Iron: An Essential Mineral
Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 25 January 2007
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency in the U.S. and worldwide. The groups that are most susceptible are women who menstruate, pregnant and lactating women, teenagers, and children aged 6 months to 4 years. This is true for vegans and non-vegans / non-vegetarians.
In this episode, host Colleen Patrick-Goudreau debunks myths about iron, names some iron-rich plant-based foods, explains why overconsumption of iron is a cause for concern, and suggests we give our blood away! Tune in for tips and resources on making healthful, compassionate choices.
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| 0:00.0 | And I'm and Welcome to Food for Thought. My name is Colleen Patrick Gudreau from Compassionate Cooks. |
| 0:21.0 | I founded Compassionate Cook cooks to empower people to make |
| 0:24.2 | informed food choices and to debunk myths about vegetarianism and animal rights. I do |
| 0:30.1 | this through cooking classes and online cookbook lectures and workshops |
| 0:34.8 | and essay this podcast and a cooking DVD you can learn more about who we are and |
| 0:40.9 | what we do by visiting our website |
| 0:43.6 | www dot compassionate cooks dot com |
| 0:47.6 | first of all let me send a huge thank you out to today's sponsors |
| 0:51.4 | Mike hip wrote to me back in December and sent me a very sweet |
| 0:55.4 | email along with his sponsorship. He and his partner John have a company called |
| 0:59.7 | Soy Candles by Thebes and they make the most amazing candles. |
| 1:04.0 | I know this because they so very generously sent me three of their candles and they were amazing. |
| 1:09.0 | They burned longer than any candle I've ever had honestly and I like candles every day it's one of the ways I take a |
| 1:14.8 | moment to remember all the animals in the world the animals who so desperately need |
| 1:19.3 | our help and our voice and our thoughts so I like candles every day and Mike and John did not know this when they gave me these gifts and the fragrances are wonderful. They're all natural oils and they come in the prettiest glass cups which now that I've used up all my candles I want to find another use |
| 1:34.9 | for so thank you Mike and John for your generosity and for your support and by the |
| 1:39.6 | way their website is W. W.les by Feib's that's P-H-E-B-E-S and if you forget what that is or |
| 1:49.8 | didn't hear me or lose that little piece of paper you just wrote that down on you can find |
| 1:53.7 | the link on my website at compassionate cooks dot com under vegetarian companies I think |
| 1:58.9 | it's under resources and vegetarian companies if you are willing and able perhaps you would consider |
| 2:04.3 | supporting this podcast as well feel free to send me candles if you like. I will |
| 2:08.4 | graciously accept them. Every little bit helps and as a small token of my appreciation I send a recipe and or a button that says be kind to animals don't eat them to all of our sponsors and of course I recognize you on a podcast episode I recognize your sponsorship on a |
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