Plant Based Briefing

Exotic leather: crocodile and alligator farming by Wear It Kind at FourPawsUSA.org, posted at All-Creatures.org. Crocodiles and alligators are incredible survivors. But these fascinating creatures, who first appeared on the earth around 200 million years ago, are facing a threat like never before. And that threat is unethical fashion.   Original post: https://www.all-creatures.org/clothing/clothin...

Does eating a WFPB diet cure food addiction? By Bobbi Guidicelli at FoodFreedomAdvocate.com Original Post: https://www.foodfreedomadvocate.com/articles/does-wfpb-diet-cure-food-addiction     Bobbi Giudicelli is a serial entrepreneur whose journey from severe eating disorders to Whole-Food Plant-Based (WFPB) food choices brought her to co-found her latest venture. Read The ingredients offers the cl...

Hospitals with 100% plant based menus. By Dr Michael Greger at NutritionFacts.org. Original post: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/hospitals-with-100-percent-plant-based-menus/     Dr. Michael Greger is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. A founding member and Fellow of the American College of L...

Just how bad is hospital food? What do hospitals have to say for themselves for feeding people meals that appear to be designed to inspire repeat business? By Dr Michael Greger at NutritionFacts.org. Original post: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/just-how-bad-is-hospital-food/      Dr. Michael Greger is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutr...

Students from the Stanford Alt Protein Project reflect on their experience breaking ground on alternative protein education at their university. By Amy Huang at GFI.org and Stanford students Chloe Raygoza, Ellie Fajer, Gianna Dugan, Hannah Huddleston. Original post: https://gfi.org/blog/rethinking-meat-helping-students-find-their-place-in-the-alternative-protein-space/     The Good Food Institute...

The significant, unalloyed goodness of replacing animal agriculture. By Dr. Karthik Sekar at AfterMeatBook.com.    Original Post: https://karthiksekar.com/   Related Episodes: 171: Technical Outrage: Innovating to Reduce Animal Use   170 Fermentation for Alternative Protein Production   327: Shifting to a Better World 351: "Processed" is a Useless, Empty Descriptor of Food     Karthik's Interviews...

DEBUNKED: Do vegans kill more animals through crop deaths? By Ed Winters (Earthling Ed) at SurgeActivism.org. Part 2 of 2.   Original post: https://www.surgeactivism.org/articles/debunked-do-vegans-kill-more-animals-through-crop-deaths     Surge is a non-profit, grassroots animal rights organization determined to create a world where compassion towards all non-human animals is the norm. Our philos...

DEBUNKED: Do vegans kill more animals through crop deaths? By Ed Winters (Earthling Ed) at SurgeActivism.org Original post: https://www.surgeactivism.org/articles/debunked-do-vegans-kill-more-animals-through-crop-deaths     Surge is a non-profit, grassroots animal rights organization determined to create a world where compassion towards all non-human animals is the norm. Our philosophy is that cha...

How much do you really know about what is in your food? Let's take a look inside and brave the disturbing details of the less obvious food ingredients. By Emily Moran Barwick at BiteSizeVegan.org. Original post: https://bitesizevegan.org/what-is-really-in-your-food/       Bite Size Vegan was founded on the belief that everyone deserves access to solid, factual information on issues impacting their...

Earth Day? We Need An Earth Diet, Scientists Urge. By Dawn Moncrieff at VeganSustainability.com, originally published at AWellFedWorld.org.  Original post: https://vegansustainability.com/earth-day-we-need-an-earth-diet-scientists-urge/   A Well Fed World: https://awellfedworld.org/   Eco Food Guide: https://www.ecofoodguide.org/   Grazing Facts: https://grazingfacts.com/   Related Episodes: 354,...

In the second half of this article, learn what foods to eliminate to heal autoimmune disease, or any inflammatory illness. By Dr. Brooke Goldner at NutritionStudies.org   Original post: https://nutritionstudies.org/healing-autoimmune-disease-with-supermarket-foods/   Dr Goldner's Video Webinar: https://www.goodbyelupus.com/6-steps-to-reversing-disease-with-supermarket-foods-webinar/     The T. Col...

Learn how to heal autoimmune disease, or any inflammatory illness, with supermarket foods. By Dr. Brooke Goldner at NutritionStudies.org   Original post: https://nutritionstudies.org/healing-autoimmune-disease-with-supermarket-foods/   Goodbye Lupus: https://goodbyelupus.com/   The T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies was established to extend the impact of Dr. Campbell's life changing r...

Dis-ease of the heart: the psychology of eating animals. By Melanie Joy, PhD, EdM at ForksOverKnives.com. Original post:   https://www.forksoverknives.com/wellness/dis-ease-of-the-heart-the-psychology-of-eating-animals/   Melanie Joy Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/o0VrZPBskpg Forks Over Knives Documentary: https://www.forksoverknives.com/the-film/     Forks Over Knives was founded following the releas...

