A common complaint from folks on a vegan diet—especially newcomers—is that they are experiencing more gas and bloating since adopting the new way of eating. As you’ll soon see, this is a...
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Like gas/bloating, constipation and hemorrhoids, diarrhea (or just the occasional loose stool) is another digestive issue folks can face when switching to plant-based diets. The World Health...
If you're a vegan with high blood pressure, you're not alone. It can be frustrating to make the switch to a diet that's known to be among the healthiest eating patterns and not have your blood...
Inflammation is a necessary part of healing and is used by the body to fight illness and disease. Ironically, the very process designed by evolution to protect the body can lead to disease in the...
If you read the article, Does a Vegan Diet Lower Blood Pressure? then you know that plant-based diets are endorsed by the major health organizations for their anti-hypertensive properties. Now,...
It appears that vegetarian and vegan diets lower blood pressure. In the largest meta-analysis on the subject to date, Yokoyama et al. found vegetarian and vegan diets to be associated with a...