Every November, we commemorate World Vegan Month. What better way to celebrate than welcoming long-time animal advocate, author, and all-around inspiring vegan, Colleen Patrick Goudreau. Not only that, she is an acclaimed speaker, and her award-winning podcast, Food for Thought, has been changing hearts and minds for over 14 years. Colleen is also a recognized…
Combined drug intoxication (CDI), also known as multiple drug intake, is an unnatural cause of human death. This shouldn’t be confused with drug overdose because CDI is due to the simultaneous use of multiple drugs. CDI is becoming more common in recent years because mental health problems are on the rise, and many people are…
In Podcast #63 “How Not To Diet”, Dr. Greger discussed fat burning foods to help lose weight. Today’s podcast is a follow-up to a few of the foods he mentioned. First, we discuss which foods contribute to weight loss and why it works. For example, there are certain foods that increase energy expenditure. Meaning, they have…
The primary cause of weight gain and disease is what we eat. Dr. Greger’s new book “How Not To Diet” empowers us with the knowledge on how to live a healthy, obesity-free life without dieting. If you are not familiar with Dr. Michael Greger, you should be. He is a physician, best selling author, and…
Today’s podcast explores the root of all disease, chronic inflammation. Also, the anti-inflammatory food that can help reduce and fight inflammation. Inflammation is part of the body’s response to infection and tissue damage, and it is crucial to the healing process. But over the last 15 years, studies show that when chronic inflammation lingers,…
Is your tap water safe to drink? Contaminated water has become an alarming issue not only in the United States but all over the world. Uncontaminated water is essential for human survival, healthy ecosystems, and sustainable development. The tap water we drink isn’t just coming from your local stream. It comes from lakes, rivers, reservoirs,…
On today’s podcast we focus on the healthiest beans you can eat from my legumes list. Legumes provide a magnitude of essential nutrients that can help you live a longer and healthier life. And science proves that beans contribute to longevity because they cool down systemic inflammation. Inflammation contributes to many long-term diseases including cardiovascular…
Today, I want to encourage the pursuit of imperfection. It is called wabi-sabi, and accepting imperfection is the fundamental principal. That does not mean to embrace failure. It means to embrace learning and to be willing not to get it entirely right. “Wabi means simplicity, humility, and living in tune with nature. It describes someone…
Anyone who spends time in the outdoors, in backyards, in the woods, fields and even urban cities should be concerned about Lyme disease. Why? Because according to many reports, Lyme disease caused by ticks, increasingly threaten the health of people all over the world. Most noteworthy, is over the past two decades, seven new…
Most people don’t think about liver health to increase metabolism, but the liver is responsible for helping metabolize fat, produce bile and clean toxins. All of these functions contribute to converting food into energy. In fat metabolism the liver cells break down fats and produces energy. It also helps insure that the level of sugar…
