Should we cook with oil? Brigitte Gemme of Vegan Family Kitchen shares a pragmatic approach to deciding what to do. Brigitte offers delicious whole food plant based weekly meal plans to make meal planning and batch cooking easier! No need to worry about “what’s for dinner?” anymore. You can try a one-week plan for free. She also offers free templates and printables on her website as well as great recipes and strategies for success at veganfamilykitchen.com . Original posts: https://veganfamilyki...
Jun 28, 2021•6 min•Ep. 46
The Animal Ethics organization explains the many ways fireworks harm nonhuman animals. Published by All-Creatures. All-Creatures is a non-profit dedicated to cruelty-free living through a vegan lifestyle according to Judeo-Christian ethics. Their website is filled with vegan resources relating to animal issues, including bible studies, how to stop cruelty in churches, blogs, quotes and poetry, and lots of great resources for animal rights activism as well. Original post: https://www.all-creature...
Jun 25, 2021•10 min•Ep. 45
Dr. Michael Greger at NutritionFacts.org explains how not to die from high blood pressure. High blood pressure is the number-one risk factor for death in the world. In the United States, it affects nearly 78 million people, one in three adults. Dr. Michael Greger is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. A founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Greger is lic...
Jun 24, 2021•7 min•Ep. 44
In Part 2 of this 2-part episode, Karen Davis of United Poultry Concerns responds to remainder of 13 frequently asked questions by pre-vegans including: Didn’t God create animals for us to use? Aren't humans natural meat-eaters? There's no such thing as cruelty-free food, don’t we kill animals to grow vegetables? What's wrong with eggs and milk? What about jobs? What about human problems? Forget about ethics. Do you think people care about animals? Karen Davis is the President and Founder of Uni...
Jun 23, 2021•11 min•Ep. 43
Karen Davis of United Poultry Concerns responds to 13 frequently asked questions by pre-vegans including: [Part 1] What about plants? Won't animals overrun the earth? Farm animals can't survive on their own, can they? Is confinement so terrible? Aren't badly treated animals less productive? What's the difference? -- they're going to die anyway. [Part 2) God created animals for us to use. Aren't humans natural meat-eaters? There's no such thing as cruelty-free food! What's wrong with eggs and mil...
Jun 22, 2021•10 min•Ep. 42
Got the travel bug? ProVeg International shares 10 recommendations for great vegan or vegetarian holidays. ProVeg International is a food awareness organization striving for a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and the planet. Their mission is to reduce the global consumption of animals by 50% by the year 2040. They aim to transform the global food system by replacing conventional animal-based products with plant-based and cultured alter...
Jun 21, 2021•10 min•Ep. 41
Bonus episode in honor of Juneteenth. What is dietary racism? And how does dairy come into play? Switch 4 Good provides answers. Switch 4 Good is an evidence-based nonprofit dedicated to rattling accepted norms around dairy and health. They’re working to abolish the current system of dietary racial oppression, and promoting solutions for climate change. They have a fantastic podcast hosted by Olympic medalist Dotsie Bausch and Baywatch actress/health coach Alexandra Paul - they'll inspire and ed...
Jun 19, 2021•5 min
The Fish Feel organization explains how fishing hurts fish and why we should oppose youth fishing programs. Published by All-Creatures.org. Fish Feel is a non-profit organization devoted to promoting the recognition of fish as sentient beings deserving of respect and compassion, and they’ve shared this post on All-Creatures.org. All-Creatures is a non-profit dedicated to cruelty-free living through a vegan lifestyle according to Judeo-Christian ethics. Their website is filled with vegan resource...
Jun 18, 2021•8 min•Ep. 40
Gemma Davis of The Compassionate Road explains why eating less meat can help feed the world. Gemma Davis a Naturopath, yoga teacher and co-author of The Compassionate Kitchen cookbook, and an Ambassador for the animal protection group, Voiceless. Gemma is incredibly passionate about helping others live healthy, conscious lives and her website, The Compassionate Road , is full of fantastic information, recipes and links to her podcast. Original posts: https://www.thecompassionateroad.com/blog/eat...
Jun 17, 2021•7 min•Ep. 39
Ethical silk? Yes it exists! Elsa Garagnon at Good On You discusses some new ethical silk alternatives including Citrus Fibre and Vegan Spider Silk. Elsa is a fashion lawyer who headed the legal team of a global luxury fashion PR company in London, and is currently focusing on projects dedicated to improving sustainability practices in the fashion industry. Good on You is the world’s leading source for fashion brand ratings. They’re a group of campaigners, fashion professionals, scientists, writ...
