Compassionate holiday meals

NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina About ten percent of Canadians are choosing plant-based meals and the trend is accelerating, especially among young people. So you are … Read more

Aging in great health

NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina Getting older – showing it and feeling it – involves a build-up of toxic metabolites. These include reactive oxygen molecules (free … Read more

Redefining protein quality

NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina A new paper published by the American Society for Nutrition makes the case for modernizing the definition of protein quality. This … Read more

Essential iron – from plants

NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina, Alessia Vaz & Sophia Jhajj A common misconception holds that people on plant-based diets are more likely to develop iron deficiency … Read more

Vegan kid alert

NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina and Gillian M. Walters Children tend to gravitate to animals and love them. Adults guide them to care for companion animals; … Read more