Do Life Right

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The title of this post is the title of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine’s recent e-mail to me and thousands (millions?) of other people.  PCRM likes to keep up-to-date on health and they like to tell the world of their scientific findings.  Their e-mail mentions that the USDA is currently drafting revisions to The [...]

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 [...]

Even more facts are in. Dairy products don’t even slightly help people lose weight. Not low fat, no fat, or high fat ones. None. Not a single one. Not consumed in moderation or in excess. Dairy products are not healthy in any fashion. In fact, as many vegans [...]

I love Webkinz. I really and truly do. I think it is the best virtual world available today. It appeals to children and adults alike and it is fun (although it is only being marketing to children). My kids and I have gotten a lot out of playing on the Webkinz [...]

Goat-sha-who-ga-lulu-huh? Say what? I don’t know how to correctly pronounce it, but I do know this Ayurvedic Herb is a gift from the gods for anyone suffering from kidney stones.
If you’ve ever been in the middle of a bout of kidney stones or even a single kidney stone, then you know the pain [...]

My family is vegan. We eat no animals and no animal products, including honey. Yet, we are modern vegans living in modern society. We don’t garden (we tried for several years, but all the plants died even with hundreds of dollars of care and water); if you can garden — WONDERFUL! I also don’t enjoy [...]

I think I’ve read just about every vegan cookbook out there. One thing in common with most of them is that their recipes contain an abundance of oil. Should oil be a regular part of a healthy diet?
No! It should not. This is why I primarily promote only low fat vegan recipes (most raw vegan [...]