Mamasezz Living: A Wholesome Lifestyle Blog — beginner

There are a lot of people out there who see the benefits of a vegan or whole-food plant-based diet, and yet ultimately choose not to embrace the lifestyle. Why is this? Well, obviously the reasons are going to vary from person to person — some feel like they lack the willpower to give up certain foods, others might be caught up in the myth that plant protein is somehow inferior to animal protein (which it isn’t). But one of the most commonly cited deterrents is cost. Namely, the idea that a plant-based diet is just too expensive to support. What?...

Learning how to read nutrition labels is a great skill, especially as you move to a whole food plant-based diet. Make your trip to the supermarket easier with these tips for assessing nutrition labels quickly.

From clean energy to reusable shopping bags, experts and communities alike are weighing in on how we live more sustainable to mitigate our impact on the environment. And it turns out, the biggest daily change you can make is to your diet. The question of how our food impacts the environment has been in the forefront of recent conversation. And eating a plant-based diet can not only have major health benefits but can also help the planet. In fact, going plant-based may be the “single best way to reduce your impact on Earth,” according to Joseph Poole, Oxford University’s lead...

How do you react to opportunities? Do you jump in with both feet? Or do you get ready to jump but fear stops you. For me, I jump right in and then quickly thereafter become full of fear that I'm going to fail. And I do fail sometimes. Actually, if I'm going to be completely transparent, I “fail” (according to my biggest critic....me) most times. But here's the part I want to talk about: what is failing, exactly? And what happens to us when we let that the fear of failure keep us from trying? My journey and my biggest...