Plant Based Briefing

How we produce food affects wildlife and our environment. The collateral damage from toxic agricultural practices are devastating for endangered and threatened wild plants and animals. In addition to causing damage from feed-crop production and grazing, meat producers directly target many wild animals. By the Center for Biological Diversity at TakeExtinctionOffYourPlate.com. Part 1 of 2. Original...

How one family lost 250 pounds and reversed disease by going vegan. By Elysabeth Alfano at TheBeet.com. O riginal post: https://thebeet.com/how-one-family-lost-250-pounds-and-reversed-disease-by-going-plant-based/   Plant Based Health Documentaries: Forks Over Knives What The Health Eating You Alive PlantPure Nation They're Trying to Kill Us The Engine 2 Kitchen Rescue The Beet is a plant-based pl...

Humans have long used our ability to experience complex emotions to distinguish ourselves from other animals. But is this ability really isolated to our species? And if non-human animals do have the capacity to emote, what does that say about how we treat them? By Emily Moran Barwick at BiteSizeVegan.org. Original post: https://bitesizevegan.org /animalsgrieve . Bite Size Vegan was founded on the...

ProVeg International interviews Tobias Messmer of Mosa Meat about their groundbreaking work creating cultured meat without the use of fetal bovine serum (FBS).  Original post: https://proveg.com/blog/building-a-kinder-future-with-cellular-agriculture/   Related Episodes: 8 , 9 , 15 , 186 , 187 , 193 , 211 Documentary: Meat The Future ProVeg International is a food awareness organization striving f...

After learning about UPC's campaign to get Tractor Supply Company, with close to 2000 stores nationwide, to stop selling baby chicks and ducklings, an employee at a store in Washington State contacted UPC about Tractor Supply's inhumane policies and practices toward these birds. Karen Davis of United Poultry Concerns shares the employee's statement at UPC-Online.org. Original post: https://www.upc...

Learn about food sovereignty and steps for taking back ownership of our food. By Isabel Lu at NutritionStudies.org Original post: https://nutritionstudies.org/what-is-food-sovereignty-3-steps-for-taking-back-ownership-of-our-food/   Related Post: #240 https://www.plantbasedbriefing.com/episodes/episode/1bb3afca/240-are-csa-boxes-worth-it-read-this-before-you-subscribe-by-brigitte-gemme-at-veganfam...

Fish consumption is a leading exposure to heavy metals and other contaminants and is frequently the subject of government health-risk advisories. However, some people promote eating fish as the best way to incorporate omega-3 fatty acids in the diet. Let's look at the issues. From the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine at PCRM.org. Original post:   https://pcrm.widencollective.com/porta...

The science is clear: fish can feel pain and want to avoid it. Can we continue to ignore the facts in the face of killing as many as one trillion aquatic animals every year? By Jessica Scott-Reid at SentientMedia.org and posted at All-Creatures.org. Original post: https://www.all-creatures.org/articles2/fish-pain-harming-fishes.html Jessica Scott-Reid is a Canadian freelance writer and co-host of...

Palm oil is one of the world's most common ingredients since it's cheap, easy to grow, and versatile. But the versatility of this ingredient comes at a steep price, and microalgae may be the substitute we've been looking for.  O riginal post: https://thebeet.com/could-microalgae-be-the-palm-oil-substitute-weve-been-looking-for/   The Beet is a plant-based platform offering information on food, hea...

Switching from a standard modern diet to a plant-based diet can be great for your health, your pocketbook, and the planet. Yet, with any dietary path, there are pitfalls. The good news is, it's easy to identify and avoid the most common plant-based diet mistakes, so you can take joy in eating an optimally healthy diet that also helps build the world you want. By Ocean Robbins of FoodRevolution.org...

Switching from a standard modern diet to a plant-based diet can be great for your health, your pocketbook, and the planet. Yet, with any dietary path, there are pitfalls. The good news is, it's easy to identify and avoid the most common plant-based diet mistakes, so you can take joy in eating an optimally healthy diet that also helps build the world you want. By Ocean Robbins of FoodRevolution.org...

Networking with other vegans and vegan businesses is easy - you just need to know where to look. By Sandra Nomoto at SandraNomoto.com Original post: https://www.sandranomoto.com/2022/03/28/network-with-other-vegans-vegan-businesses/   "The Content Doctor" Sandra Nomoto is a content writer and editor for ethical and cruelty-free businesses, and copyeditor, ghostwriter, and book formatter for author...

  Eggs are a double whammy—the most concentrated common source of both choline and cholesterol. Choline can impact body odor, and lead to TMAO and heart disease. By Dr. Michael Greger at NutritionFacts.org Original post: https://nutritionfacts.org/2014/08/19/how-eggs-can-impact-body-odor/ Related Episodes: 246 : Peeks Behind the Egg Industry Curtain 159: Health Concerns With Eggs Dr. Michael Grege...

