During my work at the Albert Schweitzer Stiftung für unsere Mitwelt, I publish posts and articles mainly about the vegan diet and health topics (and formerly about fish and crustaceans) in German. I work in the Wissenschaftsressort (‘science department’), where we strive to work according to scientific professional standards to provide reliable information about animal rights, animal welfare, factory farming and vegan nutrition. Check it out!

Articles on the foundation’s main site

• Fleischalternativen im Test: Meist gesünder als Fleisch (2017). The article about our first big study comparing meat alternatives with actual meat products, conducted by IFANE institute for us. Here’s the English summary on the blog.
• Update: Position der A.N.D. zur veganen Ernährung (2016). The world’s biggest nutritionist and dietitian network updated their paper on vegan and vegetarian diets after withdrawing it a few months before. Now it’s better than ever!
• Vitamin-B12-Bluttest: Wer muss zahlen? (2016). One of my favourite works and topics – B12! Who has to pay and why if you get your values checked at the doctor’s?
• Veganfreundliche Krankenkassen – gibt es das? (2016). A little overview comparing different German health insurances and especially looking at vegan friendly providers.
• Linsen gegen Fleisch: Was ist besser? (2016). Spontaneous article comparing the nutrients of lentils and beef to further explain a Facebook picture we posted earlier.
• Fleischalternativen bei Ökotest (2016, co-work). I did the research for this rational persepective on a magazine article about ‘oh so bad’ meat alternatives – they’re not that bad after all and definitely help transition, stay or be happy on a vegan diet ;)
• Soja: gesund oder ungesund? (2016). A rational view on health topics related to soy consumption. Enjoy Soy!
• DGE-Position zu veganer Ernährung (2016). My comments on the official position paper of the German nutrition association (DGE) about vegan nutrition.
• Vitamin B12 bei der Blutuntersuchung (mit Download, 2016). Useful fact sheet for your next blood work at the doctor’s: All you need to know about getting your vitamin B12 tested.
• WHO stuft Wurst als krebserregend ein (2015). Our statement regarding the WHO declaring processed meat as carcinogenic.
• Living Blue Planet: Meere in Gefahr (2015). An article about the new report by WWF about the current (bad) state of the oceans and marine animals and plants.
• Paleo: Die Steinzeiternährung (2015). A short overview about the Paleo diet, from a vegan animal-rights, sustainability and health perspective.
• A.N.D.-Position zur veganen Ernährung (2015). A review of the recently published position on vegan and vegetarian diets by the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Keime in Fleisch und Antibiotikaresistenzen (2015). A text about antibiotic-resistant bacteria and germs in meat, referring to a report by the EU agency EFSA.
• Zukunftsdialog Agrar und Ernährung (2015, together with my colleague Konstantinos Tsilimekis). An article about our experiences at the Zukunftsdialog event of the magazine ‘Zeit’.
• Günstig vegan (2014). My tips for a healthy and do-able vegan diet on a budget, concerning shopping, recipes and ingredients.
• Vegan gesund (2014). A detailed text about vegan nutrition, important nutrients, official statements about the vegan diet, its protective and curing impact on common diseases and what to consider when getting your blood tested.
• Laktoseintoleranz und Milcheiweißallergie (2014). An introduction to lactose intolerance and milk protein allergy, linked animal welfare issues and plant-based alternatives to milk and dairy products.
• Leben Vegetarier ungesund? (2014). An article about a study recently published by the university of Graz, Austria, stating that vegetarians are less healthy than meat-eaters. I talked to nutrition expert Dr. Markus Keller and had a closer look at the study myself.
• Krebstiere (2014).  Our fundamental article on crustaceans like shrimps, crabs and lobsters and associated welfare issues as well as plant-based alternatives.

On our Vegan Taste Week blog

• Die 5 besten Öle für jede Gelegenheit (2016). The five best cooking oils for all kinds of uses.
• Die besten veganen Hausmittel bei Erkältung (2016). What vegan little helpers to use when you’re about to get a cold.
• Pflanzlich fit im Alter: vegan als SeniorIn (2016). How to be vegan when you’re older, and what benefits a vegan diet can have on older people.
• Rohkost vs. gekocht – was ist besser? (2016). A little overview on what’s better: cooked or raw food? And how much raw food is best?
• Beeren: altbekanntes und regionales »Superfood« (2016). Learn more about the »superfood« qualities of seasonal and regional berries like blueberries. No need for buying expensive powders from overseas ;)
• Vegetarischer Chefarzt: Charité-Prof. Andreas Michalsen im Interview (2016). Interview with the inspiring Prof. Michalsen, physician and researcher on vegan-vegetarian nutrition at the Immanuel Krankenhaus and Charité Berlin.
• Buchrezension: Vegane Eltern – junges Gemüse (2016). Review of a great book for (future) vegan parents. 
• Ingo Jäger im Interview: Vegan in der Großküche (2016). My interview with the vegan cook Ingo Jäger who manages a vegan café and introduced several vegan menu lines in a Hamburg hospital.
• Können sich unsere Geschmacksnerven ändern? (2016). Some facts about our taste buds and how to change them.
• Vegan nachhaltig (2016). Tips and tricks on how to live a more sustainable life, step by step.
• Unser Menü zum Weltvegantag (2015). My tips for a wonderful and easy three-course-menu for world vegan day.
• Buchrezension: Finding Ultra (2015). One of my favourite books about running, changing your life, and willpower by Rich Roll.
• Buchrezension: Vegan im Job (2015). My view on a practical book about eating vegan ‘on the job’.
• Buchrezension: No Meat Athlete (2015). Amazing book by Matt Frazier about an active vegan lifestyle, running and food.
• Buchrezension: Go raw – be alive! (2015). Review of a wonderful raw ‘cook book’ by Boris Lauser – I’ve learned a lot from this book!
• Gesund und lecker: die besten Tipps für den ultimativen Salat (2015). A lot of tipps how to make the best plant-based salad.
• Buchrezension: Die Kunst vegan zu backen (2015). My review of a really nice book about vegan baking.
• Vegane Weihnachten (2014). Tipps and tricks for a vegan (Christmas) dinner, baking, and eating out.

Other sites & print

• Rezept-Idee: Lust auf veganes Chili SIN Carne? (2016). One-minute cooking video of my Chili sin Carne recipe by the amazing Codecheck.info guys.
• Vegan für den Tierschutz und das Klima (2016). Interview with the guys from codecheck.info about going vegan for the animals and the climate (download their great app!).
• Immer mehr Fisch auf den Tisch? Plädoyer für ein Umdenken und die Förderung von Ernährungsalternativen (2015). An essay about why we should eat less or no fish at all. Published in Kritischer Agrarbericht 2015 with my colleague Konstantinos Tsilimekis (pp. 289-292).

Videos

• My cooking video for the Vegan Taste Week about baked tofu, potato gratin and scrambled tofu.

• How to make a basic vegetable stir fry, zucchini noodles with cashew sauce and cabbage carpaccio.

• Desserts – vegan whipped ‘cream’, Mousse au Chocolat and the simplest ice cream ever.