We connect with Jim Mason, co-author of the book The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter. Written with the controversial philosopher, Peter Singer, this new text gives readers an updated version of their previous ground-breaking book Animal Factories, which investigated North American factory farming in the early 1990s. Yet, The Way We Eat does more than provide [...]
Interview excerpt – Dr. Campbell: “The number one cause of death in North America is ignoring nutrition. In other words, if we take the most conservative estimate of the amount of heart disease, cancer, diabetes that could be prevented … if we just do the numbers, it turns out that, clearly, the number one cause of [...]
Lauren: “Years ago, an irate university student accused me, a new vegetarian, of “being worse than meat-eaters because [I] steal the cows’ food!” Even at the time his logic seemed a little faulty. Thankfully, with the help of folks like Danielle Nierenberg, a research associate with the World Watch Institute, we’re all a lot more educated about [...]
It’s the Raw Food Revolution! Raw food restaurants are popping up in major urban centres everywhere and the raw diet is touted as one of the best detoxifiers for our nutritionally-stressed bodies. But is it just a fad? Can you get all the nutrients and calories that the human body needs? For athletes, how can [...]
Whether she planned to or not, “Healthy Chef” Alexandra Jamieson helped bring veganism into the mainstream with her successful vegan “Detox Diet”, prescribed for Morgan Spurlock in the hit documentary, Super Size Me. Alex helped her fiancé lose the 25 pounds he gained during his month-long binge at McDonald’s, cleansing his system and rejuvenating his spirit (not [...]
Internationally renowned speaker, Dr. Michael Greger, discusses his new book, Carbophobia: The Scary Truth about America’s Low-Carb Craze, the risks involved with taking on the Atkins corporation through his website, activist burnout, and vegan nutrition. We also pose email and call-in questions for Dr. Greger on nutrition. Michael Greger, M.D., is a general practitioner, a founding member of [...]
First, we speak with Traci Thomas, founder of the first Black Vegetarian Society in North America. She’ll tell us about why she started the organization in 1997 and how the BVSG has inspired the creation of similar societies. Also from the BVSG, Dr. Joy Scott will talk about “super foods”. For the last half of the [...]
Today we feature a candid conversation with John Robbins who single-handedly started a food revolution with his book, Diet for a New America: How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness and the Future of Life on Earth. Then, with The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World, he solidified the [...]
Vegan athlete, Brendan Brazier is back to talk about his book, Thrive: A Guide to Optimal Health & Performance Through Plant-Based Whole Foods, and his new product, Vega, touted as the first 100% all vegan meal replacement. We’ll also speak with Tony Ayre about ARMORY, the Animal Rights Media Online Repository, and we’ll get Torontonians warmed up for Farm Sanctuary‘s Walk [...]
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