As I wrote about two weeks ago, I suffered a bruised rib in a basketball game that made laughing, coughing, sneezing, and lying down in bed particularly excruciating. I am happy to say that I am 90% recovered, but sneezing still gives me pain. During the process of recovery, I did a bit of research […]
You’ve lived a life of indulgence. You’ve never met a burger you didn’t like, and your diet has been “rich” for most of your adult life. Unfortunately, after a recent visit to the doctor, you’ve learned that your arteries are completely blocked up. So severely blocked that surgery can’t even help you. Your heart is […]
I kinda can’t believe it’s been a year. A year ago today I launched Plantiful Health! This still all feels very new to me, I don’t feel settled at all. I am in the routine of posting regularly, blogs on Tuesdays, videos on Thursdays, and I love it. But it’s all still so…new. I can’t […]
I feel like for most people, going vegan is a process. It doesn’t happen overnight, and when it does, people usually go back to eating meat for awhile. For me, it’s a process that follows some common themes, and often involves three of the most powerful documentaries I’ve ever seen: COWSPIRACY: http://www.cowspiracy.com/ EARTHLINGS: http://www.nationearth.com/ FORKS […]
Last Monday two important things happened in the world: the World Health Organization (WHO) published their report, a summary of over 800 studies, categorizing processed meats — bacon, sausage, deli meat, hot dogs, etc — as category 1 carcinogens and red meats — mammals like cows, pigs, and sheep — as category 2A carcinogens (SEE: […]
When I first started to pay attention to my health and began to think about the foods I was eating, I started reading nutrition labels pretty obsessively. I was comparing labels between two different types of crackers when it hit me — what am I even looking for? How are you supposed to choose? What […]
It’s been a big week for hot dogs, and it’s only Tuesday. On Sunday evening, news broke about a report from startup Clear Food on the cleanliness of the hot dog industry. This is their first report, and if the response is any indication, the company is poised to do well. What Clear Food offers is […]
So. You go to the doctor for your annual checkup. The doc tests your cholesterol and tells you you are at a high risk for having a heart attack. Your arteries are clogged and it appears that surgery is coming. The doc informs you that you will either need surgery to save your life, or, […]
Following up on last week’s post Vegan How To: Eating Out, let’s take a look at how to read labels and what to look for. For me there are a few things I look for quickly: certified vegan and the list of allergens. Thankfully many products now will say “vegan” somewhere on the packaging, and […]
My Best Weight Loss Tip. Follow this one tip and you could lose between 14 and 40 pounds in a single year!!! For more on this subject, check out this video by Jeff Novick: https://youtu.be/X6ogG1wEcXo
Are you a glass half full kinda person or do you see it as half empty? If you are like me, you see it half full. That is the approach I take to eating out as a vegan. There are certainly times when it is more difficult than others, but my experience in 90% of […]
In February of this year, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, a group of the nation’s top experts on health and nutrition, issued their 571-page report detailing the latest in scientific research as it pertains to diet and health. The advisory committee are the experts that advise the policy. They themselves do not write the policy, […]
