Beef Tallow for Health: A Political-Commercial Farce Restaurants are bragging that they’re replacing seed oils with beef tallow to prepare their fried foods. Is there any credibility to the suggestion that beef tallow is a healthier alternative to seed oils? (Spoiler… the answer is NO.) Listen to today’s episode for details, written by Nelson Huber-Disla at NutritionStudies.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #seedoil #beeftallow #conspiracy #nutrition #carnivorediet #highproteindiet #UPF...
Apr 14, 2025•12 min•Ep. 1036
Coping and Thriving Through Difficult Emotions In the second half of this episode hear the remaining tips for coping with difficult emotions in these stressful times. Written by Vegan Psychologist Dr Angela Crawford at AngelaCrawfordphd.com. #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #trauma #vegantrauma #emotions #vystopia ======================== Dr Crawford’s Book (being released April 22, 2025: The Vegan Transformation: A Journey to Heal Yourself and the World https://angelacrawfordphd.com/book/...
Apr 11, 2025•6 min•Ep. 1035
Coping and Thriving Through Difficult Emotions How do we cope with challenging emotions, especially in the face of suffering in the world around us? As we watch the news or scan social media, it seems that the problems that face us are ever-growing: climate change and natural disasters, hunger and food insecurity, wars, disease, polarization, and violence. Not to mention those of us on the vegan path and our own personal stressors in areas such as relationships, finances, career, and our physica...
Apr 10, 2025•8 min•Ep. 1034
Butter Lovers and Seed Oil Haters Are Both Wrong, New Research Confirms A new Harvard Health study has debunked the social media claim that butter is a health food. Avoiding seed oils for health reasons, another popular belief online, has also been debunked by the study. Listen to today’s episode written by Charlotte Pointing at VegNews.com #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #seedoils #omega6 #conspiracies #Carnivorediet #butter #nutrition #healthfood ======================== Original post: ...
Apr 09, 2025•7 min•Ep. 1033
What’s the Deal With All the Seed Oil Conspiracies? Seed oils have become the enemy of the internet. Here’s what the experts have to say on whether they’re harming our health. Listen to today’s episode written by Charlotte Pointing at VegNews.com #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #seedoils #omega6 #sunscreen #conspiracies #Carnivorediet #UPFs ======================== Original post: https://vegnews.com/seed-oil-conspiracies Related Episodes: Dr Sherzai 2020 Post About Olive Oil Study: https:...
Apr 08, 2025•7 min•Ep. 1032
Plant Protein Trumps Animal Protein for Health Nearly nine out of 10 U.S. adults think they need animal products for protein, according to a recent Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and Morning Consult survey. But is that really true? Listen to today’s episode written by Xavier Toledo, R.D. at MainStreetVegan.com #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #protein #plantprotein #animalprotein ========================== Original post: https://mainstreetvegan.com/plant-protein-trumps-anima...
Apr 07, 2025•6 min•Ep. 1031
High-Protein Diets Are Popular — but They Certainly Aren’t Sustainable (Part 2) In the second half of this episode, hear about the health and environmental impacts of high protein diets like Carnivore, Paleo, Keto, etc. Written by Jessica Scott-Reid at sentientmedia.org. #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #carnivorediet #paleo #keto #faddiets #nutrition #plantbasednutrition #sustainable #fiber ========================== Original Post: https://sentientmedia.org/high-protein-diets/ Related Epi...
Apr 04, 2025•6 min•Ep. 1030
High-Protein Diets Are Popular — but They Certainly Aren’t Sustainable (Part 1) From Atkins to Carnivore, a look at the evolution and risks of high-protein diets. Written by Jessica Scott-Reid at sentientmedia.org. #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #carnivorediet #paleo #keto #faddiets #nutrition #plantbasednutrition #sustainable ========================== Original Post: https://sentientmedia.org/high-protein-diets/ Related Episodes: ========================= Sentient Media is a nonprofit n...
Apr 03, 2025•8 min•Ep. 1029
Three Ways Alternative Proteins Can Protect Our Forests Want to preserve biodiversity by diversifying our protein supply? Listen to today’s episode written by Chelsea Montes de Oca at GFI.org #Vegan #PlantBased #plantbasedbriefing #GFI #alternativeprotein #altprotein #plantbasedmeat #biodiversity ================ Original post: https://substack.com/home/post/p-159577747 Related Episodes: 379: The Significant, Unalloyed Goodness of Replacing Animal Agriculture . By Dr. Karthik Sekar at AfterMeatB...
Apr 02, 2025•10 min•Ep. 1028
Could You Kill An Animal? “I remain confused by the fact that more people don’t turn away from animal products in response to the sheer revulsion they naturally feel at the very thought of “body parts as food”, not to mention the physical process of making that concept a reality.” Listen to today’s episode for details. Written by Angel Flinn at Gentle World posted at All-Creatures.org. #vegan #Plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #slaughter ======================== Original post: https://all-creatures...
