(Warning this post might use adult language to discuss adult topics.) In the last post, 'Where is the Love', we touched on the real-world scenario of testing on animals, thinking it will help humans; now I bring you an epic fail, to say the least: testing a dairy and meat-based diet on naturally vegan animals, mice. (No, I certainly did not find this in Cracked.com; and I'm … [Read more...] about Proof Paleo Diet Makes you Overweight
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My Vegan Story
<3 I don’t have a lot to say about my own journey towards veganism except to say I wish I’d done it sooner because less animals would have suffered if I had. I only went on a vegan diet because I was suffering myself, from food intolerance-based symptoms; it was a selfish decision but now that I’m awake to what’s happening to the animals and our planet, I won’t ever turn … [Read more...] about My Vegan Story
Chocolate-Free Chocolate
I've been busy working on a cookbook for the last year. It started out as a paleo collection of recipes that I've now modified into a vegan collection instead [read: she took out the honey!]. The latest addition are chocolates that don't contain any cocoa or cacoa. Instead they are created from dried coconut, coconut sugar, vanilla, sea-salt and either carob or freeze-dried … [Read more...] about Chocolate-Free Chocolate
The Dirty Dozen and the Clean Fifteen
Source: theage.com.au via The-Labyrinth on Pinterest Is eating organic foods better for you than eating conventional? That's what 16 year-old science student, Ria Chhabra, asked herself when she decided to find out if eating organic really was more beneficial to our health. How did she do this? She used fruit flies, which have 75% of the genes that cause disease … [Read more...] about The Dirty Dozen and the Clean Fifteen
Big Bad Corn
If you are trying to shift some weight, or having health problems due to your immune system being compromised, then the first thing you need to modify in your day to day eating habits is your sugar intake. Know this: pure sugar is better than artificial sugar. And pure sugar is much better than corn syrup, also known as High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS). But do we really need any … [Read more...] about Big Bad Corn