Does a Vegan Diet Lower Blood Pressure?
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 … Read more
The Vegan Diet and Constipation: Everything You Need to Know
Believe it or not, one of the first articles I wrote was on the subject of the vegan diet and hemorrhoids (check out the article here). This article will be … Read more
Does the Vegan Diet Help You Lose Weight?
One of the most common questions I get is whether or not the vegan diet helps with weight loss. Yes, vegans are characteristically thin, but is that all correlation or … Read more
How a Vegan Diet May Help Prevent Skin Cancer
Does the vegan diet prevent skin cancer? Or is skin cancer prevention simply a matter of wearing sunscreen? That’s the question I’ll be answering in this article. The short answer … Read more
How a Vegan Diet Can Help Prevent Lung Cancer
So, what does the literature have to say about the vegan diet and lung cancer? When I first started researching the relationship between plant-based diets and health, I initially thought … Read more
The Absolute BEST Vegan Protein Sources
Many people, when you tell them you’re thinking of going vegan, want to know where you’re going to get your protein. You may even get a few comments like, “Don’t … Read more
The Vegan Diet for Longevity and Anti-aging: Part 2
We saw in Part 1 that it’s it’s well established that calorie restriction (CR) promotes longevity. We also covered some other mechanisms pertaining to protein restriction that may also play … Read more
The Vegan Diet for Longevity and Anti-Aging: Part 1
If you doubt the anti-aging effects of a diet composed strictly of nutrient-packed whole plant foods, then you should check out Bernando Lapallo, a lifetime raw vegan who lived to … Read more
The Vegan Diet for Metabolic Syndrome?
In this article, we’re going to talk about metabolic syndrome, or syndrome x, which is a cluster of atherogenic risk factors (metabolic abnormalities increasing one’s risk of heart disease). Can … Read more
Is the “Vegan Face” Really a Thing?
Unfortunately, I’ve come across several forum posts and articles that suggest the vegan diet causes wrinkles and premature aging. This supposed phenomenon has been dubbed the vegan face. To start … Read more