Plant Based Briefing

France’s Soy Crackdown Sparks Debate Over Science, Sustainability, and Plant-Based Policy.

It’s consumer manipulation. And it’s shocking news, given that the science proving soy is a healthy powerhou…

Why Some Forks Over Knives Recipes Now Include Optional Oil (Introducing Forks Flex Recipes). Plus, Some Insights on Oil from Drs Dean and Ayesha Sherzai

Until now, Forks Over Knives recipes have alw…

[Part 3] Should We Avoid Oils for Optimal Health? Here’s Where Top WFPB Experts Stand on the Great Oil Debate

In the last part of this episode we hear from four more whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) do…

[Part 2] Should We Avoid Oils for Optimal Health? Here’s Where Top WFPB Experts Stand on the Great Oil Debate

Hear from more whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) doctors and nutritionists about their advic…

[Part 1] Should We Avoid Oils for Optimal Health? Here’s Where Top WFPB Experts Stand on the Great Oil Debate

Many whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) pioneers advise heart disease patients to avoid all a…

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 suggestio…

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…

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 seem…

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 reas…

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 episo…

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 M…

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 Carnivor…

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 sen…

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

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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 part…

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

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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 eff…

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…

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-relat…

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 …