Food as Medicine: Preventing and Treating the Most Common Diseases with Diet
There’s even more evidence that one type of diet is the best for your body and brain
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Häagen-Dazs Debuts Four Vegan Ice Creams
Non-dairy caramel, coconut, peanut butter, and fudge flavors have been spotted at Target across the country.
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How to survive as a vegan in college
Being vegan in college doesn’t have to mean only eating noodles with pasta sauce. Even if your university isn’t the best at accommodating those with plant-based diets, it’s totally possible to be a vegan college student and still eat a well-balanced diet. Here are some vegan survival tips so you can make the most of your first four vegan years away from home:
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Minestrone (Vegan)
Ingredients
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 medium carrots, chopped
1 medium leek, thinly sliced
8 sprigs fresh thyme, tied together
3 large red potatoes, chopped
2 qt. lower-sodium vegetable or chicken broth
1 bunch asparagus, sliced
1 can (15 oz.) navy beans, rinsed and drained (optional)
2 tbsp. chopped fresh dill
Directions
In 8-quart saucepot, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil on medium. Add carrots, leek, fresh thyme, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook 8 minutes, stirring. Add red potatoes, chopped, and lower-sodium vegetable or chicken broth. Partially cover and heat to boiling on high; reduce heat to simmer. Cook 25 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Add asparagus and simmer 3 minutes or until tender. Discard thyme. Stir in navy beans (optional), fresh dill, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper.
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Shrooms Could Be Legalized Sooner Than You Think
It may be legal to experience a spiritual or healing journey on magic mushrooms sooner than you think—if you live in the right part of America. A group called the Oregon Psilocybin Society is pushing for a 2020 ballot measure that would make the Beaver State the first in the nation to legalize psilocybin, the primary active ingredient in numerous species of psychedelic mushrooms, in a therapeutic setting.
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Getting Clarity About Calcium
The subject of calcium is a hotly debated one. One of the biggest controversies is whether or not we can really get enough calcium following a whole-food, plant-based diet that excludes dairy.