Category: Health
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Navigating Salicylates for Plant-Based Health
The post discusses salicylates, natural plant chemicals that can trigger sensitivities in some individuals, particularly those on a plant-based diet. It highlights their health benefits, including anti-inflammatory properties and pain relief, while cautioning about potential intolerance. The author shares personal experiences and suggests resources for those affected.
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Understanding B12: From Sources to Health Risks
This series on Vitamin B12 explores its origins, sources, and health implications. It clarifies common misconceptions about B12 production and storage in the body, discusses supplementation and potential risks like lung cancer, and emphasizes the need for better awareness and testing. Ultimately, an understanding of individual B12 status is crucial for health.
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Understanding Low B12 Levels: Key Factors
The post discusses various reasons for Vitamin B12 deficiency, including pernicious anemia, gluten sensitivity, Helicobacter pylori infection, MTHFR genetic mutation, intestinal parasites, interactions with supplements and medications, and viruses. Each cause is explained with testing options and implications on overall health. The complexity highlights the significance of understanding B12 deficiency.
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Understanding Vitamin B12 Tests and Ranges in South Africa
Introduction When I went vegan I had no idea of the critical importance of vitamin B12. I heard rumblings about vegans having to take B12, but it’s true value never came up during discussions with my doctors, dieticians or other vegans. The following three posts will be dedicated to providing substantive information on B12 from…
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Veganuary 2022 – It’s Growing
Veganism is about not consuming any animal products. To the uninitiated this does seem quite daunting at first, but it’ quite easy to do. Usually people don’t know where to start, what to do, what to eat, and how to proceed. That’s where Veganuary comes in.
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Get Ready for Veganuary
The idea behind the Veganuary campaign is that people pledge to stick to a Vegan diet for the month of January.
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Top Five Must Read Books about Veganism
I am constantly amazed by the incredible perspectives the vegan philosophy encompasses, and perhaps the best way to get this insight is to read books about the subject.
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Veganism and Shaolin
Ten minutes into “The Shaolin Temple” Jet Li is contemplating the ethics killing a worm to feed to an injured sick bird. His master sets him right teaching that it’s never right to take a life. I was left pondering quite a bit over that scene.
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Workers still being killed in Meatpacking plants
Still to this date we’re seeing numerous cases and COVID-19 deaths in the food system, but it’s horrendously bad in the meatpacking sector. Its so bad that it leads the pack by orders of magnitude.
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Cronometer – Tracking my Vegan Nutrition
When you first go vegan, the power, speed and performance you unlock is incredible. You automatically become lean, you hit your BMI targets and you’re physical more capable.