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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I first had this recipe several years ago at the home of our good friends Safi and Ade. I knew this hearty stew needed to be included on this site as the weather started to get colder. We gave this stew the name Nubian Stew to honor our Afrikan roots. Ade has adjusted and perfected this
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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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This one is just for fun. Here are some of my favorite YouTube videos. Enjoy! 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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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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When I first became a vegan I was living in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I didn’t really know too many other Black/Afrikan vegetarians or vegans. I didn’t think there were that many of us. I was wrong. The Vegetarian Resource Group conducted a nationally representative telephone poll of 2,030 adults aged 18 and over. Their statistics
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Veganism is growing in popularity in the Afrikan (people of African descent) community. There are more and more black folks on the internet providing support and information about veganism and vegetarianism. Here are some you may want to check out. These are all sites that are doing more than promoting products or services. Tracye McQuirter
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