Achieving Optimal Health and Longevity on a Low Calorie, Vegan Diet

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Healthy on a Vegan Diet

Not A 9-To-5 Girl: Ann Van den Broeck Talks Veganism, Being a Mother, and Fulfilling Dreams

Ann Van Den Broeck, 32 years old, has been a vegan for the last 13 years, long before veganism became popular. During that time, she has been an outspoken activist on animal rights and welfare, and a big proponent of the vegan diet as a way to improve one’s health. Her platform, primarily on YouTube, has enabled her to reach millions of people over these years, and she has gained quite a following after hard work and dedication. Ann has also achieved a masters in sociology, which may have helped her understand, communicate, and engage better with her followers about …

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Immune System Enhancers

White Peony Root For Autoimmune Conditions

White Peony Root has been used in Asia for over one thousand years to help treat many types of autoimmune diseases. Paeoniflorin is the most active ingredient and appears to modulate the activity of key immune cells involved in autoimmunity. Autoimmune diseases are quite common, affecting around 23.5 million Americans, with women being at a higher risk than men. It occurs when immune cells fail to recognize self from nonself. While there are many medications available to help suppress parts of the immune system and decrease inflammation in the body to help deal with autoimmune diseases, it’s common for people …

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Healthy on a Vegan Diet

Is Stevia Vegan Friendly (Benefits + Dangers)

Stevia has been used commercially for decades in some countries, where it’s used in foods and supplements as a zero calorie sweetener. Stevia extracts and its derivatives also go under other names such as Rebiana, Truvia, and Purevia. And like many other sweeteners, stevia has also had its fair share of controversy, causing some vegans to search for alternatives. So while stevia is vegan-friendly, there have been many questions raised about its safety in humans. In this article, I will look at the evidence behind the benefits and dangers of stevia leaf extract and its derivatives. What is Stevia? Stevia …

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vegan carrageenan + benefits and side effects
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Is Carrageenan Vegan Friendly And Safe? (Benefits + Dangers)

Carrageenan is an ingredient used in so many different foods, supplements, and other products, but most people probably have never even heard of it. Chances are that your food and supplements contain carrageenan because it’s one of the best alternatives to gelatin for both vegetarians and vegans. Unfortunately, as good as it is for replacing gelatin, some people feel that the ingredient causes them health problems and try their best to avoid it. While there is still much research to be done to draw any definite conclusions about whether or not the ingredient is safe for humans, there is evidence …

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Skin care Supplements

Best Spearmint Supplement For Acne (+ 2 Delicious Teas!)

I recently discussed how drinking spearmint tea can help reduce acne in women who have a high sensitivity to androgens or have too much testosterone.  When spearmint is used as a tea or as a supplement, it can have beneficial effects on the skin by reducing oil production, reducing pore size, and acting as an anti-inflammatory, which can help fight bacteria associated with acne formation. For those of you who want to use spearmint but don’t feel like chugging down several cups of tea throughout the day, which may result in numerous trips to the bathroom, taking a supplement can …

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Calorie Restriction Healthy on a Vegan Diet

What I Eat On My Vegan CR Diet In 2019 + Supplements

It’s been quite a long time since I shared my diet on this blog, so I thought I’d give an update. I also don’t usually do these kinds of posts because I’m not sure if people are interested and my diet doesn’t really change a whole lot either. I mean, aside from when I became a vegetarian and then later a vegan, things have mostly stayed the same. When I started eating a strict CR diet in 2005, I reduced my calorie intake to about 1550 k/cal per day for six years until I decided to increase my calorie intake …

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Calorie Restriction Healthy on a Vegan Diet

Growing Food To Reduce Cost Of My Low Calorie Vegan Diet

One of the excuses many people have about eating healthily is that it simply costs too much compared to processed or packaged foods. Unfortunately, at least for myself, I’ve found that this is true unless I’m being very cautious about what I buy and where I buy the food from. One way I could drastically reduce the cost of food every week is to simply grow my own fruits and vegetables. I haven’t been as attentive to my garden as I should have over the last few years, so I had been mostly sticking to easily-to-grow fruits like strawberries and …

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Healthy on a Vegan Diet Skin care

Benefits Of Spearmint Tea For Hormonal Acne

Acne is a skin condition that affects up to 50 million people in the US every year with children and young adults between the ages of 12 and 24 being most affected. It does get better with age, but if you’re suffering right now, that probably isn’t going to be too comforting. So in this article, I’ll dive into the research on spearmint tea and look at whether or not it could be an effective way to stop hormonal acne. Spearmint tea is refreshing and widely used for flavoring of different food products, sweets, teas, and supplements. And not only …

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Healthy on a Vegan Diet

How Much Soy Is Too Much For A Man?

Soybeans are used in a variety of foods and are especially popular among vegetarians and vegans, products like soy milk is a great source of protein which contains all essential amino acids. However, even though soy products are considered healthy, some men worry about consuming too much due to phytoestrogens that it contains. There are a few concerns men have about including soy in their diet: Will the phytoestrogens in soy cause feminization? Does soy decrease testosterone and increase estrogen? Will soy increase the risk of cancer? In this article, I will examine some of the latest research about the …

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Calorie Restriction

Interview with David Fisher: 30 Years On A CR Diet To Slow Aging

David Fisher, 61 years old, is one of the few long term adherents to calorie restriction in the world. While most people only stick to a diet for just a few weeks or months at a time, he has managed to maintain a strict CR diet for 30 years! In 2004, he was featured in the Guardian, where he explained how he came across the diet, why he began restricting his calories, and he gave some information about his diet at the time. Then in 2009, Dave took part in a series of interviews in newspapers such as The Independent, …

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