Do Life Right

Eeks! The South Beach Diet and the Atkins Diet are still popular! I can hardly believe it, but every time I am out in a public location where food is being served, I still hear about the dangers of carbohydrates (menus even cater to this fear). Scarily, I’ve even heard people lately say [...]

The fear of soy has encroached on my life once again. I’ve found that those fearful of soy have come into my life about once a year ever since I became vegan, about five years ago. They are usually concerned that my family eats soy ice cream in replacement of dairy ice cream, [...]

Many people have the New Year’s Resolution to lose weight. While I’m not a big fan of once a year resolutions, I am a big fan of advocating a McDougall style vegan diet for life!
To me, regaining health (or getting it for the very first time in your life!) is the most important reason [...]

Go to a gathering of healthy vegans, and the topic of vegan bashing and food sabotage often arise. In a healthy and happy room of people, it’s a shock to hear utterance of these not so healthy and happy topics, yet there is often someone there desperate for advice on how to deal with [...]

“Don’t I need to eat fish so that my body can get the necessary Omega-3 fatty acids for my optimal health?”
Good question!
No. Humans do not need to eat animals — ever. Biologically and evolutionarily eating animals (even fish) is not necessary.
This is one question that medical professional without proper nutritional training (that would be [...]

The most common questions I get regarding nutrition and veganism are about protein, Omega-3 fatty acids and Vitamin B12. I’ve already written about the protein myth and I’ll write about Omega-3 fatty acids early next week. Today’s topic is Vitamin B12.
I’ve started writing about Vitamin B12 many times, but I’ve found that no [...]

When my husband and I made the conscious decision to Radically Unschool our children, we had no idea there would be so many hidden side benefits. I’ve been asked what some of these are, so I’m going to periodically write about one or another of them. I’ll start with my favorite: Healthy [...]

Some people think that living a “green” lifestyle is difficult. Since it doesn’t need to be, I thought I’d mention a few products that work not just as well as their “green” counterparts, but better, making living “green” comfortably seamless. These products are easy to find and make significant impact without radically changing [...]

My favorite “Adult Non-Fiction” for 2007 (in no particular order):

Skinny Bitch by Kim Barnouin; Not just another diet book, nor does it have any radically new information. However, it says all the same facts in a completely approachable and non-stand-offish way (unlike many vegan and vegetarian books out there). Clearly, McDougall books are not changing [...]

Today’s children, as a whole, are not getting enough sleep. They are overworked and overpressured. Sleep is often the first thing to drop out of a busy kid’s schedule. Our teenagers (and younger children) shouldn’t need caffeine and other stimulants just to “get by” and make it through the day (neither [...]