Not For Ordinary: 15 Days, 15 Spots–Only One You!

by Vegalicious Elena on May 16, 2013

Remember our conversation from last week: Vegan is Not for Everyone? I believe the same goes for HEALTH–health is not for everyone, certainly it is not for ordinary people! After all, if it was, everyone would be doing it and doing it right. Am I correct?! See, ordinary people lead ordinary lives, eat ordinary, culturally approved, foods–McDonalds, Taco Bell, Olive Garden, etc.  It is only people like you (you have to be extraordinary to end up on this blog–you are thinking outside of the proverbial box!) who will ever realize that HEALTH is only for those who seek it and go hard after it.  Period.

While ordinary people, when they want to lose weight, seek out the latest, short-lived fad diet; extraordinary people approach their health with long term results in mind. “What would be the best weight loss program to sustain me for the remainder of my days?” is their thought process, as opposed to: “How can I lose 5 lbs in 5 days?”

Extraordinary people think about their present, future, about their children, about the impact their lifestyle choices make on the environment, the planet and all living beings around them.  Ordinary people–the masses–are consumers. They do not know and do not care where their food comes from; how much it costs to make; and they will never realize that fast food is really not as cheap as it appears to be–it costs them (and the rest of us) in more ways than one–it is heavily subsidized with our tax dollars; it gets them sick, so they have to spend money to get medical attention, and it depletes natural resources.

Extraordinary people eat to live; ordinary people live to eat. [click to continue reading…]

Is God Vegan?

by Vegalicious Elena on May 14, 2013

Disclaimer: If you do not believe in God, do not click off yet! I am sure you know someone who does and might benefit from this post. If not, you might find this article entertaining regardless! ;)

Let me start this post with a little story–a parable.

It is year 2070. Humans have outdone themselves and created smart cars that can service themselves and even make their own decisions. Big Budd and Little Bubba, two cars coming from a line of Drive Yourself Happy and Silly, are hanging out at a service station. 

“What are you getting done this time,” asked Big Budd Little Bubba. “You don’t look so well, kid.”

“Uh, just have to get my tanked cleaned, and get a few dents patched up. I’ve been running a bit rough lately, and my engine dies quiet often. Yesterday it died while I was on the freeway, so I ended up in a ditch.”

“How did that happen?” Big Budd asks.

“Oh, man, I filled up with diesel again. I like the stuff. It makes me feel like a real car–muscled, masculine, and it keeps me feeling full. Leaves me feeling satisfied with my life too,” answers Little Bubba.

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“How can it feel great, if you’ve been running a little rough? Haven’t you looked at your manual to see what your makers recommended for you?”

“And what manual are you talking about? I flip through it every now and then, but can’t seem to remember reading anything about the right kind of fuel. I am sure that my makers meant for me to run on diesel, otherwise, would would diesel fuel even be created? It’s all a matter of opinion anyway,” shrugs Bubba, “I love the way it feels. It is more affordable, and I like it. It must mean it was made for me! And even if it weren’t, it gives me a high, and, we run only so long before ending up in the junk yard. We will all be there one day, might at least enjoy our existence while we can! “

Big Budd, seeing that he was getting nowhere with Little Bubba, started up his engine and roared off to get his regular tune up. “Make sure to review your manual, young one!” he said departing, although, by then, Little Bubba was distracted, flickering his high beams at a passing Porsche.

Does this sound a little absurd? And where am I going with this? Well, hang in there, and I will tell you all about it.

But, before we jump into this topic, let me give you a couple short disclaimers. [click to continue reading…]

Birth Control Side Effects: Could It Cost You Your Marriage, Offspring and Better Pay?

by Vegalicious Elena on May 10, 2013

“Say what?!” you are thinking. “What kind of crazy did Elena have for breakfast this time?” Well, believe it or not, but all of the posts I did about the Dangers of Birth Control, are not only true, but now have a few more reasons that we can add to DUMPING THE PILL!  In 2009 a review of small group of studies concluded that birth control side effects are now more far reaching than your health, fertility and your life.

Birth Control Side Effects

“Female and male mate choice preferences in humans both vary according to the menstrual cycle. Women prefer more masculine, symmetrical and genetically unrelated men during ovulation compared with other phases of their cycle, and recent evidence suggests that men prefer ovulating women to others. Such monthly shifts in mate preference have been suggested to bring evolutionary benefits in terms of reproductive success. New evidence is now emerging that taking the oral contraceptive pill might significantly alter both female and male mate choice by removing the mid-cycle change in preferences.”

The Offspring

vegan pregnancy

The studies looked into the effects of oral contraceptive pill use on women’s facial preferences for short- and long-term relationships. There were two composite images–one 50% feminized male composite and one 50% masclulinized composite (you can see the image here. Images were randomly presented to participants–a total of 158 women (ages 16-39)  recording their preferences. [click to continue reading…]

Vegan is Not for Everyone: 4 Types of People Who Should NOT Be Vegan

May 7, 2013 NUTRITION

“Vegan diet is not for everyone,” a heard times and again. In the beginning I wanted to disagree and show just how wrong those who think that way are, but with time, experience and reflection, I realized that they are right… in my kind of way. While they meant that vegan lifestyle is not truly [...]

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Kitchen Tools: 15 Must Have Kitchen Gadgets for a Healthy Living

May 3, 2013 LIVE WELL

Just how important are good kitchen gadgets in my life? If I were given a choice between jewelry or a kitchen tool, every time, without fail, I will end up going for the latter… unless, of course, I already had everything I want in my kitchen . So, men, who are reading this article, believe [...]

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3 Body Weight Workouts: Vegalicious Weekend Challenge

May 2, 2013 FITNESS

A few weeks ago I was invited to become a contributor on a fitness driven forum Tribe Sports*. I get to talk about vegan nutrition, also found a vegan fitness group there, and soon will be talking about vegan pregnancy and fitness.  One of the cool features of the site is that they regularly post [...]

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Water Birth? Births at Home? Hospitals Births ? Hear from a Nurse Who’s Seen it All

May 1, 2013 VEGAN PREGNANCY

Giving life to the next generations of humanity, who grow up nestled under our hearts, is a dear subject to me.  While I grew up in a family with all females giving births in hospitals, having done my homework and followed my heart I had chosen home birth, and even more… water birth! . Last [...]

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