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 …
Oct
13
Fiber 101
If you’ve been following along, you should know by now that a vegan diet is a cholesterol-free diet. (The only source of cholesterol comes from animal products: meat, dairy, eggs). So, a plant-based diet lowers your cholesterol, which helps to clear your arteries of cholesterol-induced plaque blockages, which protects you from heart disease and lowers …
Oct
05
For Your Health: Heart Disease
Take a look around. Do you see what I see? Americans gorging on vast amounts of animal-based products, laden with cholesterol, unhealthy fat, acid-producing protein, and often overly processed and loaded with concentrated oils. We’ve become addicted to these unhealthy foods and unfortunately, they are a breeding grounds for the diseases that are destroying our …
Sep
28
The President’s Doctors
After all the buzz about Clinton’s vegan diet, Wolf Blitzer invited two of the doctors Clinton mentioned to describe this “miracle diet” in more detail. (They’re totally stealing my thunder on my upcoming post about heart disease, but I have a feeling you’ll trust them more than you’ll trust me, so I’m cool with that.) …
Sep
22
Bill Clinton Goes Vegan!
This morning on CNN, I saw a clip of Wolf Blitzer asking Bill Clinton how he lost 24 pounds. His answer was fantastic. Watch the clip below: Here’s a transcript for those who can’t watch the video for whatever reason: Blitzer: How did you lose so much weight? What kind of diet are you on? …
