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WellnessSee articlePlant-Based Diaries Week 1: Adventures in Breakfast Prep
Editor’s Note: This month is the second annual Forks Over Knives Fresh Start Challenge, our free 21-day program for adopting a plant-based diet one meal at a time. Food writer Lucie Monk Carter is taking the challenge, and we’ve asked her to document her experiences with whole-food, plant-based cooking and eating in this series. My […] -
WellnessSee articleRenowned Heart Surgeon and Longtime Vegan Ellsworth Wareham Dies at 104
Ellsworth Wareham, a renowned cardiac surgeon and longtime vegan, died Saturday at his home in Loma Linda, California. He was 104. Wareham gained media attention in recent years due to his longevity and vitality, which he attributed to his plant-based diet. He was featured on CNN, in The New York Times, in National Geographic, and […] -
WellnessSee articleLeading Medical Journal Cites Meat as Major Harm to Health and Environment
The Lancet, one of the oldest and most respected medical journals in the world, has gone on record questioning the sustainability and healthfulness of meat in a new op-ed titled “We Need to Talk About Meat.” “What is a healthy amount of red or processed meat?” the editorial board writes. “It’s looking increasingly like the answer, for […] -
WellnessSee article3 Common Cholesterol Myths, Busted!
Your blood cholesterol levels have a profound impact on your risk of cardiovascular disease, so it’s important to understand the facts about how cholesterol works. Let’s review three of the most common cholesterol-related myths, along with the science to bust them wide open. MYTH #1: We need to eat cholesterol. Cholesterol has important functions in […] -
WellnessSee articleFor Type 2 Diabetes, New Report Finds Plant-Based Diets More Effective Than Diabetes Organization Recommendations
A plant-based diet may be more effective in managing Type 2 diabetes and promoting overall well-being than the diets currently recommended by several diabetes organizations, according to a new report published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. Researchers at the University of London, the University of Northampton, and the Department of Cardiology at East […] -
WellnessSee articleWhy You Should Say No to the Keto Diet
The keto diet has swept the country with promises of diabetes reversal and weight loss. In the luster of the diet, we need to consider: Is this too good to be true? Like any number of fad diets that have come and gone over the years, the keto diet has more marks of wily marketing […] -
WellnessSee articleVegan in the NFL: How 15 Tennessee Titans Made the Switch
When Tennessee Titans linebacker Derrick Morgan decided to go vegan for his health, little did he realize that his teammates would follow. Roughly 15 players on the Titans roster now eat vegan all or most of the time—nearly 30 percent of the team. Derrick’s transformation began in 2017 when he enlisted a nutritionist to help […] -
WellnessSee articleShould Plant-Based Milk Be Called Milk? The FDA Wants Your Opinion
Should plant-based products be allowed to include words such as “milk,” “yogurt,” and “cheese” on their labels? The Food and Drug Administration wants your opinion. In a request for information published on Sept. 28, the agency stated that it is “interested in learning how consumers use these plant-based products and how they understand terms such […] -
WellnessSee articleVegan Ultrarunner Fiona Oakes Stars in Keegan Kuhn’s “Running for Good”
Keegan Kuhn, the director of Cowspiracy and co-director of What the Health, is back with Running for Good, a new documentary about ultrarunner and longtime vegan Fiona Oakes. You can watch it for free this week on the film’s website, where it will be streaming from Oct. 11 through Oct. 14. The visually stunning film, […] -
WellnessSee articleNot Your Average Grandpa: Model, Endurance Athlete, and Plant-Based Enthusiast Richard Lima
Photos by Lisa Maloney (left) and Rick Day (right) In 1994, Richard Lima was ready to give up on modeling. He’d been in Miami for a week, knocking on agencies’ doors all day, returning to his motel room, dejected, at night. He told his girlfriend they’d better start packing to head back to Minneapolis, where […] -
WellnessSee articleNew California Law Guarantees Plant-Based Meal Options in Public Hospitals and Prisons
Last week, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law mandating that public hospitals, health care facilities, and prisons offer plant-based options at every meal. Senate Bill 1138, “Ensuring a Plant Based Meal Option,” guarantees that people in these institutions have access to food free of animal products. “Whether to protect animals, our climate or […] -
WellnessSee articleCity of Berkeley Establishes “Green Mondays,” Goes Vegan One Day a Week
The Berkeley City Council has approved a resolution requiring city-owned and -operated institutions to serve vegan-only food one day per week. Berkeley is the first city in the United States to adopt such a program. The “Green Monday Resolution,” passed last Thursday, is the city’s latest initiative aimed at slowing climate change. “Scientific analyses have […]
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