Nana Kwaku Opare, MD, MPH, CA is a long time vegetarian, trained as a dietitian, and focuses in part on proper nutrition in his integrative medicine approach to healing. He regularly speaks about diet and lifestyle choices for natural healing. He is the author of The Rule Book And User Guide For Healthy Living, available […]
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Nana Kwaku always says that you can’t eat your way to health but you sure can eat your way to the grave. What does he mean by that? He means that what you eat is vitally important. We all should do all we can to eat the healthiest diet possible. That WILL go a long
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My friend and raw food buddy Safi and I were talking the other day about how Matt Amsden’s recipe book Rawvolution is one of our favorites. His recipes have good flavor and don’t require much tinkering. There are versions of a number of those recipes here such as the Onion Bread and the Eggless Egg
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Sticking to a vegan or vegetarian diet can be hard for some people. I often hear people say that they were vegetarian or vegan at one time or have tried to go vegetarian but can’t seem to maintain it. We all encounter trouble spots that can lead us off track. Here are seven steps you
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This one is just for fun. Here are some of my favorite YouTube videos. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCCzugeSPPA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nT-u_OXSH0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PItzfDux4g What are your favorites? Post in the comments below.
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On this final VeganMoFo post I share a video I made at the 2013 Atlanta Collard Green and Cultural Festival. People often think that there aren’t many Black/Afrikan vegetarians or vegans. There is the presumption that it is a white thing. This just isn’t so.
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Even if you are not trying to eat all raw food many people recognize that they should include more raw fruits and vegetables in their diet. Here are seven ways you can add more raw food to your diet. The Standard American Diet (SAD) is high in animal products and cooked and processed foods. This
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By Nana Kwaku Opare MD, MPH, CA and Ama Opare BS, MA, MA A vegan diet is the only diet consistent with long-term health and vitality. The scientific and public health evidence has been overwhelmingly clear for decades. Consumption of all forms of animal products are the primary causative factor of fifteen out of sixteen
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