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Cheetahs kill gazelles. Alligators kill egrets. Hawks kill mice. Lizards kill crickets. Sharks kill dolphins. It's a wild kingdom out there. And it’s defined by the bloodthirsty quest for genetic preservation. Why, given the essential nature of these murderous acts, should humans not have the right to play a part in the wooly game of [...]
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25 May 2013 at 8:33am
Advocacy of synthetic fungicides is typically not a position one finds coexisting with diehard vegan activism. The desire to eat a plant-based diet evokes, however illogically, an image of agricultural purity that stands in sharp contrast to the destructive connotations surrounding agricultural chemistry. It is for this reason, in part, that many people
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24 May 2013 at 7:45am
Mark Bittman’s new book, Vegan Before 6:00, deserves considerable credit for advocating a substantial reduction in the consumption of animal products. That’s good. It also earns praise for its trenchant condemnation of the standard American diet. Although this is a target fatter than the average American, enough darts cannot impale its expanding
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23 May 2013 at 8:00am
You hear defenders of pastured beef say it all the time: cows were meant to eat grass. They typically make this claim to justify their choice of pastured beef over industrial, grain-fed beef—the stuff that hogs all the media attention for causing grave ecological damage with total disregard for animal welfare. These claims might indeed be [...]
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22 May 2013 at 9:22am
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According to this article: India has officially recognized dolphins as non-human persons, whose rights to life and liberty must be respected. Dolphin parks that were being built across the country will instead be shut down. In a statement, the government said research had clearly established cetaceans are highly intelligent and sensitive, and that
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25 May 2013 at 8:23am
In addition to the connection between sexism and speciesism illustrated here: The birds do not dig being in a cage-free facility, which is like being in one large cage. They don’t dig the fact that they are bought from hatcheries that kill all the male chicks. The male chicks do not dig that much either. [...] The post No, They Don’t
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8 May 2013 at 4:08am
I think that the “Ag Gag” laws are not a good idea for a number of reasons related generally to the suppression and chilling of speech. But to listen to the large animal groups, one would think that the “Ag Gag” laws are a death knell for the animal movement. That’s just wrong. We don’t [...] The post A Brief
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30 Mar 2013 at 6:27am
According to Professor Robert Jensen, an otherwise progressive thinker: “[N]o one really believes the quip, “A rat is a pig is a dog is a boy,” suggesting the equality of all life (or, at least, all mammalian life). To test that: If there were a rat, a pig, a dog, and a human child in [...] The post Robert Jensen and Species Equality
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30 Mar 2013 at 6:11am
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I came across this free e-book, The Natural Diet of Man, written by Dr. Kellog in 1923. It offers a really interesting perspective into the vegetarian/vegan movement of the United States 100 years ago. See the preface and final chapter where Kellog complains of the "meat" industry's reaction to post-war declines in flesh
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25 May 2013 at 7:00am
On the Myth of Being a Strong Black Woman, Decolonizing Our Taste Buds, and Self-Care - Vegan women of color discuss decolonizing their bodies, racism, and the role of food in their heritage and health. Decolonial Food for Thought - A blog associated with one of the speakers in the above presentation. Described as "a local response
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24 May 2013 at 7:00am
Shelter Killing Benefits Puppy Mills - Here's an interesting (and disturbing thought), what I would call the "pet industrial complex": The animal welfare movement's commitment to killing dogs and cats in shelters clears the way for more "product" for puppy mills and breeders to sell. Illustration from Nathan WinogradThe Sexual
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23 May 2013 at 7:00am
Trigger Warning: Depictions of physical and sexual violence against women. NOT SAFE FOR WORK. Animal Liberation Victoria - Anti-Vivisection Campaign PETA - Go Veg Campaign Breeze Harper of Sistah Vegan Image from Vegan Pinup PETA - Go Veg CampaignPETA - Milk Gone Wild Commercial PETA - Anti-Fur
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22 May 2013 at 7:00am
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Two years ago I first tackled the issue of body image on this blog. Today my piece Reframing What Beauty Means is featured in T.O.F.U. Magazine's Veganism and Body Image issue.
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25 May 2013 at 6:48am
I reaped the benefits of Michael's first pressure cooker lesson and chowed down on BBQ Pulled Jackfruit Sandwiches and New World Szekely Goulash!
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23 May 2013 at 4:53am
Where do I get my protein? In this Grape and Brazil Nut Chicken-Less Salad.
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22 May 2013 at 4:00am
My weekend at The Seed: Talking vegan activism beyond the blog and seeing friends, old and new!
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21 May 2013 at 8:11am
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Blueberry Pancakes! Two simple words that mean so much. Breakfast is a favorite meal for many and those same people often have breakfast for dinner. I have to put this recipe under a category in my blog and I suppose I will go with breakfast but, boy, am I tempted. The batter is made with...
25 May 2013 at 3:00am
When I think of refrigerator cookies it makes me think of the 1950′s. I don’t know why but I can just see a young woman wearing an apron. Of course, she is smiling and her oven is enameled green. Well, today I became ‘Vivian’ through osmosis and made Almond Butter...
23 May 2013 at 3:00am
I love sandwiches. That is something I had to adjust to when I became a vegan. It takes a little more planning for sandwiches now. I need to have alternative burger patties ready to go and, once in a while, mixtures that go on bread such as this Texas BBQ Sausage Sandwich recipe. Besides...
19 May 2013 at 3:00am
Peanut Butter Fudge Creams are the best of both worlds. Fudge but without any nuts and so creamy that it almost melts in your mouth. Smooth and creamy peanut butter fudge that I had to take away from my husband. He loved it. I loved it. Everybody loved it but I needed to bring something to...
16 May 2013 at 3:00am
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Animals: A Parallel History will examine how views of animals have changed in the modern age.
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25 May 2013 at 2:00am
In addition to being known as the nation’s live music capital, Austin has garnered a reputation as a mecca of plant-based foods.
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24 May 2013 at 2:02am
Customers can now enjoy a sandwich or salad filled with plant-based meat at one of the national smoothie chain’s 300 locations.
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24 May 2013 at 2:01am
Dutch authorities have made an arrest related to the recent scandal of mislabeled horse meat throughout Europe.
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24 May 2013 at 2:00am
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Oh hey. I’m just gonna be chillin’ at Vida Vegan Con (VVC) this weekend, no bigs. No, but seriously it is bigs!! Vegan blogging super stars everywhere! I don’t plan on blogging “live” for the rest of our trip, though I will be using instagram, twitter and facebook. Stay tuned for VVC/Portland/Seattle blog posts in […]
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24 May 2013 at 11:01pm
I had leftover guacamole from my nacho-tempeh-bacon-guac sandwiches and I knew if I didn’t eat it all quickly, it would start turning blackish in color despite my attempts to keep it from air. Guacamole that has turned darker due to oxidation is not inedible but let’s face it, bright green guacamole is way more appetizing. So […]
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21 May 2013 at 7:30pm
I have a cold. It’s full blown-sies. An end of school year gift from my students I’m sure. When I’m under the weather, I don’t feel like doing anything in the kitchen. Solution: get someone else to do the cooking. Neal made me this brunch of tofu scramble, fried “ham”, english muffins and strawberries. And […]
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19 May 2013 at 8:58pm
These baked shells are packed full of creamy, cheesy, herby butternut squash goodness in every bite. This dish is easy to throw together and easy to customize. First I preheated the oven to 450 degrees. Then I sliced a whole butternut squash down the middle and de-seeded it. Wash the outside of the butternut squash and […]
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16 May 2013 at 8:58pm
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Actually this recipe has more components than listed – I just didn’t want the title to get out of hand. This meal, which Derek and I just enjoyed for the first time, is filling and really flavorful in spite of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...
