Food4Good Halifax

Our mission is to educate and help people thrive on a whole food plant-based diet. Official member of @PlantPureComm global movement.

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Hello Halifax! To celebrate #EarthDay2019, we are launching a new NGO dedicated to promoting the benefits of a whole-food plant-based diet for the people, planet, and animals. To learn more and join our movement, visit us at https://t.co/14EDFIOAKv
#Nova Scotia #HealthyLiving

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To all those who marched the streets of Halifax to speak loud and clear about the need to address climate change, don’t be hypocrite. If you’re not ready to give up meat, you’re not serious about this issue.

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Today is @HFXVegFest so don’t miss out on the fun. It runs until 4pm at the Halifax Forum.

[Michael Greger, M.D. @nutrition_facts]

All men should consider eating a prostate-healthy diet: https://t.co/JIwWWV27zp #menshealth #plantbased

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“I personally chose to go vegan because I educated myself on factory farming and cruelty to animals, and I suddenly realized that what was on my plate were living things, with feelings. And I just couldn’t disconnect myself from it any longer.” - @TheEllenShow
#quoteoftheday

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DID YOU KNOW... It is well accepted that a strongly implemented #plantbased diet is associated with lower rates of heart disease, #obesity , high #cholesterol #hypertension type 2 #diabetes and certain types of #cancer
#Food #Health #Halifax
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18 Canadian adults aged 20 years and older will receive a new diagnosis of heart disease in the next hour. This is 100% preventable through whole-food plant-based nutrition. Help us save lives. It could your loved ones. Join us today.
#Halifax #Health
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DID YOU KNOW... Switching from animal to #plantbased protein should increase your daily fibre intake. Animal products do not contain fibre whereas many of plant-based options do. Fibre helps regulate the functioning of our digestive system.
#Food #Health
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DID YOU KNOW... @eatrightPRO the largest network of dietitians in the world, agrees that well planned, #plantbased diets are nutritionally suitable for all, healthful, and nutritionally adequate for people of all ages and at all stages of life.
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DID YOU KNOW... Researchers at @mcgillu and @McMasterU found that study participants who consumed the most fruits and veggies were 30% less likely to experience a stroke.
#Food #Health #Halifax

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DID YOU KNOW.... American singer and songwriter @WillieNelson houses 70 rescue horses on his farm. An advocate for animal welfare, he has refused to perform at @SeaWorld in the past.
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“It's a pretty amazing to wake up every morning, knowing that every decision I make is to cause as little harm as possible. It's a pretty fantastic way to live.”
― @JoyfulVegan

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DID YOU KNOW... Vegans get their protein from products like lentils, black beans, veggie burgers, tofu, nuts, peanut butter, and soy milk.
https://t.co/duJgopRN6s
#Health #Food #Halifax #Vegan

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DID YOU KNOW... The carotid arteries of those eating plant-based diets appear healthier than even those just as slim (long-distance endurance athletes who’ve run an average of 50,000 miles).
@nutrition_facts
#Food #Health #Halifax
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DID YOU KNOW... Approximately 5% of the United States is vegetarian (close to 16 million people) and about half of those are vegan -- meaning about 7.5 million Americans abstain from all animal products. That's reason to celebrate 4th of July!
#health #Food #plantbased

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"It takes nothing away from a human to be kind to an animal."
- @Joaquin Phoenix, actor
#quoteoftheday #Food #Health #Halifax

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DID YOU KNOW... 25% of Canadian consumers in a 2016 survey stated that they try to limit the amount of red meat they eat, while 8% identified themselves as vegetarians or mostly vegetarian. Go #Canada
#plantbased #vegan #CrueltyFree #CanadaDay

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"Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better." - @DrMayaAngelou
#quoteoftheday #Food #Health #Halifax

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18 Canadian adults aged 20 years and older will receive a new diagnosis of heart disease in the next hour. This is 100% preventable through whole-food plant-based nutrition. Help us save lives. It could your loved ones. Join us today.
#Halifax #Health
https://t.co/6c3lW4ViND

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DID YOU KNOW... A research funded by @wcrfint concluded that vegan diets can reduce by 35% the risk of #prostatecancer For #Cancerprevention in general it is important to eat a wide variety of whole grains, pulses, fruits and vegetables.
#health #food
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Plant-based diet may prevent #obesity in middle-aged, older adults, study suggests.
#health #plantstrong #halifax
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