Archive for the Vegan Category
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Vegetarian vs. vegan: When and why to make the switch
"For many vegans, the first step to ditching all animal-related foods is to become a vegetarian. Cutting out pork, beef, poultry and fish isn’t all that difficult given all the delicious, healthy alternatives that are available these days. But
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Vegetarian Diet “Weakens Bones”
"Advertising Passed Off As Research Confuses the Public Again" "A joint Australian-Vietnamese meta-analysis of 9 observational studies of 2,749 people found that vegetarians had bones five percent less dense than meat-eaters and vegan
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Vegetarians ‘avoid more cancers’
Vegetarians are generally less likely than meat eaters to develop cancer but this does not apply to all forms of the disease, a major study has found. he study involving 60,000 people found those who followed a vegetarian diet developed notabl
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Vegan diet: best heart disease prevention!
Cardiovascular diseases are the No. 1 cause of death in the United States according to the American Heart Association. Think of all the dollars sunk into health care for heart related illnesses, rising costs of health care, dependency on prescr
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Animal fats pancreas cancer link… Red Meat…
"Eating a diet high in red meat and dairy products is linked to an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, a US study has suggested" Researchers followed 500,000 people who had completed a food diary for an average of six years. The Journal of
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Raw Hummus. Raw Food at it’s best.
Raw Hummus Ingredients: 2 c. chickpeas, soaked 24 hours and sprouted 72 hours 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1/2 c. raw tahini (or to taste) 2 tbsp. Nama Shoyu or 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 2 lemons, juiced (to taste) 1 c. fresh parsley or more, t
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Can you read this and not become a vegan?
Jeffrey Masson's powerful new book, The Face On Your Plate reveals the truth about food. Be it for health, environmental or animal welfare reasons, the less animal products we consume, the better. Sophie Morris 19th June, 2009 http:/
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Food Inc. Hungry For Change.
You'll never look at dinner the same way! Hungry For Change. Opening in NYC, LA, and SF June 12th. http://www.foodincmovie.com/
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Tomatoes
Cure for heart disease found in tomatoes? Will FDA demand a prescription? British scientists say that a new pill made from tomatoes may ward off heart disease and stroke. The naturally occurring antioxidant lycopene is said to responsible for
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