Jun 16, 2021•8 min•Ep. 38
Michael Ofei from The Minimalist Vegan discusses some of the excuses he hears from people about not becoming vegan. Michael and Maša Ofei are best selling authors, passionate bloggers, youtubers and podcasters, exploring what it means to live with incredible intentionality. They create lots of amazing content covering a range of topics including minimalism, veganism (and delicious recipes), zero-waste living, productivity, consumerism, and travel amongst other things. Check them out at theminima...
Jun 15, 2021•7 min•Ep. 37
Learn about soy’s many health benefits from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine at PCRM.org. Soy products offer a wide array of health benefits. Eating whole soy foods may reduce the risk of breast cancer and several other types of cancer, fibroids, and even inflammation. Soy is helpful for bone health, heart health, and menopausal symptoms. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a non-profit organization founded by Dr. Neal Barnard, combining the clout and expertise ...
Jun 14, 2021•10 min•Ep. 36
Sandra Nomoto shares the reasons she’ll be vegan forever. Part 2 of 2. “The Content Doctor” Sandra Nomoto is a content writer and editor for ethical and cruelty-free businesses, and copyeditor, ghostwriter, and book formatter for authors. At 25, she founded Conscious Public Relations Inc., an award-winning public relations agency that focused on telling the stories of purpose-driven businesses. She authored The Only Public Relations Guide You’ll Ever Need in 2019, and volunteers on the Board of ...
Jun 11, 2021•9 min•Ep. 35
Sandra Nomoto shares the reasons she’ll be vegan forever. Part 1 of 2. “The Content Doctor” Sandra Nomoto is a content writer and editor for ethical and cruelty-free businesses, and copyeditor, ghostwriter, and book formatter for authors. At 25, she founded Conscious Public Relations Inc., an award-winning public relations agency that focused on telling the stories of purpose-driven businesses. She authored The Only Public Relations Guide You’ll Ever Need in 2019, and volunteers on the Board of ...
Jun 10, 2021•11 min•Ep. 34
"That chicken wing you're eating could be as deadly as a cigarette." Dr. Michael Greger at NutritionFacts.org explains how not to die from cancer. Dr. Michael Greger is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. A founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Greger is licensed as a general practitioner specializing in clinical nutrition. He is a graduate of the Cornel...
Jun 09, 2021•10 min•Ep. 33
In today’s briefing Courtney Davison at ForksOverKnives.com summarizes 5 key takeaways from the viral Netflix documentary ‘Seaspiracy’. Good information for World Ocean Day today! In 2011, the now world-famous documentary Forks Over Knives was released, showing people how to regain control of their health and their lives with a plant-based diet. Since then Forks Over Knives released bestselling books, launched a mobile recipe app and maintains a website filled with the latest research, success s...
Jun 08, 2021•8 min•Ep. 32
WFPB? SOS-free? Oil free? PlantPure Communities shares their culinary philosophy as well as some quick, simple healthy meal ideas. The nonprofit organization PlantPure Communities (PPC) works to build stronger, healthier, and more sustainable communities through research, policy, and program activities. They collaborate with local community organizations to educate people about the health and environmental benefits of a whole food, plant-based (WFPB) diet. PPC was formed following the release of...
Jun 07, 2021•9 min•Ep. 31
In honor of National Animal Rights Day this Sunday, June 6th, I’m reading this article by Hope Bohanec of United Poultry Concerns and The Humane Hoax. Hope discusses the flagrant humane-washing in the animal agriculture industry and longs for the day when slaughterhouses are relics of a violent past. Hope has been involved in animal protection and environmental activism for 30 years and has published the book The Ultimate Betrayal: Is There Happy Meat? She is the Projects Manager for the nationa...
Jun 04, 2021•11 min•Ep. 30
Business Expert explains how plant-based foods are set to dominate the economy in the Vegan Revolution. Business Expert is one of the U.K.’s leading finance and business websites and they’ve shared this post on All-Creatures.org. All-Creatures is a non-profit dedicated to cruelty-free living through a vegan lifestyle according to Judeo-Christian ethics. Their website is filled with vegan resources relating to animal issues, including bible studies, how to stop cruelty in churches, blogs, quotes ...
Jun 03, 2021•7 min•Ep. 29
ProVeg International discusses the vegan version of The Food Plate, and the basics of healthy vegan nutrition. ProVeg International is a food awareness organization striving for a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and the planet. Their mission is to reduce the global consumption of animals by 50% by the year 2040. They aim to transform the global food system by replacing conventional animal-based products with plant-based and cultured a...
