We just witnessed a plant-powered Super Bowl LIII. NFL quarterback Tom Brady – who eats a primarily plant-based diet – brought the Patriots to the Super Bowl for the third consecutive year, this time taking on the Los Angeles Rams. By now, we know that the New England Patriots won their 11th Super Bowl, and quarterback Tom Brady now sports 6 Super Bowl rings. Continue reading “Plant-Powered Super Bowl: Tom Brady and Beyond Meat”
Plant-Powered Super Bowl: Tom Brady and Beyond Meat
February 5th, 2019 by Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
“Because food systems are a major driver of poor health and environmental degradation, global efforts are urgently needed to collectively transform diets and food production.”
As we start 2019, it is a good time to reflect on 2018 to help make this new year even better. I hope that we all strive for happier and healthier lives, and that we are able to achieve that, as well. I also hope that Village Green continues to be a resource for your nutritional supplements compounding and prescription needs, products for hand and body care, as well as a place that provides you with information and knowledge.
About 2 months ago, we posted a 
According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, almost 40% of the food produced and distributed in the United States never gets eaten. That works out to an estimated $160 billion in food a year. Waste disposal is also expensive and costs billions and billions annually. There are also environmental and social consequences, such as increased greenhouse gas emissions and hunger among the less fortunate. Add non-edible waste that is associated with food, like plastic products and food packaging, and we have a big problem.