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24 May 2013 at 8:00pm
This lunch, of basic things like lentils and sweet potatoes, does great things. It makes our lives easier by being simple to make in advance, satisfies sweet cravings on a daily basis, makes our one-year-old happy, and wins bodybuilding competitions. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...
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30 Apr 2013 at 3:07pm
The Naturally Fit Super Show in Austin, TX is approaching fast, so over the past two weeks Marcella and I have shifted from off season into pre-contest mode! Here’s the down low on what we’re doing to prepare for this […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...
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19 Apr 2013 at 3:02pm
Our second year on board the MSC Poesia, the Italian cruise ship that hosts the Holistic Holiday at Sea vegan vacation, did not disappoint. Some highlights, both fun and educational, were: Vegan ice cream, pizza, or “milk” and cookies parties every […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...
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13 Mar 2013 at 4:54pm
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While a utilitarian might make a valid case for why we should do whatever we can to reduce the suffering of animals right now, such a position ignores the deeper, more menacing and sociopathic disease that plagues our predator society. There will be no paradigm shift in the way humans cause themselves and other animals to suffer if our sole focus is
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24 May 2013 at 7:33pm
In a small, blue collar post-industrial town, amongst many shuttered and boarded up store fronts and aging steel mills on the horizon, we stumbled upon a Mediterranean restaurant. Sahara turned out to be a real-life oasis in this urban desert, both literally and figuratively, offering a delicious buffet which the proprietor proudly indicated was mostly
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23 May 2013 at 5:36pm
I continually marvel at how chickens observe and sometimes follow what we do. On her third day with me, Edith the Cornish Rock chicken hen who was recently salvaged from a trash bag, comes to me when I gesture or call to her. But even more remarkable, Edith climbed her first flight of stairs to join me at the top, but only when I encouraged her to do
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22 May 2013 at 8:31pm
My personal opinion and that of people I know who have rescued enriched colony caged hens is that there is no difference in health between the battery and colony caged hens. I also believe from evidence I have seen that there is not much difference between barn versus free range hens either. Because of the laws, free range hens can be kept indoors in
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21 May 2013 at 8:04pm
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The vegan ethic is taking root all over the world.
with her dog friend, fed a vegan diet
Buenos
Aires, Argentina - Ana María Aboglio is a lawyer, specialized in Philosophy of
Law and Ethics for animal rights. She has published several articles related to
animal issues in
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24 May 2013 at 5:19pm
Vegan Essentials started out in 1997 as a mail-order printed catalog business, and moved from paper catalog to online, in early 2000. They have been the winner of Veg News Magazine's Veggie Award for "Best Online Store" for the past 7 years, and have won "Best Vegan Shoe Store" the year prior. Here, Ryan and Courtney; owners of Vegan
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15 May 2013 at 12:44pm
VEGANS ARE MAKING HISTORY
by BEING ON THE RIGHT SIDE of a SOCIALLY-ACCEPTED WRONG.
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White Rose Resistance to Hitler; center; Sophie Scholl ~ 1932
During the German Nazi regime - would you have been one of
the honest and brave people like Sophie Scholl or the other members of the White Rose
resistance
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16 Apr 2013 at 12:29pm
Respect Other Animals
What 'sanity' looks like.
Pigs are friends.
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4 Apr 2013 at 5:42pm
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A mason-jar bouquet of spring onions from last week's CSA share had been providing ambiance in my fridge for far too long. I needed to use them before they wilted and started to look sad. I also had on hand a stockpile of my beloved Shirataki Noodles which I bought on sale at Whole Foods a few weeks back. Although these tofu-based
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24 May 2013 at 8:47am
When I'm zapped after a long day, I tend to make my old standby tofu for dinner because it's easy. No doubt, you know the drill: press, marinade and then either bake or pan fry. But the addition of just two more easy steps – breading the flavor-infused tofu and making a no-brainer dipping sauce – results in a fun, seemingly fancy dinner – lots
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19 May 2013 at 4:16pm
Picking up my first CSA share of the season is like a little holiday for me. As a city girl with no plot of land, getting a cornucopia of fresh-picked organic produce makes me feel vicariously connected to the earth. I purchase my bi-weekly share from Wimer's Organics as I have for the past several years. This week, my treasure chest included
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15 May 2013 at 4:43pm
Gorgeous magenta stalks of rhubarb sing to me from the grocery aisle like sirens. A little poetic for Whole Foods? Perhaps. But spying rhubarb in the Spring is like seeing a beautiful apparition since it makes only a fleeting appearance. I always buy more than I need because, with rhubarb, you snooze and you lose. Rhubarb: She who hesitates is
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12 May 2013 at 7:16am
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This post is well timed. I've had worse than usual allergies for the last week, and I knew it would be a pain to fly with all the congestion, but as my flight descended into Portland late on Wednesday my left ear started hurting so badly that I was still clutching it and whimpering to [...]
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24 May 2013 at 8:44am
Last week, I shared a recipe for uber-customizable vegan granola bars, and I also reviewed the new Vega One bars, which we all agreed are tasty/nutritious but super pricey, too. This led one of my readers, Ali, to ask whether I have a homemade protein bar recipe? At that time, I didn't. A week later, [...]
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23 May 2013 at 9:11am
When last I left off on Seed weekend recapping, Kathy and I had been reunited over a lovely dinner at Pure. On Saturday, I made my way downtown for day one of The Seed, to participate on a panel with my friend JL Fields, Pas Niratbhand, and the lovely Kristen LaJeunesse of Will Travel for Vegan [...]
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21 May 2013 at 7:38pm
Last week, I showed you a slew of recipes featuring strawberries and greens, because the folks at Relay Foods had given me a chance to sample their local Bounty Box (similar to a CSA box). It was brimming with leafy greens and tender plump strawberries (finally, tis the season). The greens lasted me quite a [...]
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20 May 2013 at 7:10pm
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Hiya from beautiful cold and rainy Portland, Oregon! No worries, this traveler is all bundled up and braving the elements. Healthy Vegan Friday: I’m excited to share another round of vegan awesomeness today with our weekly link-up party, Healthy Vegan Fridays (you can read about it here). Essentially, this is a way for bloggers to [...]
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24 May 2013 at 6:05am
I got some good feedback from my “day in the life” feature combined with my daily food photo journal I did a few weeks ago, so I thought I’d try that again today for my day yesterday (you can see the first one here). Day in the Life of a Healthy Food Blogger: 5 a.m. [...]