Jun 02, 2021•10 min•Ep. 28
Nigel Barrella explains why the Good Food Institute pushed back on the National Milk Producers Federation’s desperate attempts to have plant-based milks labelled as “imitation” cows milk. The Good Food Institute is an international nonprofit reimagining meat production in order to make the global food system better for the planet, people, and animals. GFI understands that with “alternative proteins” we can mitigate the environmental impact of our food system, decrease the risk of zoonotic diseas...
Jun 01, 2021•8 min•Ep. 27
Sara Roh at the Society for Humane Science shares some fun facts about rats, some not-so-fun facts about rats used in science, and some ethical alternatives to rats used for dissection for teachers and students. Sara Roh writes this post for the Society for Humane Science, a Canadian non-profit organization that works to promote better science without animals. Their mission is to build an ethical culture of science that respects animal life by promoting the reduction and replacement of animals i...
May 31, 2021•8 min•Ep. 26
Geoff Regier rescued a chicken, Penny, from an egg farm. Listen to her story, her transformation, and sadly, her eulogy. Geoff Regier is an animal advocate who used to work on a small family farm in BC, Canada, He later found his way to veganism, then animal rights activism and then an undercover investigator with Mercy for Animals. He documented and exposed the abuse farm animals suffer every day in modern farms and slaughterhouses across Canada. In 2019, Geoff was part of a team that rescued P...
May 28, 2021•8 min•Ep. 25
Wonder what a vegan eats in a day? Brigitte Gemme of Vegan Family Kitchen shares what she and her family eat. Brigitte offers delicious whole food plant based weekly meal plans to make meal planning and batch cooking easier! No need to worry about “what’s for dinner?” anymore. You can try a one-week plan for free. She also offers free templates and printables on her website as well as great recipes and strategies for success at veganfamilykitchen.com . Original posts: https://veganfamilykitchen....
May 27, 2021•10 min•Ep. 24
Some vegans are enthusiastic about lab grown meat, and some, not so much. Dr. Sailesh Rao from Climate Healers shares some thoughts on cultured or lab grown meat. Dr. Sailesh Rao is the Founder and Executive Director of Climate Healers, a non-profit dedicated towards healing the Earth’s climate. Dr. Rao is the author of two books, Carbon Dharma: The Occupation of Butterflies and Carbon Yoga: The Vegan Metamorphosis, and an Executive Producer of four documentaries, The Human Experiment (2013), Co...
May 26, 2021•6 min•Ep. 23
How does dairy impact the environment? Switch 4 Good provides answers to some frequently asked questions. Switch 4 Good is an evidence-based nonprofit dedicated to rattling accepted norms around dairy and health. They’re working to abolish the current system of dietary racial oppression, and promoting solutions for climate change. They have a fantastic podcast hosted by Olympic medalist Dotsie Bausch and Baywatch actress/health coach Alexandra Paul - they'll inspire and educate you to start livi...
May 25, 2021•9 min•Ep. 22
Dr. Michael Greger at NutritionFacts.org explains how not to die from kidney disease and diabetes. Dr. Michael Greger is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. A founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Greger is licensed as a general practitioner specializing in clinical nutrition. He is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Agriculture and Tufts Uni...
May 24, 2021•8 min•Ep. 21
Dr. Michelle McMacken at ForksOverKnives.com explains what will happen when you stop eating meat. Michelle McMacken, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician and an assistant professor of medicine at NYU School of Medicine. An honors graduate of Yale University and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, she has more than 14 years of experience practicing primary care, directing a medical weight-loss program, and teaching doctors-in-training at NYC Health + Hospitals/...
May 21, 2021•10 min•Ep. 20
Hope Bohanec of United Poultry Concerns and The Humane Hoax explains which eggs are ethical to eat. Hope has been involved in animal protection and environmental activism for 30 years and has published the book The Ultimate Betrayal: Is There Happy Meat? She is the Projects Manager for the national non-profit United Poultry Concerns (UPC) and the host of the Hope for the Animals Podcast - one of my favorites! Over the last three decades, Hope has given countless presentations, written articles, ...
May 20, 2021•9 min•Ep. 19
Good On You explains what vegan fashion is, and why people choose to support cruelty-free and sustainable fashion. Good on You is the world’s leading source for fashion brand ratings. They’re a group of campaigners, fashion professionals, scientists, writers and developers who care for our planet, people and animals. They help people choose rewarding, responsible fashion brands that do good, over the ones that don’t, and help drive the whole industry to become more sustainable and fair. They hel...
May 19, 2021•10 min•Ep. 18
