Our 2020 Vision
Our 2020 Vision
In 2006 while living and teaching in Portugal Bill and I drew up our plan to launch our non-profit, entitled, MACROVegan The 2020 Vision. As an essential for solving the current climate emergency, funding and donations were promised but did not come to fruition. However, we continued with our own... read more »
Gluten Free Diets
Separating The Wheat From The Chaff The sudden appearance of Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance as health concerns over the past decade requires a few remarks. Gluten is a protein found in a number of cereal grains. The common offenders are Wheat, Rye, Barley, Spelt,... read more »
Vegans found to have highest amount of disease-fighting biomarkers
The proof is in the pudding so to speak. Our friend and esteemed colleague Dr. Tim Radak just shared with me this recent publication from the Adventist Health study shining a very positive light on vegans and gaining a lot of coverage. Dr.... read more »
Humans Have no Need to Consume Animal Products to be Healthy
Here's a useful list of links to use when it is claimed to the contrary. Remember, knowledge is power. A vegan diet contains only plants (such as grains, beans, vegetables, nuts, seeds and fruits). Vegans do not eat foods that come from animals, including dairy products... read more »
Bill Tara Receives Life Time Achievement Award
Lifetime Achievement Award - Kushi Peace Prize We recently returned from a trip to Boston and the beautiful Berkshires, Massachusetts, where Bill was being awarded an accolade for his life's work. Previous recipients that you may know are Suzuko Yamamoto who introduced Shiatsu massage to the West Dennis Kucinich, an American... read more »
International Recipes For Your Health
Included in my international recipes for your health are the Rice and Vegetable Wakame Salad that uses wakame flakes for nutrition, as well as my Steamed Kale recipe. With these two dishes in your cooking repertoire, your body is sure to feel good... read more »
Vegan 'Healthy' Budget Food
Being a healthy vegan does not require special skills, special food or an elitist lifestyle. One of my absolute favourite foods are sweet potatoes. Aside from being one of the healthiest vegetables on the planet, they are also in my superstar low budget status foods... read more »
Quick & Easy Summer Recipes
MACROVegan ChitChat with Marlene As we head towards the season of summer I wanted to share some article links for you to read whilst enjoying some quick and easy recipes. These are just a few of the dishes I created for my latest book read more »
Improve Your Gut Health Naturally
Change your environment - change your gut health A healthy digestive system is at the root of all health. That's logical because your digestive tract is the basic source of the nourishment every cell in your body needs. Your gut is a very delicate ecosystem, with more flora (healthy... read more »
Vegan Dining On A Low Budget
There is a huge misconception that it is expensive to eat a healthy plant based vegan diet. On the contrary, as I mentioned in earlier, blogs we hear from so many of our students and clients that they have saved heaps on their groceries... read more »