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22 May 2013 at 7:08am
Good morning to you! I hope you had a great weekend. Vida Vegan Con: I’m buzzing around getting ready to leave town for the upcoming vegan blogging conference, Vida Vegan Con. I had so much fun at the first round back in 2011 and I can’t WAIT for this year’s event. You can read about [...]
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20 May 2013 at 6:58am
Good morning and happy Friday to you. This has been a busy week. My spring semester is drawing to a close, although it doesn’t feel very significant to me because I’m starting my summer session on Monday. Healthy Vegan Fridays: As you probably know already, each Friday I co-host a recipe exchange called Healthy Vegan [...]
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17 May 2013 at 5:40am
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This week, in celebration of the upcoming, very long-awaited, premier of the 4th season of Arrested Development (my most favorite TV show of all time) on Netflix, I am doing a week of Arrested Development-themed recipes. It’s sort of a week-long Arrested Development premier celebration, if you will (“Oh, sure, I will. Look, I have…”).
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24 May 2013 at 6:00am
This week, in celebration of the upcoming, very long-awaited, premier of the 4th season of Arrested Development (my most favorite TV show of all time) on Netflix, I am doing a week of Arrested Development-themed recipes. It’s sort of a week-long Arrested Development premier celebration, if you will (“Oh, sure, I will. Look, I have…”).
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22 May 2013 at 6:00am
This week, in celebration of the upcoming, very long-awaited, premier of the 4th season of Arrested Development (my most favorite TV show of all time) on Netflix, I am doing a week of Arrested Development-themed recipes. It’s sort of a week-long Arrested Development premier celebration, if you will (“Oh, sure, I will. Look, I have…”).
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20 May 2013 at 6:00am
Isn’t it wonderful how life just happens sometimes? Just when you find your routine, your groove, life comes and shakes it all up. I think it’s pretty neat. What fun would it be if every day was the same as the last? Such has been the case for me recently. Little bits of life have … Continue reading » The post Puffy
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16 May 2013 at 6:00am
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This was my first time trying kelp noodles, and I am in LOVE!
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24 May 2013 at 6:00am
Nothing says "classic smoothie" to me like good ol' strawberry and banana. This recipe is straight out of my book 40 Days of Green Smoothies, and it's one of my favorites to whip up in a hurry!
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23 May 2013 at 4:00am
Typography is super hip right now, so of course I wanted Darrol to have one of those cute graphic wall letters for his nursery. I'd been looking at those cardboard letter that you can buy and paint or decoupage but decided that I'd rather create something from scratch using what's in my stash instead. This plush letter fit the bill perfectly!
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20 May 2013 at 11:00pm
Is there anything better than chocolate and peanut butter? YES! Add some ginger, and you are in business, y'all!
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15 May 2013 at 4:00am
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This spring I attended the Living With Animals conference at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) (which you may have heard about on Our Hen House), where I gave a presentation on the “Picturing Animals” course I teach at Brock University. While […]
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24 May 2013 at 4:27am
When my partner and I moved from New York City to the New Jersey suburbs, I was worried. After being spoiled by multiple vegan restaurants a stone's throw from my apartment, our new local vegan options largely consisted of our […]
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23 May 2013 at 4:01am
One of my favorite things about our online magazine is getting to work with so many of my role models. Among these heroes of mine are Ginny Messina (“The Vegan R.D.”) and JL Fields, who share a regular guest spot […]
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22 May 2013 at 4:01am
Darling chickens, there is a Call for Papers that you’ll want to pay attention to — especially if you have been itching to get over to Germany. This could provide the perfect excuse. The 3rd Annual European Conference for Critical […]
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21 May 2013 at 3:29am
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It's been over 20 years since I became a vegetarian. It's been almost two years since I became a vegan. The contrast is dramatic. My shift from vegetarian to vegan was more of a transition than a switch, more a journey than a trip. And that was intentional. You see, I tend to be pretty
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24 May 2013 at 4:00am
While preparing for my contribution to the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale last month, I suddenly realized that my love and baking and inherent O.C.D. don't mesh very well. My kitchen was covered with flour and bits cookie dough and because I can't stand messes, I was trying to clean up after myself in the midst
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22 May 2013 at 4:00am
SPECIAL TREAT AT THE END OF THE ARTICLE… If you know me, then you know how much I love ordering take-out…such a treat to have yummy food delivered to your door. But, of course, I don't like the added oils, salt and preservatives found in most take-out foods. That is why I was thrilled when
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20 May 2013 at 4:00am
There are days when I wake up and want something a little different for my breakfast. Not just juice or a smoothie. Not oatmeal. Not toast or a tofu scramble. Sometimes I want something a little more decadent. And I want it to be simple, organic, and vegan. So what to do? Well it starts
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17 May 2013 at 4:00am
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It’s not often that I get time to read anything of significant length other than nutrition papers, but a few days ago I indulged myself. Adam Merberg, author of the Say What, Michael Pollan? blog, sent out his final post from that blog which led me to his new blog, Inexact Change. I ended up [...]
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23 May 2013 at 9:31pm
In February, my post To Quit or Not to Quit Veganism briefly mentioned ex-vegan blogger and holistic health counselor Alex Jamieson. Jamieson had just written an article about how she was no longer vegan. Then a couple of weeks ago, I was contacted by the producer of The Current, a radio show in Toronto. They [...]
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22 May 2013 at 4:30pm
Following up on the post, White Blood Cells in Vegans, I came across two more pieces of info. The Linus Pauling Institute says, “Vitamin A and retinoic acid play a central role in the development and differentiation of white blood cells, such as lymphocytes, which play critical roles in the immune response (1).” Unlike omnivores, [...]
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21 May 2013 at 4:31pm
Howard Jacobson, administrator of The China Study Facebook Page, saw my article on the NHANES meat and mortality study and asked to do an interview with me. The interview is about 30 minutes. Click here for the FB page or click here for the direct mp3 download. Support JackNorrisRd.com Please share and/or like my posts! [...]
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16 May 2013 at 6:52pm
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This was something that happened because I wanted to lighter breakfast and didn’t want to fuss with it too much. Did you know apples have almost the exact same nutritional value cooked as raw? I guess that makes sense. I cut up 2 pounds of apples and tossed them with 2 cups of Cascadian Farms […]
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23 May 2013 at 10:57am
Poppy of Poppy’s Pastisserie and Bunny Kitchen graciously bestowed upon us the Very Inspiring Blogger award. Poppy is a compassionate lady and an ace baker. She’s got lots of furry and feathery friends in her house and still manages time to blog delicious goodies. I wish I could do what she does… So, here are […]
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21 May 2013 at 8:03am
We decided to take queso to the next level. Fortunately the preparation wasn’t epic; it is incredibly simple to make your own awesome queso at home. You can start with Nacho Mom’s Vegan Queso or any other pre-made vegan queso or make your own. Take your vegan queso and combine it with the following: 1 […]
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17 May 2013 at 7:54am
One of the rabbits we’re fostering from our local House Rabbit Society chapter to keep Vlad company took laziness to a whole new level.
