The 5 Food Security Commandments.

Dietary minimalism is the art of simplifying your diet in a way that is optimal for your health, finances and time management.

Where have all the thin vegans gone?

A cold one for the rebels who aren’t falling for the alcohol trap.

I adore the intermittent fasting lifestyle. It helps me stay lean, focused and energized throughout the day—and most importantly, it helps me get my time back.

“Bulking” as a vegan is possible, but there are some inherent challenges. Here are three things that I’ve learned so far about eating plant-based for hypertrophy.

Protein is not a food group.

Yeah, I said it.

When hot dogs and bars of soap start looking edible, you know you’re hungry.

The Veggie Burrito at Chipotle isn’t a rip off.

It comes with a perk…

Cut out the middle-fish.

And just like that, my plate opened up.

I’m a vegan and I have personally slaughtered 1 million oysters in my 3 year career as an oyster shucker at a seafood restaurant in Florida. My intuition told me that there was a distinct difference, but I hadn’t actually explored the science behind why it was different.

No food is completely cruelty free, and nobody gets off of this planet alive without killing something. This isn’t a call for nihilistic ethical abandonment, though. In fact, true ethical veganism is a rejection of nihilism, and it should be practiced as an act of (imperfect) love. Just do your best. Don’t worry, you can still call yourself a vegan even if you mess up!

Proponents claim spirulina to be one of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet, ounce per ounce. From heavy metal detoxification to being a micronutrient panacea, there’s no shortage of health claims about this particular cyanobacteria.