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The answer is a loud and resounding “NO!” When you leave behind the idea of a meat-centered meal, your food horizon expands exponentially into the literally thousands of food choices and tastes that the plant world has to offer. There is a myth here in the Western world that a diet of vegetables is bland…
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Today I offer you a couple of helpful guidelines for whole grains developed by two experts in plant-based living. Michael Greger MD is an excellent source of information on healthy lifestyles. He runs a website called nutritionfacts.org where you can find short entertaining and educational videos covering a vast range of topics of interest to…
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A while ago, we were sitting in an airplane, 33,000 feet above sea level, just finishing up a fairly tasty vegetarian meal of Asian Noodles and Tabbouleh Salad (courtesy of Air Transat) and contemplating our recently completed bicycle trip through the Alps from Munich to Venice. A topic of great interest among our group of…
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We happen to have in our family a very fit son who in the past two years has competed in 4 marathons, 3 half distance Ironman triathlons, and 4 full distance Ironman triathlons. He was the overall winner at Ironman 70.3 Muskoka in a field of about 1800 racers this July, qualifying him for a…
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There is a popular belief among many people that a plant-based (vegan) diet will result in lower exercise performance due to the presumed lack of certain nutrients in plants. However, there are numerous scientific investigations that show otherwise. An analysis from 2020 studied 56 healthy young lean physically active women aged 21 to 29. They…
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My name is Debra Harley (BScPhm) and I welcome you to my retirement project, this website. Over the course of a life many lessons are learned, altering deeply-rooted ideas and creating new passions.
