plantpowered — Still Shoutin' Ova Here!! A Lifestyle for Better Health Blog

Healthy Holidays to YOU!!!!

If this is the year that you’ve embraced a plant powered diet, you might be a little concerned about your holiday options. Not to worry!! Auntie Donna’s got you covered with some of my favorites that have been tried and tested.

Donna Green-GoodmanNovember 2, 2023healthyholidays, veganthanksgiving, veganholiday, plantpoweredholiday, plantpowered, veganmacncheese, veganpoundcake, veganwhippedtopping, texascaviar, cookinupgoodhealth, stillshoutinovahere, firstthursday, november, holidayseason, helloholidays, thanksgivingwithblackfamilies

You’ve Got The Power to Take Charge of Your Health!! Let’s Beat Breast Cancer!!

In a recent Instagram post, I talked about the importance of self-care to help reduce the risk of Breast Cancer. I shared it because sometimes it feels like you’re a piece of property being passed from provider to provider on a conveyer belt for treatment while you’re on the journey.

Donna Green-GoodmanOctober 5, 2023breastcancer, blackbreastcancermatters, breastcancerawarenessmonth, LetsBeatBreastCancer, lifestylemedicine, beatthedrum, youvegotthepower, cookinupgoodhealth, firstthursday, plantpowered, beatingtheodds

Cookin' Up Good Health......For The Culture!!

Much is often said about how poorly people of color eat, especially African-Americans. I’m so tired of it. And, I disagree. Surely, we could make better choices, however, a lot of our historic “cultural foods” are POWERHOUSES of Phytochemical Benefits for our health.

Donna Green-GoodmanMarch 2, 2023national, cookinupgoodhealth, fortheculture, plantpowered, cruciferous, cruciferousvegetables, phytochemicals, phytforyourlife, eatplants, collards, broccoli, cabbage, recipes, firstthursday

It's A Plant Powered Holiday Party!!!

If you’ve got any parties or other gatherings this Holiday Season, here are some great ideas to add to the buffet!! And, of course, they are all plant powered!!! If you’re looking for more delicious, plant powered recipes, visit our website and order a copy for yourself or to give as a gift.

Donna Green-GoodmanDecember 7, 2022christmas, holidayparty, plantpoweredholiday, healthyholidays, eatplants, partybuffet, plantpowered, cookinupgoodhealth, stillshoutinovahere, wellnesswednesday, celebration, veganmeatballs

'Twas The Week Before Thanksgiving!!

“Twas the week before Thanksgiving, And that phone started ringing
My nephew talmbout some vegan girl he was bringing to the dinner next week.
Oh Lawd, Oh Lawd, I started to freak!!
What the world I’m sposed to make for that child to eat?”

Donna Green-GoodmanNovember 16, 2022thanksgiving, veganthanksgiving, plantpowered, plantbasedthanksgiving, plantpoweredholiday, thanksgivingwithblackfamilies, vegan, cookinupgoodhealth, auntidonnasplantpoweredgoodness, wellnesswednesday, eatplants

Plant Powered!! For Better Health!!!!

They (World Health Organization) pretty much stated that red and processed meat cause cancer. Every time you eat a serving of around 2 ounces, you increase your risk by 18%

Donna Green-GoodmanNovember 2, 2022worldveganmonth, worldveganday, plantpowered, plantbased, forbetterhealth, eatforbetterhealth, cookinupgoodhealth, wellnesswednesday, eatplants

Still Shoutin' Ova Here!!!

I was told by my physicians that because I was 37 and Black and the cancer was aggressive and had spread (6 of 17 lymph nodes) that the most they could guarantee me to live was 2-5 years max…… I got to thinking……I believe in a Creator God who MADE me!!! And, it was kind of hard for me to believe that He would determine my ethnicity and date of birth and make that a Risk Factor for disease and death!!!

Donna Green-GoodmanOctober 12, 2022stillshoutinovahere, breastcancer, breastcancerawarenessmonth, blackwomenandbreastcancer, stillshoutin, faith, prayer, plantpowered, bodytemple, mindbodyspirit, soulhealing, letsbeatbreastcancer, hope, blackbreastcancermatters

Change Your Choices, Change Your Health!! Let's Beat Breast Cancer!!!

My primary doc warned me that I shouldn’t tell people that if they changed their choices that they could change their health……but now I didn’t just know this theoretically. I was living it experientially and it was Somethin’ To Shout About!!!

Donna Green-GoodmanOctober 5, 2022beatingtheodds, breastcancer, breastcancerawarenessmonth, blackwomenandbreastcancer, plantpowered, changeyourchoiceschangeyourhealth, cookinupgoodhealth, wellnesswednesday, pcrm, kristifunk, goodmorningamerica, 7stepstobetterhealth, stillshoutinovahere

When They Can’t Remember You!!

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, African-Americans are two times more likely to develop late-onset Alzheimer's disease than whites and less likely to have a diagnosis of their condition, resulting in less time for treatment and planning. Imagine my surprise and sheer joy when I came across an article on Alzheimer’s disease that saw improvement in diagnosed patients when they changed their lifestyle!!

