Are vegans at greater risk of fracture

In 2020, headlines were made globally after a study involving almost 55,000 subjects from the EPIC-Oxford cohort was published. These headlines suggested that adopting a vegan diet could result in weak bones that are more susceptible to fracture.1   Is this cause for concern? Are vegans really at a greater risk of bone fracture? Let’s […]

Food waste and Composting 101

As I wrote about in my book The Proof is in the Plants, food waste is huge global concern. Not only are we wasting enormous amounts of calories by feeding plants directly to animals (who provide us considerably fewer calories in food out the other side) but a great amount of the calories we do produce, end up wasted.

Eating oysters and mussels as a vegan

You might be surprised to learn that there is a portion of vegans who believe that consuming oysters and mussels does not contradict their commitment to a completely animal-free diet. This somewhat controversial subset of veganism even has its own name – ostroveganism, from the latin word ‘ostrea’ meaning oyster.  Let’s take a look at […]

Your Sprouting 101 Guide

Hi friends. As you know, one of my favourite things to do is pass on practical information that’s easy to implement, backed by science, and most of all will help you upgrade your health. I hope the information in this blog will help you do exactly that. Sprouting 101 While this is more of a […]

Climate Change and our Food System

 “The mass consumption of animals is a primary reason why humans are hungry, fat, or sick and is a leading cause of the depletion and pollution of waterways, the degradation and deforestation of the land, the extinction of species, and the warming of the planet.” Brian Henning, 2011 [1] Despite decades of international conferences, energy […]