Blog - Everyday Plant-Based

Going Plant-Based to Lose Weight

karenwpullen Blog January 23, 2020October 19, 2023article, diet, lifestyle, losing weight, obesity, plant-based, tacos, vegan

More than two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, conditions associated with a number of chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. That’s an astonishing figure. Ours is an unhealthy nation.

Even modest weight loss—5% decrease in body weight—has been shown to lower the risk of chronic disease. Achieving weight loss, a common resolution as we head into a new year, usually focuses on counting calories.

But the whole food plant-based diet doesn’t count calories. So why does it work? Read more

Plant-Based for the Holidays

karenwpullen Blog November 27, 2019October 19, 2023article, challenges, holiday, plant-based, plant-based diet, Thanksgiving, vegan

The holiday season can present challenges for those of us who eat plant-based. Those challenges come from two directions.

First, there’s the food. Traditional foods—turkey, eggnog, cheese trays, cookies, giblet gravy, dairy-based pumpkin pie—are off our menus. That’s actually the easier of the two challenges to solve, and below I’ll share my ideas for a plant-based holiday meal. Read more

What About Soy?

karenwpullen Blog November 13, 2019October 19, 2023article, plant-based, soybeans, soymilk, tofu, vegan

According to the Centers for Disease Control, about one-third of American adults have high blood pressure, which contributes to heart attack, stroke and kidney disease, and about one thousand deaths every day.

Those are scary statistics. But a plant-based diet has been shown to lower blood pressure significantly. An impressive number of studies, dating back to the early 1920s, show that the lowest blood pressures are achieved by those eating strictly plant-based diets.

An important component of a plant-based diet is soy, in the form of edamame (young soybeans), soy milk, tofu, and tempeh. We love our soy! Read more