Diets
This is without a doubt the most common question asked about plant-based diets….and no wonder. Protein bars and drinks are available everywhere, advertised to provide boosts in protein that are touted to prevent fatigue and provide energy for exercise, to help recover from a workout and rebuild damaged muscle fibers. The disquieting thing is that…
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“I don’t mind dying. I just don’t want it to be my fault”. “There are two kinds of cardiologists – those that are vegan and those that haven’t read the data”. Dr. Kim Williams, cardiologist and the president of the American College of Cardiology in 2015, is quoted above. He advocates a plant-based diet with…
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The term plant-based might be interpreted to be a diet that is centered on plants but perhaps not exclusively plants. In actuality, the ideal is eating only foods gathered from plant sources. Added to the basic tenet of plant-sourced foods is the goal of eating only whole plant foods or minimally processed plant foods. Processing…
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There are many reasons why a person might turn to whole food plant-based eating. In my case it came down to pure stubbornness. I just did not want to take a statin drug to decrease my increasing cholesterol blood level. At that time in my life I enjoyed good health with lots of energy to…
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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.
