Tag: plant-based
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Plant-based scones, anyone?
In my prior post, I listed resources that will help you include more plant-based food in your diet. In this post, I thought I’d share one of my favorite recipes – scones. Traditional scone recipes call for eggs, milk or cream, and butter. But both cattle and chickens, e.g. the sources of dairy and eggs,…
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Plant-based eating made easy: cookbooks and resources
As I mentioned in a prior post, animals accumulate fat-soluble chemicals such as PCBs, dioxins, and some pesticides at much higher levels than plants, up to millions of times higher. Because it can take years or decades to clear these chemicals from your body, it’s best to reduce your exposure to them in the first…
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Reducing toxins in food Rule #1. Choose a primarily plant-based diet.
Why is switching to a more plant-focused diet important? Because animals accumulate fat-soluble pollutants like dioxins, PCBs, and organic mercury compounds at much higher levels than plants. And it takes a long time to clear these chemicals from your body so it’s important to reduce your exposure to them in the first place. Bioaccumulation is a process…
Dr. Laurel Standley 