Heart attack is the number one killer in America. To put that another way: Heart attack is the most likely reason you’ll die. And even more frightening, in more than half of heart disease cases, the first symptom is death. But the really sad thing is that heart disease is completely preventable! CNN recently aired a …
Jul
22
An Interview with Yours Truly
My friend Caitlin is writing a research paper for her Master’s degree on the health benefits of a vegetarian diet. She asked if she could interview me for her research – I was so honored! Here is the interview: 1-What was your primary reason for becoming a vegetarian? I went vegetarian after learning about the …
May
26
Cheese Addiction Rehab Program
It seems that many vegetarians (myself included*) struggle to make the leap to veganism because of one thing: cheese. I’ve found that most vegetarians agree that eggs are as easy to drop as the meat. And non-cheese dairy has plenty of not just adequate, but downright tasty subsitutes (butter, ice cream, yogurt, sour cream, cream …
Apr
28
Recap of Dr. Oz’s Veganism Show
After being disappointed by Oprah’s veganism show, I wasn’t sure what to expect from Dr. Oz’s veganism show, which aired yesterday… IT WAS AMAZING! Dr. Oz featured the documentary Forks Over Knives, which will be in theaters in May. The movie is based on the research from The China Study, which is a very comprehensive study on …
Apr
26
What Are We Eating?
I loved this infographic from visualeconomics.com. And I’m completely floored by the amount of non-cheese dairy! What are people eating so much of that is making up this huge section? Ice cream? Yogurt? (Oh those poor cows.*) — * Mercy For Animals recently released undercover footage from a Texas farm that raises dairy cows. It is …
Mar
03
Pumping Iron
In the past couple of weeks I’ve coincidentally had a few people ask me about iron in a vegetarian/vegan diet, so here’s the full scoop on iron. Why is iron important? Iron is critical to the formation of red blood cells. Chronic lack of iron eventually leads to anemia (low red blood cell count). Anemia …
Feb
24
Ground Beef: Cook The Shit Out Of It… Literally
Feb 5, 2011: American Food Service recalls 3,170 pounds of ground beef due to E. coli contamination Jan 8, 2011: Columbus Meat Market recalls 780 pounds of beef patties due to E. coli contamination Dec 31, 2010: First Class Foods Inc. recalls 34,373 pounds of organic ground beef due to E. coli contamination Aug 30, …
Dec
10
Quote of the Day Friday #1
I love quotes! I can’t really explain why. I guess I just like how people who have a way with words can boil a really complicated thing down to a single sentence or two. Through all my reading about vegetarianism, I’ve come across countless quotes that I love. I occasionally incorporate them in my posts …
Nov
09
Scandal: The USDA’s Conflict Over Cheese
This front-page New York Times expose on how the government is pushing dairy (while at the same time supposedly shunning saturated fat and obesity) is causing quite a stir. Dairy Management, a marketing and promotion agency created by the USDA to push more dairy down our throats, is doing an excellent job. According to the …
Nov
02
You Are What THEY Eat
We all know the old saying, “You are what you eat.” And it’s true. What we eat literally becomes a part of us. What we eat doesn’t just go in our gut, but it ends up in our blood, our veins, our muscle tissue, our fat deposits, our brain, our hair and fingernails, our organs, …
