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Entries Tagged as 'Health'

Watermelon Equals Fireworks

July 4th, 2008 · No Comments

We wish all of our US readers a Happy 4th. Today’s post might be a little late for this weekend’s festivities, but it’ll certainly be of value throughout the summer. It turns out that watermelon isn’t just a fun summer fruit — it contains certain chemicals that might help ensure some fireworks in the bedroom.
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Tags: Health · Oddities

57 Health Benefits of Going Vegan

July 3rd, 2008 · 10 Comments

Yes, you read that correctly. According to Alisa Miller over at NursingDegree.com, there are 57 health benefits associated with eating vegan. Actually, she’s listed 47 health benefits and 10 other items of potential interest to the vegan eater. None of this information is new, but it certainly bears repeating. Below are my
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Tags: Blogosphere · Health · Vegan Life

Vegan Weight Loss

July 2nd, 2008 · 20 Comments

When Jane and I started on our vegan journey, we both effortlessly lost weight. I dropped twenty pounds in 5 months, and she lost 11. These numbers may not be staggering, but we didn’t do anything else. We simply went from eating a slightly healthier than average American diet, to a vegan [...]

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Tags: Health · Weight Loss

The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating

July 1st, 2008 · 12 Comments

Reading the New York Times today, I came across a list of the 11 best foods you aren’t eating. The author, Tara Parker-Hope, asked Dr. Jonny Bowden, author of The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth, to compile a list of accessible foods that most of us should be eating, but aren’t. Interestingly, only one [...]

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Tags: Health