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This write-up is not about food combining for obtaining adequate protein on a plant-based diet, in fact,”… the concept of “protein combining” came into vogue—literally, the February 1975 issue of Vogue magazine. The concept was that we needed to eat “complementary proteins” together, for example, rice and beans, to make up for their relative shortfalls. This fallacy was refuted decades ago. The myth that plant proteins are incomplete, that plant proteins aren’t as good, that one has to combine proteins at meals—these have all been dismissed by the nutrition community as myths decades ago, but many in medicine evidently didn’t get the memo. Dr. John McDougall called out the American Heart Association for a 2001 publication that questioned the completeness of plant proteins. Thankfully though, they’ve changed and acknowledged that, “Plant proteins can provide all the essential amino acids, no need to combine complementary proteins.” “

We all know by now that February is Heart Health Month – so, let’s say YES to NO and give our hearts a lot of love! Nitric Oxide (NO), science says it’s a magic molecule. This is truly your body’s own wonder drug and making sure you create as much as you can, quite possibly will: · Lower your blood pressure · Improve your circulation · Delay the onset/progression of atherosclerosis · Reduce the likelihood (and can prevent) a heart attack or stroke

This big fruit has BIG health benefits! Thanks to Fox 2 for having me on to talk all things jackfruit!

Voyage STL is doing a great job of highlighting people in St. Louis and WOW! I'm honored to be in the mix! Thank you Sgt. Vegan for the nomination!

Have you given up on your New Year's resolution? Yeah, us too. Maybe it's because you set out to a goal to NEVER do something, as opposed to setting a goal of trying to do MORE of something, like trying more plant-based foods in 2022. Let's explore that topic, with local plant-based eating expert Caryn Dugan, aka, STL Veg Girl!

Hail to the kale! I explained why this vegetable is truly a super-food with a ton of health benefits. Now don’t judge before you try, I also gave several ways to work kale into our meal plans. So adding in this green can make you a lean, mean veggie-powered machine!

SNIPPET: You also recently launched a YouTube series for beginners? Early in the pandemic, I started the Plant-Based Quick Cooking Show. There are 67 episodes. For a time, I was putting out a new episode every Tuesday. Each episode is five minutes and features just one recipe made with seven ingredients or fewer. It seems to have helped a lot of people.

I have long been a fan of Karuna creator, Angel Zeng. We've become friends and I have the utmost respect for her not only as just being a wonderful human, but also being the most steadfast person I have ever known to create and remain consistent in her product formula. Hers is the only commercial beverage I stand behind, as it offers such an incredible nutritional boost supporting a strong immune system and healthy gut.