We're Also Vegan

Eliza and Leah are wrapping up the first season of WAV with a reflection on the things they’ve learned and encountered throughout these past 4 months as well as a discussion on their realized importance of having a day of rest through the busyness of life. Help spread the word, keep us accountable, and create a connected community of encouragement as we go through life as vegans by giving the pod a nice review and sharing it with your friends, family, and strangers!

This week Eliza and Leah discuss and review their newest read, Super Immunity by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. Both were fascinated by the personal stories and research presented as he wrote about how a nutrient rich, plant-based diet increases your immunity from even something so simple as the common cold. Eliza and Leah learned so much from his book, especially about the often neglected micronutrients which, as they found out, are essential for cultivating a protective diet. Dr. Fuhrman wants everyone to adopt healthy eating habits so that when faced with illness the body can fight off that virus or bacteria before it becomes a real issue. Visit http://www.drfuhrman.com/ for more info! Thanks for listening!! Help spread the word, keep us accountable, and create a connected community of encouragement as we go through life as vegans by giving the pod a nice review and sharing it with your friends, family, and strangers! If you'd like to follow up between episodes, find Eliza and Leah on Instagram @werealsovegan!

Eliza and Leah researched the heavy topic of camel and elephant oppression. Both mammals have been treated very similar in the fact that they are over worked for the unnatural jobs assigned to them. For camels, taking tourists on rides through the desert without proper hydration and nutrition, let alone the constant movement needed to meet consumer demands contributes to their commonly aggravated character. And for elephants, being put out of their element in the circus arena and for tourist rides as well have lead to loneliness for these social animals, a shortened life span and even ailments like arthritis from long days on concrete floor. While they might be fun to look at and ride on, the problems elephants and camels face from the circus and tourist riding institutions are essentially due to the abuse and denial, on our part as humans, of their rights to live in their natural habitats and our failed perception that these animals are tools to be bent for our wills and pleasures. Thanks for listening!! Help spread the word, keep us accountable, and create a connected community of encouragement as we go through life as vegans by giving the pod a nice review and sharing it with your friends, family, and strangers! If you’d like to follow up between episodes, find Eliza and Leah on Instagram @werealsovegan! Resources: Camels - http://turismo-responsable.com/en-s30 https://bemusedbackpacker.com/2017/11/20/are-camel-safaris-responsible-or-ethical/ Elephants - https://www.peta.org/blog/remembering-anna-louise-americas-loneliest-elephant/ https://www.elephants.com/about-elephants https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/a/african-elephant/ https://headlines.peta.org/say-no-to-elephant-rides/ http://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/military-history/war-elephants-from-ancient-india-to-vietnam/

On this episode Eliza and Leah ponder the progression of their vegan diets - from the beginner to more seasoned stages. Both agree they have a more health centered mindset from when they started. You’ll also hear a little casual, off the tracks, rant on a recent vegan to nonvegan interaction. Thanks for listening!! Help spread the word, keep us accountable, and create a connected community of encouragement as we go through life as vegans by giving the pod a nice review and sharing it with your friends, family, and strangers! If you’d like to follow up between episodes, find Eliza and Leah on Instagram @werealsovegan!

This week Eliza and Leah sit down and just catch up. Leah has returned from her trip to California and discusses what she ate and gives an update on her bike race training. And Eliza talks about going Raw for August. How she's getting prepared and also her fears. Help spread the word, keep us accountable, and create a connected community of encouragement with each other as we go through life as vegans by giving the pod a nice review and sharing it with your friends, family, and strangers! If you’d like to follow up between episodes, find Eliza and Leah on Instagram @werealsovegan!