Author: Sonja Çeven
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Potato cleanse: Reset your taste buds and kickstart your health
Changing dietary habits can be hard and sometimes it needs a little more than a personal goal and genuine motivation. The “worse” your current diet is, the harder it can be to turn things around. Highly processed foods are quite literally addictive and there is a neurochemical barrier that needs to be broken before we
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The connection between animal protein and autoimmune disease
The consumption of animal protein has been linked to various health problems, including a wide range of autoimmune diseases. While there is no general consensus in modern science about the exact connection, many well-known plant-based physicians are exploring how autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes, Hashimoto’s, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn’s disease and even multiple
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Avocado guilt: The environmental debate around a single fruit
But vegans eat avocados, which need so much water to grow and are so bad for the environment and the climate. Apart from stepping on ants or being stranded on an island with only a pig, this is one of the most frequently repeated arguments in debates between non-vegans and vegans. While I personally cannot
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Do vegans secretly miss meat? Schadenfreude and the myth of vegan cravings
A vegan diet and lifestyle is often perceived as intentionally missing out on culinary pleasures. As a consequence, people assume that vegans must have cravings for the foods they used to eat and secretly fantasise about eating meat, dairy or eggs. The reality is usually the opposite. Most vegans develop a growing disgust towards animal
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Is protein powder necessary? A rational look at risks and benefits
Many people wonder if adding protein powder to their diet is a good idea. Vegans in particular are often asked if they need to supplement their diet with vegan protein powder in order to get enough of the macronutrient and to maintain or build muscle mass. There are two parallel questions in this regard: do
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Tofu – a food between confusion and prejudice
Outside of Asia, tofu is one of the most misunderstood foods of all. Most people only come into contact with it in the context of vegetarian or vegan meals. As a result, many assume that tofu is some kind of substitute product for vegetarians and vegans. Some think it is supposed to imitate cheese, while
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Where do vegans get protein and how much do we really need?
This has got to be the most frequently asked question about veganism: Where do vegans get protein from? Let me spoil it right away: vegans get their protein from food. Legumes like lentils, beans, chickpeas and peas, as well as soy products, grains, nuts, seeds, leafy greens and other vegetables, all contain protein, and anyone
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Why people hate vegans
Vegans get a lot of hate, especially in the unfiltered online world, and often need to grow a thick skin. Being vegan in a non vegan world can be tough, and the hostility from non vegans is one reason why some new vegans cave in and go back to eating animal products. The hatred towards
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Why there is so much contradicting research on veganism
There is a lot of controversy about veganism, and the more you look into the topic, the more confusing it can become. Of the three pillars of veganism – animal rights, sustainability and health – the latter is the most controversially discussed. There are countless studies on health and nutrition, and many of them are
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Vegan Bitcoin – Surprising parallels between two completely unrelated topics
What does veganism have to do with Bitcoin? Technically nothing. Is Bitcoin vegan? Weird question that probably no-one has even come close to asking. I hardly know any vegans who are into Bitcoin and I hardly know any Bitcoiners who are vegan. Often, those two topics couldn’t be further apart. Yet there are parallels that
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Vegan Potato Salad – Northern German Style with Rocket and Parsley
In Germany, there are roughly two ways of making a classic potato salad. The Southern German version is based on stock (broth) and oil, while the Northern German one is based on mayonnaise. We are making a Northern German potato salad here, but giving it a bit of a health boost. Even though vegan mayonnaise
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The preachy vegan – When moral high ground backfires
One thing that puts many people off veganism are the actual vegans themselves, more specifically the preachy vegans. Veganism has created many stereotypes over the years and decades. Vegans used to be those skinny malnourished hippies who walk around barefoot with baggy clothes and jute bags. These days, it’s flashy attention-seeking people with blue hair,