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How to Eat a Vegan Diet Low in Purine [Food List]

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Purines from food are broken down into uric acid in the body. In normal amounts, this is no problem, but in some cases, it can lead to conditions like gout or kidney stones. It’s one of the reasons that some people are worried about eating too much tofu. This isn’t a huge issue on a vegan diet since most foods high in purines are animal products, but if you have a good reason to limit your...

The 50 Highest Calorie Dense Vegan Foods

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Adopting a vegan diet often goes one of 2 ways. Either you eat too many calories if you rely on vegan processed and prepared foods (junk for the most part). Or, you might not have much of an appetite if you focus on whole foods because of the big increase in fiber that’s typical. This is potentially dangerous if you’re significantly under eating, and can lead to things like fainting. So if...

My Deva Vegan Multivitamin Review: The Best Vegan Multi?

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(See price) Deva is one of the most reputable vegan supplement manufacturers there is. From my personal experience and research, Deva’s multivitamin is the second best vegan multivitamin overall. It’s a bit more expensive than some alternatives, but still reasonable, especially when you consider that one bottle will last you 3 months or so. I’ll break down why I think it’s a solid...

Vegan Foods High in CoQ10: [Complete List]

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Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) has been getting a lot of attention in recent years. While the body can make it, it can also be found in many foods. The most abundant sources of CoQ10 all happen to be animal products like fish, meat, dairy, and eggs. However, there are plant sources as well. I’ve collected the most complete data I could find from studies and summarized it on this page...

The Best Vegan Food Sources of Biotin [CHART]

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Biotin (aka vitamin B7) is an ingredient you’ll see in almost all hair strengthening products (like shampoo). It’s important for a wide variety of things in the body, but if you’re deficient in it, the most noticeable effects are hair loss and rashes on your skin. Since biotin is found in small amounts in many foods, deficiency isn’t too common. The problem is that the best sources of...

The 30 Best High Lysine Low Arginine Vegan Foods

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There’s a lot of research showing that a high lysine and low arginine diet is effective at preventing herpes symptoms like cold sores from appearing. Dairy is great for getting a lot of lysine without arginine, but is not an option on a vegan diet. I’ll walk you through the best plant foods that maximize lysine intake while minimizing arginine. Lysine and Arginine: Amount Needed...

The Best Vegan Omega 3, 6, and 9 Food Sources [Table]

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The bad news for vegans is that the best sources of omega 3’s are fish and algae (which most people don’t eat). It’s tougher getting omega 3 fats from plants. The good news is that vegans typically eat less junk food, and have a better ratio of omega 3 to 6 fats than omnivores. I’ll give you a brief background on why these types of polyunsaturated fatty acids are...

Vegan Cold and Flu Medicine: A Guide to Cough Syrups

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Note: Most medications are not strictly vegan. But some are closer than others. And even strict vegans often use cough medicine, which I’ll explain in more detail shortly. Why Wouldn’t Cough Medicine Be Vegan? There are 4 main issues that can cause a particular cough medicine to not be vegan friendly. Some of these are a bit controversial: Animal testing – Just about all medicine...

Paleo vs Vegan for Autoimmune Disease: Which is Better?

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This was a particularly interesting question I came across because before I went vegan, I ate a pretty standard Paleo diet (I even wrote for sites like Paleohacks). At the end of it all, I found a clear winner: for those with or concerned about autoimmune disease, a vegan diet is the best (or at least the ‘safest’) choice. I’ll explain why throughout the rest of this post. The Paleo...

Can Vegans Donate Blood? Here’s Why I Donate Less Now…

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TLDR: Vegans can donate blood, but most will not be able to do it as often due to lower hemoglobin (a marker for iron) levels. ————————– A bit before I went vegan, I started donating blood. I’ve continued to do so, but can’t reliably do it every 2 months (the minimum interval for males). You lose a lot of iron when you donate...