This article is an inside joke with myself. I wrote an article last year called ‘Killer Instinct’ which was for Melbourne University’s student magazine, Farrago. It addressed the topic of spotting psychopaths and what makes a killer (ie. are they born or bred). If you’re interested, you can check it out here. This blog post, while not…
Vegan for the Environment
The year has just begun and so many people have been talking about sustainability. Being green is in. I see people walking around with KeepCups and trendy reusable water bottles thinking they’re top shit. They campaign for #StopAdani once and suddenly they’re an environmentalist. Well this is the point where I’d like to employ some…
NY Resolutions & What I eat in a day
Happy 2018 everyone! What are your resolutions? Mine are to increase my water intake (I legit struggle to consume more than 500mL per day at the moment which I know is so bad!), to get active throughout the week, read more books, find more music I love and to travel! Probably these along with another…
Nup to the Cup
Today is Melbourne Cup day, the race that stops the nation. In previous years, I have participated in Derby Day, placed bets at the TAB with my family and even promoted betting to my friends. It’s a day where all Australians get caught up in the excitement of the race. I’m writing this because I understand…
Sydney Trip: Vegan Eats
So I recently took a trip up to NSW. They say Sydney is the ‘City of Celebrations’ and my tastebuds will tell you straight up, there was a party every night. The amount of vegan food in Sydney was fantastic. Vegan gelati, pizza, fish and chips, yum cha…the options were insane. So let’s get into…
Low carb, high carb, low fat, high fat, raw… just give me some direction!
There are multiple sub-diets in the vegan community. HCLF, WSLF, HFLC (keto), raw vegan, fruitarian…the list goes on. Lots of popular YouTubers and ‘diet gurus’ show up with clear skin and flat abs, swear by one diet and suddenly it’s the only way to eat. Thousands of vegans get pulled into the hype, bike down…
Isn’t being vegan expensive?
This is a question I get asked all the time. The short answer? No. But the long answer will require some explanation. Isn’t meat eating expensive? Sure if you eat out all the time, buy fancy cuts and eat spoonfuls of caviar. Any lifestyle can be expensive. In this sense, if you’re a vegan who loves…
We need to talk about cholesterol
FAT. HEART DISEASE. JUNK FOOD. MACCAS. These are the things your mind probably jumps to when you hear the word ‘cholesterol’, am I right? Now while these ideas are true to an extent, I feel it’s important to clear something up first. There is a difference between bodily cholesterol and dietary cholesterol. Our bodies produce…
So today…I ate a fried egg
Yeah, you heard correctly. A fried egg. The white was crisp and full of flavour, the yolk perfectly runny over the coconut brown rice. What a cheat meal. I guess I’d feel pretty guilty about it but… It was made entirely from plants! Got you. This is the green breakfast bowl from the vegan St.Kilda…
Vegan health: Vitamin B12
B12 is so important to our health. In fact, according to PubMed Health, it’s essential for almost everything in our bodies. Including healthy blood, production on DNA, a functioning nervous system…etc So then, if it’s so important, why can’t we just get it from plants? YES, 10 points for Gryffindor. You can’t get B12 consuming a…
Vegan health: Iron
I am Iron Man…dodo dodo dodo do do do dooo…. Anyway. Iron intake is a huge concern for many. After all, red meat is red for a reason. If you’re wondering, the red colour isn’t actually from blood, it’s from a protein called myoglobin, which binds iron and helps transport oxygen to muscle cells. So, when…
Vegan health: Calcium
If you haven’t already heard, dairy does not give you calcium. Think I’m full of shit? Click here. What’s more, cows do not make calcium. They consume it. Where from? Leafy greens of course! Firstly, how much Calcium do we need? Ok, now that we have that sorted, let me get on to informing you…
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