August 16, 2025
The Real Paleo: Roots Before Ribeye
We were never carnivores. Plants built us, sustained us, and now our future depends on them. They remain the true foundation of human progress.
Brainy Bites — Sharp Takes on Food and Culture
Exploring the systems, stories, and science behind what’s on our plate
What we eat doesn’t exist in a vacuum. In this series, we connect research, policy, industry, and social trends to reveal the forces shaping our choices.
From timely updates to focused features, each piece offers approachable, thought-provoking insights that encourage critical thinking and look beyond pleasure, comfort, and tradition.
Each article invites reflection — not just reaction.
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August 12, 2025
Vegan Teens Are Crushing It — In a Generation at Risk
Vegan teens are more active, eat better, and make smarter choices—habits that could help counter rising youth obesity and set a healthier standard for the next generation.
July 22, 2025
Move Over, Protein. Fiber Has Entered the Chat.
Fiber is the real power player. It fuels your gut, tames inflammation, and outperforms the hype. Whole foods win—powders and bars just play catch-up.
June 16, 2025
Pork, Power, and Profits: How the Industry Keeps Its Piggy Bank Full
The pork industry isn’t evolving—it’s entrenching. From spin to legislation, it’s doing whatever it takes to protect profits—at the expense of animals, people, and the planet.
June 16, 2025
Planting a New Manhood: Why Real Strength Starts with Plants
Meat won’t make you more of a man—but plants just might. This blog unpacks how diet, masculinity, and male health collide—and why real strength starts with what’s on your plate.
June 13, 2025
When You Know Better, Do Better: Why Cultivated Meat Isn't the Evolution We Need
Cultivated meat may look like progress—but it keeps meat at the center of our plates. True transformation means letting go, not reinventing the same old story in a shinier package.
June 4, 2025
Hooked and Harmed: How Food Giants Are Stealing Our Kids’ Future
Food giants are hooking kids on sugar, milk, and meat—shaping lifelong habits that harm their health and the planet. What looks like choice is really lifelong conditioning.
June 4, 2025
Doctor Knows Best? Think Again
Most doctors get less than 20 hours of nutrition training—yet they’re the main source of dietary advice. It’s time we questioned that trust and brought real nutrition experts to the table.
June 3, 2025
Rethinking Creatine: Your Body Makes Plenty—Even Without Meat
New research shows our bodies make most of the creatine we need—no steak required. With enough protein, even plant-based diets can fully support healthy creatine levels.
June 3, 2025
Meathead Nation: How the Protein Craze Is Costing Us Our Health, Ethics, and Planet
The protein craze is warping our diets, fueling disease, and stalling progress—while Big Meat rewrites the rules. It’s time to evolve.
June 2, 2025
The Future Is Female—and Powered by Plants
Plant-based foods may boost fertility, reduce breast cancer risk, and ease menopause symptoms—offering women natural, science-backed support through every stage of life.
May 30, 2025
The Kingdom of Plants: It’s Time to Honor What Truly Sustains Us
We don’t need plant-based copies of harmful foods—we need a food culture that honors plants for what they are: powerful, original, and essential to human and planetary health.
May 27, 2025
Start Strong: Why Breakfast Is Still the Most Important Meal of the Day
New research shows skipping breakfast leads to weight gain and nutrient gaps—even with similar diets. A balanced morning meal remains a key strategy for long-term health.
May 27, 2025
Coffee Timing Matters: New Study Says Your Heart Prefers It in the Morning
Your morning coffee might do more than wake you up—it could help protect your heart. Discover why timing your brew could be the healthiest habit you haven’t thought about yet.
May 27, 2025
Berry Misleading: What’s Really Inside Your ‘Healthy’ Foods
You had me at buckwheat—but behind the health halo was sugar, starch, and clever marketing. When it comes to food labels, what you see isn’t always what you get.
May 23, 2025
Aging Gracefully: New Insights Reveal Plants May Be the Key
Discover how plant-based diets support longevity, bone health, and vitality—offering a powerful, science-backed path to aging well through nutrition, movement, and mindful choices.
May 22, 2025
Chasing Shadows: How the Food Industry Keeps Using Misdirection and Distraction from the Real Problem
The food industry keeps us chasing the wrong villains—while the real issue, excessive animal-based food consumption, fuels the obesity crisis and escapes scrutiny.
May 21, 2025
“Quiet Quitting” Vegan: The Industry’s Silent Shift—and Why It Matters
Many brands are dropping the word “vegan” for softer labels—but in doing so, they risk alienating the values-driven consumers who built the plant-based movement.
May 21, 2025
Substance Over Mimicry: How the Race for the “Perfect Fake” May Be Costing the Plant-Based Movement
As the hype fades, plant-based meat faces backlash—not for taste, but for being “processed.” It’s time to refocus on what truly sets it apart: nutrition, ethics, and impact.
May 21, 2025
Nutri-Score: Helpful Shortcut or Missed Opportunity?
Nutri-Score aims to simplify healthy choices—but its flawed formula, dairy bias, and narrow metrics may mislead more than they help, especially for plant-based diets.
April 22, 2025
New Research Challenges Old Beliefs About Protein and Iron in Plant-Based Diets
New research shows that plant-based diets can match meat in protein, satiety, and iron—debunking old myths and proving that vegan nutrition is powerful, complete, and backed by science.
April 22, 2025
Authenticity Isn’t Enough: Why Food Needs Science With Integrity
As trust in science fades, authenticity rises—but that alone isn’t enough. Real progress in food requires both transparency and true expertise.
April 11, 2025
Rebels or Replicators? The Identity Crisis of Plant-Based Companies Hiring from Big Food
As plant-based brands hire Big Food execs, are they evolving—or selling out? Explore the tension between growth, identity, and the risk of becoming what they set out to disrupt.
April 10, 2025
The Price of Health and Kindness: Why Plant-Based Food Is More Expensive Despite Its Lower Environmental Cost
If plant-based is better for the planet, why is it more expensive? Explore the hidden costs, industry bias, and why real value goes beyond the price tag.
April 7, 2025
Science for Sale: Where Research Ends and Marketing Begins
When science meets sponsorship, objectivity can suffer. Explore how corporate funding shapes research—and why transparency is key to protecting public trust.
April 6, 2025
Soy Milk vs. Cow’s Milk: Which One Belongs in Your Glass?
Worried soy milk messes with hormones? Science says otherwise. Learn why soy’s bad rap is outdated—and why the real hormonal threat might be dairy.
April 3, 2025
Is it time to retire dairy from our diets?
Is dairy still essential—or is it time to let it go? Explore the health myths, science, and cultural roots behind one of the most debated foods in our diets.