Posted in Veganism, health on March 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I went vegetarian for the animals, then realised I should be vegan for the rest of the animals that I didn’t consider the first time around. However there is another compelling reason I stick with it other than the health and well-being of others - my own health. There are a lot of vegan success [...]
Posted in breakfast, raw food, smoothies on March 20, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Ingredients
1/4 cup raw almonds
1.5 cups filtered water
a crushed vanilla bean or 1 tsp alcohol-free natural vanilla essence
1 tsp dairy-free pro-biotic powder*
2 ripe or overripe bananas
1 tbsp (or be more generous! yum!) raw carob bean powder
pinch to 1/2 tsp spirulina powder
tiny pinch of sea salt
Method
Add almonds, water, vanilla and pro-biotic powder to blender, blend until smooth [...]
Posted in health on March 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Vegans sure don’t!
Rheumatoid arthritis patients may be able to improve their symptoms by switching to a vegan and gluten-free diet, a study in Sweden has found…
… At the same time, the vegans developed a lower body mass index, had lower levels of bad cholesterol and higher levels of immune system factors that potentially inhibit the [...]
Posted in Veganism, animal rights on March 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
If less-informed folks have been hassling you about veganism, it can be helpful to remember that you’re not alone. In fact, by standing up for the rights of the oppressed and giving a voice to the voiceless, you’re keeping company with some of the greatest minds in history. For example:
“The time will come when [...]
Posted in breakfast, juice on March 17, 2008 | 9 Comments »
For breakfast I made an interesting juice with my Compact Juicer (great little electric juicer, can munch through anything easily, including wheatgrass).
Ingredients:
1 large carrot
2 small apples, deseeded
2 sticks celery
1 small-ish tomato
1-2 handfuls red (purple) cabbage
small cucumber (5″-ish), peeled
Stirred into the juice just before drinking:
large pinch psyllium husk
large pinch flaxseed (linseed) meal
large pinch spirulina powder
It was [...]
Posted in Veganism, animal rights, companion animals, rambles on March 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Anyone who has adopted an animal and brought it into their home knows that animals are more than automatons. For those of us who pay close attention to our animal companions, we’ve witnessed a full range of emotions, mischievous thinking (and the disastrous results that follow!), the curiosity, and the behaviours taught and learnt over [...]
Posted in cheese (vegan), noodles, pasta, raw food, sauces on March 6, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Who needs fake-o imitation-wheat pastas? I quite like the buckwheat pasta I’ve tried, but the rice/corn pasta? Not so much. But, there’s another alternative! And it’s fresh, tasty, and energising. Essentially, it’s a salad with good quality marinara sauce stirred through. Freshly blended up sauce really is the key to it. It’s damn goooooooood.
Here’s a [...]
Posted in blurt, breakfast on March 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Leftover masoor tamatar dal on toasted gluten-free bread makes a superb breakfast.
I’ll post further updates on this very important issue as they come to hand.
