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Food, Inc. Review

Lane — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:24:42 +0000

Jane and I went to see Food, Inc. this weekend. It has a limited release, so if you are interested in seeing this film here is a list of its scheduled showings. (If you are in the Los Angeles area, it is playing at the NuArt in Santa Monica through Thursday, and will be at [...]

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Fight Cancer – Eat Vegan

Lane — Tue, 12 May 2009 04:24:12 +0000

The American Institute for Cancer Research states: Scientists estimate that if everyone ate a healthy diet, was physically active every day and maintained a healthy weight, the number of cancer cases would be reduced by about one-third. Their recommendations for the prevention of cancer include the following: Eat more of a variety of vegetables, fruits, [...]

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Vegans and Omega-3s

Lane — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:30:15 +0000

You've probably heard that eating fish, especially oily fish (Salmon, etc.) helps improve your brain function and decreases the risk of dementia. This is one of the things that gets pointed out to us frequently when we tell people we are vegan. Our doctor, as a practice, recommends an overall vitamin supplement, baby aspirin, and [...]

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Living Longer and Better

Lane — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:49:16 +0000

I'm attending the Milken Conference this week. Much of it is very interesting, some of it not so much. Eating there is always a bit of a challenge. Steak and chicken tend to be the usual offerings. The snack bars they put out have milk in (no pun intended) them. But I come prepared. I [...]

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8 Things You Can Do To Cut Your Risk Of Cancer

Lane — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:31:49 +0000

According to the World Cancer Research Fund (via New Scientist Magazine), lifestyle changes could cut cancer by 1/3 in developed countries and 1/4 in developing countries. "People think that somehow cancer comes from heaven, or Darwin, or from their parent's genes, but that's not always the case," says Michael Marmot, chair of the WCRF panel [...]

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A Vegan Valentine For Him

Lane — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:22:09 +0000

So yesterday we looked at vegan demographics and learned that there are many more females who are vegan than males. We also learned that most people go vegan for ethical reasons. Jane likes to point out that this confirms that women tend to be more compassionate than men. Jane also points out that I was [...]

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Blueberries Minus The Milk

Lane — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:26:44 +0000

One of the Eight Foods To Eat Every Day is blueberries. Blueberries also happen to be one of my favorite foods. I will often add them to whatever smoothie I am having for breakfast. Or I'll drop a handful into my cereal or oatmeal. I love blueberry muffins. And, in the summer, when they're in [...]

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Why Trans Fats Are Bad For You

Lane — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:46:38 +0000

A week or two ago we wrote a post complaining that Tofutti uses partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (trans fats) in their cream cheese alternative. I was expressing some frustration that Tofutti does make a version of the cream cheese without the trans fats, but the one that is most easily found contains trans fats (something [...]

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Another Reason Not To Eat Meat

Lane — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:51:52 +0000

As if there aren't enough reasons not to eat meat... According to New Scientist magazine, consuming red meat and dairy puts humans at risk from a rather nasty strain of e. coli. This particular strain attaches itself to a sugar molecule that humans can't produce, but is ingested when we consume meat and dairy products. [...]

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Raw Vegan Weight Loss

Lane — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:02:34 +0000

Click here for vegan weight loss books On Saturday, CNN Health ran a story about a woman who went raw vegan and lost more than half her body weight. Angela Stokes reached a high of 300 pounds when she began a raw vegan diet. In two years she lost 162 pounds. Wow. Way to go [...]

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