Monthly Archives: April 2016
Your Preference: Convenience Now or Health Scare Later?
The bigger question and issue is how does drinking soda (or other less than nutritious items) influence our health and the health of our children and families? With less calcium, does that lead to more osteoporosis or broken bones? How … Continue reading
Your Preference: GIGO with your Pantry Choice?
What did we feed our families today? Did we give our kids caffeine? What nutrition did that provide to them? Did we give them sugar water that could promote tooth decay (maybe without really even seeing the connection)? Did we … Continue reading
Albert Einstein – A Vegetarian?
The movie, Veducated, in my opinion started off slow and I almost turned it off. Although I stuck with it, and am glad I did. It takes three people through the “trial” of exploring going “vegan” and provides a lot … Continue reading
Why Do People Go Vegan?
The movie, Veducated, takes three people through the “trial” of exploring going “vegan”. Although the movie started out slow, it provides a lot of education that was interesting and helpful. So what exactly is a vegan? It is someone who … Continue reading
How Much of Our Diet is Plant-Based?
Veducated shared that 40% of the Standard American Diet (SAD) comes from animal products, 50% of our calories come from processed foods like pasta, sugar, salad oil, soft drinks, pretzels, chips, and cold cereals, and 9% comes from white potatoes … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
