Category Archives: Food

What is Nutrient Dense Food?

As nutrients go up, calories go down – a term that I have heard more and more in the last year is called nutrient dense food. The movie, Veducated, asks the question: why should we die unnecessarily of cancer, stroke, … Continue reading

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Protein in Your Vegetables?

The movie, Veducated, goes on to say that it takes 15 tries of taste before you like a food. There are many vegan foods – like carrot cake, butternut lemon sauce, etc. They recommend it is best to buy local … Continue reading

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Different Reasons People Become Vegan

In the movie Veducated, each week focused on different reasons or learning points about why the author choose to go vegan, and the training she was taking these three “volunteers” through to explore becoming vegan. Another week talked about factory … Continue reading

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The China Study: Plant to Animal Diet

T. Colin Campbell, author of The China Study, was interviewed during the Vegetarian Summerfest, in the movie, Veducated. He has a degree in nutritional biochemistry and has been a Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University. He was part … Continue reading

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Livestock and Global Warming?

The movie, Veducated, went on to make some interesting claims, such as vegans have a 26% lower chance of dying from heart disease, and made the connection that saturated fat and cholesterol levels clogged arteries which contributed to heart disease … Continue reading

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