CHART FOR HEART HEALTH

We take so much for granted, very often come to realise when it’s a little too late, damage is done, & deterioration has deeply set in, so now is the time to take charge for improved quality of life! If ever you ask anyone what they would love most, they will almost indefinitely mention health as number one top of the list. With health we can climb mountains, swim across oceans, help others, find love, and obtain wealth.

We consume food at least three times a day on average, why not make that fuel count and ‘nutrify’ each and every single organ and living cell, as we have one body, one life, lets make it count.

Consuming healthy well balanced meals from all food groups (fruit, veg, nuts, seeds, legumes, grains, herbs, spice, edible roots & flowers), as well as eating from rainbow colours (white, yellow, orange, red, green, red, blue, purple, black, brown), daily sunshine D,  exercise, and relaxation leads to good health.

In today’s world where toxins are rife, they linger in the air that we breathe, swim in our waters, and leach into our depleted poisoned soils, it’s imperative that we start to heal ourselves with whole vegan foods, in order to detoxify our bodies & our minds from the daily garbage, grunge, heavy toxic metals, pollutants, and the violence, and start cleaning up and taking good care of our ecosystems. Health starts on our plates, as does peace.

We have all come to know someone with heart issues: hypertension, high blood pressure, stroke, heart attack and or inflammation caused by not so healthy eating choices. As most are caught up in everyday life, long hours at work, and seemingly lack the time to cook, lack nutritional knowledge & know how but, if we compare the pain, expense, danger, and inconvenience of taking 18 pills every day that break down immune systems even down further and leave us feeling lifeless, and affect & negatively impact other organs, surely, it’s worth to take time out with loved ones to learn to cook, to enjoy time in the kitchen, prepping healthy food for the week, and converting to whole vegan foods that nutrify organs and cells, which keep us healthy.  There are no grey shades in-between. Let’s face it, today’s diseases are on the rise, as are the toxins in meat, dairy & eggs.  We need to make a choice if we value sentients, health & ecosystems. Doing good bounces good right back. Peaceful actions are great for the heart. Anyway, below spoils us for choice once again for great heart health. Wishing you love.

Potassium

Avocado, squash, spinach, sweet potato, potatoes, dried apricots, pomegranate, coconut water, white beans, banana, beet greens, white button mushrooms, tomatoes, broccoli, artichokes, green peas

Magnesium

Whole wheat flour, whole grains, spinach, quinoa, almonds, cashews, black beans, edamame, peanuts, tofu, sesame seeds

Omega 3

Flaxseed, chia, walnuts, soybeans, spinach

B Vitamins –

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)

Seeds (sunflower high), nuts (macadamia high), whole wheat bread, green peas, squash, asparagus, dry roasted soy beans, beans (navy high)

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)

Almonds, mushrooms (raw brown Italian) , sesame seeds, spinach

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 

Peanuts, mushrooms, green peas, sunflower seeds, avocado

Vitamin B6

Pistachios, dried fruits (prunes high), bananas, avocado, spinach, sunflower seeds

Vitamin B9 (Folate)

Beans (black eyed beans high), lentils, spinach, asparagus, lettuce (cos or romaine high), avocado, broccoli, tropical fruits (mango high), oranges, whole wheat bread

Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) 

Fortified cereals, fortified tofu, fortified vegan milk, B12 vegan patches, pills and sprays

Fibre

Well that’ just about everything in the whole plant based kingdom, so no problems there. The more the merrier for super heart health.

Beta Carotene/Vitamin A

Carrots, sweet potato, kale, spinach, berries, apricot, papaya, cantaloupe, mango

Vitamin C

Guava, black current, red pepper, kiwi, green peppers, orange, strawberries, papaya, broccoli, kale, parsley, pineapple, brussel sprouts, grapefruit, peas, cauliflower, mango

Vitamin E

Almonds, seeds, swiss chard, mustard greens, spinach, turnips, kale, plant oils, hazelnuts, pine nuts, avocado, broccoli, parsley, papaya, olives

Lycopene 

Guavas, watermelon, tomatoes, papaya, grapefruit, sweet rep peppers, asparagus, purple cabbage, , mangoes, & carrots

 

Enjoy, life is too short not to!

Do let us know how you are taking care of heart health

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ABOUT JUST VEGAN

Just Vegan is a dedicated team, happy to assist with vegan mentorship through vegan advocacy, community work, and cooking their way to your hearts, delivering freshly prepared vegan food. Outreach through cooking classes, and sharing vegan recipe developments has proven to be successful.

Just Vegan loves all life, all ecosystems, and  is firmly dedicated in assisting as much as possible in advancing communities to healthful living.