Apr 01, 2025•7 min•Ep. 1027
Five Reasons GenXers Will Love Going Vegan GenXers in particular have some great reasons for going vegan. Check them out in today’s episode written by Andrea Zollman at MainStreetVegan.com #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #GenX #chronicdisease #wfpb #climatechange #nutrition #plantbasednutrition ========================== Original post: https://mainstreetvegan.com/five-reasons-genxers-will-love-going-vegan-by-andrea-zollman-vlce/ ========================= Main Street Vegan Academy is the p...
Mar 31, 2025•6 min•Ep. 1026
Healthcare vs Disease Response System – Part 2 Yesterday’s episode “included a few startling figures on the deaths and accidents caused by prescription drugs, a more general question remains: How effective is the disease response system as a whole? And how do we measure its effectiveness?” Listen to today’s episode for details, written by Nelson Huber-Disla & T. Colin Campbell, PhD at NutritionStudies.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #chronicdisease #diabetes #healthcare #sickcare ...
Mar 28, 2025•7 min•Ep. 1025
Healthcare vs Disease Response System – Part 1 “If ours were a functional system that prioritized health care, many of the challenges associated with the cost of health care would immediately improve. In such a functional system, nutrition would be a top priority and the burden of related diseases would be substantially lessened. Instead, we have a disease response system characterized by 1) heavy reliance on pharmaceutical technology and 2) reactivity rather than proactivity.” Listen to today’s...
Mar 27, 2025•8 min•Ep. 1024
The True Cost of Malnutrition Taking its definition literally (the prefix mal– meaning “poor” or “faulty”), malnutrition also applies to dietary patterns of excess that produce obesity and diet-related diseases like heart disease and type II diabetes. The costs are astronomical. Listen to today’s episode for details, written by Nelson Huber-Disla & T. Colin Campbell, PhD at NutritionStudies.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #chronicdisease #diabetes #malnutrition #obesity #heartdise...
Mar 26, 2025•10 min•Ep. 1023
The World’s Outraged by a Stolen Wombat… So Why Aren’t the Vegans Rejoicing?? Written by Clare Mann at VeganPsychologist.com. “The public are horrified and saying this must be stopped. So why aren’t vegans rejoicing that the masses appear to be concerned? Why don’t we feel there is hope that the world is waking up?” Learn why in today’s episode written by Vegan Psychologist Clare Mann. #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #vystopia #animalabuse #cognitivedissonance ========================== O...
Mar 25, 2025•8 min•Ep. 1022
Causes, Prevention, and Treatment of Varicose Veins Varicose veins and diet? Perhaps Ugandans had more than 50 times fewer varicose veins for the same reason they had 50 times less heart disease and up to 50 times less colon cancer. Listen to today’s episode to find out more. Written by Dr. Michael Greger at @NutritionFacts.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #varicoseveins #fiber ============================ Original post: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/causes-prevention-and-treatment-...
Mar 24, 2025•6 min•Ep. 1021
Dairy: The Ultra-Processed Food Hiding In Plain Sight “Some dairy products clearly fall into the ultra-processed category—spray cheese, whipped toppings, artificially flavored coffee creamers, and ice creams packed with stabilizers and preservatives… But while it’s easy to see these products as processed, what about dairy products deemed more “natural?” Learn more in today’s episode written by Justin Long at Switch4Good.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #UPFs #ultraprocessedfoods #dairy...
Mar 21, 2025•8 min•Ep. 1020
Is the Nova Score Accurate About Processed Vegan Protein? Part 2 of 2. Many vegan proteins labeled as UPFs are not only nutritionally sound but also more sustainable than animal-based options. Listen to today’s episode from VegNews.com #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #UPFs #ultraprocessedfoods #novascore #veganprotein #plantbasedmeat #plantbasedprotein ======================== Original post: https://vegnews.com/is-the-nova-score-accurate-about-processed-vegan-protein Related Episodes: 101...
Mar 20, 2025•7 min•Ep. 1019
Is the Nova Score Accurate About Processed Vegan Protein? Where do popular vegan protein sources rank on the Nova classification for ultra-processed foods? Listen to today’s episode written by Nicole Axworthy at VegNews.com #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #UPFs #ultraprocessedfoods #novascore #veganprotein #plantbasedmeat #plantbasedprotein ======================== Original post: https://vegnews.com/is-the-nova-score-accurate-about-processed-vegan-protein ======================== Launched...
Mar 19, 2025•8 min•Ep. 1018
Plant-Based Meats and Puberty, Obesity, and Fracture Risk What are the effects of plant-based meats on premature puberty, childhood obesity, and hip fracture risk? Listen to today’s episode to find out more. Written by Dr. Michael Greger at @NutritionFacts.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #plantbasedmeat #veganmeat #beyondmeat #impossiblemeat #obesity #hipfracture #puberty ============================ Original post: https://nutritionfacts.org/blog/plant-based-meats-and-puberty-obesity-...