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12 May 2013 at 11:59am
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This year’s Animal Rights National Conference is fast approaching and we’re gearing up for some exciting speakers and sessions! As always, we would to thank our sponsors for helping us make it all possible. Attendees will have the chance to hear speakers from these generous Silver Sponsors: Alley Cat Allies, In Defense of Animals, International
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23 May 2013 at 10:10am
Executive Director and California native, Michael Weber wrote a letter to the San Diego Unified School District urging its board members to adopt a Meatless Mondays program. In a city where nearly 28% of children are overweight or obese, Michael says, “Now is the time for community leaders to speak out about proper diet and [...]
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21 May 2013 at 10:19am
Summertime will soon be here and that means vacation time for a lot of us. Time to unwind and relax. No one wants to be stressed out over a vacation and they shouldn’t have to be. However, us vegans know that our diet can sometimes be a challenge, especially when traveling. Cole Millen, avid traveler [...]
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16 May 2013 at 8:06am
Mother's Day is a time to celebrate and warmly recall all the love mothers provide and all the lessons they teach. We treasure every moment we have with our mothers and we appreciate them being there for us. The love of a mother isn't just limited to humans either; animals across species rely heavily on [...]
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9 May 2013 at 2:54pm
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by D. R. Hildebrand Whenever possible, I avoid buying food at airports. Earlier this month though, I was in a bind, saw a Qdoba, and decided to make an exception. I got the rice, the beans, the roasted veggies, and said no to the meat, cheese, and sour cream, and at the end of the [...]
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23 May 2013 at 9:00am
• I am feeling incredibly inspired by vegan warrior, Damien Mander and the amazing work he does for animals and the environment through the IAPF (international Anti Poaching Foundation). He spoke at Ted X Syndney, and you simply must watch his powerful talk below: “Thirty-three year old Damien Mander served as a special operations sniper
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21 May 2013 at 11:06am
Whether you’re inside or poolside, these summer supplies will have you feeling cool and ready for anything. Sunglasses from Modo in recycled acetate and Waiting for the Sun in bamboo. Shirts from Arthur & Henry, a London-based shirt-maker in 80s count organic cotton and linen. Organic cotton chinos from Twothirds in bone and navy. Recycled
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13 May 2013 at 3:39pm
The Brave GentleMan x Novacas worker boot in tan and original mastermind are featured in the new Three Leaves spring lookbook. Three Leaves is a men’s retailer focused on sustainable, cool and classic fashion. Their most recent lookbook also features interview with their models Ian Cooper and Colin Sussingham. Defintely drop by the Three
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11 May 2013 at 5:50pm
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Raw food is not what it used to be. Raw foods are becoming very popular, and as their popularity rises, more and more tasty raw products are hitting the shelves. ... More
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23 May 2013 at 8:29am
Image Source: Janne Hellsten/Flickr Moving towards making more conscious choices is a process. The transition can take weeks, months, and even years! We have our whole diet and lifestyle to... More
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23 May 2013 at 7:30am
Image Source: Olga Pavlovsky/Flickr You are out with a group of friends and just enjoyed a great meal and all of a sudden you start feeling bloated and your stomach... More
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23 May 2013 at 7:28am
This pie is a citrus-y slice of summer. The coconut and lemon make such a lovely combination, and the macadamia crust is so suited to the cheery lemon flavor. Once... More
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23 May 2013 at 6:48am
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Less than 2% of Americans achieve even the recommended minimum adequate intake of potassium, due primarily to inadequate plant food intake. If you take any plant, burn it to ash, throw the ash in a pot of water, stir it around, skim it off and then let the water evaporate, you'll be left with a…
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23 May 2013 at 5:00am
The distinguished neurologist Roy Swank‘s low saturated fat diet remains the “most effective treatment of multiple sclerosis ever reported in the peer review literature.” In patients with early stage MS, 95% were without progression of their disease 34 years after adopting his meat and dairy-restricted diet. Even patients with initially advanced disease
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21 May 2013 at 5:00am
Plant-based diets may help rheumatoid arthritis by decreasing exposure to an inflammatory “Trojan horse” compound found in animal products called Neu5Gc. In How Tumors Use Meat to Grow I talked about the inflammatory role Neu5Gc may play in stimulating breast cancer growth, but what about inflammation in our joints? For those of you who have…
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16 May 2013 at 5:00am
Certain cancers—like breast cancer—can be thought of in part as an autoimmune disease. When people get heart or kidney transplants, they must be given immunosuppressive drugs to prevent rejection of the new organ. What do you suppose happens to cancer rates in those individuals who have their immune systems suppressed? Well, for some types of…
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14 May 2013 at 5:00am
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I love tinkering with pancake (and waffle) recipes – and that’s because Sunday morning breakfast is hands down my favorite meal of the week. Over the past year or so of blogging I’ve made the following pancakes: Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Pumpkin-Carrot Cake Ginger Whole Grain with Dried Blueberries, Ginger & Sunflower
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22 May 2013 at 10:10pm
That sinking feeling when – desperate for food – you walk into a deli, knowing that all you’ll be able to get is a sandwich with the veggie fixings… What does a vegan sandwich look like at your standard deli? Shredded iceberg lettuce, sun-starved tomatoes, a few desultory slices of onion, and maybe a pickle […]
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20 May 2013 at 10:03pm
But, girl, you have no faith in medicine. Acetaminophen. You see the medicine, oh girl. Well, strip the bark right off a tree and just hand it this way. Don’t even need a drink of water to make the headache go away. Give me sugar pill and watch me just rattle down the street. Acetaminophen. […]
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18 May 2013 at 10:17pm
You can see from the long ingredient list why these are called “loaded” muffins, but gosh, they’re delicious. It’s crunch time over at Ethical Ocean and their Eat What’s Good vegan recipe contest. I’ve been hovering around fourth place, which is great considering my competition, but I wouldn’t mind a bump up.
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15 May 2013 at 10:16pm
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I'm flying! Okay, let me explain. I'm in an airplane right now, heading to Portland for Vida Vegan Con and am super excited. I will say that I'm not a humongous fan of flying (especially in very small planes), so … Continue reading →
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22 May 2013 at 7:02pm
The weather earlier this week was insane! You want to talk about a scorcher? I thought that I was back working Coachella! Thank goodness I could jump in a pool to cool off. I wish that I had this salad … Continue reading →
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16 May 2013 at 7:24pm
Before I left for Indio last month, I knew that I would need to bring some snacks with me. I’m glad that I planned ahead, because our team was stuck without breakfast for the first few days we were out … Continue reading →
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14 May 2013 at 7:40pm
Well, it’s Thursday, which means that we are almost to the weekend! What is holding me over until then are thoughts of this past weekend, where I went to the LA Vegan Beer Fest, Gentle Barn and plenty of great … Continue reading →
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9 May 2013 at 5:40pm
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I have lots of travel to fun vegan events in the next couple of months (off to Vegan Paradise this week for Vida Vegan Con). I hope to see some blog readers as I trek around the continent (twice to beautiful Canada!) talking about the joys of healthy and compassionate eating. Please take a look [...]
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22 May 2013 at 4:20pm
On a recent trip to Costco, I found seaweed salad (vegan in my Costco, although in some areas it contains fish sauce), big cheap packages of tofu, little travel packs of hummus, and delectable stuffed grape leaves. I was thrilled to come across these and other vegan goodies. But when I reported my finds on [...]
