Plant Based Briefing

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...

Sports Drinks are Neither Safe Nor Effective. Commercial influences may have corrupted the American College of Sports Medicine's hydration guidelines. Dr. Michael Greger at NutritionFacts.org explains. Original post: https://nutritionfacts.org/2022/03/15/sports-drinks-are-neither-safe-nor-effective/   Dr. Michael Greger is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recogni...

The animal agriculture "leftovers" we feed cats and dogs in commercial pet foods are not natural for them, and are often allergens. There are also shocking environmental costs to farmed meat. Because Animals explains. Original post: https://becauseanimals.com/blogs/magazine/should-cats-and-dogs-eats-cows-and-chickens https://becauseanimals.com/blogs/magazine/farmed-vs-cultured-meat-the-shocking-en...

Chickens are intelligent, communicative birds! Karen Davis of United Poultry Concerns explains some of their sounds and communication methods, at UPC-Online.org. Original post: https://www.upc-online.org/hatching/alternatives.html#chicken_talk   United Poultry Concerns, founded by Karen Davis, is a nonprofit organization that promotes the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl inc...

  Dr. Shivam Joshi explains why you should say no to the Keto diet. At ForksOverKnives.com.  Original post: https://www.forksoverknives.com/wellness/why-you-should-say-no-to-the-keto-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 r...

9 female-founded vegan brands to support on International Women's Day. By Stephanie McClain at TheBeet.com O riginal post: https://thebeet.com/female-founded-vegan-brands-to-support-on-international-womens-day/   Plant Based Briefing Merch: https://www.plantbasedbriefing.com/shop The Beet is a plant-based platform offering information on food, health, news, reviews, expert advice. They cover every...

Cow's milk is not a health food – it's a well-funded and strategic national marketing campaign that has become increasingly refined to target consumers over the decades. Learn the history from Switch4Good.org. Original post: https://switch4good.org/too-much-cheese/   Update: https://switch4good.org/impact/   Switch4Good is an evidence-based nonprofit dedicated to rattling accepted norms around dai...

What if Doctors were paid to keep people well? Mike McGowan explains how that might work, at NutritionStudies.org Original post: https://nutritionstudies.org/what-if-doctors-were-paid-to-keep-people-well/   The T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies was established to extend the impact of Dr. Campbell's life changing research findings. For decades, T. Colin Campbell, PhD, has been at the f...

ProVeg International explains how deforestation and biodiversity loss from animal agriculture threaten our forests and affect climate change. Original post: https://proveg.com/us/deforestation-animal-agriculture/   ProVeg International is a food awareness organization striving for a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and the planet. Their...

Justin Weber lost 200 pounds and a whole bunch of health issues when switching to a Whole Food Plant Based (WFPB) diet. He shares his story at ForksOverKnives.com.  Justin's website and cookbook is linked here: https://crowmoonkitchen.com Original post: https://www.forksoverknives.com/success-stories/obese-vegetarian-fitter-than-ever-whole-food-plant-based-diet/   Forks Over Knives Documentary: ht...

  It's spring hatching project time in some schools. Karen Davis of United Poultry Concerns explains why teachers are strongly encouraged to replace hatching projects with programs and activities that teach life cycles and inspire students to appreciate, respect, and learn about the amazing life of birds on our planet and in their own neighborhoods. Original post: https://www.upc-online.org/hatchi...

We've learned about potatoes and diabetes and hypertension in Episodes 212 and 216. Today we learn about the glycemic index of potatoes and why you should chill and reheat them. By Dr. Michael Greger at NutritionFacts.org Original post: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/glycemic-index-of-potatoes-why-you-should-chill-and-reheat-them/   Related Episodes: 212 : Do Potatoes Increase the Risk of Diabet...

An interview with Sheeps. Tennis founder Danny Rosenthal about his quest to make tennis balls vegan. Part 2 of 2. By Jordi Casamitjana at VeganFTA.com  Original post: https://veganfta.com/2022/02/12/should-we-make-tennis-vegan/   VeganFTA is a small team of vegan activists supporting all forms of activism. They create videos highlighting the work of activists and animal rescuers. They write and pu...

  An interview with Sheeps. Tennis founder Danny Rosenthal about his quest to make tennis balls vegan. Part 1 of 2. By Jordi Casamitjana at VeganFTA.com  Original post: https://veganfta.com/2022/02/12/should-we-make-tennis-vegan/   VeganFTA is a small team of vegan activists supporting all forms of activism. They create videos highlighting the work of activists and animal rescuers. They write and...

Can doctor supervised water fasting regulate blood pressure? What's the process? Sharme Ridley explains, at NutritionStudies.org Original post: https://nutritionstudies.org/can-water-fasting-regulate-blood-pressure-it-worked-for-me/   True North Health Center Fasting Escape Retreat Center The T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies was established to extend the impact of Dr. Campbell's life...