A home-based concept based in Jukskei Park, Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa, and headed by Vegan Chef On The Run with Šárka Hedström, recipe developer extraordinaire. Take a peek at inspirations on same Facebook Page, nestled within appropriate albums,  posted regularly for all to enjoy, and are complimentary.

Basic core values include recognition of treating all living creatures with respect and dignity, causing no harm to them. Acknowledgement that all life has the right to live and enjoy their freedoms. The right to healthy food security, clean water, clean air, quiet, tranquil surrounds, nutritionally dense soils, non GMO’s, healthy environments/ecosystems, security, shelter, clothes and additionally in the case of humans – agreeable and pleasurable work, free education and medical assistance (basic needs). When we accomplish these fundamentals, inclusive of adequate exercise, rest, meditation, laughter,  and mindful living – spiritual, mental, and physical health is achieved.

We have ONE Blue Planet, the time to respect her is now –

Awards and education: 

• Just Vegan (business owner/entrepreneur, influencer, teacher, vegan chef) – 11/12/2017 to date.

• Experience (over 36 years in all departments), F&B, BOH, FOH, management, business and cheffing – 1986 to date.

• Food Critic 2014 to date.

• Cannon photography course – 17/03/2018.

• Diploma In Sports Nutrition & Exercise – 08/02/2017.
• Diving Certificate – Open 20 – 08/02/2017.
• Diploma In Nutrition – 26/07/2016.
• Vegan Workshop – 06-07/11/2016.
• Quality Brand Workshop – 22/06//2016.
• Decision to go vegan – 07/07/2007.
• Cape Wine Academy – Diploma Wine Course 1996.

A little more info –

About Just Vegan: Animal rights, advocacy, affordability, convenience, health, saving lives and ecosystems, cooking, exercise, and guiding. Introducing this exciting cuisine to non vegans.

How Just Vegan began:  Upon an off chance request at a charity function, from a total stranger, a good samaritan, for home cooked meals to be delivered, Šárka realised immediately the potential demand for well balanced home cooked vegan meals that are conveniently delivered fresh and or frozen to the guests door. She registered the need for personalised hands on cooking courses that introduce and guide with comfort the ease of healthy cooking!

When was Just Vegan born: Just Vegan was born 11/12/2017 with assistance and collaboration of partner.  Just Vegans very first guest at chefs dinner table led to many curious enthusiasts and before Just Vegan could blink an eye, The Little Red Vehicle is delivering successfully all over Gauteng and weekly classes/workshops are fully reserved!

Just Vegan to assist further:  Cooking classes successfully launched 06/01/2018 growing from strength to strength today, rolling out four classes per week! First three items entering retail 11/12/2018 by agreement!

Just Vegan Serves: Nutrition from whole plant based vegan sources freshly prepared with love, well balanced, colourful, from rainbow colours and food group varieties, delivery Monday, Wednesday & Friday, variety of 5 meals in total.

The Why: Short concise articles attract and hold attention, and so Just Vegan explains briefly about benefits of being vegan, it’s healthy and you’re welcome to google the rest:

🌍 Saving sentient lives:
Over 56 billion farmed animals are killed every year by humans. These shocking figures do not even include fish and other sea creatures whose mortality rate can be measured in tonnes.

🌍 Ethics:
Ethics of killing, where the moral status of the individual killed is uncertain. Drawing on philosophical notions of personal identity and the immorality of killing, there are a host of practical issues, including abortion, infanticide, the killing of animals, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.

🌍 Eco systems:
🌿Decrease water footprint.
🌿Reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
🌿Cause less deforestation.
🌿Less land use.
🌿Keep water on land.
🌿Encourage nutrient-rich soil.
🌿Less air pollution.
🌿Less water pollution.
🌿Healthy aquatic eco-systems.
🌿Protect wildlife.
🌿Encourage biodiversity.

🌍 Climate change:
🌿New analysis shows sustainability of ‘livestock’ as crude, as they consume much more protein, water and calories than they produce. ‘Meat’ and ‘dairy’ industries use up 83% of farmland, produce 60% of agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions, contribute 57% of water & 56% of air pollution, and produce only 18% of food calories and 37% of protein.

🌍 Food security:
🌿800 million people do not have enough food. Food (and land) security is of major issues. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that one in nine people are chronically undernourished. With the world’s growing population expected to increase from 7 to 11 billion by 2050, not enough land is available to feed populations to animal based diet.

🌍 Health:
Consuming colourful combinations of fruit and vegetables (whole plant based vegan meals) with balance from these food groups inclusive of nuts, seeds, legumes, beans, grains, edible herbs and spice, flowers and roots, is a healthy way forward for individuals to ensure they are meeting macro and micro -nutrient needs. That, together with adequate water, exercise, sunshine D3, additional B12, proper rest and sleep, meditation and laughter, will stand in good stead for improved health and longevity.

Contact us on:  info@justvegan.co.za