SyrLinus

that video article website is hard to navigate around. i want to watch more video articles, but everytime i click on video articles there is only one video to watch and it is about smoking.

 

anybody be able to help me find more imformative video articles on that site?

Hero: try by starting here: http://daghettotymz.com/

I am thinking of the Southpark song "Blame Canada" I found it very interesting that they tied canola oil into the larger global population control initiative being undertaken by governments.

Yup. Everything is our fault.

LOL I think the video drew a line along where things seemed to match/fit. How accurate that is I dunno.

As my uncle always said, when it comes to the truth, there are multiple sides to it. And somewhere in those sides combined is the truth.

That's interesting info from Spectrums website, however we always have to be careful about statements made from those who are out to make a profit from something. For example:

http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/NationalDairyCouncil/Health/Digest/dcd75-3Page1.htm

 

According to the Canola Council, 80% of the crops are GE now:

http://www.canola-council.org/cooking_myths.html

 

I think it is just safer to stick to non man-made products like flax seeds, olives, and grapes!

 

Vegenaise sells a grapeseed oil version which I buy instead and it tastes much better too =)

http://www.followyourheart.com/vegenaise_nutrition.php

 

The only problem is Canola oil is in everything and seems to have the market in control... Peace Cereals, Earth Balance (except for the "soy garden" version), and tonnes of other foods, making it hard to avoid all the time =( I hope these companies can eliminate canola...

 

I've looked and can't get that version My g/f has said we'll get the Organic version in NYC once I'm there (she's in Cali right now)

Hrmm.. I was looking at Vegenaise and noticed it had canola oil. They referenced this link: http://www.spectrumorganics.com/index.php?id=15#j34 for more info on it.

So which is correct?

I take a liter bottle of water with me to the gym when I treadmill.

I take a swallow of water about every 5 minutes.

After an hour, my shirt is wet down to my stomach.

I finish what's left of the liter in the last 5 minutes during the "cool down"

 

When I do 2 hours, I stretch the water out.

But I've notice that I sweat a lot less during the 2nd hour.

Am I getting dehydrated?

Your body may be getting used to the workout. That said, from my own long distance cycling experience, I find that one liter per hour of workout is pretty decent. This article may also help.

I havent done it. But one day I would love to be able to tour that long. I think that would be amazing!

I've done some extensive tours including:

- PEI twice

- Toronto -> Montreal

- Toronto -> Ottawa -> Montreal (through hurricane Katrina)

- around Lake Simcoe

- Moncton, NB -> Halifax, NS (on one gear) and then Halifax, NS to Digby, NS (through a hurricane -- Andrew)

- Cabot Trail, NS (first ever tour).

I love it! But have to admit never doing it vegetarian/vegan. Previous tours resulted in losing 10lbs just from the biking, regardless of what I ate.

I suspect that I'd be able to do it but will have to drink all my soy milk quickly (from my experience, Canadian stores rarely have smaller portions of soy milk -- it's all in the 2 liter sizes)

I'm curious if anyone has done any solo bicycle tours (that is, no SAG vehicle). My biggest concern is, of course, food. Not wanting to lug all my food with me (while fruits and veggies could be bought along the way I'd probably bring the basics of rice, oatmeal and couscous with me).

I haven't done any tours this year but will likely do either a 700-1000 mile tour next year. Previous tours I did were as an omnivore so food wasn't an issue.

So I'm curious as to how others dealt with this and what challenges, if any, they met.

I actually ended up writing a blog entry about it, refuting each point except a couple. Points 5 & 6. 5 talks about a lack of certain nutrients. Obviously this can happen in any diet but I think many new people (myself included) are more likely to make that mistake early on until we figure out what we need to get those nutrients. But supplements can be used to adjust for those.

Point 6, "Vegan diets are usually extremely low in fats, some of which can help prevent inflammation, arthritis, and other degenerative diseases." seems like a good thing to me. I fail to see how this would cause an early death and if anything, would make the longer life easier.

Thank you all. I'm still figuring things out around here..

Hello & Welcome!

Questions: What part of Canada are ya in & what kind of visa?

Thanks.

I'm just outside of Toronto and it's an L-1 visa (transfer from foreign location of a company to the US). Means a bit of a longer stay with less renewal time. But there is a limitation to it. So I may explore other options after I'm in the US for a bit.

Hey everyone,

Well, I'm relatively new to veganism although have been vegetarian for a year now. I felt that it was time to move forward to go fully vegan. I've been enjoying it thus far and have it to be very straightforward and relatively easy.

I am a long distance cyclist (bicycle tours) and try to maintain a weight training regime (mostly upper body) in the winter months. Once I do my final move to NYC (come Sept), I will be adding judo to the mix.

Anyways, I figured it'd be helpful for me to have a place like this to ask questions if need about how to ensure I do things right. And the best for my body without sacrificing others.

Let's see.. I'm an IT instructor (read: geeky type) and am in Canada, waiting for my visa to finalized.

If you have questions, ask away.