Tag: meatless meat

Food as medicine; could this be the best way to avoid disease?

Food as medicine; could this be the best way to avoid disease? Aging and pills have become a way of life for many Americans.   We take a pill for blood pressure, another one for cholesterol and yet another one for a dysfunctional thyroid gland. It is a fact that Americans take more pills than any other country according to Consumer Reports. We also pay the highest prices for those medications as well. Those who practice functional medicine take a holistic look at what went wrong with you.  They then find the common elements in your body’s systems and treat the Read More »

The new meatless meat; healthy or unhealthy?

  The new meatless meat; healthy or unhealthy? If you have ever tried a meatless burger in the past, it was likely made up of either black beans or other combinations of vegetables that tasted nothing like meat.  Many of these meat substitutes also did not cook like meat either. Two relatively new companies have gone public and made a few early investors impossibly rich as their stock prices soared.   Impossible foods and Beyond Meat are two companies that have developed products that look and even cook more like meat. You can now find Beyond Meat in major food stores Read More »