Eggs cannot be called healthy, nutritious or safe, according to the USDA. By Dr. Michael Greger at NutritionFacts.org Original post: https://nutritionfacts.org/2015/03/26/peeks-behind-the-egg-industry-curtain/   Related Episodes: 159: Health Concerns With Eggs Dr. Michael Greger is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and...

Learn how food waste is a valuable channel to help animals and the environment. By Lukas Jasiunas at Faunalytics.org. Original post: https://faunalytics.org/food-waste-a-valuable-channel-to-help-animals-and-the-environment/   Faunalytics is a non-profit organization providing animal advocates with data to understand how people think about and respond to advocacy, and the best strategies to inspire...

Sharon Dunmall explains how a widowmaker cardiac event was the wakeup call she needed to change her diet at ForksOverKnives.com.  Original post: https://www.forksoverknives.com/success-stories/widowmaker-heart-attack-was-diet-wakeup-call/   Forks Over Knives Documentary: https://www.forksoverknives.com/the-film/   Forks Over Knives was founded following the release of the world-famous documentary...

How grass-fed beef is duping consumers, again. By Jessica Scott-Reid at SentientMedia.org and posted at All-Creatures.org. Original post: https://www.all-creatures.org/articles2/mdi-grass-fed-beef.html   Jessica Scott-Reid is a Canadian freelance writer and co-host of the animal law podcast Paw & Order: https://animaljustice.ca/podcast   All-Creatures is a non-profit dedicated to cruelty-free livi...

What is nutritional yeast? Health benefits and how to use it by Karen Asp at TheBeet.com. O riginal post: https://thebeet.com/the-health-benefits-of-adding-nutritional-yeast-to-your-diet/   The Beet is a plant-based platform offering information on food, health, news, reviews, expert advice. They cover everything from vegan restaurants to the latest food products that make it even easier to eat pl...

We've learned about potatoes and diabetes and hypertension in Episodes 212 and 216, and why you should chill and reheat potatoes in Episode 224. Today we learn how to reduce the glycemic impact of potatoes, and the healthiest type of potato. By Dr. Michael Greger at NutritionFacts.org Original posts: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-reduce-the-glycemic-impact-of-potatoes/ https://nutritionf...

Are CSA boxes worth it? Read this before you subscribe by Brigitte Gemme at VeganFamilyKitchen.com Original post: https://veganfamilykitchen.com/find-joy-in-cooking/   Brigitte offers delicious whole food plant based weekly meal plans to make meal planning and batch cooking easier! No need to worry about "what's for dinner?" anymore. You can try a one-week plan for free. She also offers free templ...

Here's what you need to know to start growing your own food at home—with as little waste as possible. From NutritionStudies.org Original post: https://nutritionstudies.org/how-to-start-a-sustainable-at-home-garden/   Related Posts: Episode 16 https://www.plantbasedbriefing.com/episodes/episode/199f9e0b/16-square-foot-gardening-method-by-plantpurecommunitiesorg   The T. Colin Campbell Center for Nu...

Karen Asp discusses the 5 yamas of yoga and whether or not it's possible to fully embrace yoga without living vegan. At VegetarianTimes.com. Original post: https://www.vegetariantimes.com/health-nutrition/do-you-have-to-be-vegan-to-embrace-yoga/   Yoga Is Vegan Podcast Vegetarian Times has been the plant-based lifestyle authority since 1974, sharing recipes and news for vegans, vegetarians, and th...

Followers of the Paleo diet argue that opportunistic consumption  of  animal  products  was  common  in  the  pre-agricultural  era. However,  for  the  majority  of  our  existence,  our  species  subsided  on  a  diet  that  was  95  percent  plants! Therefore, meat was a relatively recent addition to our diets, and emphasizing meat while eliminating grains is not good for health. From the Physi...

Why this undercover investigator is helping others expose animal abuse. By Erin Wing at SentientMedia.org Original post: https://sentientmedia.org/why-this-undercover-investigator-is-helping-others-expose-animal-abuse/   Erin Wing is Deputy Director of Investigations at AnimalOutlook.org where she supports and councils undercover investigators. Previously she was an undercover investigator for 2 y...

NYC declares March 20th "MeatOut Day" as a holiday from eating meat. By Maxwell Rabb at TheBeet.com. O riginal post: https://thebeet.com/new-york-city-meatout-day/   The Beet is a plant-based platform offering information on food, health, news, reviews, expert advice. They cover everything from vegan restaurants to the latest food products that make it even easier to eat plant-based, to which whol...