Posted in Barnard, PCRM, food, green living, holidays, travel, vegan, vegetarian by: Lisa
04 Dec
If you are traveling by airplane this holiday season, consider trying to make your layovers in healthy food friendly airports. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has recently come out with a new “List of Airports with the Most Healthful Food“. It’s an interesting read!
What does my family do when we fly? We usually take [...]
Posted in Barnard, McDougall, PCRM, curing diseases, empowerment, environmentalism, food, lowfat, vegan, vegetarian by: Lisa
17 Nov
Development of the HHS’s and the USDA’s new Dietary Guidelines for Americans is underway for a release of 2010. These guidelines are reissued every 5 years. Since many of us health conscious people are disappointed in the 2005 (current) guidelines, we should be thrilled that they are allowing comments from the public at large (as [...]
Posted in Barnard, McDougall, PCRM, cheese, dairy, food, kidney stones, lowfat, vegan, vegetarian by: Lisa
06 Nov
Yes, I am a vegan and the following information doesn’t apply to vegans. But, I feel it is important information to get out there.
Dairy cheeses aren’t necessarily 100% from cow milk, therefore they aren’t necessarily vegetarian-friendly.
Since many people find it easiest to incorporate a 100% vegan diet over time, you need to [...]
Posted in Barnard, McDougall, PCRM, cheese, chocolate, curing diseases, dairy, food, kidney stones, lowfat, vegan, vegetarian by: Lisa
29 Jun
Ask any person today where calcium comes from and 99 times out of 100, you’ll hear: Dairy, cheese, milk, or calcium fortified orange juice.
I find it fascinating how the milk industry has used this marketing gimmick so effectively that practically everyone I have ever met truly and honestly believes this myth.
Let’s start over. What [...]
Posted in Barnard, McDougall, cheese, chocolate, curing diseases, lowfat, vegan, vegetarian by: Lisa
10 Feb
I’ve had several people tell me recently that they can always tell who are vegetarians/vegans and who are omnivores in a crowd due to the people’s complexions. I can, too. However, I’m usually 90% accurate and they are usually <1% accurate.
Does changing to a vegan diet affect complexion? The answer is an [...]