's Why Carbs Don't Matter for Vegans: http://bit.ly/1C0Pv0j
--->NutritionFacts.org on Carbs: http://bit.ly/1Kq87KJ
--->Harvard University on Carbs: http://bit.ly/1Msuv88