Tag: plant based whole foods
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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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Clean Meat hits Price Parity in 2025
The article discusses advancements in Precision Fermentation and Cell Agriculture, highlighting Mosa Meat’s achievement in reaching cost parity for clean meat. This innovation could disrupt traditional animal agriculture, predicted to collapse as production costs decrease, benefiting existing meat companies that adapt. The future envisions home-grown meat and overwhelming consumer choices.
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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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Venturing into Vegan Investing
The individual believes in promoting veganism by investing in vegan companies, driven by insights from books “Clean Meat” and “The Most Good You Can Do”. They mainly use EasyEquities to buy shares in major vegan companies, and also invest in technology companies benefiting the environment. They employ the Dollar Cost Averaging investment method, primarily invest…
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Counterfeit Food – The Horse in the Cow
DNA sampling of 27 commercially available meat products had horse DNA in them. One product had a third of horse meat in it.
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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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Vegan for Earth Day
When I think Earth Day, what comes to mind is people spending the day enjoying the world. I envision people spending time in the forests, swimming in the oceans, climbing in the mountains and simple enjoying what nature has to offer.
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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.
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The Science behind why Vegans are Happy
If you’ve been Vegan for a fair amount of time, you will find that you’re more chilled. You will find that you’re more calm and your mind is settled.
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World Meat Free Week 15-21 June 2020
Our meat free options for meals are increasing in leaps and bounds. Everywhere you look there are alternative meat products. Even the most ravenous carnivore would be satiated by the delicious wonderful tastes and aromas of a meat free dish.
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No Meat May starts Today
It is the absolute perfect time to start trying out a Plant Based Whole Foods lifestyle. It has never been easier. No Meat May, just as the name says is all about people refraining from eating any animal based products for the month of May.
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The Best and Only way to get your Protein
In this post, I’ll give an example of what I eat in a typical day with the associated protein intake. The current RDA (Recommended Dietary Allowance) for protein ranges from country to country, but 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight is typical for many countries, including the US and Canada.
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3 Foods to Boost your Vegan Athleticism
When I went Vegan I very quickly noticed a surge in speed, power, performance and endurance. Having always been a contrarian, rather than go to the gym, I saw this a reason to never go the gym. After all I was getting gains for free! I’m lean forever and I never need to workout; Sold!
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Why the World will be Vegan-ish
There are a lot of arguments for going Vegan. Off the top of my head I can think of five; climate change, animal welfare, enhanced health, addressing income inequality and spirituality. But there is another reason that doesn’t get touted enough. I believe that this reason hands down dictates that the world will be Vegan-ish.…
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ParkRuns and Plant Powered
I hate running! Or at least I used to hate it. All I recall about running is pain inflicted upon the body and mind. My sole thought after my first 5km run was : “Now I know why people invented cars!” However this opinion of my mine has radically changed over the past few months.…
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Veganism, Training and the 80-20
As a kid, I always wanted to be big. Arnold big! So going to the gym was a given and it’s wonderful when you see those size results coming. However, somehow I got the notion that if you’re working hard in the gym, then you can eat whatever you want. I abused this notion wholesale.…
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The Simplest Way to go Vegan
You’ve watched “The Game Changers” or “Cowspiracy”, or you’ve just read the latest IPCC report on Climate Change or maybe you’ve even been intrigued by some Vegan friends. And now you want to give this Vegan thing a go. But where do you start, and how do you start in a meaningful way so that…
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How Veganism Saves you Money
Veganism saves you money in many ways. This article discusses three of the ways. Namely that food is cheaper, healthcare costs are reduced as well as limiting your spending choices. This is a massive benefit of going Vegan and a welcome one.