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10 May 2013 at 12:14pm
Mother's Day is not an especially important holiday around my house. I no longer have a mother and I'm not a mother (except to five cats who never get me anything). Ever since my mom died, it's a been a day tinged with a little bit of sadness, but mostly one that slips by unnoticed. [...]
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1 May 2013 at 5:44pm
One of my vegan cooking gurus, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, recently posted directions for producing perfectly browned tofu. She advises making it in a well-seasoned cast iron pan. I don't have a cast iron pan, but am thinking about getting one. I eat tofu every single day, and love when it's perfectly browned, so it deserves [...]
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4 Apr 2013 at 2:56pm
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Every part of this is epic. Chocolate cookie crust. Creamy vanilla cashew cheesecake. Strawberries topping it all off. I was going to put this recipe in my COOKBOOK (it is still extremely exciting for me to type that word) but I reached over 15,000 likes on facebook yesterday and thought "Hey, these guys deserve something special for
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22 May 2013 at 1:43pm
I love the colour of this juice; it's so bright and bursting with life! The majority of my diet has been mostly juice and smoothies lately, along with the raw desserts I'm making everyday for my COOKBOOK (it's way too exciting to type that). I think in warmer seasons I naturally crave lighter, cooler food. I haven't really been wanting cooked
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16 May 2013 at 2:52pm
It's not like there's some special secret to making an amazing glass of juice. All you're doing is helping the mind-blowingly delicious flavours of fresh fruits and veggies shine through, and letting your taste buds do the rest. Simple. Yet every time I make juice (about once every one or two days) I cannot believe how incredible it tastes.
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13 May 2013 at 9:36am
Nom! This is a simple clean dish that will fill you up with positive energy, vitamins, nutrients, and joy. I always have a giant smile on my face when I eat raw veggie noodles because... well... they make me happy. The day I made this, I had just received some raw jungle peanut butter and olives from the wonderful Natural Food
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11 May 2013 at 4:18pm
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This is a quick and easy meal that also reheats well for lunch the next day or two. Serve this stuffed into a whole-grain bun and eat with your hands, or ladle it over the …
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22 May 2013 at 11:55am
Along with climate change, perhaps the most pressing concern we have regarding sustaining our lives, and future life on earth, is our supply of fresh water. From 1941 to 2011 the world's population has tripled, …
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20 May 2013 at 4:00am
I have no intention of criticizing the famous actress, Angelina Jolie, for her decision to have both breasts removed in an effort to improve her chances for a longer life. (National headlines on May 15, …
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16 May 2013 at 9:24am
For most of my adult life, I battled health and weight issues. Since about 18 years old, I fluctuated in weight and clothing sizes, and it was ever so frustrating. I tried so many things, …
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15 May 2013 at 5:19am
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Farm to Yoga at Suzie's Farm
On Sunday my Mom & I ventured down to Suzie's Farm, a local organic produce farm, & the CSA which I am a member of, for San Diego's second “Farm to Yoga” event with Suzie's Farm, Green Truck, & Sarah Clark Wellawareness Yoga. Three
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21 May 2013 at 8:19pm
At Home with Susan Feniger: Vegan Avocado on Toast
quarrygirl is back with another video with Susan...
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21 May 2013 at 6:04pm
I am so hungry right now I could crawl through this screen & gobble this up! I am on day 2 of a 3 day Kaeng Raeng cleanse, & I am dying. I can however, eat raw fruits & veggies on this cleanse, & I just might have to make this for dinner to supplement my “shake.” In fact, I think I absolutely will! Gorgeous!
veganfoody:
Orange
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21 May 2013 at 12:55pm
This just looks all kinds of amazing. Bahn Mi party!
veganfoody:
Easy and Delicious Bahn Mi (Chay) Sandwich
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19 May 2013 at 9:20am
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I met Nancy on Dr. Fuhrman’s Member Center this past year, and she’s now a totally different person than she was just nine months ago. Her enthusiasm for living life to the fullest is contagious! However, just last summer she felt like she had no life. It’s amazing what nine months of nutritarian eating can do to
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21 May 2013 at 2:25pm
In recent years, you have most likely heard about Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a mysterious and devastating loss of bee colonies in the U.S., Canada and Europe. The first reports of these unexplained and catastrophic bee deaths began in 2006. In the 2006-2007 season, CCD affected about 23% of commercial U.S. beekeepers, and some beekeepers
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14 May 2013 at 6:57am
Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful Moms out there! Whether you are called Great Grandma, Grandma, Mom, or Mommy we honor all of you this special day!
I thought it would be inspirational to feature a new mom, Katie, that I met a couple of years ago on Dr. Fuhrman’s Member Center. We eventually became Facebook
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12 May 2013 at 3:43am
Felicia was recently interviewed on Disease Proof. [click here to read her interview] She’s lost over 160 lbs in less than a year, and she’s still losing! I asked her if she’d be willing to share what her life is like now that she's free from food addiction, and she wrote the following. May it inspire you with
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7 May 2013 at 11:24am
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Are you a green smoothie-er? Have you tried them but didn’t like them? There are some tricks to make green smoothies (a) smooth! (b) taste good (c) extra nutritious, and we are going to cover all those today. I started making green smoothies about 6 or 7 years ago, as I was writing eat, drink [...]
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21 May 2013 at 12:38pm
I’m feeling grateful lately. Not about any particularly ‘big’ happenings, but I guess about many little and everyday things. On the most significant level, these past few months I’ve known of several serious illnesses, including with children, in my circle. My heart goes out to those families and I cannot help but be thankful
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10 May 2013 at 10:32am
I have been wanting to share this recipe with you for SO long. It’s one of my very favorite burger recipes in Let Them Eat Vegan (as many of you know, there is a full burger chapter) – in fact, it’s one of my very favorite veggie burgers of all time! Only two of the [...]
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3 May 2013 at 4:18pm
It’s somewhat fitting that my last post talked about avocado sauce and guacamole – and tips for storing both. Today I have another avocado recipe for you… though, this time I truly doubt you will have ANY leftovers! This recipe is an exclusive sneak peek from Engine 2 Diet‘s new book My Beef with Meat: [...]
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25 Apr 2013 at 10:06am
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As you may know, two weeks ago we welcomed the fourth member of our family into the world. She is beautiful, mellow, and most importantly, healthy. And for that, we’re incredibly grateful. We’re also not getting any sleep. Which doesn’t slow down our three-year old one bit, so the fun is compounded. Every minute, morning Read more
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21 May 2013 at 9:56am
Late one night after a long day of work, just before his 40th birthday, Rich Roll polished off some fast-food cheeseburgers as he watched TV before heading to bed. As he walked up the stairs, Rich had to stop, bend over and catch his breath before he could continue. Sweat was on his brow. The Read more »
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13 May 2013 at 7:58am
Last week after I wrote a post called 10 Foods Worth Eating Every Single Day, something interesting dawned on me: Most of the foods that I eat — and those in a typical healthy vegan diet (as opposed to the junk-food variety) — are Paleo. Sure, the seeds are iffy. And I probably eat beans three Read more »
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10 May 2013 at 10:01am
Nobody needs another “10 Healthiest Foods on Earth” article, or another “25 Can’t Miss Superfoods” slideshow that makes you click “Next” 24 times. They’re fun, sure, and everybody likes saying “Hey, I eat that one already!” But as far as actually helping us to eat better, lists like these are
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30 Apr 2013 at 9:59am
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As the weather warms and life begins to spring forth after a lengthy frost, are you finding that your closet is bursting with excess or Continue Reading » The post This Aint Yo Mama’s Spring Cleaning appeared first on GirlieGirl Army.
