January 6th, 2012 by Savvy Veg
Enthusiastic convert to healthy plant based diet unintentionally loses weight along with the meat, and wants to know how to keep his weight up and eat healthy too. Hello Savvy Vegetarian, I recently started changing my diet. I am juicing fruits and veggies and cutting out meat. I feel GREAT! I am very excited about [...]
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December 9th, 2011 by Savvy Veg
Dr. John McDougall has written an article to set the record straight about Steve Job’s pancreatic cancer in relation to his long time vegan diet. In this long and informative article, Dr. McDougall uses cancer statistics and research to show that Steve Jobs most likely would have had pancreatic cancer since he was in his [...]
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November 5th, 2011 by Savvy Veg
Eat Better and Improve Your Health For Less Money, by Katherine Manning Families are trimming their budgets, and two areas of spending that create a drain on finances are food and health care. The two fields seem unrelated, but could not be more connected. One easy way to eat better, improve health and lower the [...]
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October 29th, 2011 by Savvy Veg
Dad goes vegan for weight loss, tries to get son to give up sugar & eat his cooking Message for Savvy Vegetarian: First of all, thanks for creating the Savvy Vegetarian web site! A little story about myself: I have struggled with weight issues most of my adult life. Recently I decided (educated myself) that [...]
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September 8th, 2011 by Savvy Veg
Excerpted with permission from the article 10 Reasons to Avoid GMOs, by Jeffrey Smith, Institute for Responsible Technology 1. GMOs Are Unhealthy. The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) urges doctors to prescribe non-GMO diets for all patients. They cite animal studies showing organ damage, gastrointestinal and immune system disorders, accelerated aging, and infertility. Human [...]
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September 2nd, 2011 by Savvy Veg
Tomatoes and other nightshade vegetables are alkaline in chemical composition, but are acid forming foods. Try some of our tasty non-tomato sauce recipes with quinoa. Question: I cook quinoa often and love it however the last three times I made it my stomach got very upset. Do you think it is because I put tomato [...]
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July 2nd, 2011 by Savvy Veg
I have been vegan for almost two years. I eat a mostly raw vegetable and fruit diet with my main protein source being beans and tofu. I eat about three cups of beans a day(red kidney, black, romano and chick peas). I soak and cook them myself in a slow cooker. I have LOTS of [...]
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June 24th, 2011 by Savvy Veg
Guest post by artist and long time vegetarian Fiona Morgan, WhereFishSing, on umami, the essence of taste satisfaction, in vegetarian food I agree whole heartedly with the idea of umami as the missing element in so many vegetarian foods. However, I tend to think more in Ayurvedic terms. Ayurveda names 6 tastes: sweet, sour, salty, [...]
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June 3rd, 2011 by Savvy Veg
The OCA and The Institute for Responsible Technology are the best sources for truth about GMOs and the GE industry, gleaned from independent research and news sources wherever they continue to exist. From the Organic Consumers Association newsletter, Organic Bytes, 6.2.11 Over the last 10 years or so, Jeffrey Smith of the The Institute for [...]
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May 28th, 2011 by Savvy Veg
When I try to become vegetarian I gain weight. How can I control my weight & still be mostly vegetarian? Question for Savvy Vegetarian: When I try to become a vegetarian – except for fish (mostly wild salmon) and eggs) – I gain weight. I eat quinoa, but generally find I must leave beans and [...]
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