Plant-Based Lifestyle

06/30/2019

Who doesn’t like bumblebees? Cute, fuzzy and better pollinators than even regular bees. They are particularly attracted to lavender and purple flowers. If you really like gardens, follow Jefferson County Master Gardeners on Instagram . I post there as well for all my gardening endeavors.

01/12/2019

It can be an oasis in the desert when you find a restaurant that only serves healthy vegan/plant-based food. Such is the case with Watercourse Restaurant, 837 E 17th Avenue, Denver, CO. Here is a peak at some yummy breakfast menu options, photos and the menu. If you haven’t been there, you need to give it a try. The food is delicious!

11/10/2017

Guests for Thanksgiving - Picky Eaters

Who is Coming?
Chances are that a guest attending your Thanksgiving meal has an allergy or different way of eating than you do. So, how do you keep your sanity and still have happy guests? First, ASK in advance if they have allergies or have a special way of eating or a diet that they prefer. Did he or she just say: gluten free, vegetarian, vegan, plant-based or Paleo??? Then, the fun comes when you are trying to accommodate their preferences when you don’t even understand what they said to you! Hopefully, the following will help:
http://plantbasedlifestyle.com/thanksgiving-picky-eaters-guests/

05/06/2017

Cinco de Mayo dinner at Jose O'Sheas in Lakewood, CO. Don't be shy about asking for healthy vegan/plant-based food modifications. These vegetarian enchiladas became vegan easily by asking them to hold the cheese. Add a strawberry-mango margarita and chow down! Waitress, Sarah was very accommodating, her tip grew when she said she was working on going vegetarian.

04/05/2017

Ketchup, the only one I buy. No corn syrup or oil and all organic. And, it tastes good too.

07/24/2016

If you are in Colorado, get to the VegFest Colorado event today! VegFestCo.org The speakers will blow your mind. Yesterday, Andrew Freeman, MD, FACC, FACP, the doctor who is the head of cardiac care at National Jewish talked about the latest information on heart disease...GO Whole-Food Plant-Based/healthy vegan. Today, Dr. Michael McGregor will be presenting at 1:00 pm. Dr. McGregor is the entertaining physician from Nutritionfacts.org.

The latest in nutrition related research delivered in easy to understand video segments brought to you by Dr. Michael Greger M.D.

04/27/2016

New post (Eating Disorders Stopped) has been published on Plant-Based Lifestyle

Eating Disorders Stopped

In a society that worships unrealistically slim bodies and beautiful people, adults and children can begin to feel inadequate when they look in the mirror. Is it any wonder that 30 million men and women, during their lifetimes, suffer from clinically significant eating disorders in the United States? Yes, a full 1/3 of these are men according to national statistics. It is even more disturbing for many parents to see their own child wasting away.
Statistics
The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) claims that by age 6, girls in particular begin to be concerned about their weight and shape. They compare themselves to other girls and the images they see on TV. NEDA goes on further to say that as many as “40-60% of elementary school girls (ages 6-12) are concerned about their weight or about becoming too fat.” This concern continues throughout their li ...

11/05/2015

New post (Monster Zucchini) has been published on Plant-Based Lifestyle

Don’t throw those overgrown zucchini away! You know, those you found hiding under the leaves? Here are some great ways to use them…

06/04/2015

What have you been doing to improve your meals and health recently? What is working and what is not?

05/28/2015

New post (Polenta, Smokey Tofu Bacon & Papaya) has been published on Plant-Based Lifestyle

New make ahead twist on breakfast: polenta, smokey tofu bacon and papaya. Healthy, plant-based, vegan, as well as oil and gluten free!

05/11/2015

How are you getting your B12? If you are eating a healthy vegan, plant-based diet, B12 and D are the only vitamins that you may need to supplement. Then again, almost everyone in USA is deficient in vitamin D...too much work and not enough sunshine! Here is a great article on symptoms that you might be needing a B12 supplement if you are not taking it regularly. http://veganhealth.org/articles/vitaminb12

Vitamin B12 is a complicated vitamin with a unique absorption mechanism and a number of inactive analogues (molecules that appear to be active B12, but actually are not) that possibly interfere with its function. Vitamin B12 is generally found in all animal foods (except honey). Contrary to the many…