You may be eating excipients in your vitamins and other nutritional supplements without even knowing it. What are excipients? Excipients are fillers, binders, flowing agents, and various types of glues that hold nutritional supplements and vitamins together. Most excipients generally test toxic and some of the commonly used excipients are animal-derived. Excipient fillers and binders can affect the absorption rate and benefit of the rate by as much as…
It’s the 4th Annual Hemp History Week! June 3rd-9th, 2013 Hemp has been on the “IN” list for years. It’s one of the most well known “superfoods”. But for some reason I did not get on the hemp train until this year. Sure, I’ve had it in smoothies and dressings at restaurants, but didn’t start using it on the regular in my own kitchen until a few months ago. Crazy…
Not all supplements are created equal. According to the National Institute of Health’s Office of Dietary Supplements, bioavailability refers to the amount of (the nutrient) in food, medications, and supplements that is absorbed in the intestines and ultimately available for biological activity in your cells and tissues. Bioavailability is the degree to which a nutrient is available to the body for use and measures the rate that a supplement…
When most people think of omega-3 fatty acids they associate fish being the best source for it. However, fish don’t produce omega-3 fatty acids, they accrue meaningful levels due to their algae-rich diets. There are also growing concerns over the safety of fish due to the presence of heavy metals and other toxins. So what better way to get omega-3 fatty acids then from the original source itself? Pure Vegan’s…
I’ve been to vegan festivals and conferences across the nation as both an attendee and a speaker. You can find them in almost every large city in the country and they continue to grow! Vegan festivals are even in Texas of all places! The last one I attended and spoke at was the 2nd Annual Texas VegFest in Austin where I currently live. Austin is pretty hip and progressive with…
What is Resveratrol? Resveratrol is a substance that can be found in grape skins, blueberries, pomegranates and several other plants, and has found to benefit health in a variety of ways. There is a lot of hype around resveratrol and for good reason. Resveratrol is a naturally occurring polyphenol antioxidant that is categorized as a phytoalexin, an antimicrobial compound that is produced by plants to protect them from rough…
By Ben Rolnik: There are a variety ways that one can detoxify their system. Most people assume that detoxing means doing a master cleanse — lots of green juice, lemon, and water — and colonics. This overlooks the very serious problem of “re-toxing” right afterwards — not to mention the other cognitive-behavioral dimensions of detoxification! There are 3 major principles of detoxification I call: rejection, ejection, injection. If we just…
While grazin’ on samples from booth to booth at the Natural Food Expo West last month, HappyCow came upon a new chocolate product: Perfect Fuel Chocolate It was founded by athlete Nicolas Warren just hours before a race was about to begin. He asked the simple question, “Why Not?” Why can’t ginseng be fused into delicious, raw cacao for portable, long-lasting energy?… Out of this sudden surge of inspiration came…
Looking to add more protein in your diet or move away from buying traditional protein powders made with whey or soy? Pure Vegan Pea Protein is a delicious and nutritious way to add Non-GMO protein to your diet. Pure Vegan Pea Protein is a blend of vegan protein that is derived from golden pea kernels. All batches are tested by Pure Vegan’s quality assurance, quality control and research and development…
Most people stay indoors when winter turns the world cold and white, but staying indoors too much can cause a vitamin D deficiency. Vegans are particularly susceptible, because their diet tends to be low in the vitamin. While non-vegans can get vitamin D from meat and other animal products, vegans can’t. Don’t write vitamin D off as a useless vitamin; it’s very important to the body. It helps regulate bone…
Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you cooking this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan!, a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach. Ingredients: 500g pumpkin gnocchi 6 cloves of garlic, crushed 1 eggplant, diced 8 okra, sliced thickly 1/4 bunch spinach,…
Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you preparing this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach. Enjoy. Raw Cashew Cream Ingredients: 1 cup raw cashews ¼ cup agave nectar ¼ cup water cinnamon…
Libido is a Freudian term describing the force or psychic energy behind human action; especially the sexual urge or as some might put it passion, sexual appetite, instinct or drive, “the hots”, randiness, mojo (how I personally refer to it thanks Austin Powers) or erotic desire. Freud had a very precise and thorough process of psychoanalysis laid out for all the stages and manifestations of libido throughout the lifecycle and…