BlogHide Resteemsplantbasedjoe (45)in health • 6 years agoBook Review: How To Change Your Mind by Michael PollanWhen I heard Michael Pollan was writing a book about psychedelics it was reminiscent of the joy I felt when I first saw that Jonathan Safan Foer had written a book about animal agriculture. He’s an…plantbasedjoe (45)in mothersday • 7 years agoWhat Mother's Day Means To MeFor some, Mother’s Day means a Sunday filled with celebrations. For others, it’s more of a day for reflection, but for all of us it’s a day of love. In my life, Mother’s Day has been many things.…plantbasedjoe (45)in food • 7 years agoMovie Review: Forks Over KnivesWhen I first watched Forks Over Knives it was like a revelation. At the time, I’d just begun venturing into vegetarianism for my own health, ethical reasons and also as a form of peaceful protest…plantbasedjoe (45)in food • 7 years agoRestaurant Review: Ezra's Enlightened CafeIt’s hard to say if Broad Ripple is one of my favorite neighborhoods because of Ezra’s Enlightened Cafe or if Ezra’s is my favorite restaurant because it’s in Broad Ripple but as owner Audrey Barron…plantbasedjoe (45)in vegan • 7 years agoWhy I'm Raw VeganMuch like how vegetarians and vegans are often berated with questions about their protein intake, if you go raw, prepare to explain why you made that choice, a lot. For me, it’s just not as clear…plantbasedjoe (45)in juicing • 7 years agoWhat I Learned From My First 21 Day Juice FastAfter summer in 2017 I felt like doing a bit of cleansing, but this time I wanted to take things further than I had before. Prior to this fast my longest was 15 days, during which I also did a…plantbasedjoe (45)in food • 7 years agoBook Review: Bananas - The Fruit That Changed The World by Dan KoeppelThere was a period in my life when I was eating upwards of 10 bananas a day. While my banana intake has drastically changed, pound for pound they remain one of the most filling and affordable plant…plantbasedjoe (45)in vegan • 7 years agoThe Vibrational GapAs we make improvements on our way of living through refining our diet and various forms of detoxification a distance can start to be felt between those around us, even people we are close with and…plantbasedjoe (45)in food • 7 years agoBook Review: Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran FoerThere are countless reasons one may decide to go plant based or lower their consumption of animal foods and those reasons fall into 4 main categories - Personal Health, Environmental Impacts…plantbasedjoe (45)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoMy StoryMy name is Joe Zich and I’d like you to know a bit about my life and what’s led me to the point I’m at today so you can have a better sense of where I’m coming from in my writing and my notion to…