This presentation by Dr. John McDougall MD was about the relationship between fat and type 2 diabetes (T2D). He discusses both the dangers of conventional western treatments for T2D, and how a low-fat plant-based diet can be both preventative and a cure for those with the T2D condition. A video of this presentation is embedded […]
McDougall Advanced Study Weekend Articles
NOTE: This page is being updated as I finish cleaning up the notes and adding links. I have about 10 or so sessions in total, so follow this page/site in order to be notified when new sessions are added. Thanks! The following articles are my notes from the McDougall Program Advanced Study Weekend. The weekend […]
Plant Based Diet Definition: What being “plant based” means according to leading experts and organizations
There is a lot of confusion about what a plant based diet is, and what food it includes. People ask: is a “plant based diet” primarily plants and some animal proteins, or all plants. There isn’t a centralized page or official organization to find a definition; therefore, we have to look to where and how […]
Vegan Ginger Turmeric Chickpea Noodle Soup recipe (Oil free, low fat)
During the winter, and cold season, it’s good to have a recipe on hand that’s an alternative for the traditional “chicken noodle soup”. This fully plant-based and vegan recipe adds some healthy additions to the traditional soup that include turmeric and ginger – both excellent for those who are feeling under the weather (for their […]
Spicy Vegan Drunken Noodles Recipe (Pad Kee Mao – Oil Free, Low Fat)
I have been working on perfecting an oil free vegan version of drunken noodles (called Pad Kee Mao) to put into our regular meal “rotation”. I am a sucker for noodle soups and noodle based dishes, and drunken noodles ticks the boxes for being flavorful, filling, and versatile (in that I can use whatever type […]
How to avoid cancer by following a plant-based diet (Irminne Van Dyken, MD)
The notes from this presentation by Dr. Irminne Van Dyken were taken at Dr. John McDougall’s Advanced Study Weekend. In her presentation, Dr. Van Dyken describes how you can adopt a Plant Based diet to help avoid the scalpel. You learn about the links between nutrition and some of the most common cancers that are […]
We are switching specifically to a low fat plant based diet, no oil
I made the complete switch to a whole food plant based diet about a year ago, however I wasn’t specifically low fat until this weekend. We eat entirely plant based, relatively whole food, and not too much fat except special treats… but I can’t say I counted fat grams for many of the whole foods […]
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About the Site This site was launched in late 2016, and was a result of discovering a plant-based diet could be as delicious as that consumed by an omnivore. Also, I was newly educated about the impact eating animals has on not just our health, but also our planet. And thus, PlantBasedRecipe.com was launched so […]
Food Choices documentary now available on Netflix
The Food Choices documentary has been released on Netflix! Read more to find out what this documentary covers and a link to where you can find it on Netflix.
Essential plant-based diet and nutrition documentaries of 2016
Discover a few new documentaries that are coming out this year on plant-based diet and living. Click the title to read more…