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Creativity with Fall Veggies add fun, flavor and nutrients The beautiful purple skins of eggplants have lots of nutrients including brain defending antioxidant Nasunin - only found in eggplant! The pulp of the 'spaghetti squash' comes out in the shape of noodles! Eggplant Lasagna Here's my modification Rip Esseltyn's "Over the Rooftop Lasagna" Plantstrong.com , Sliced eggplant makes delicious flat noodles, and layers of sauce, creamed veggies, sweet potatoes and greens crea

Chef Nick shares in his Healthy Eating Adventure testimony "This lifestyle saved my life" Within 4 months of his change to WFPB lifestyle, Nick was buoyant with his renewed health and energy. He had further cause to celebrate when 2 years later his ultrasound showed resolution of his fatty liver! Over the years of our Healthy Eating Adventures, several more persons have shared that their fatty liver had resolved! Obesity and being overweight, high blood sugar, and h

Why is a WFPB lifestyle is so Energizing ..... and how does it help people reach and sustain a healthy weight? It was great to have the opportunity to meet up with Neal Barnard MD at his Book Signing - "The Power Foods Diet" , at Sunshine Book Co. in Clermont, Florida. And this is a great book to share with curious family and friends. If you've been following WFPB eating, you've likely noticed that your energy is great, your weight is staying in a healthier range AND you don'

Did you know that all across the United States, and around the world, there are Laughter Clubs? Such clubs provide a time and place for...

Athletes  use beet juice to enhance stamina and improve recovery time.  There’s good scientific research on how this works by increasing a very important molecule Nitric Oxide (NO).   Read how to make it work for you and what other foods boost your nitric oxide! Ready to make Beet Burgers! Boost Your Nitric Oxide – Chew, Hum, Breathe! (and why we love our greens!) Let’s look at why we need Nitric Oxide (NO) and how to increase it!  NO is of key importance to the health of yo

Is all inflammation bad? Plant based eating is key to staying healthy, in general, and during the Covid 19 pandemic. Our White Blood Cells actually use inflammation to fight infections. White Cell “multi pronged” attack on bacteria. Photo by Genetic Engineering Biotechnology During acute inflammation, chemicals known as cytokines are released by the damaged tissue. The cytokines act as “emergency signals” that bring in your body’s immune cells (white blood cells),  hormones a

Recently a participant noted, “My blood pressure came down some since switching to all plants, but I’m still on several medications....

60% of chronic disease is preventable with a healthy lifestyle! How does a Whole Foods Plant Based (WFPB) lifestyle prevent and reverse...

Often, as folks switch to a plant based diet, “gas” becomes an issue, and a frequent topic for discussion at our Healthy Eating Adventure...

Your arteries are vital to health since they supply blood, nutrients, oxygen to all the organ systems. For years there has been concern...

The Feeding and Care of your Microbiome – How do we insure that the 13 trillion cells that make up the human body, live harmoniously with...

What is Whole Food? Did you know that unassuming celery has anti – cancer properties along with anti-hypertensive? What got me thinking about “What is Whole?” was an article on celery, one of my childhood favorites – more on that later “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” – is perfectly exemplified by how a plant-based lifestyle sustains us: Celery Plants are “whole” by themselves – They don’t need the added fats, salt, sugar, preservatives, coloring agents that

Protein Power from Nature For years  athletes have been discovering the benefits of a whole foods plant-based lifestyle.  Eating this way...

It seems that with every new HEA Adventure, participants sharing their new experiences will mention sleeping better and having more energy! There are actually plenty of reasons why a whole foods plant-based diet would help you sleep better: No more night-time wakening from GERD (acid reflux): Getting rid of fatty, slow to digest foods like meat, cheese and junk food often resolves acid reflux. Nick Lula, (Shippensburg Dining Service, Director and HEA Host) who, pre-HEA, kept