If you're new to a whole-food, plant-based diet, you may wonder whether you're getting all the nutrients you need. The good news is that a diet centered on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds ...
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Plant-Based Substitutions
When embarking on a new eating lifestyle, many people are concerned with finding plant-based substitutions for their old favorite recipes. Whether it's dairy, eggs, meat, or seafood, don't fret - you have many ...
Am I Getting Enough Protein on a Plant-Based Diet?
COMMON MISCONCEPTION It's a common misconception that anyone eating a plant-based diet is deficient in protein. What's not so well-known is that there are a plethora of options when it comes to excellent sources of ...
10 TED Talks about Eating a Plant-Based Diet
Get Your Motivation On With TED Talks Sometimes all we need is a pep talk, you know the one that gets you motivated to take action. It can renew our commitment to avoid a bad habit or move us to take steps to create ...
Plant-Based Success Story – Carol
Meet Carol, a Plant-Based Success Story I'm very excited to share Carol's success story with you. I met Carol through a Facebook group for the Plant Pure movie / movement and when I read her post, I was moved at ...
Why You Can’t Resist Food Temptations and What To Do About It
Chocolate chip cookies. Mmmmm. Just saying the words makes me want to have one. And don't put one in front of me because I'll certainly give in. It makes me ask, "Why can't I resist food temptations?" Resisting food ...
10 Plant-Based On-the-Go Meal Ideas
It’s always good to know what people find challenging, like on-the-go meal ideas. I love it when people ask me questions about their journey eating a plant-based diet. And these make for great blog posts. I received ...
Seitan – Protein Packed Meat Alternative
Used as far back as the sixth century, seitan is a low-carb, low-fat, protein-packed meat-alternative derived from wheat. Perhaps you’ve seen bags of wheat gluten in the baking section of your local grocery store ...
Intermittent Fasting for Optimum Health
With 2017 just hitting, you might feel that you overindulged during the holidays. Consider, to the rescue, intermittent fasting for optimum health! It just might jumpstart your health while contributing to ...
Getting Started on a Plant-Based Diet: 12 Tips
How to Start a Plant-Based Diet Where are you right now? You may be thinking as I did a few years back ... did I even eat any vegetables today? Yep, there was a time when I realized that vegetables were almost ...
Create a Vision Board to Rock Your Plant-Based Goals
Why Create a Vision Board? The Brazil Olympics just ended last weekend, and I thought I'd share a skill that many athletes use to accomplish their goals. Visualization. You may have noticed athletes seemingly ...
The Safety of Soy
(Post updated 02-02-26) Ask someone for their opinion on the healthfulness of soy, and you tend to get one of two answers: it's a nutritious superfood we should all be eating, or it's a poison that causes hormonal ...
10 Things About Me
Here's a few more things about me... For more, read My Story. 60th Birthday Celebration I've been married for 44 years. Charles was a budding studio photographer when we were first married. Since then, ...
4 Reasons Why Diets Don’t Work
I'm excited to share an article about why diets don't work from Jill Thomas, Healthy Habits Hypnosis. Jill is a certified clinical hypnotherapist. Her services were a wonderful help to me when I was going ...
6 Tips for Dealing with Food Triggers
Do you get cravings you can't ignore? Just recently, I made the mistake of looking at desserts on Pinterest - late at night. Oh boy, that was a mistake. I couldn't wait to make the blondies I discovered. Good thing ...
