My Vegan Breakfast

My Vegan Breakfast

My name is Calen. I am Hispanic. I am a Vegan. So I am a bit of an oddity. When people find out that we have been vegetarian for 40 years and eat a vegan diet a variety of questions always follow. The most common being: “Vegan? What do you eat?” I get...
8 Reasons Why I Love Bananas!

8 Reasons Why I Love Bananas!

Years ago I played around with oil painting and the very first picture I ever painted was of a…….banana! I should have known then that they would play a much larger role in my life than just being in my first painting. That yellow fruit that everyone knows is one of...
Is the “Fat” Monster Going to Eat You Too?

Is the “Fat” Monster Going to Eat You Too?

According to the Center for Disease control and Prevention (CDC) website:  Obesity is common, serious and costly!  More than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7%) are obese. • Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of...
Eggs! Are They A Healthy Food?

Eggs! Are They A Healthy Food?

The American Egg Board (AEB) is made up of 18 people appointed by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture from within the egg industry. The AEB is the Egg Industry’s link to you, the consumer. They work for the egg industry and egg producers. Their job is to increase...
66 Words That Will Change Your Health

66 Words That Will Change Your Health

They say 1 picture is worth a thousand words. That may be true but in this case 66 words are worth a lifetime of good health. So what are the 66 words and where did they come from? Who is Dr. T. Colin Campbell? The words, and the insight comes from Dr. T. Colin...
Olive Oil – Not a Health Food!

Olive Oil – Not a Health Food!

Over the years there has been so much excitement about the Mediterranean Diet, but rarely does a person know what that means…exactly. There are 18 countries considered Mediterranean Countries Exactly which one was the Mediterranean Diet fashioned after? As you...