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Switching to a plant-based diet is a powerful choice for your health, the planet, and even your taste buds. Whether you're looking to embrace a fully vegan lifestyle or simply reduce your intake of an…

Green vegetable drinks, often made from a blend of leafy greens and other vegetables, have gained popularity in recent years as a convenient way to incorporate more vegetables into the diet. But beyon…

For decades vegans have been fighting the belief that plant-based proteins are ‘incomplete’ because they are ‘missing’ amino acids. Yet, as a biologist, I am highly skeptical of this so-called belief.…

Barley grass is the young, soft shoots from the barley plant and has been long known for its nutritional benefits and was highly popular amongst the ancient Greeks and Romans for the same reasons. Rec…

Very popularly known as the “father of all foods” alfalfa sprouts are packed with health benefits Being low in calories and high in vitamins and minerals, this herb, related to the pea family can be h…

Moringa plant is beginning to gain more popularity as a new “superfood” for its highly nutritious profile and powerful anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and tissue-protective properties among many other…

Once the secret of Birkenstock-wearing progressives, green foods are now filling the shopping carts of informed—if not guilty—conventional consumers.Nutrient-dense greens date back millions of yea…

Colorectal cancers represent the fourth most prevalent form of the disease with more than 150,000 cases diagnosed each year and more than 50,000 deaths. Forward-thinking nutrition researchers unde…

I absolutely love Kale! So much so, that I decided to write an entire article about it and all of the wonderful things that it has to offer. Kale is a leafy green vegetable that is relatively eas…

Broccoli is a member of the cabbage family, and is closely related to cauliflower. Its cultivation originated in Italy. Broccolo, its Italian name, means “cabbage sprout.” Broccoli’s name is derived…