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20 May 2013 at 7:58am
Those canvas print photos are sort of lovely, but also border on cheesy, especially unframed. And the problem with framing is the cost -$100 and Continue Reading » The post The Coolest Thing To Hang On Your Wall: DIY Wood Block Photos appeared first on GirlieGirl Army.
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18 May 2013 at 8:04am
Most parents are all too familiar with how quickly kids grow out of just about everything you've bought for them – clothes, shoes, toys, backpacks, Continue Reading » The post 10 Reasons You Should Consign Your Kids Clothes appeared first on GirlieGirl Army.
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17 May 2013 at 6:08am
Natural juice remedies are just the right prescription for some ailments. Veggie cocktails target bad cholesterol, arthritis, headaches and more. Drinking to good health via Continue Reading » The post Juice Remedies appeared first on GirlieGirl Army.
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16 May 2013 at 7:11am
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Juicy teriyaki seitan stuffed with fresh, vibrant scallions. Grilling season is here!
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18 May 2013 at 11:35am
If you've never strawberried a salad, now is the time.
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14 May 2013 at 5:00pm
Fresh and crunchy, like a springtime garden!
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8 May 2013 at 5:09pm
A fresh bundle of Southeast Asian flavors.
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2 May 2013 at 12:46pm
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Attention sophisticated thinking vegans: meet your new BFF, LAIKA. The recently debuted quarterly magazine has the glossy and stylish look and feel of a popular fashion mag – without the fur, leather, feathers, cosmetic cruelty, Kardashians, and other atrocities typically associated with chic lifestyle magazines. In addition to fashion, beauty, food,
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16 May 2013 at 10:09am
On April 20, a group of activists from Fermare Green Hill campaign entered a pharmacology lab at the University of Milano, Italy. Very quickly, news spread on social media. If you were like me, you spent the day reading updates on their Facebook page, waiting to see what would happen to the activists, would they [...]
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3 May 2013 at 6:11pm
Kind is a new book of poetry by Gretchen Primack, who co-authored The Lucky Ones with Jenny Brown, released last year. Kind is filled with thoughtful, poignant and touching poems about how we treat and mistreat animals. Gretchen's poetry is straightforward, and makes one think about their role in either oppressing or advocating for [...]
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13 Apr 2013 at 11:46am
Last year I sent Jewish media a pitch about our second vegan Passover seder. My hope was that I would be able to get some attention for ethical veganism around the holiday. Our veder made it in an article in The Jewish Journal and they also asked me to write an article for them. [...]
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23 Mar 2013 at 10:56am
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To my fellow abolitionist advocates: "Silence, they say, is the voice of complicity.But silence is impossible.Silence screams.Silence is a message,just as doing nothing is an act." - Leonard Peltier No more silence; no more complicity. That being said, we have too much work to do to let ourselves get bogged down in bitterness and
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15 May 2013 at 12:05pm
D.C., a vegan and former animal rights blogger once wrote: "I am vegan for precisely the same set of reasons I am not a cannibal." Most who would hear this would think that it sounds outrageous. How on earth could a person compare not eating other humans to not eating non-human animals? For D.C., though, basic sentience is the only relevant moral
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8 May 2013 at 8:30pm
Goofing around like a couple of old pals.It's hard to believe that it was a little over a whole month ago that I met Eli and that in his quiet and subtle way, he charmed his way into my heart. Eli settled in awkwardly, ever-skittish around me and then trying his hardest to get 16-year-old Sammy to play -- except that Eli's take on playing involved barreling
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5 May 2013 at 7:11pm
Caveat Lector A little over a month ago, I received a press release about Rory Freedman's soon-to-be-published book Beg. A review copy was offered up and as much as the book's description intrigued me, I spent several days mulling over whether or not I wanted to commit myself to writing up an assessment of it. I feared that I
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1 May 2013 at 8:57pm
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Begin vegan with a nonvegan spouse can be challenging but it's totally doable. Think of it like trying to quit smoking while living with a smoker.
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10 May 2013 at 9:04am
The Dalai Lama eats animals, and having people kill animals for him to eat is the opposite of compassion.
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3 May 2013 at 8:38am
A vegan diet provides a consistent, clear and truly compassionate framework built on honesty, healthy eating, love and, yes, even on justice.
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19 Aug 2012 at 11:37am
Sorry about the clutter! I’m redoing the site to make it easier to navigate and search. Also to add fancy.
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17 Aug 2012 at 3:18pm
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I adore these videos of Tardar Sauce (a.k.a., Grumpy Cat). She has become a worldwide sensation, and she is quite rightly described as the World's Most Famous Cat (at least for the moment). If you're on Facebook, like me, you know that Grumpy Cat memes are a dime a dozen. A few of them are amusing (rarely laugh-out-loud
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8 May 2013 at 9:56am
This is a superb PETA video on animals in circuses, hosted and narrated by actor Alec Baldwin. There is an excellent interview in the video with a longtime veterinarian Dr. Mel Richardson, who has worked with elephants in circuses for over 40 years. Please have a look at this video. It's not very long and it's quite informative.
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5 May 2013 at 9:51am
Please show this to your friends and family who are meat eaters. It is a gore-free video. It shows a cow shedding tears over the horrific fate he is about to experience. I quote from the wonderful Facebook page Animal Rights Activist: This 34 second footage clearly shows a beautiful, sweet cow shedding tears in the seconds
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5 May 2013 at 9:45am
"I had never seen a slaughterhouse before. My blood ran cold. This didn't just turn me into a vegetarian. It turned me into a genuinely compassionate human being. I ultimately became vegan when I aw what happens to millions of chickens - their beak burned off, millions of tiny male chicks being hurled to their death into grinders, premature calves being
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3 May 2013 at 4:47pm
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Some dogs have a problem with dental tartar, and our rescued boy is one of them. Over the past couple of years, we’ve had to adopt a rigorous dental cleaning regimen for Valiant, because otherwise his teeth become quickly covered in plaque that is a nightmare to remove. In addition to snacks of crunchy kibble, [...]
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7 May 2013 at 10:20pm
The Southern Hemisphere summer is over. It's the time of year when Gentle World's volunteers return from Shangri-La, our New Zealand location, back to Hawaii. It's hard to believe that only one week ago, I was admiring the natural beauty in New Zealand, but I knew then that in a matter of days, I would be [...]
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1 May 2013 at 11:36pm
Love is the only reality It’s the feeling we naturally feel All the rest is derived from a world we’ve contrived that pretends there are some things more real Love is the only reality Human hearts feel at home intertwined Life’s illusions are borne behind masks that are worn The truth is, we’re all gentle [...]
