Video: “Glass Walls” by Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney became a vegetarian in 1975, thanks to his wife Linda, who campaigned for animal rights before it became fashionable and later wrote internationally bestselling vegetarian cookbooks. Decades later, … Continue reading
Dr. Neal Barnard: Cholesterol and Heart Disease
Nearly 2,200 Americans die of cardiovascular disease daily, with an average of one death occurring every 40 seconds. An estimated 7.1 million Americans have experienced a heart attack during their … Continue reading
High-Fiber Foods Reduce Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
A high-fiber diet may reduce your risk for type 2 diabetes, according to a cohort study published in Diabetologia. Researchers monitored fiber intake from cereal, fruit, and vegetables for participants … Continue reading
George Monbiot: Fowl Deeds
The astonishing, multiple crises caused by chicken farming. It’s the insouciance that baffles me. To participate in the killing of an animal: this is a significant decision. It spreads like … Continue reading
Chris Hedges: Choosing Life
The animal agriculture industry is an integral part of the corporate state. The corporate state’s exploitation and impoverishment of workers and its poisoning of the environment, as well as its … Continue reading
Dr. Michael Greger: Where do you get your fiber?
Vegetarians and vegans are all too familiar with the question: Where do you get your protein? Well, we can finally put to rest the question of whether vegetarians get enough … Continue reading
Paula Marie Coomer: Why Vegan?
My husband Phil and I chose to go vegan in 2012 after two years of vegetarianism and after viewing a film called Forks over Knives. This documentary made famous The … Continue reading
Video: Combating Disabling Diseases with Food
Dr. Greger has scoured the world’s scholarly literature on clinical nutrition and developed this new presentation based on the latest in cutting-edge research exploring the role diet may play in … Continue reading
Robyn O’Brien: Patriotism on a Plate
A former financial and food industry analyst, Robyn O’Brien triggered an allergic reaction in the food industry when she asked: “Are we allergic to food or what’s been done to it?” … Continue reading
Neal D. Barnard and Jennifer Reilly: Portuguese Kale and Potato Soup
Makes about 8 cups (8 servings) This recipe calls for substantially fewer hot chiles than would be used by a traditional Portuguese cook. If you want to make a spicier … Continue reading
Video: Spy Drones Expose Smithfield Foods Factory Farms
First published on Dec 17, 2014 Since 2012, the director of “Speciesism: The Movie” has been secretly using spy drones to investigate and expose the environmental devastation caused by factory … Continue reading
Andrea Germanos: To Avert Climate Chaos, Meat Consumption Must Drop, Study Says
There is an “awareness gap” amongst the global public of the link between eating meat and climate change, and that presents a real obstacle to keeping global warming under the … Continue reading
Survival of the firmest: Erectile dysfunction and death
Since erectile dysfunction is often caused by circulatory blockage, physicians are recommending a diet with more fruits and vegetables as a treatment. This may not only cure the patient’s inability … Continue reading
Courtney White: Farming Like the Earth Matters
Many young people in agriculture today are looking to the past and discovering that nature’s model works best. It is easy to forget that once upon a time all agriculture … Continue reading
