Forks Over Knives Turns 10!
The documentary Forks Over Knives is having a birthday. Ten years ago the film was released, and it caused a ripple effect of change in many people’s lives. A Whole Food Plant-Based (WFPB) diet was known to only a few, but the power of story that the film delivered touched many, and today we celebrate…
If You Are Depressed, I Hope You Read This
“The mind is its own place, and in it self Can make a Heav’n of Hell, a Hell of Heav’n.” ~John Milton Why? Because when we are depressed, we need to hear the good news. We are so busy listening to the misery track on repeat that anything positive or upbeat just makes us cringe.…
This Post Could Save Your Life
”Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.” ― Hippocrates Too dramatic? I don’t think so. In fact, what stands between many people and their next heart attack or chronic disease is information. The problem is that we think we know everything we need to know, or we just don’t want to know…
Get Up and Move!
It is almost universally known that exercise is good for us. Even so, we make all kinds of excuses for not doing any. We are simply too busy. Or we are simply too stressed. We choose to binge watch Netflix movies instead or order a pizza with a cheese-stuffed crust. I know all of this…
Apologies from a Plant-Based Evangelist
This is to all of the people who have been the victim of my proselytizing about the Whole Foods Plant-Based (WFPB) lifestyle in the past. I want to sincerely apologize. My intentions are good; I promise you. However, I know that my strong personality combined with the fervor of a recent convert can be off-putting.…
7 Steps to a Whole Foods Plant-Based Lifestyle
My first attempt at a plant-based diet was in May 1999. I had read one of Dr. John McDougall’s books, and I decided I wanted to lose some weight. I had been struggling with my weight and unable to regulate it as I had in the past. I was 37 years old, soon to…