This month marks my tenth year of being vegan. It’s hard to believe that much time has passed, and I thought I’d take some time to write about it. In some ways, it seems extraordinarily unlikely that my family would be one to go vegan. My parents are very image-conscious, and when I was growing …
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What Is AMPK?
AMP-activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) is an enzyme that is supposed to sense when your body’s fuel reserves are low. If the enzyme senses this lack of fuel, it will activate and issue the command to stop storing fat and start burning it for energy. The activity of this enzyme affects a person’s weight, but it …
Commentary on the New Beyond Burger
This spring, the company Beyond Meat is going to release a new version of its Beyond Burger and Beyond Beef. This move is an attempt to increase sales in the US, as revenue from plant-based meat sales has not increased as much as expected. The new version of these Beyond products will include avocado oil, …
Tenth Year of Veganuary
Veganuary is a global challenge that takes place during the 31 days of January and challenges individuals to eat only vegan during this time period. This event began back in 2014, initiated by a couple from New Yor City. One year later signups for the challenge numbered 12,800. In 2023, over 700,000 individuals around the …
Student Who Criticized Dairy Milk in School Wins Lawsuit
Earlier this year, a high school senior in a LA school district was told that she was not allowed to hand out leaflets about the negative impacts of dairy on health if she did not also distribute pro-dairy literature. This requirement was despite the fact that the school already displays pro-dairy posters throughout the cafeteria …
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Domino’s Pepperoni Stuffed Cheesy Bread: Brought to You by the US Department of Agriculture
Peruse the menu of any fast food restaurant in the United States and you will find an abundance of cheese. At first glance, such an observation seems unremarkable. No duh! People like cheese, so therefore it is served at popular restaurants. Yet there is a reason for the trend of very cheesy fast food options …
Sulforaphane Randomized Trial for Autism
Both parents and physicians have noted for some time that when an autistic child gets a fever, the autistic symptoms that this child has are alleviated. The children display more normal behavior expected of a child their age, becoming less withdrawn and with greater desire to communicate. Yet when the fever goes away, so does …
Fruits, Vegetables & Asthma
In the US and in many western countries, asthma is the most common chronic disease in children. For individuals under 18 in the US, rates of asthma are 8.3 for boys and 6.7% for girls. Among adults, rates are 5.5% for men and 9.8% for women. The reversal in sex differences is likely the result …
Homocysteine and the Importance of Vitamin B12 for Vegans and Vegetarians
Homocysteine is an amino acid that the body breaks down using B vitamins into useful proteins and is a compound that promotes liver health. Yet high homocysteine levels in the blood are a very bad thing – they raise an individuals’ risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease. In a healthy person, blood concentrations of homocysteine …
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New Illinois Law Makes Plant-Based Meals Available in Schools
As students in Illinois head back to school, a new change has taken place within the state: as of 1 August 2023, if parents submit a request to their district, their child will be provided with a plant-based lunch at school. This plant-based lunch complies with the same federal nutrition mandates as the omnivorous lunches …
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