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Author: Kate Kunkel

My journey has been filled with twists and turns, something I think most everybody can relate to. I started out in the legal profession, then moved to writing and later into the television and movie industries. It was fun and exciting, but ... fulfilling? Not really. That all changed in1992 when I had a life-changing experience and was given a dream in which I played the harp. It was then, finally, that I began to hone in on my life’s purpose. My two books help make this brain-boosting lifestyle second nature to everyone. The Vegan Brain and The Plant Lovers' Fast-Start Guide are the first installments in this series and are my passionate plea to help people switch to a whole foods vegan lifestyle for their health, the health of the planet, and to reduce the terrible suffering that is endemic in the industrial meat and dairy industries. 

How Emotions Can Rule Your Heart and Your Brain

February was Heart Health Month on Brain Health Matters, and it was also the first month that the show became a podcast! So, we did our best to chat with the most knowledgeable experts we could find on matters of the heart, in particular, our emotions. But what do emotions have to do with brain […]

Vegan Pan de Yucca

Everywhere you go in Ecuador, you will find kiosks selling pan de yucca (yucca bread), often alongside yogurt. When we first moved here it was my go-to on-the-go meal, but when I went totally vegan, I could no longer enjoy these tasty gluten-free treasures. But – where there is a will, there is a way! […]

Boost your Energy, Boost your Brain

If we want to have a good memory, reasonable mobility and fully awakened senses, then we must have efficient energy supply to our brains. Though the brain comprises only about 2% of an adult’s weight, it uses 20% of the energy produced by the body. Just as computers need a reliable, clean power supply to […]