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Tips And Tricks On How To Cook The Perfect Bean
After reading more about BPA’s presence in canned foods and the chemical’s link to breast cancer, I have been trying to cook more dried beans and less canned ones. The first several times, however, no matter how much I soaked them, they simply did not get the same potato-y texture as cooked canned beans have. [...]
American Hospitals Begin To Make Connection Between Diet And Health
19. October 2009
I recently stumbled upon some exciting news in the health care world: hospitals are catching on to the fact that meat is not good for the environment, their budget, their patients’ health, or even the animals! Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) has introduced the Balanced Menus Challenge, a program that asks health care institutions to reduce [...]
Kathy Freston Investigates Health And Wellness In New Huffington Post Series
1. October 2009
Health and Wellness expert Kathy Freston has started a series of articles at the Huffington Post where she interviews “preeminent doctors and nutritional researchers in the fields of their respective expertise.” And, as she writes: “Here it is straight out: they are all saying the same thing in different ways and through multiple and varying studies: [...]
Daily Dose Of B-12: Dr. Neal Barnard Reveals The Beef On Beef
19. May 2009
“The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents combined. If beef is your idea of ‘real food for real people’ you’d better live real close to a real good hospital.” - Dr. Neal Barnard, M.D revealing the beef about beef. [...]
Vegan Athlete Brendan Brazier Introduces New Online Wellness Program
8. April 2009
Here at VEGdaily we’re pretty much obsessed with ANYONE who’s working hard to make the world a cleaner, greener, more compassionate place! Lucky for us (and the world) there are tons of awesome people out there doing JUST THAT! If anyone ever tells you that vegans and vegetarians are wimpy and dull, just retort with three short [...]
Vegan Diet Once Again Bashed For Pregnant Moms, Vancouver Sun Screws Up
12. March 2009
The Vancouver Sun has decided that women following a vegan diet while pregnant are placing their children at high risk for birth defects. How did they come to this conclusion? Well, a new study reports that women who have low vitamin B12 levels shortly before and after they get pregnant are at significantly greater risk [...]
UK Article Shows Vegetarians How To Be A ‘Born-Again Carnivores’
1. February 2009
And now for something completely different: Today, especially with all the studies coming out in favor of a vegetarian diet, we generally see “How-To” articles for weaning yourself off of meat and dairy. However, in a recent article in the UK Times, a former vegetarian (for 25 years!) has profiled her shift back to a meat-eating [...]
Vegetarian Diet Shown To Have Positive Effects Against Prostate Cancer
1. February 2009
Earlier this week, we reported how even going veggie for one day can have helpful health benefits. Now, a new study from the University of Massachusetts Medical School is showing that a diet low in fat and dairy and high in vegetables can slow the risk of prostate cancer. From the article, Assessments of dietary [...]
Daily Dose Of B12: Maggie Q Gets Rewarded Daily With VEG Lifestyle
30. January 2009
“Going vegetarian is one of the most rewarding decisions I’ve ever made. I feel better, I have more energy on and off the set, and I have the satisfaction of knowing that I’m doing something to help stop animal suffering.” - Actress Maggie Q telling PETA just why SHE loves being VEG. Why do you love [...]
Going VEG Once A Week Results In Overall Health Improvements
28. January 2009
According to a new study released by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, enjoying a full day of vegetarian meals once a week reduces saturated fat intake by almost 15%. Becoming a Flexitarian (flexible-vegetarian), can reduce blood pressure, glucose, triglyceride, and cholesterol levels! From the article, Eating Flexitarian will also reflect on your waistline, [...]
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1. December 2009
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