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Book Review: Vegan is Love – Having Heart & Taking Action

Currently on our planet there is a major awakening in the collective consciousness taking place. And it comes not a moment too soon, as at the same time our planet is undergoing serious changes due to our numerous destructive… Read and discuss

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5 Important Health Benefits of Chia Seeds

This article is written by a guest author for EvolvingWellness.com Chi-chi-chi-chia! These seeds, which used to grow the green fur on the novelty Chia Pets are actually packed full of nutrition. Like other super seeds such as flax and hemp… Read and discuss

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Bread: To Eat or Not To Eat and How To Choose the Best One

Bread has been the staple of the human diet for thousands of years now and a food that is considered a basic staple in most cultures to this day. Yet the bread that our ancestors ate and that we eat… Read and discuss

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The Benefits of Juicing

A few years ago amidst my personal journey of optimal health and nutrition, I became aware of the benefits of juicing. Although not fully convinced at first that a homemade juice, specifically green or other vegetable juice was needed if… Read and discuss

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My 21 Day Juicing Challenge

Habits can either work for us or against us. It all depends if the habits are health promoting, like taking a walk each day, or disease promoting, like smoking each day. As we go through our lives, we tend… Read and discuss

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Vegetarian Support For You & Information From the Toronto Vegetarian Association

The vegetarian lifestyle is becoming increasingly embraced by people of all ages, races and backgrounds in our society. As we continue forth in the 21st century, we are seeing the clear consequences of our actions to date when it comes… Read and discuss

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What You Need To Know Before You Eat Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP)

As the plant-based lifestyle continues to gain more popularity thanks to its outstanding health benefits, new plant food products are constantly coming onto the market. Many people in fact are under the impression that if a food is plant… Read and discuss

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Exploring the 3 Modern Dietary Approaches To Eating: Moderation, Plant-Based and Paleo

For the past few decades our society has experimented with a lot of different diets. Novel foods came onto the market, new ways of preparing foods, new technologies and what could have worked to our benefit, has for the most… Read and discuss

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5 Small Kitchen Appliances That Help Create Fast, Successful, Healthy Meals

When we begin to become more aware of proper nutrition for optimal health, one by one many of our habits begin to change. As we make these changes, most of us are drawn back to our kitchen to re-establish the… Read and discuss

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9 Nutritional Fallacies That Are Still Common Today

Today more than ever, an increasing amount of us are seeking nutritional excellence, understanding the benefits of nutrient-dense food, what real health means and correlating what we eat to how we feel. At a time when our society seems to… Read and discuss

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An Introduction To Making Green Smoothies & Their Benefits

Green smoothies are a meal idea that is today becoming more and more familiar to many people. What was once an odd or unheard of green drink to the average person, common only to the raw-vegan community, is today becoming… Read and discuss

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Interview with Howard Straus on the Gerson Nutritional Cancer & Chronic Disease Therapy

One of the greatest pleasures in my life is empowering other people to take accountability and responsibility for their life. For this to happen, normally we need to expand our consciousness and step out of the conditioned upon us, limiting… Read and discuss

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Movie Review: The Beautiful Truth

An eye and mind opening documentary about the political side and natural healing side of cancer…. Read and discuss

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How to Choose A Coconut Oil & Comparing Best and Worst Brands

As we each continue our journeys into better health and nutrition, we discover various new foods or ways of preparing our foods along the way. One of the things that I have come to love and greatly value on my… Read and discuss

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Movie Review: Forks Over Knives

We are at a time in human history where we have access to more variety of food and more medicine than ever, yet we are sicker and fatter than ever. This should be getting the center of our attention,… Read and discuss

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How To Talk To and Approach Children About Healthy Food & Nutrition

Aside from the many challenges that we as human beings have in our modern world today, proper nutrition is one of the biggest. In fact, even if we as adults get a handle on eating truly for optimal health… Read and discuss

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Interview with Raw, Vegan Chef Douglas McNish

Ever since I became seriously health conscious and interested only in nourishing my body with whole, natural, fresh and plant food, I realized how much our society is not set up to support such a lifestyle. Going out to eat… Read and discuss

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Plant Sources of DHA Available In Vegetarian and Vegan Omega 3 Supplements

February is Heart Awareness month. This means expanding our knowledge and awareness, when it comes to our heart health and all aspects of the cardiovascular system. With heart disease today being the number one killer of North Americans and affecting… Read and discuss