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1 May 2013 at 11:36pm
~ Tiziana Picasso I was a vegetarian for two years when I arrived in Shangri-La. But I never really thought about veganism. I didn't want to give up my cheese (I'm French, you understand?) The first words there were “Vegan is the first step.” Done, I was vegan. We had delicious meals every day in [...]
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1 May 2013 at 9:33pm
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Book Review
Marian Stamp Dawkins, Why Animals Matter: Animal consciousness, animal welfare, and human well-being (2012)
Image from OUP UK catalogue
Marian Stamp Dawkins is professor for animal behaviour at the University of Oxford, where she is the head of the Animal Behaviour Research Group. She has written
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5 May 2013 at 2:01pm
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One day, the little cow realizes what happens to all of the farm animals and makes an escape for her life! While being chased by the vicious farmer, she rescues other farm animals from their cages and tries not to end up as a steak in the farm's slaughterhouse. Jump over obstacles, slide under windmills,
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1 May 2013 at 3:39pm
Sometimes I wish I could join voices with all the vegans in the world and pass on a message to all the not-yet-vegans about the importance of nonviolence and ethical living. When this campaign came to us from the wonderful Karen from Elated - Enhancing the Lives of Animals Through Ethical Decisions, it seemed to fulfil (in part) that wish.
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1 May 2013 at 3:00pm
I promoted Hello Vegan a while ago on the podcast and social media, but this amazing project is totally deserving of a blog post to remind you of just how perfect this venture is.
Hello Vegan is, according to the Hello Vegan Facebook page, "a Melbourne based accessories enterprise that embodies vegan and environmental ethics without compromising
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30 Apr 2013 at 2:23pm
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Dinner 04/21 Ramen with Oyster Mushrooms We realize that Ramen has become the new "Ye Olde Stir-Fry" of the blog, but this was too pretty not to share. ;) Tea-smoked tofu, carrot, red bell pepper, celery, topped with a icicle radish. Made with shiitake broth enhanced with kombu, yellow miso, garlic,
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21 Apr 2013 at 8:05pm
Dinner 04/20 Doubles Artichoke Dip Pumpkin and Red Bean Curry Tonight's meal comes via Trinidad & Tobago -- Doubles are an extremely tasty mixture of chickpea curry, chutney and hot sauce between two pieces of fry bread. We took the liberty of adding some wilted arugula to add to the pepper
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20 Apr 2013 at 8:21pm
Dinner 04/14 Carbonnades a la Flamande Roasted Potatoes Braised Carrots Zucchini and Pepper Tart Bringing one back from the old days -- our riff on Julia Child's recipe made with alder-smoked tofu this time around, served with roasted potatoes and braised carrots.
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14 Apr 2013 at 8:30pm
Dinner 04/07 Portobello Burger with Spinach, Onions and Roasted Red Bell Pepper Grilled portobello with wilted spinach, caramelized onions and roasted red bell pepper on a homemade bun with a little vegenaise and a tiny bit of hot sauce... perfection.
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7 Apr 2013 at 8:12pm
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WIIMG = Whatever Is In My Garden (or Whatever is in my fridge (WIIMF)). Smoky Tofu Mix marinade together in a bowl: 1 tablespoon maple syrup 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon soy sauce (I used tamari, but Braggs or any soy sauce will do) 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 …
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18 Apr 2013 at 11:08pm
On low heat in wok or large frying pan Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil Add 3 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped 1 tablespoon smoked paprika 4 cups (10-15) sliced white mushrooms Cook for 5 minutes and then take off heat. Bring to boil in soup pot and cook for 10 minutes 8 cups vegetable stock …
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4 Nov 2012 at 6:30pm
Wish me luck…this is my entry for tomorrow’s office bake-off. To call this rich is probably an understatement. I didn’t receive many recipes from my request for help to beat all the non-vegan cooks, so I figured I had better stop being lazy and create something myself. Base Grease (20-25cm/8-10 inch) spring-form cake tin or …
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26 Jul 2012 at 2:19am
This recipe started as an attempt to make a vegan version of butter chicken. It tasted great and I thought I had created the perfect vegan non-butter non-chicken. But when I walked past an Indian restaurant and smelled real butter chicken, I realised I had not created vegan butter chicken at all. However what I …
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4 Jul 2012 at 1:43am
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Just checking in to say that this dress from Dorthy Perkins is out of this world. Galaxy Print Dipped Hem Maxi from Dorthy PerkinsImage Credit: Dorthy Perkins
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18 Apr 2013 at 2:14pm
I am truly inspired by Art Deco artist & designer Sonia Delaunay's 70 year span of work. I hope to one day be as talented & prolific of a textile designer as she was. If you watch this video below you will surely understand why I and many many other people admire her unique talent & strong spirit so.
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17 Apr 2013 at 2:00pm
A few weeks ago I purchased a pair of sweet sweet gold & black earrings from Adam Rabbit. Whenever I wear these stunners at work and have to remove them to talk on the phone I feel like a character from Mad Men. Which is really not a bad thing at all.... Top Image Source: Google ImagesBottom Image Source: Adam Rabbit
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16 Apr 2013 at 11:35am
A few months ago I was lucky enough to score the amazing vegan bag picture below from Vegan Cuts. This lush vintage inspired bag which is called The Harlow is from an equally amazing vegan handbag line called Namaste. Over the last 5 or 6 months that I've had this bag I've taken it on many of if not all of my trips to visit my parents in Pickering,
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13 Apr 2013 at 10:35am
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I’ve been a bad bad blogger. I apologize. I’m juggling a busy season at work, with an exciting adventure to become a yoga teacher (which includes homework), with family time and friend time. So, I don’t have a lot of time or leftover brain space right now to blog. BUT, Former Fish Taco Fanatic will [...]
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10 Apr 2013 at 12:34pm
As we’ve transitioned to a vegan diet, I have compiled a list of my hubbers favorite meals. He’s a tall guy with a healthy appetite, and I like to make sure that I’m cooking meals that can keep him full. Happy Herbivore’s Hippie Loaf, Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans BBQ Beans and Brown Rice from [...]
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1 Feb 2013 at 7:00am
Well, this year has already been crazy busy – but all with good things so I can’t complain! Alas, I haven’t had much time for blogging, but I HAVE been cooking and have accumulated some good posts. One of the dishes that I miss the most is my mom’s pot roast recipe. It was always [...]
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30 Jan 2013 at 9:00am
Last year, I made 30 resolutions for my 30th year. I’m not going to make 31 resolutions this year. I’ll stick with a more manageable number. Like five. I enjoyed having my resolutions written down somewhere public. It gave me somewhere to reference, and kept me accountable. So without further ado – my 2013 resolutions: 1. [...]
