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John Davis

Wild Food Foraging, and the Veg Cookery School

John Davis | September 12, 2012 | International

Last week I had the opportunity to join the staff of the Vegetarian Society UK on their team-building day out, learning about foraging for food in the wild, then cooking it. As a trustee (board member) of the society it...

Walter Jacobson, M.D.

Practice Forgiveness to Heal Yourself & Save the Planet

Walter Jacobson, M.D. | September 9, 2012 | Lifestyle

Read More: forgiveness, healing, save the planet, self-inventory

The world is having a nervous breakdown. Despite incredible technological advances and mind-boggling innovations that make it easier for us to communicate and cooperate with each other, there is more miscommunication and divisiveness than ever before. Why? Because we have...

J Morris Hicks

Poetry, quantum physics, vegan diet---and the NFL?

J Morris Hicks | September 9, 2012 | Celebrities

Read More: arian foster vegan, athletic performance vegan, vegan athletes

Not your typical stereotype of a professional football player Appearing on CBS This Morning (9-5-12) was the "NFL's Most Interesting Man,"Arian Foster of the Houston Texans. Not drafted after playing for the University of Tennessee, Arian thought at first that his...

Michael Greger MD

Antioxidants in a Pinch: Dried Herbs and Spices

Michael Greger MD | September 6, 2012 | Health

Read More: antioxidant, basil, Care2, dried herbs, hydroponic basil, hydroponic greenhouse, minerals, nuts, organic, organic greens, organic plants, seeds, spices, vitamins

In the Washington, DC area we are blessed with more than a dozen farmers’ markets. One local farm I frequent has a hydroponic greenhouse, so I can get fresh basil all year long. I’ve always been curious, though, how hydroponic...

J Morris Hicks

The constancy of confusion about food & health...

J Morris Hicks | September 6, 2012 | Health

Read More: confusion over clarity, simplicity and clarity about food and health

 ...makes a Herculean task --- that much more daunting. In the past week, there have been lots of news reports about organic foods and whether or not they're worth the additional cost to consumers. Since half of those "organic" foods...

John Davis

Go Veg - and see the World!

John Davis | September 5, 2012 | International

[updated September 2012] The main reason for the creation of the International Vegetarian Union, way back in 1908, was simply to help veg*ns in different countries communicate with each other.  This was done mostly by exchanging newsletters, journals and personal...

Chef AJ

Apple Pie without an oven!!!

Chef AJ | August 31, 2012 | Celebrities, Food, Health

Read More: Chef AJ, fruits, milk alternatives, smoothies

The perfect summer treat! Tastes like apple pie in a glass. To see the Chef and The Dietitian LIVE and in person sign up at www.HealthyTasteofLA.com...

Michael Greger MD

The Most Anti-Inflammatory Mushroom

Michael Greger MD | August 30, 2012 | Health

Atherosclerotic plaques may be more aptly described as pimples. These inflamed pockets of pus building up in the lining of our arteries can rupture, cut off our hearts’ blood supply, and kill us. In my 2-min. video Arterial Acne, I profile...

Dustin Rudolph PharmD

A Mother's Story Of Reversing Type 2 Diabetes

Dustin Rudolph PharmD | August 29, 2012 | Health

Read More: Cherise Scally, plant based diet, reversing diabetes, type 2 diabetes

Imagine being faced with one of the most difficult decisions of your entire life. A decision of whether or not to let another human being live or die. By choosing life, it may result in years of surgery for this...

John Davis

Neer cast a clout 'til May be out - Veg*ism, Wildlife and the Environment

John Davis | August 29, 2012 | Green

The title is an old English proverb, subject to endless debates about what any of it means (try googling it). I wrote some of this at the end of May 2010 – and as the May blossom and the month...

Jess Parsons

Vegan Astronaut Food, or Why Braces are Cool When You're Old

Jess Parsons | August 24, 2012 | Food

Read More: astronauts, beans, potato, smoothies, teenagers, teeth, vegan recipes

It's cool to get braces when you're old, because: Your peers congratulate you or sympathise - instead of calling you names and avoiding you Your kids think your new hardware is interesting, or even sparkly (my 4 year-old girl)...

J Morris Hicks

Todd Akin, David Letterman and the dearth of true leadership

J Morris Hicks | August 24, 2012 | Celebrities

Read More: sustainability of the human race

Better talk about Todd Akin now; cause he's gonna be old news soon. Congressman Todd Akin, Missouri Republican Congressman Todd Akin is getting a lot of heat these days---for apparently stating how he really felt about the abortion issue....

Janice Stanger, PhD

The Truth About Whole Grains

Janice Stanger, PhD | August 23, 2012 | Food

Read More: weight loss, whole foods plant-based diet, whole grains

A Seed by Any Other Name is Still a Seed Real world studies of what people eat show, over and over again, that if you consume whole grains you will be healthier and thinner. Yet outlandish statements in the popular...

Michael Greger MD

Why is it Legal to Sell Unsafe Meat?

Michael Greger MD | August 23, 2012 | Health

Read More: CDC, chicken, fecal bacteria, fecal contamination, foodborne illness, hamburger, industry influence, meat, poultry, salmonella

Most of the U.S. population suffers an acute diarrheal illness every year. According to a recent survey, most people correctly identified food as the most common source of infection, but fewer than half (45%) believed it legal for grocery stores...

John Davis

Vegan Camp - 31 years of a simple idea

John Davis | August 22, 2012 | International

Last week I had the opportunity to drop into the Vegan Camp, which has run for a couple of weeks every year, in all parts England, Scotland and Wales, since 1981. This year it was near the Lake District in...

J Morris Hicks

The worst "health tip" I have ever seen (courtesy of AARP)

J Morris Hicks | August 15, 2012 | Celebrities

Read More: AARP health tip, Tommy Lee Meryl

  Just when you think that our mainstream "system" can't get any worse. (Featuring Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones) The latest terrible advice from our "system" arrived in my mailbox today---and was contained within my copy of the August-September...

Pam Popper PhD

Become a Nutrition Educator!

Pam Popper PhD | August 14, 2012

The Wellness Forum Institute is the first school to offer students the opportunity to become nutrition professionals with a solid science foundation and an emphasis in plant-based nutrition. Due to our "virtual classroom" format, classes are live and interactive, but students can...

John Davis

IVU and Vegsource - together at last!

John Davis | August 14, 2012 | International

In October 2012 the 40th IVU World Veg Congress will join with the Vegsource Healthy Lifestyle Expo in Los Angeles, California. We’ll be in San Francisco for the SF Veg Festival the previous weekend – October 6-7 for that one, then a short...

J Morris Hicks

Who is the most famous doctor in America?

J Morris Hicks | August 9, 2012 | Celebrities

Read More: sanjay gupta, sugar kills, the last heart attack

Well, that depends on who you ask. If you ask me... Without a doubt, Dr. Mehmet Oz is the most famous doctor in the country---but we all know that he is now in the entertainment business. Therefore, he is...

Michael Greger MD

Health Food Store Advice: Often Worthless or Worst

Michael Greger MD | August 9, 2012 | Health

Read More: black cohosh, breast cancer, disease, dizziness, doctors, fever, feverfew, health food store, HIV medications, kava kava, liver toxicity, natural food store, nausea, pharmacists, shark cartilage, snake oil, supplement, supports immunity

How many times has this happened to you? You’re in a natural food store walking near the supplement section and an employee graciously asks if you need any help, and proceeds to offer advice on healing what ails you. You’ll...

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