plant-based diet

The Sports Performance Advantages of a Plant-based Diet

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Can athletes that don’t eat meat really be top competitors? Just ask tennis champs Serena and Venus Williams, NBA stars Kyrie Irving and Chris Paul, Formula One legend Lewis Hamilton, Gold Medal Olympian runner Carl Lewis, or pro surfer Tia Blanco.

5 Reasons Why People Go Vegan

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If you asked for vegan food at a restaurant 20, 10, or even five years ago, you’d be met with an eyeroll or confusion. Fast forward to now, and times have definitely changed. Hawaii has been found to be the most vegan-friendly state, with the highest number of fully vegan restaurants per capita of anywhere in the country. Preventing the exploitation of animals used to be the primary reason for going vegan; however, today the health and environmental impacts are also leading people towards eating a plant-based diet.

Get to Know Your Grains - the Best, the Worst, & Why It Matters

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You’ve probably heard that you should eat lots of whole grains and we agree—but not all grains are in the same class. Read on to find out how many servings of grains you should be striving for in your daily diet, and just as importantly, which ones.

Smile & Shop Local

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DrTung’s is a local, Kaneohe-based company that has provided the best dental health products for Hawaii, and beyond, for 25 years.

New Year's Resolutions In Progress

We’re more than halfway through January, and it’s time to check in on those goals we made on the 1st.

Team Member Transformation: Janelle M.

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Janelle M. is our Front-end Supervisor at Down to Earth Kailua and a beloved member of the Windward community. She's from Waimanalo and grew up on a typical Hawaiian diet, which consisted of a lot of meat and animal products.