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Adam Castillo
May 1, 2018

Satisfaction vs. Consequences

Adam Castillo
May 1, 2018
Satisfaction vs. Consequences

According to the Dalai Lama, “The demarcation between a positive and a negative desire is not whether it gives you an immediate feeling of satisfaction…

Adam Castillo
April 26, 2018

A hunger that can not be satisfied

Adam Castillo
April 26, 2018
A hunger that can not be satisfied

Buddhists use the image of a hungry ghost. They show a starving body with a large empty stomach waiting to be filled…

Adam Castillo
April 24, 2018

Understanding what we’re doing with food and why

Adam Castillo
April 24, 2018
Understanding what we’re doing with food and why

The first step in changing how we eat is to recognize and acknowledge what we’re doing with food and why—to look at our disconnection from what or why we’re eating.

Adam Castillo
April 19, 2018

Many of us eat mindlessly...

Adam Castillo
April 19, 2018
Many of us eat mindlessly...

Many of us overeat or eat mindlessly or eat the wrong foods, for reasons that have little to do with satisfying true hunger.

Adam Castillo
April 17, 2018

Intention must be accompanied by action.

Adam Castillo
April 17, 2018
Intention must be accompanied by action.

Alone, the best intention does not create change.

Adam Castillo
April 12, 2018

The spectrum of change

Adam Castillo
April 12, 2018
The spectrum of change

Perhaps you’ve been advised that you need to change...

Adam Castillo
April 10, 2018

There is no right or wrong way to make a change.

Adam Castillo
April 10, 2018
There is no right or wrong way to make a change.

You can try many different ways until you find what works for you...

Adam Castillo
April 5, 2018

What do you want to change first?

Adam Castillo
April 5, 2018
What do you want to change first?

Before we can start to make changes, we have to decide exactly what we want to change or what we want to change first.

Adam Castillo
April 3, 2018

It’s exciting and fun to learn to eat differently...

Adam Castillo
April 3, 2018
It’s exciting and fun to learn to eat differently...

It may seem as though it would be impossible to enjoy a diet without, or with limited, animal protein and products, but it’s not.

Adam Castillo
March 29, 2018

A plant-based diet means...

Adam Castillo
March 29, 2018
A plant-based diet means...

A plant-based diet means you eat foods that are plants or come from plants

Adam Castillo
March 27, 2018

Prevention is always better than treatment

Adam Castillo
March 27, 2018
Prevention is always better than treatment

The purpose of this book is to help you change—truly change—how you eat, and to help you identify and overcome whatever is holding you back from eating in a healthy way.

Adam Castillo
March 22, 2018

You can change how you eat.

Adam Castillo
March 22, 2018
You can change how you eat.

You can change how you think about food. You can eat for your own health and for a greater good.

Adam Castillo
March 20, 2018

I find it easy to eat out

Adam Castillo
March 20, 2018
I find it easy to eat out

If I want a salad, I order it without the cheese and don’t use a cheese dressing. I simply say, “I don’t eat dairy.”

Adam Castillo
March 15, 2018

It’s exciting and fun to learn to eat differently

Adam Castillo
March 15, 2018
It’s exciting and fun to learn to eat differently

Even if you never become 100-percent vegan, you can do a lot for your health by including more plant-based food in your diet...

Adam Castillo
March 13, 2018

I think the term “vegetarian” is confusing...

Adam Castillo
March 13, 2018
I think the term “vegetarian” is confusing...

It sounds as though the person eats only plant-based foods, especially vegetables, but that’s not the case; vegetarians eat eggs and dairy products as well.

Adam Castillo
March 8, 2018

Start by making one meal entirely plant-based

Adam Castillo
March 8, 2018
Start by making one meal entirely plant-based

Though most of us know about the research that shows we should eat plant-based whole food, we still don’t change the way we eat.

Adam Castillo
March 6, 2018

Our food is more important than our genes

Adam Castillo
March 6, 2018
Our food is more important than our genes

We’ve been told that our genetic makeup is the most important factor in whether or not we get certain diseases...

Adam Castillo
March 1, 2018

Change is what we do in the present moment

Adam Castillo
March 1, 2018
Change is what we do in the present moment

Eating a plant-based diet is eating with good intention.

Adam Castillo
February 27, 2018

Each day we have the opportunity to do something right for ourselves

Adam Castillo
February 27, 2018
Each day we have the opportunity to do something right for ourselves

Each day we have the opportunity to do something right for ourselves by choosing the best possible building materials for construction of ourselves.

Adam Castillo
February 14, 2018

When living gets in the way

Adam Castillo
February 14, 2018
When living gets in the way

Even if we’re not confused about nutrition, it can be challenging to put what we know into practice. 

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