This month my favorite yoga studio Om Point Yoga re-opened after a prolonged search for a new location. It feels sooooo good to get back to doing a regular yoga practice. (That is Vanya and Shavonna from Om Point in this photo.) To celebrate I am updating and re-posting an article I originally posted a […]
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Here is the next installment of the results from my survey of Black Vegetarians. I wanted to find out about the experiences we have as people of Afrikan descent living a vegetarian lifestyle. My question today is, “Why is vegetarianism important for us as people of Afrikan descent? (Or is it important?)” Forty-six people from across the
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What is soul food? What makes a meal soul food? Why do many of us have such a powerful connection to soul food? Does adopting a vegan lifestyle mean no more soul food? These questions may be important to answer if you are contemplating or trying to become vegan. In the documentary Soul Food Junkies, award-winning
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I started to think about our so-called American Dream lifestyle that is really more of a Global Nightmare. I thought about those whose commitment to eating vegan or raw is not as intrenched or is nonexistent who make much less healthy choices then we do. For too many of us the fast food, restaurant, frozen food, eat mindlessly while driving or watching TV method of feeding ourselves is the norm. This Nightmare is impacting the health of people of Afrikan descent especially. It is leading us down the path of chronic disease, obesity, disability and early death.
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One year ago this month Food For The Soul was born. I launched the site on April 15 2013. So what’s happened during the last year here on the online home for black vegetarians? It’s been a lot of hard work but I have enjoyed it, learned a lot, and loved interacting with all of
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In my post The Courage to Change, I mentioned that I would be attending a 10-day meditation course. People I talk to often think this was a restful thing all about learning to quiet the mind. In fact I thought it would be kind of like that myself. Instead I confronted the Three Faces of
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What’s your typical breakfast? I am sure you have heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day haven’t you? This may or may not be true but it can certainly set the tone for the rest of the day. Krispy Crack–I mean–Kream anyone? In the past few years there have been a
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Recently a reader commented about a recipe, asking if pasta was healthy because she heard that it wasn’t from someone. (Thank you BTW, I love questions and comments.) I thought it would be a good idea to talk about the recipes here and how to decide if any given recipe is right for you and
Should I Eat This? What Is Healthy And How Do I Decide? Read More »
