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Though I'm vegan and advocate that others eat a plant-based diet, I know that many people aren't quite ready to take that step in whole..
We all thought of chicken as lean, protein-rich food that's good for weight watching, but the truth is chicken might actually be making us fatter!.
Hunger and self-control do not go hand in hand..
You know you are addicted to a food if despite knowing it is bad for you and despite wanting to change, you still keep eating it. Addiction means tha….
You get tons of phytonutrients and antioxidants from plant-based foods, very little saturated fat, and you avoid cholesterol entirely!.
An abundance of peer-reviewed science is showing that a whole foods, plant-based diet prevents most heart attacks, strokes, and even many kinds of ca….
I missed a tuna-fish sandwich with mayo on toasted wheat bread more than anything. Six months after I went vegan, I snuck into a deli and took one ho….
For many of us, it's too difficult to jump in to vegan full on because it's just so different than the way we grew up eating. But if we take small st….
Personally, I enjoy a bowl of brown rice for breakfast most of the time..
Vegetarian is the New Prius!.
Quantum wellness isn’t about deprivation and it’s not about perfection. It is about pointing yourself in the direction of growth, training yourself t….
...you need not do and be everything..
The goal is progress, not perfection!.
So if you serve a whole chicken to your family like grandma did, you may be serving them 10 times as much fat than the days of yesteryear. That's a w….
Every little thing you do adds up, and before you know it, you've created your life. And how you create your life ripples out and affects everyone an….
Be patient and gentle with yourself as you continue to learn new ways of eating and living. There is no need for hard-and-fast rules or white-knuckle….
Animal agriculture takes up an incredible 70% of all agricultural land, and a whopping 30% of the land surface of the planet. As a result, farmed ani….
My favorite meal is I'll make like a three-bean soup and I freeze half of it. But I'm also a big fan of meat alternatives, so I can still have my chi….
The reason fiber helps us control our weight is that it fills the belly yet yields few calories since fiber is, for the most part, not something that….
What you want is to rev up your metabolism so that you are burning fat and calories, not preserving fat and calories..
Here's the secret to weight loss: It's all about crowding out, not cutting out..