By Shelley Lee Davies With global warming looming, Amazonian rain forests being felled, and the world’s rivers and oceans choked with pollution, it’s easy to feel a little despondent. Is there anything we can really do to change the situation? And what role do we play in contributing to these problems? These thoughts weighed heavily [...]
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The Challenge of Going Vegan
There’s a fascinating post in the Well section of the New York Times by Tara Parker-Pope about how difficult it can be to maintain a plant-based diet, especially if you are trying to be truly vegan. In the related Room For Debate section of the Times, various experts (well you can decide for yourself if [...]
Planeat
Have you heard the buzz about plant-based diets being the answer to preventing heart disease and some cancers? Doctors T. Colin Campbell and Caldwell Esselstyn have been featured on every medical TV show you can think of, from Dr. Oz to Sanjay Gupta on CNN, telling people how they discovered that heart disease can be [...]