Plant-Based Lifestyle
“Moderation in all things….” This memorable phrase has been quoted for centuries as a motto to live by. The sentiment is reputed to stem from the Greek poet Hesiod in the 7th century BC when he said “Observe due measure, moderation is the best in all things”. Roman politician, Marcus Tullius Cicero, around 60 BC,…
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Life expectancy has been increasing around the world over the past decades, a happenstance that is attributed to advances in public health and healthcare services. However, the last few years have rocked this boat and it is predicted that the current generation of adolescents is likely to be the first to have a shorter life…
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Denmark recently announced a startling change in direction. In 2021, the Danish Council on Climate Change realized that their country was heading towards failure to meet its 2030 target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 70% of 1990 levels. Consequently, in October 2023, the country published their innovative roadmap towards the goal of transitioning Denmark’s…
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It has already been established that muscle building in humans is augmented by eating a high-protein diet. However, there is an ongoing debate within fitness circles about whether plant-sourced protein is as good at creating muscle as protein sourced from animals. A recently published study investigated this very question. In February 2023 results were published…
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Potatoes are without a doubt high on the “favourite vegetable list” of most people. Unfortunately, the way they are often prepared and the ingredients that are regularly added to them can turn a potato that came out of the soil a healthy vegetable into one that is very high in calories with much of its…
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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.
