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Vegetarians and Heart Disease

Kevin Bushey — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:00:43 +0000

No matter what your reasons for eating a more vegetarian diet, there’s no denying the obvious health benefits that are derived from the elimination of red meat from your diet. On average, vegetarians have lower levels of the blood fats, cholesterol and triglycerides than meat eaters of similar age and social status have.

High levels of blood fats are [...]

Got Milk? Reasons Not To Have The White Mustache

Kevin Bushey — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:47 +0000

Many Americans, including some vegetarians, still consume large amounts of dairy products, but here are several strong reasons to eliminate dairy products from your diet.

Milk has long been praised as a ‘weapon’ in the war against osteoporosis, but recent clinical research shows that it actually is associated with a higher fracture risk, and there’s been no protective effect [...]

Detoxification- A Key Function To Living Well

Kevin Bushey — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:07:43 +0000

When people talk about detoxification and cleansing the body of harmful toxins, it’s often seen as a fringe element of vegetarians. People really don’t like to think about harmful toxins building up in their colons or in their arteries, but it’s often a by-product of a carnivorous diet. A diet that’s high in fat and processed foods tends to [...]

Dairy Myths and Creatures Of Habit

Kevin Bushey — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:00:37 +0000

Part 14 of my interview with a very healthy octogeniarn:

Q: Are you suggesting that people consider a change of habits to be healthier?

A: We’re creatures of habit and we form habits. And the habits we form sometimes, if they’re good habits – that’s something we haven’t really discussed yet today, but habits, when you form [...]