Mar 18, 2025•6 min•Ep. 1017
Why Are Vegetarians So Much Nicer Than Vegans? Written by Clare Mann at VeganPsychologist.com. “When someone has made a lot of effort to accommodate the vegan, why are so many vegans unhappy and won’t just get on with their meal and leave others to theirs? Most vegetarians and those on a plant-based diet seem perfectly at ease around others without having to convert them. Vegans, on the other hand, just can’t keep quiet about what other people are doing.” Learn why in today’s episode written by ...
Mar 17, 2025•6 min•Ep. 1016
Why Eating Local Isn’t a Climate Solution Among the most popular bits of advice for those seeking to reduce their carbon footprint is to “eat local.” But unfortunately, eating local is not a climate solution that packs much of a punch. When it comes to lessening food’s climate impact, it’s almost entirely about eating less meat and more plants — not where those plants and meat come from. Listen to today’s episode written by Seth Millstein at sentientmedia.org. #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbrief...
Mar 14, 2025•9 min•Ep. 1015
Easiest-Ever Ways to Have a Beautiful, Wildlife-Friendly Yard You can do loads of easy things to make your yard not only look great but also encourage some pretty visitors—such as birds, butterflies, bees, geckos, squirrels, and rabbits—to drop by. Here are our top low-maintenance ways to get an attractive yard that’s also a welcoming wildlife habitat. Listen to today’s episode from PETA.org @official.peta #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #gardening #wildlifefriendlyyard ==================...
Mar 13, 2025•7 min•Ep. 1014
Keep Animals Safe With These Natural, Harmless Alternatives to Pesticides Pesticide-free gardening is great for the insects and mammals who call your yard their home, and it’s healthier for you, too. These pesticide-free tips will help keep your garden safe from the following animals. Listen to today’ episode from PETA.org @official.peta #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #organic #pesticidefree #pesticidealternatives ========================== Original post: https://www.peta.org/living/huma...
Mar 12, 2025•6 min•Ep. 1013
Apologies from the Whole Food Plant-Based Fringe Radicals “On behalf of all radical Whole Food Plant Basers, I apologize. We are guilty of being preachy, self-righteous and overbearing in our quest to share our passion about our freaky fringe vegan diet. No oil?! That’s right, no oil!” Listen to today’s episode written by Maureen Tierson at MainStreetVegan.com #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #wfpb #oilfree ========================== Original post: https://mainstreetvegan.com/apologies-fro...
Mar 11, 2025•5 min•Ep. 1012
Mirepoix 101: The Flavor-Boosting Trio Every Cook Should Know Mirepoix is an especially good thing to know about and use in a whole-food, plant-based kitchen because it adds depth and complexity to recipes and magnifies flavors without animal products, oil, or salt. Listen to today’s episode written by Mary Margaret Chappell at ForksOverKnives.com #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #wfpb #mirepoix ========================== Original post: https://www.forksoverknives.com/how-tos/mirepoix-101-...
Mar 10, 2025•6 min•Ep. 1011
7 Excuses People Give for Using Animals That Feel Straight Out of the 1950s In a world that’s increasingly embracing compassion and sustainability, the reasons some people still give for exploiting animals can feel like they’ve been plucked from a bygone era. These arguments, often outdated and rooted in misconceptions, serve as a reminder of how far we’ve come -but also how far we still have to go. Listen to today’s episode for 7 excuses that sound like they belong in the 1950s. Written by Fabi...
Mar 07, 2025•7 min•Ep. 1010
[Part 2] Sprouts: The Ultimate, Home-Grown, Nutrient-Packed Food In the second half of this episode learn about sprouts safety, how to grow and store them, and how to include them in your diet. Part 1 of 2. By Ocean Robbins at FoodRevolution.org #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #wfpb #sprouts ============================= Original post: https://foodrevolution.org/blog/sprouts/ Related Episodes: 537: From Seed to Sprout: A Beginner’s Guide to Sprouting https://plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com/...
Mar 06, 2025•9 min•Ep. 1009
[Part 1] Sprouts: The Ultimate, Home-Grown, Nutrient-Packed Food When it comes to growing your own food, it’s hard to find anything easier, quicker, or more nutritious than sprouts. If you’re thinking about how to optimize your immune system, balance your blood sugar levels, improve your digestion, support your heart and liver health and function, or enhance your family’s food security, then sprouts could be just the thing you’re looking for. Here’s what you need to know about the different kind...
Mar 05, 2025•9 min•Ep. 1008
V for Vegan: Mantra for Sustainability The conventional theory of change is that in order for the Vegan movement to grow, the Out Vegans must reach out to the Closeted Vegans and convince them through the health, environmental, ethical and spiritual aspects of Veganism to come out of the closet and act on their true feelings regarding the systematic and unnecessary exploitation of animals (including humans) on Planet A.n During my visit to India, my interactions with Out Vegans in India have con...
Mar 04, 2025•8 min•Ep. 1007
