The Time to Change is Now

  Who doesn’t love banana muffins? Well I have an uncomplicated recipe that will not only satisfy your tongue, but make you never miss the animal products absent in it!  For 12 delicious muffins, grab:  A little over 1.5 cups  of all-purpose flour 3/4 cup  rolled oats 1 tablespoon  cinnamon 1 teaspoon  ginger 2 teaspoons  baking powder 1 teaspoon  baking soda 1.5 teaspoon  kosher salt 1.5 cup  maple syrup 3 large bananas 1.5 cup  coconut oil (half melted and half room temperature) 1 tablespoon  vanilla extract 1/4 cup  turbinado sugar (or brown sugar) Before doing anything, preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit!  In one bowl, add the oats, cinnamon, most of the flour (put 2 tbsp aside), ginger, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.  In another bowl,  (after melting the oil) mix the coconut oil, the maple syrup, mashed banana, and vanilla. Then put mix the dry and the wet ingredients ...

 The misconceptions of Veganism is a great contributor to why so many fear making that lifestyle change. But why? Becoming a Vegan gives one the chance to explore different types of foods they are not familiar with as a result of settling for the same old, all-American hamburger and fries meal.  Fruits, vegetables, grain and then the unhealthier ingredients typically found in animal product, cruelty-free replacements, like veggie burgers, vegan “meatballs”, etc. are also significantly better for you than their meaty counterparts. American Heart Association, along with WebMD and a multitude of other informative websites, has even indirectly confirmed that a plant-based diet is healthier for the heart than a diet containing animal products, as saturated fats are found in foods such as cheese, meat, and so on (check the AOTD down below to read this insightful article).  Article of the day:  https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/eat-smart/fats/saturated-...

 Hey guys!  Today I’ve decided to change my page up by sharing with you all one of my favorite chocolate shake recipes, which is plant-based of course.  In a blender, just add the following ingredients:  2 frozen bananas 1 cup almond milk  2 tsp cocoa powder 3 pitted dates 1 tbs ground flaxseed This shake is easy to make, it’s delicious, it’s completely guilt-free, and it’s nutritious!  Article of the day:  https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/restaurantsandnews/yes-it-s-possible-to-make-a-great-vegan-milkshake-here-s-how/ar-BB1aRSK6?li=BBnb7Kw Image source: Go Dairy Free (Godairyfree.org) 

“Are you an omnivore?” Fellow students of mine growing up would ask each other questions like this. I have never witnessed anyone call out the irony of identifying and collectively agreeing on lions being carnivores, while human beings questioning each other’s designed diet. The truth is that we have objectified animals so much that we no longer associate with them, even though we are animals ourselves. When one’s looks or behavior gets compared to those of an animal, it is seen so negatively, which feeds into the idea that animals are lesser than humans. Whenever I would’ve informed someone of the fact that we are frugivores,  they would always argue that we are herbivores or omnivores. Just because we are capable of consuming meat, it does not mean any of it belongs in our bodies. Do we see lions that have been diagnosed with heart disease? Their bodies are designed to handle all of the meat, therefore their health is not jeopardized in eating it. Our ancestors were eating lot...

COVID-19. Heart disease. The widely known dangers of red meat consumption. Don’t you get it? Meat has no place in a human’s diet. The false information that animal meat provides nutrition has driven our society to ruin the beautiful things that make up this planet we live in. Properly educating nutritionists, trainers, doctors, etc. on health is pivotal in tackling the many health concerns that most of the human race suffer from today. Sugar, however, is deemed as an unhealthy substance that we should away from in order to obtain optimal health. Simple sugars are glucose, which means it is very much a necessary component of our diets. You may be wondering how people function with a low carb- high protein diet if we need sugar so much, and the answer is that a diet consisting of too much protein and too little sugar leads the human body to go through a process called gluconeogenesis, where protein gets converted to glucose; in other words, these people are making their bodies work ext...