The Best Foods (and Diet) to Help You Tackle Type 2 Diabetes
by Ocean Robbins: When medical researchers encountered the Pima tribe of Southern Arizona in the early 1960s, they were astounded at their poor health…
Why You May Want to Choose a Plant-Based Diet for Hypertension
by Ocean Robbins: High blood pressure, or hypertension, is both a symptom and a cause of cardiovascular disease…
The Top 5 Vegan Myths Debunked
by Ocean Robbins: Humans have long believed weird and untrue things about food…
What Are the Real Superfoods?
by Ocean Robbins: An old Hasidic folk tale tells of Isaac, a man from the city of Krakow who dreams of a treasure hidden under a bridge in Prague, 300 miles away…
Are Green Powders Healthy?
by Ocean Robbins: One of the scariest characters in cinematic history is the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz, who has terrified generations of children with her villainous antics, ominous cackle, and green skin…
Can Restaurants Be Sources of Good for People & the Planet?
by Ocean Robbins : Here’s a trivia question: What company is the world’s biggest buyer of potatoes, tomatoes, lettuce, and apples?
Awaken Interviews Ocean Robbins Pt 3 – Healing, Transformation, and Awakening
Donna Quesada: I would imagine that it needs to start in schools. What is the impediment to bringing this kind of education?
Awaken Interviews Ocean Robbins Pt 2 – Meat Is Using Over 80% Of Agricultural Land
Donna Quesada: So, we have the reason, concerning our health, and the reason concerning our environment…
Awaken Interviews Ocean Robbins Pt 1 – What We Eat Can Shape Our Health, Lives and Planet
Donna Quesada: Ocean, I want to thank you, first of all, for your time today. I’m just delighted to meet you, personally.
How Mushrooms Can Help with Depression, Anxiety, and Your Overall Mental Health
by Ocean Robbins: Imagine a cooperative, kind, and generous society, where no one suffers deprivation, and all members are happily and freely engaged in useful labor that contributes to the community, according to their abilities and interests. Sound too good to be true?
Are Cashews Healthy, Ethical, or Sustainable?
by Ocean Robbins: Some things only appear expensive until you understand what goes into them…
Sweet & Hot Pepper Benefits and Uses You Need to Know About
by Ocean Robbins: In 1813, Englishman John Harris published Peter Piper’s Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation, which contained one tongue twister for each letter of the alphabet…
Plant-Based Protein: The Best Sources & How Much You Actually Need
by Ocean Robbins: “But where do vegans get their protein?”
Why the Global “Insect Apocalypse” is Concerning & What You Can Do About It
by Ocean Robbins: In 1961, mathematician and meteorologist Edward Lorenz was simulating weather patterns in his lab at MIT when he discovered something strange…
How to Use GBOMBS: A Meal Plan & Recipes to Supercharge Your Diet
by Ocean Robbins: The game show Supermarket Sweep featured contestants frantically filling their shopping carts with the most expensive items they could find…
Should You Count Calories? How Daily Calorie Intake Fits into Health
by Ocean Robbins: The meanest pieces of gym equipment have got to be treadmills, spin bikes, and ellipticals.
Is Granola Good for You?
by Ocean Robbins: One of the enduring legacies of the Woodstock music festival was to introduce granola to the hippie generation…
5 Healthy Berry Recipes & How To Use Berries
by Ocean Robbins: If you’re a fan of conspiracy theories, you’ll love the one about miracle berries…
The Truth About Nitrates and Nitrites in Your Food & Water
by Ocean Robbins: In his really long poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge tells the story of a crusty old sailor who forces a wedding guest to listen to his awful tale of being stuck at sea…
Are Phytoestrogens in Food Bad for You?
by Ocean Robbins: The 1986 film Little Shop of Horrors starred Audrey II, a Venus flytrap that feasted on human flesh and incited a flower shop clerk to murder two people to satisfy its ravenous appetite…
How to Take Care of Your Kidneys — and the Best & Worst Foods for Chronic Kidney Disease
by Ocean Robbins: Chronic kidney disease, the most common condition involving the kidneys, develops over time when the organs are damaged, most often as a result of diabetes and hypertension…
How to Make Vegan Stir-Fry Recipes That are Better Than Takeout
by Ocean Robbins: “Ni hao ma?”
Vitamin A Benefits, Side Effects, & Best Sources
by Ocean Robbins: By the middle of the 19th century, most scientists believed that they had solved all the important questions of nutrition…
What Are GMOs or Bioengineered Foods? And Are They Safe?
by Ocean Robbins: Let’s talk about sex…