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3 Jan 2013 at 7:00am
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Wild Cow, Nashville Copy to: http://www.vegan-nutritionista.com/wild-cow-nashville.html I love this place. Even though they will put cheese on dishes by request, it's an entirely vegan place aside from that. We sat at the counter and even though I was next to the register, where everyone paying a bill had a conversation
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8 Apr 2013 at 11:41am
I eat at a lot of vegan places and I'm a comfort food kind of guy. I love my fried stuff and my stacked burgers and most of them are above the line of acceptability. There's usually one or two things on a menu that are good or really good but it's been a long time since I was over the top like I was a Doomie's. The sign as you
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26 Feb 2013 at 10:24pm
As a vegan charter pilot I have to put a bit more THOUGHT into what and where I'm eating but not really much more effort. Websites like happycow.net and Yelp are helpful in finding vegan restaurants (or veg friendly) in cities where I travel. I even did a few blog posts chronicling my foods for a week on the road. http://www.martysflyingveganreview.com/2012/04/eating-vegan-on-road-few-more-days.html
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25 Feb 2013 at 11:50am
Staying at the Airport Hilton. There is nothing vegan around here. Chains and your standard roadhouse American kind of places. Last night I went to Karlo's Italian Bistro and got a bowl of (vegan of course), spaghettini with a sun dried tomato, tomatoes, garlic and olive sauce served with a yeast bread and olive oil/balsamic dipping
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20 Feb 2013 at 6:34pm
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Recently a problematic meta-analysis paper was published in the British Medical Journal addressing the findings from prospective (longitudinal) cohort studies of the association between egg intake and the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke.1 The authors concluded:Higher consumption of eggs (up to one egg per day) is not associated with increased
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7 Apr 2013 at 7:50am
Since the breakthrough led by Nikolai Anichkov a century ago, the feeding of cholesterol, and to an extent, dietary fat have been recognized as the sine qua nons for the dietary modification of experimental atherosclerosis, and have been used in thousands of experiments to successfully accelerate the development of atherosclerosis in mammalian, avian
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7 Apr 2013 at 7:44am
A recent publication from the EPIC-Oxford cohort with 15,000 vegetarians and 30,000 non-vegetarians found that the vegetarians had a 32% lower risk of hospitalization or death from coronary heart disease.1 These findings are consistent with a previous meta-analysis of 5 cohort studies with 48,000 non-vegetarians and 28,000 vegetarians which found that
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19 Feb 2013 at 7:12am
Several hundred metabolic ward experiments have established beyond plausible doubt that isocaloric substitution of saturated fat for carbohydrate, polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat raises serum (blood) LDL and total cholesterol (Fig. 1).1 Many of these experiments were carried out in locked facilities where the participants mode of life, energy
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31 Jan 2013 at 7:59am
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Look, there's Science!TM to back up my month of cannibalism: Homo habilis used stone tools to de-flesh one another's skulls. So did archaic Homo sapiens. And there's lots more right here. There are some pretty good, if imprecise, recipes available with a quick Google search, too. Though I'd appreciate some reader recipes,
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16 Mar 2013 at 5:12pm
In honor of Alex Jamieson's recent conversion, I have decided to listen to my body, too. Starting tomorrow, I will be cannibal for a month. I mean, I appreciate the compassionate motives of all those wonderful people in the world who just can't bring themselves to eat other people. But I can't live a lie anymore. I've craved this for years.
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9 Mar 2013 at 2:48pm
In an attempt to cut down on the number of Anonymi posting here, I have changed the comments settings to require a registered Google or OpenID avatar. I know it's not foolproof, but I want to hold people to a modicum of accountability for their comments.
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3 Mar 2013 at 3:54pm
It's been nearly a year now, so I'm no longer sure whether it was Plant Positive or me who first brought to light the connection between parasitic infection and low lipid profiles in primitive human populations (I mentioned it briefly in my post about grain blamers). But if there was ever a contest between us, he won it last week by posting an excellent
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1 Jan 2013 at 5:35pm
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A friend contacted me this week to report that Mehmet Oz used his show to promote dangerous claims about cholesterol and heart disease. His guests were two long-time low-carb promoters, Johnny Bowden and Stephen Sinatra.
Both of them make a living by selling questionable supplements and deceptive
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26 Jan 2013 at 7:32am
A new study powerfully validates important points I repeatedly asserted in my cholesterol videos - heart disease risk is strongly mediated by lifetime cholesterol levels (rather than end-of-life levels) and LDL in particular is a key causal factor in heart disease. This elegant research by Dr Brian Ference of Wayne State University also further damages
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11 Apr 2012 at 6:42am
If you have watched my video addressing the relationship between cholesterol and cancer, you know that I have attributed any observations of low cholesterol among cancer patients to reverse causation. In apparent contradiction of this view are the recently announced results of a study lead by Dr Paul Lavigne which calls into doubt the reverse
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1 Apr 2012 at 7:20am
Running a Cholesterol Confusionist Gauntlet, Part 10 – Drug-Fueled Delusions
Cholesterol confusionists comb the literature on the effects of drugs looking for anomalies that they can take out of context and blow out of proportion. Here’s an example of how this works.
On the left, you see an excerpt from Colpo’s
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27 Mar 2012 at 6:54am
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Two new posters from Jo and me. For those who are concerned about this sort of thing, the approximate representation of the U.S. grade level needed to comprehend the text for Flesch Kincaid is 2.79 (so, just below third-grade reading level). The Flesch Reading ease is 85.64%.
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21 Feb 2012 at 6:07pm
As an abolitionist, I promote veganism because animal use is unfair. However, one of the common questions about and objections to veganism is whether veganism is nutritionally sound or healthy. It is important to understand the question of health as a vegan generally, as well as it place in the education process. Sensational stories
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14 Jan 2012 at 10:48am
As is often the case with my blog, I try to teach other advocates. I try to teach them not only how to be better advocates (which strikes me as kind of a smaller endeavour), but how to be better persons (which is often herculean). But for all those vegans who have, hours afterward, think "I shoulda said!!!" a blog on how to be funny (and
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7 Jan 2012 at 12:28pm
In no small way, 2011 has been a year that has witnessed a lot of movement in animal advocacy. Francione's work continues to surge in popularity with advocates. Even five years ago, there were not all that many abolitionists. Now there are probably several hundred, perhaps thousands, active worldwide. Active advocacy does not
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1 Jan 2012 at 2:27pm
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Recently I ate out with a large group of coworkers, most of whom I had just met. Unfortunately, the restaurant chosen was one of those big chain sports and burger type places. I scoured the menu and found one item that just might work if it weren't for the cheese splattered on top. Undaunted by the social ramifications, I dared to question
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17 Nov 2011 at 11:26am
Vegan cookbook author Claire Gosse and fitness "expert" Brock Picken have a new book called Vegan Flush (press release here). Scare quotes on 'expert' there because what kind of fitness expert doesn't understand how the human body actually flushes out toxins? (Hint for "experts" out there--your liver and kidneys take care of things).
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6 Nov 2011 at 9:18am
Yesterday I ran across a link from Animal Legal Defense Fund declaring that Occupy Wall Street Takes on Corporate Animal Abuse. The linked "official declaration" contains this statement: "They have profited off of the torture, confinement, and cruel treatment of countless nonhuman animals, and actively hide these practices." Okay, so I'm not sure
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9 Oct 2011 at 11:55am
Reading VegNews is always an adventure. There's usually some good recipes, factual articles, and items that can genuinely be called news, mixed in with welfarism, woo, and other assorted wackiness. It's just the right mix that fascinates me. I'm often appalled but can't stop reading it. Today I'm going to examine a part of the magazine that is a good
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21 Sep 2011 at 8:50pm
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