Spurred on by a listener question, today we’re doing another episode in the ‘Necessary or Not’ series and tackling the Keto diet. Is animal fat and plant fat the same? Does it behave differently in your body? Are carbs necessary or can you get away with very few as the Keto diet suggests? If someone…
Today Amy Ling Lin, founder of vegan, non-toxic nail studio Sundays, talks about green beauty as a larger choice towards having a greener life. Amy shares how small choices, like vegan & cruelty free nail polishes, add up to larger changes for ourselves and our earth. We talk about practicing mindfulness anytime, anywhere, and how…
Commonly, travel is thought of as a vegan hardship. What will you eat? Will you be able to find something suitable? Today I’m talking about the importance of being prepared and how it affects eating vegan while traveling. You don’t have to turn into a type-A person to be prepared- trust me, I’m not type-A…
Have you ever heard someone say they were bummed about going vegan? Today’s guest, Sam Turnbull of the vegan food blog, ‘It Doesn’t Taste Like Chicken‘, admits she wasn’t into going vegan when she first started, coming from a family of chefs, butchers, and hunters. Today on the pod we’re chatting about how Sam went…
Many vegans say that a documentary was the ultimate jumping off point into this lifestyle. Today’s guest, Shawn Stratton took that notion and created the first ever International Vegan Film Festival in Ottawa. Shawn shares why this isn’t just an Ottawa event and how you can get involved. Plus, I’m wrapping up my time at…
Today’s episode took a totally new spin after speaking with Andrea Sanders of Be Zero. I was so inspired by the conscious efforts Andrea is making to be present in today’s ‘scrolling’ society that I switched up the first half of the episode. Andrea shares her theory on how to perform quiet activism, what removing…
Recently I mentioned on Instagram that there was nothing really ‘off topic’ when asking questions for the pod and the questions came flooding in. The thing with this podcast is, nothing is really ‘off-topic’ because veganism is a lifestyle which affects all areas of your life, your hobbies, your shopping habits, your ethics, so it’s…