Donna Green-GoodmanSeptember 21, 2022worldalzheimersday, alzheimers, memoryloss, wellnesswednesday, mentalhealthmatters, meditation, intermittentfasting, cookinupgoodhealth, herbs, vitamins, plantpowered, healthylifestyle, exercise

Now You’re Speaking My Language: Cultural Sensitivity in the Plant Powered Journey to Better Health!!

For communities of color, faith/spirituality is an integral core value and informs a lot of their choices, including how they eat and interact with the environment. As many rediscover that faith/spirituality and embrace it, they see improvement in their health. Honor their faith/spiritual beliefs.

School Time!! Cookin' Up Good Health With The Kids!!

Fortunately, when we removed it (cheese/dairy) from our diet, what we thought were seasonal allergies in our son who was seven at the time, was really a dairy allergy and from that point forward, his allergy-like symptoms were gone.

Donna Green-GoodmanAugust 10, 2022pizza, nondairy, cookinupgoodhealth, recipes, allergyfree, schooltime, backtoschool, children, wellnesswednesday, love, values, healthykids, plantpowered

Okra Lovers, It's Harvest Time!!

Wasn't a real okra eater until I stir-fried it. YUM!!! Oh, but I will eat it if it’s Southern fried to a perfect crisp. ….plant powered crisp of course. The gumbo is from my late mom Shirley. Make some now and freeze for later. Enjoy!!

Donna Green-GoodmanJuly 20, 2022summertime, harvesttime, okra, gardenfesh, plantpowered, southernvegan, friedokra, gumbo, cookinupgoodhealth, wellnesswednesday, yummy

Eat The Yellow Melon! Stay Hard!!

Make sure there’s plenty yellow melon at the cookout this weekend!! Then cue the music!! Somebody is about to have a paaaaarty!!! Have a fabulous Memorial Day Weekend!!

Donna Green-GoodmanMay 25, 2022watermelon, yellowmelon, stayhard, ed, erectiledysfunction, citruline, wellnesswednesday, memorialdayweekend, makinglove, allnightlong, cookinupgoodhealth, plantpowered, cookout, #viagra

Before You Fire Up That Grill!!!

Memorial Day Weekend!!! The “unofficial” start to summer is almost here. I’m sure many of you are chilling and grilling and perhaps even counting how many summer gatherings you can have with your friends. I’m already smelling the charcoal in my neighborhood. All some folk need is a little bit of heat and they’re out there on the grill. Before you get too excited, consider this.....

Donna Green-GoodmanMay 11, 2022cookout, grill, grilling, barbecue, vegangrill, veggies, beatcancer, plantpowered, memorialday, cookinupgoodhealth, guthealth, holiday, eattolive, stillshoutinovahere

I'm STILL Shoutin' Ova Here!!!

It’s Minority Cancer Awareness Week and this past weekend, I had the privilege of spending some time with cancer survivor Ruby Lathon, PhD during the live stream of Lifestyle Medicine: The Science of Making Man Whole. As we talked, I realized that between the 2 of us Black women, we have 41 years of Cancer Survivorship.

Donna Green-GoodmanApril 20, 2022minoritycancerawarenessweek, stillshoutinovahere, breastcancer, thyroidcancer, beatcancer, eattobeatcancer, stillshoutin, faith, prayer, plantpowered, rest, bodytemple, cookinupgoodhealth, 7stepstobetterhealth, hbcu

Eat For Better Health......Eat That Pressure Down!!!

I had the privilege of meeting the late Elijah Saunders, MD, when I did some work for the Association of Black Cardiologists. I will never forget that meeting.

Donna Green-GoodmanMarch 30, 2022nationalnutritionmonth, cookinupgoodhealth, hypertension, sodium, potassium, avocado, mango, bananapudding, plantpowered, womenshistorymonth

Eat For Better Health……Cultural Foods Fight Heart Disease Too!!!

I also remember my days as a Home Economist in GA listening to Black women talk about broccoli. They were shopping in the grocery store and one was trying to convince the other to eat some broccoli. “I ain’t eatin’ no White folks food” was her answer. For some reason, most of the “standards” that are promoted as normal or best, including those around health and health issues are based in Eurocentrism.

Donna Green-GoodmanMarch 23, 2022cookinupgoodhealth, decolonizeyourdiet, beatheartdisease, eatplants, plantpowered, fiber, eatculturalfoods, nationalnutritionmonth, womenshistorymonth, culturalfoodsmatter, foodsfromaroundtheworld

Eat for Better Health...... Making Up Your Mind!!!

Plants are PHYTOCHEMICAL rich which can turn genes on or off to improve your health. As your overall circulation improves, your brain will improve as well. You will be able to think and reason more clearly and make even better decisions in your life. (Recipe for Gumbo in Blog).

Donna Green-GoodmanMarch 2, 2022nationalnutritionmonth, plantpowered, phytforyourlife, cookinupgoodhealth, wellnesswednesday, mindhealth, eatforbetterhealth, womenshistorymonth