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Can plant foods give all nutrients?
In 2016, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics stated that a plant-based diet could provide all the nutritional requirements of adults, children, and those who were pregnant or breastfeeding. Plant foods provide more than enough protein…
Eating for two
The right food choices you make while pregnant lead you feel strong and in tune with your body. A healthy body, fuelled by clean, plant-based food, will help to create a physically and emotionally fulfilling pregnancy and childbirth…
Want to get pregnant? Make right food choices
If you’ve been trying to have a baby for some time and it’s still not working out, you probably need to make some changes to your diet. According to a 2014 study published in the ‘Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and…
How your brain learns to crave better food
Want to switch over to a plant-based diet but worry that you’ll miss fast food? Give yourself more credit than you do! Says a 2014 study in the journal ‘Nutrition & Diabetes’, your brain can learn to prefer healthful…
Enter the green gym!
Plants can also work to build the muscles. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, USA, have recommended that athletes who follow a plant-based diet can meet their protein and amino acid requirements from a range of plant-based proteins,…
Sexy plants!
Choose plants, not pills, says Dr Michael Greger, renowned American physician, author, and professional speaker on the benefits of whole foods, plant-based diet. “Heart-healthy lifestyle changes are sex-healthy lifestyle…
Saffron for the green goddess
About 15% of new mothers go through the mood swings, low energy and postpartum depression. Says a study in ‘The Journal of the American Botanical Council’,
“New mothers who were taking saffron had significantly greater…