Polyphenols are natural, antioxidant-rich compounds found abundantly in plant-based foods like fruits, vegetables, coffee, tea, and herbs. There are over 8,000 known types, categorized into four main groups: flavonoids, phenolic acids, polyphenolic amides, and...
If you read Ahimsa−Defined and Ahimsa & Your Diet, you’re familiar with this concept which emphasizes that all our daily actions, including eating, should create minimal suffering for living things and foster harmony with nature. To further your understanding,...
Glowing skin comes naturally for many of us in youth, but as we age, our lifestyle choices increasingly determine the health and appearance of our skin, especially what we eat and drink each day. One medical study examined the role of plant-based foods in the...
After reading What Are Sattvic Foods, you know that in yoga philosophy, a compassionate, plant-based diet supports the ethic of “sattva,” which is a state of love, awareness, connection, and peace with all sentient beings. The basis for sattva is the concept of...
The earliest yogic philosophy suggested that an ethical, plant-based diet supports the ethic of “sattva” which is a state of love, awareness, connection, and peace with all sentient beings. The basis for sattva is the concept of Ahimsa. If you read Ahimsa−Defined, you...
In an earlier short piece, Your Immune System−Defined, you gained insight into this crucially important system. How can you keep it in top form? As it happens, there are numerous ways to boost your immune system naturally, one of which is following a plant-based diet....
