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Guest Post By Mark’s Daily Apple: My Escape From Vegan Island

Every once in a while, I am alternately stunned and amused by what I see being promoted in the name of good health. I had one of those “stunningly amusing” episodes when I took an eight-day vacation with my family to an all-vegetarian health and adventure retreat in Costa Rica several months ago. We had [...]

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What Was Our First Protein Source?

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Recently, there was a comment left by Carl on my Veganism post from October of 2007. In his comment, he made the following claim:
Just before man began to take it’s first steps towards being the humans we are today, it is actually a fact that humans began to [...]

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Is It Ok For A Teacher To Spread Vegan (Or Any Other) Propaganda?

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Here is an interesting article that I found on Veggie Chic via some other site: Vegan War of Words. Basically, an art teacher was fired for trying to teach kids about the health benefits of a vegan lifestyle. He has since threatened to sue unless the cafeteria switches to an [...]

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IQ and Vegetarianism

Higher Childhood IQ = Higher Likelihood of Being Vegetarian
This study came out that shows that smarter children tend to end up being vegetarian later in life. Of course, that doesn’t mean they’re healthier. Many smart people tend to overanalyze things and like to hold the “moral high ground.” There is likely some [...]

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The Protein Debate Featuring…

…Doctors Loren Cordain and Colin Campbell, each top-notch in their respective fields. Dr. Cordain has made his mark in the realm of Paleolithic nutrition and runs The Paleo Diet website and Dr. Campbell is a worthy adversary with his research into low-protein vegetarian diets and avoidance of all animal products. Robb and Greg [...]

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