Even less. What can drive up the cost is organic food, but even that is coming down in price with more people realizing that it isn't a good idea to digest food that has been treated with a shit load of carcinogenic chemicals. Just the increase options I've seen for organic and health food in places like Costco over the past year has been amazing.

I prefer to think of it as plant based instead of "vegan". Just because you are a vegan does not mean you are eating healthy. You can still eat a ton of processed foods and still be "vegan".

I hope they get it sorted out pretty quickly, but you may want to suggest they start incorporating whole foods in their diet. We do have several studies that have a life span of an entire generation (Nurse's Health Study, 7 Day Adventists Study, etc), that provide us with information on chronic diseases and link to behaviors. The key isn't really adopting a "vegan diet", but eating foods that are plant based. I honestly try not to eat any food that I can't recognize an ingredient of.

And yes....Broccoli should be consumed every day. It's able to help the body produce a compound called Sulforaphane that has shown in early studies to be as close to a wonder drug as we likely have, it protects cells against damage at various levels.

Cashew ice cream is incredible.

I tell people if you do nothing else, do the following at a minimum:

Eat 1 salad every day
Eliminate processed meats
Eliminate dairy

The correlation between diary and cancer is high, real high. It causes constipation and inflammation in the GI system and is the leading cause of adolescent acne. And they have a very power full lobby....

"Got Milk"?
"Milk, it does a Body Good"

Some people have a difficult time absorbing it, like me. I have to have a prescription for it. They are finding out it is extremely important for overall health and that many people don't even realize they are deficient.

There are also many supplements available over the counter.

The pubic is starting to become aware on how dangerous NSAIDs and antibiotics can be. Obviously if you need them, you have to use them. I had a staff infection and antibiotics saved my life. Having said that, the overprescribing of them in another thing as they not only kill the bad bacteria, but the good ones as well. Continue to get leafy greens to improve your probiotics in your gut. Spinach, Kale, etc.

It shouldn't be about arguing, but about information sharing. The Pharmas and big food industries literally use the same tactics that the tobacco companies did for years...like attacking those who dare to speak up, financing their own studies with dubious results, slick marketing, etc.

I believe you don't need to fully cut out all meat in order to improve your diet or go full vegan/vegetarian. Eat a salad a day, double the size of your vegetable portions, reduce processed meat/foods, drink green tea, and add nuts/berries/whole grains to your meals are you will be on your way of improving your health in no time.

If you want the gold star, add Turmeric, Ginger, Broccoli sprouts, lemon water, and Hibiscus Tea.

Does anyone have a good option for veggie hot dogs or sausages? I've found decent substitutes for burgers, meat balls (Gardien), but have yet to find a decent sausage substitute. Everything we have tried tastes like ass.

Thanks! I am going to give those two products a try.

Trying to avoid fructose and corn syrup isn't too bad these days. Trying to avoid sugar is very difficult.

The cashew ice cream is also loaded with sugar, but it tastes just as good as the real thing.

Remember that just because something is labled vegan, doesn't mean it's healthy. I would personally stay away from that Earth Balance line. The "natural flavor" ingredient has given rise to it being a margarine derivative.

Congrats! Great story.

Agreed. That is a loophole. I literally try and not eat anything with ingredients I don't know what they are.

Nice.

Ask your Doctor for a set of lab tests (blood), and use it as a base line. Liver panel, triglycerides level, etc.

Check it again after 30-45 days.

I skip cheese all together. Rice flour crust with tons of vegetables, don't miss the cheese at all. To me, dairy is like sugar. Once your body abstains from it for a while, it almost becomes sickening when you try and eat it again.

This is no coincidence.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/28/well/live/colon-and-rectal-cancers-rising-in-young-people.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/28/well/live/colon-and-rectal-cancers-rising-in-young-people.html

Trying to see if we can bump this up. Been awhile.

How has everybody been doing? I've been holding well. Started to grow microgreens and using them in the diet. Have some health issues going on now, but still pushing forward.

Congrats on 10 years.

I started to slow down on meat intake about 8 years ago. Prior to that - buying a half of anything was as you say....a hobby.

But now - at 52, I wonder if it wasn't too late? Guess we're all there.

Nothing wrong with that Kim. I'm a 90% vegan, and it's better that way as I don't find myself "missing" anything.

There is a good documentary (I forgot who did it) that works this premise in...

Eat real food, not too much, mostly plants.

That is what I live by.

Lots of them, but my go to is usually a stir fry. Just look in the fridge for whatever vegetables I have on hand, add some spices (cumin is a superpower), and go from there.

Another go to is my balsamic red cabbage. Cheap and loaded with antioxidants.

Might have shared this before, but this is my go to site for medical nutritional research. This guy is all over the place now in documentaries and interviews, but he's been doing this for 10 or so years. His team goes through the thousands of research studies and makes short videos on the results. It's a very comprehensive depository of foods and associated medical harm/benefits of different types of foods.

What is interesting, is you will see a result or a cause and effect. Then you will see more studies that support the conclusion. Yet when you go out in the world and search on sites that are to promote something (take the American Diabetes Association) and they have exactly the WRONG foods listed (as they get $ support from these industries) - it makes you shake your head and doubt "experts" all the time now. It's a hell of a situation.

https://nutritionfacts.org/