February Health News
Veg diets good for your heart In other breaking news – the sun came up this morning. But seriously, this study had some cool factors to analyze. The good cholesterol levels for the vegetarian group... More »
Veg diets good for your heart In other breaking news – the sun came up this morning. But seriously, this study had some cool factors to analyze. The good cholesterol levels for the vegetarian group... More »
OrganicAthlete Pro-Activists Brendan Brazier and Tim VanOrden are featured in the Raw Summits 1 & 2. Brendan Brazier is the author of Thrive and a professional Ironman triathlete, the 2003 and 2006 Canadian 50km Ultra... More »
Calcium and Vegans When vegans consumed at least 525 mg of calcium per day, they had no difference in fracture rate when compared to meat eaters, fish eaters, and lacto-ovo vegetarians. When vegans had a... More »
When asked why she became vegan, Kelly Nauyokas said, "I became vegetarian in 2001 while I was in the US Marines. I was only consuming protein powder made of whey at the time. After cheating... More »
Today is the end of World Go Vegan Days, but don't let this be end of healthy, compassionate living. The 3 rd annual World GO VEGAN Days are taking place this year from October 26th... More »
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Vegansexual? Would you have an intimate relationship with a non-vegan? Annie Potts, a researcher at the University of Canterbury’s Centre for Human-Animal Studies found that vegans find sex with meat eaters disgusting! Is this surprising... More »
Antioxidants and knee joints This article examined the preventative affects of vitamin C and E intake via whole foods on knee joint health. Over a ten year period, men and women, mostly between... More »
Protein intake and mortality You’ve heard it. I’ve heard it. We’ve all heard it. How do we get enough dietary protein? Well, we know it is easy to get enough protein from a plant-based diet.... More »
There are 22 places in the world where OrganicAthlete either has a chapter, has a chapter forming, or has people interested in starting a chapter. Don't you want to be number 23? Check out the... More »