When you think of food and allergies, you may think of keeping certain foods out of your diet to avoid an adverse reaction. But the connection between seasonal allergies and food is limited to a few groups of foods known as cross-reactive foods. Reactions to
If your skin is feeling dry and irritated this winter, know you’re not alone. While “winter skin” isn’t an official medical condition, it is a pretty common problem this time of year. According to Board Certified Dermatologist, Dr. Neda Mehr of Pure Dermatology in Newport Beach California,
You've probably heard that eating more vegetables and less meat is healthy. Maybe you're even feeling inspired to try eating a vegan diet-which excludes all animal products, including dairy and eggs-to improve your health or lose a little weight. Eating a vegan diet can be
Considering going vegan? You’re not alone: Every month, people test out the meat and dairy-free diet for ethical and environmental reasons—and for their health. "I think there are compelling benefits to a whole-food, plant-based diet, which is why I do recommend this type of diet for many
Think you're leading a healthy lifestyle? Aside from occasionally veering off the path, most of us think we do a fair job of maintaining our health with good (or at least OK) eating habits and physical activity whenever we manage to fit it in. But is that
Vegans deal with a lot of problems on a day-to-day basis, but all of these are magnified tenfold during the holidays. These are the most common problems you might be facing as a vegan heading into the holiday season. Dealing with hostile relatives who constantly berate
If you are weighing up whether you think it’s ethical to raise your child vegan, you can be reassured that many families are now raising their children on a vegan diet. Teaching Compassion Teaching children that animals are sentient (and this fact has now been proved in
When it comes to raising a healthy vegan kid, the challenges often aren’t so much nutritional as they are social. Raise your kid vegan, and you’ll hear everyone’s opinions and advice about it, whether you ask for them or not. And even within your own family unit,
So you’ve decided that you’d like to become vegan, but where do you start? Transitioning to a vegan lifestyle can seem really daunting but often the idea of a big lifestyle change is a lot scarier than actually doing it. If you focus on making one change at
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