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My husband came to me recently telling me that it’s getting too expensive to eat plant-based, mainly due to the rising price of soymilk and other plant-based milks at our local grocery store. It’s true that the cost of these milks was rising, but then I listed off a number of ways we were still savi...

Are you plant-based eating, but wonder if there are nutrients you need to be concerned about? You already know that nutrients like protein, iron and calcium are important building blocks for the body. But what about micronutrients like iodine – do you need to worry about that?

That’s what we’re going...

Do you feel you’ve been on every diet under the sun, yet without any lasting results to show for it? Somehow, the weight loss never seems to stick and you end up gaining all of it back, and then some. That was my guest Lyana’s experience and it felt incredibly frustrating. Not only that, her health ...

My Interview guest Lyana S. never wanted to go on prescription meds. Yet, health issues started piling up, one after another, from her late thirties onwards. First it was high blood pressure, then high cholesterol and pre-diabetes. Then finally diabetes and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Add to t...

Did you know?  Just having recipes will NOT determine your success on a plant-based diet. That’s because this lifestyle is WAY more than just knowing a few good meals to make. What you need is a fuller, more wholistic approach to your diet transition, if you really want to thrive–long term–eating pl...

Spring is a great time of year to begin enjoying a greater variety of vegetables. Like Bok Choy. Don’t know what this is? If you’re completely new to plant-based eating and just stepping into the world of green leafy vegetables, you might find the words ‘Bok choy’ not only foreign looking but also s...

Are you trying to eat healthier but feel helpless watching your family and loved ones continue on a regular diet heavy in meats and processed convenience foods? You see the health issues they are facing and know much of it can be improved with diet and lifestyle changes. So how do you get your famil...

Inflammation and pain. I think many of us deal with this on some level. But for some, it can be especially excruciating and debilitating, impacting many activities of daily living. And inflammation and pain often seem to go together, don’t they? Maybe that’s what you’re dealing with now, and why you...

Have a love-hate relationship with avocados? If so, I don’t blame you – I do too. Some days, I’m delighted to cut open an avocado and see a smooth blemish-free interior to enjoy. On other days, I’m utterly disappointed and disgusted when I find the inside already browned and ugly, and end up having ...

When you move from a meat-heavy diet to a plant-based one, there will obviously be a shift in the kinds of foods you are eating. And since meats and other animal-based protein products are a source of iron, it’s natural to be worried about how you’ll get the iron you need, if you take these foods ou...

Have you come to plant-based eating, thinking and hoping that making this diet change will help those pounds melt off your body? Yet, you’ve already started your diet transition for a few weeks …and the scale seems to be the same. So now you’re wondering, “What does one need to do, to really lose th...

What will it really take to improve one’s cholesterol, blood pressure and triglycerides? Have you wondered this? Well, that’s what my guest Susan wondered, after striving to maintain ‘healthy’ eating habits and staying active for most of her life. But her cholesterol eventually rose to 302 and her t...