Category: Nutrition

The great soy debate

Posted November 17, 2010
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There is no food quite as controversial as soy. There are those who claim that soy is good for everyone, helps prevent breast cancer and is the ideal alternative to dairy. Then there are the studies that show that soy is downright evil suppressing thyroid function, messing with our hormones and acting as a potent… Read More

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Why dairy does not do a body good …

Posted November 16, 2010
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Think you’re doing yourself and your bones a favour by drinking milk every day? Think again. If you really want to be healthy, the best thing you can do is kick dairy. Seriously. It’s time to smarten up to blatant pro-dairy propaganda. These campaigns are spread far and wide by the dairy industry that knows… Read More

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Read this before buying a juicer …

Posted November 7, 2010
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Drinking fresh vegetable juices should be a vital part of your day. Not only is juicing an easy way to consume a heap of raw fruit and vegetables, but the juicing process extracts all of the fiber making the nutrients readily available to your body. You sold? Great! Now, before you rush out and buy… Read More

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Love life and reclaim your health

Posted October 25, 2010
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Dave and Amanda modeling organic Vegan Era tees One of the amazing people I’ve been blessed to meet on my cancer journey is a beautiful girl named Amanda. We were introduced by a mutual friend who – after discovering that we both have cancer, both write blogs and both share a similar vision when it… Read More

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Amazing asparagus

Posted October 24, 2010
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It may have a reputation for making your pee smell a bit funky and when it comes from a tin it’s all kinds of wrong, but other than that asparagus is pretty awesome. Let me fill you in on its credentials. Seeing as it is spring time here in Oz, asparagus is well in season…. Read More

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Recipe of the week: Veggie patties

Posted October 14, 2010
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What you’ll need:1 cup brown rice½ cup red lentils, soaked1 carrot, grated1 sweet potato, grated2 small potato, grated1/8 pumpkin, grated3 stalks celery, finely chopped1 zucchini, grated1 large onion, finely chopped2 cloves garlic2 tsp curry powder1 tsp cumin1 tsp turmeric½ cup rye flour What to do: Cook rice. Cook lentils. Lightly steam all vegetables. Mix all… Read More

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Guest post: 5 ways to eat healthy and still have a social life! By Casey Lorraine Thomas

Posted October 12, 2010
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Image: The New Vegan Cookbook Hi everyone!I’m totally thrilled to be blogging for Jess and her awesome Wellness Warrior blog. It’s a complete honour as I’m sure we all agree that this gal’s got it goin’ on! Ever since I stumbled upon Jess’ blog a few months ago, I have been continually inspired by her… Read More

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Q&A with Rory Freedman, author of Skinny Bitch

Posted October 11, 2010
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See the woman in the picture above. She is a pretty big deal. Not only is she part of the Crazy Sexy Life Blog Posse, but she is also one half of the Skinny Bitch empire. Unless you’re new here you’ll know how much of a fan I am of the Skinny Bitch books. Rory… Read More

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Recipe of the week: Fancy roast veggies

Posted October 7, 2010
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What you’ll need:8 small potatoes2 baby carrots2 small sweet potatoes1 purple sweet potato¼ pumpkin1 red onion½ punnet cherry tomatoes½ cup chickpeas (soaked over night)corianderrosemarydill Dressing1 clove garlicflaxseed oil What to do: Chop all veggies. Cook potatoes and carrots in an oven heated to 180°C for 30 mins. Add pumpkin, sweet potato, purple sweet potato and… Read More

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The return of the purple carrot

Posted October 5, 2010
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Let’s play a game where we have to name purple things that are good for us. I’ll go first. Purple cabbage, acai berries, mulberries, grapes, amethyst crystals, lavender, carrots … Okay that’s enough. I didn’t say it was going to be an exciting game, but it did provide with an adequate segue into today’s topic:… Read More

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