Overwhelmed By The Soy Buzz – Is Tofu OK?
Question For Savvy Vegetarian I have recently started a vegetarian diet switching from poultry and fish. I never really ate a lot of red meat to begin with. I have noticed in the past 4 days since I’ve started eating only veggies that my skin is breaking out A LOT more (on my back, neck [...]
Dear Savvy Vegetarian, I’m having a multi-level nutritional dilemma. I’ve been a vegetarian for 6 years. I was recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism and severe B12 deficiency. Having watched many of my holistic friends spend thousands of dollars trying to find “natural” treatments for their thyroid problems, I went mainstream and started taking 25mcg of Synthroid [...]
Message For Savvy Vegetarian: I am fanatical about eating only non-gmo foods. I’ve heard there are a few foods one has to be careful about: potatoes, tomatoes, soy, yellow squash, corn, canola oil. Are there others? A friend recently told me there is a problem with strawberries–they may be genetically modified. Could you please tell [...]
Message For Savvy Vegetarian: I’ve been a vegetarian since 1973. My partner has been increasingly more of a “flexitarian,” (I like to think) because of me. Without realizing it, she’s been cooking a lot more vegan-going weeks without eating animal products. We CAN influence the masses! – R. D. Hi R. D., Thanks for writing! [...]
Question for Savvy Vegetarian: I was going through your site and all I can say is wow! I have been a vegetarian for about 5 years now and still have problems with gas. So the beans without gas report was great for me. I have one problem that has been plaguing me for about 2 [...]
Question for Savvy Vegetarian: Hi, I would like some advice on having a relationship with a vegetarian. I met my GF 4 years ago at university (about 22 years old at the time). At the time, she was not a vegetarian. She ate meat, but was not necessarily fond of it (e.g. she would have [...]