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Boost Your Health and Wellness Goals with Veganuary 2025

In my previous post I wrote about setting a Wellness Vision for the new year and defining the actionable goals (or resolutions) to help make this vision real. For many of us, improving our eating habits might be one of these goals, either directly like eating more fruits and vegetables, or indirectly like having moreContinue reading “Boost Your Health and Wellness Goals with Veganuary 2025”

Create Your 2025 Wellness Vision: Beyond Resolutions

With the new year around the corner, many of us may be considering setting resolutions to improve our lifestyle. But I have a different suggestion for you: how about setting a wellness vision instead? Unlike resolutions, a wellness vision, sometimes called life vision, is an umbrella goal, a big picture of who we would likeContinue reading “Create Your 2025 Wellness Vision: Beyond Resolutions”

Navigating Holiday Traditions as a Vegan

The holiday season can be a magical time. However, this time of the year is steeped in traditions that feel at odds with vegan values, like animal-centric meals (lamb at Christmas, seafood at New Year’s), wasteful practices, and consumerist messaging at every turn. As a result, it can take a toll on vegans’ mental health.Continue reading “Navigating Holiday Traditions as a Vegan”

Healthy Vegan Shepherd’s Pie Recipe

The classic Sheperd’s Pie is a staple cool-weather comfort food dish, and has the potential to be healty if the ingredients are chosen carefully. For example, using lean meats instead of high fat ones for the filling, and whole potatos instead of instant mashed potatoes for the top. This recipe goes a step further. WithContinue reading “Healthy Vegan Shepherd’s Pie Recipe”

Healthy Chana Masala Recipe Without Coconut Milk

I absolutely love Indian food and specially curries. There are usually quite nutritious, loaded with chickpeas or lentils and greens. Also filling and comforting during the colder months. Many of them easy to make and using only one pot. But – they tend to be made with coconut milk, which provides the creaminess and… lotsContinue reading “Healthy Chana Masala Recipe Without Coconut Milk”

Discover the Benefits of Ashwagandha for Stress Management

I bet that most of you have experienced that unsettling situation when you realized you’ve left your cell phone at home, or perhaps you have your phone with you, but the battery drained. How did you feel? Disconnected. Isolated. Even scared, since you can no longer make an emergency call. But you know what? SometimesContinue reading “Discover the Benefits of Ashwagandha for Stress Management”

Delicious Vegan Banana Bread Recipe

Vegan baking may seem an oxymoron, as baking usually requires dairy and eggs. Dairy is a minor hurdle, thanks to the variety of plant-based milk, yogurt and butter options available. But eggs? Eggs are critical in baking due to their essential role as binders. Fortunately, there are actually multiple whole foods plant-based alternatives that canContinue reading “Delicious Vegan Banana Bread Recipe”

Easy Low FODMAP, gut friendly Hummus Recipe

Hummus, a type of dip or spread made from chickpeas and sesame paste (tahini), is a super nutritious and versatile food. It can be used as a spread in any type of handheld or sandwich, as condiment for grain bowls, appetizer with crudités or crackers, or even as substitute of cheese in quesadillas. It’s packedContinue reading “Easy Low FODMAP, gut friendly Hummus Recipe”

Dairy: Do We Really Need It for Bone Health?

Dairy… some love it, some loath it. Which team are you? Personally I have been in both for many years. I loved cheese but in general didn’t care for anything else.. Regardless our inclination, most of us will eat dairy anyway because it is an excellent source of calcium. And calcium is needed for ourContinue reading “Dairy: Do We Really Need It for Bone Health?”

Quick and Easy Seitan Empanada

I love empanadas. Here’s is a plant-based version of the classic Spanish meat empanada – as tasty but way healthier! Nutrition Notes I’m using premade puff pastry for this. Puff pastry is high in fat, so make sure you choose a good quality one, preferably suitable for vegans to minimize saturated fats and cholesterol content,Continue reading “Quick and Easy Seitan Empanada”