After taking several hours to read up on Salvia hispanica L. I am astonished that it hasn’t already officially replaced flax as the “Newest and Coolest Staple Seed”. But no doubt it will if the research and anecdotal evidence continues to pour in the way it is presently. That being said be forewarned that although small, this stuff packs a big punch and could even bring about harmful side…
Vegans Have Cleaner Basements As Vegans, you’ve all been grilled on how you get your protein. Perhaps you’re sick of being asked, but I actually think it’s still a good question. Most people don’t know what to do and even feel paralyzed by the idea of changing their food habits to reflect less reliance on animals. For their entire lives they’ve decided their dinner menu based first on what meat…
Unless you have children you might not be altogether comfortable with an open discussion about your bowels and what comes out of them. Thankfully, I had already potty-trained one child by the time I met with a Naturopath who spent at least 10 minutes asking me questions about and around this very subject. Thank goodness our meeting wasn’t over lunch! This was about 5 years ago when my problematic uterine…
In the most basic terms optimal health is “being your best with what you’ve been given”. Sounds good right? Day in and day out as I live my life, this is ultimately what I want but some days and years I’m more there than others. But if there’s ever a New Year’s Resolution worth making, this would be it. With a subject as complex as this one, I’ll just give…
You may have heard that B12 injections are the (not so new) energy and metabolism booster for vegans and carnivores alike. Promises of weight loss and greater athletic performance are also in the mix, which of course is music to most people’s ears. But is it all it’s cracked up to be and is it worth the money? Let’s look at some facts as well as some here say and…