Spencer Marley is a 'vegan hunting guide', preserving the history of seaweed foraging along the California coast. By Susan B. Barnes at VegetarianTimes.com. Original post: https://www.vegetariantimes.com/travel/seaweed-foraging-san-luis-obispo/   Tour Link on Airbnb Experiences     Vegetarian Times has been the plant-based lifestyle authority since 1974, sharing recipes and news for vegans, vegeta...

Aquariums and marine parks. By PETA.org Original post: https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-in-entertainment/zoos-pseudo-sanctuaries/aquariums-marine-parks/   Blackfish Documentary: https://www.blackfishmovie.com/   Vancouver Aquarium Uncovered: https://vimeo.com/250066910   Seaspiracy: https://www.seaspiracy.org/       People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) was founded in 1980, is the...

To Zoo or Not to Zoo? By Gretta Dattan at VeganSustainability.com. Original post: https://vegansustainability.com/to-zoo-or-not-to-zoo/   Related Episode: 281: Are Zoos Educational?   Vegan Sustainability Magazine is a free, online, quarterly magazine for vegans and non-vegans worldwide who are interested in the Environment and Sustainability. It's rooted in a non-violent ethos that advocates love...

The Blue Zones: Longevity secrets from Centenarians. Part 3 of 3. By Ocean Robbins at FoodRevolution.org. Original post: https://foodrevolution.org/blog/blue-zones-live-to-100/   Ocean Robbins is CEO Food Revolution Network a non-profit organization committed to healthy, ethical, and sustainable food for all. Guided by John and Ocean Robbins, with more than 500,000 members and with the collaborati...

The Blue Zones: Longevity secrets from Centenarians. Part 2 of 3. By Ocean Robbins at FoodRevolution.org. Original post: https://foodrevolution.org/blog/blue-zones-live-to-100/   Ocean Robbins is CEO Food Revolution Network a non-profit organization committed to healthy, ethical, and sustainable food for all. Guided by John and Ocean Robbins, with more than 500,000 members and with the collaborati...

The Blue Zones: Longevity secrets from Centenarians. Part 1 of 3. By Ocean Robbins at FoodRevolution.org. Original post: https://foodrevolution.org/blog/blue-zones-live-to-100/   Ocean Robbins is CEO Food Revolution Network a non-profit organization committed to healthy, ethical, and sustainable food for all. Guided by John and Ocean Robbins, with more than 500,000 members and with the collaborati...

Michael Ofei discusses the film that turned him and his wife, Maša, vegan overnight. At TheMinimalistVegan.com. Original post: https://theminimalistvegan.com/overnight-vegan/   Earthlings Documentary: http://www.nationearth.com/ Maša and Michael Ofei are best selling authors, passionate bloggers, youtubers and podcasters, exploring what it means to live with incredible intentionality. They create...

Change how you cook to make washing dishes faster, by Brigitte Gemme at VeganFamilyKitchen.com Original post: https://veganfamilykitchen.com/how-to-wash-dishes-faster/   Brigitte Gemme is a vegan food educator, meal planner, and coach. After a PhD in sociology of higher education and a 15-year career in research management, she got impatient with the slow pace of planet-friendly change and decided...

Fr Donatello Iocco, priest at St. Ambrose Church, Toronto, reflects upon his shock at discovering the truth behind the meat industry and how his subsequent decision to go vegan brought about a sense of spiritual freedom. "After seeing what happens to the poor animals and people who work in such conditions, I decided I was no longer willing to participate in this appalling cycle of violence." By Fr...

3 success stories about Chronic Kidney Disease on a WFPB diet: "At 73, I Went Plant-Based and Said Goodbye to Obesity, Heart Disease, Kidney Disease, and Arthritis" by Rick McKeon "How a Plant-Based Diet Helped Me Restore Kidney Functioning" by Kelly Lawrence "From 3 Percent Kidney Function to Dialysis-Free on a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet" by Don Davis Original posts:   https://www.forksoverkniv...

What is chronic kidney disease (CKD) and how do you prevent it? By Shivam Joshi MD at ForksOverKnives.com.   Original post: https://www.forksoverknives.com/health-topics/kidney-disease-diet/   Forks Over Knives Documentary: https://www.forksoverknives.com/the-film/   Forks Over Knives was founded following the release of the world-famous documentary Forks Over Knives in 2011, showing people how to...

Antibiotic resistance genes in the guts of vegetarians, vegans or meat-eaters, by Dr Michael Greger at NutritionFacts.org. Original post: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/antibiotic-resistance-genes-in-the-guts-of-vegetarians-vs-meat-eaters/   Related Episodes:   332 , 333 Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) - Increasing the Impact of Pandemics The End of Medicine documentary: https://lockwoodfilm.com/...