Here is an interesting blog post from Alicia Silverstones http://www.thekindlife.com/

Link to the original article

 I was so happy to find this site :)! Everyone has been so wonderful and supportive.

 Up until around 2011, however, I was a HUGE meat eater. It was all I had ever known, growing up. The only veggies I knew were: salad, kiwis, maybe broccoli every once and a while. Focus at breakfast lunch and dinner was always meat meat meat. 

 My grandma had diabetes, and as she began to struggle with cancer, I heard that a raw diet can reverse diabetes, possibly even cancer. Then my mom…

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Fig wasps pollinate figs, and each fig will have at least one dead female fig wasp inside. The fig's enzymes break down the wasp and disintegrate it, but you're still eating dead wasps!

While research hasn't yet determined all the factors in the stress-weight gain feedback loop, there appears to be evidence that stress leads to weight gain -- just as putting on a few pounds can lead to stress.

One…

Ellen Degeneres' Spectacular Vegan Birthday Cake!

Ellen Degeneres' Spectacular Vegan Birthday Cake!

I just want to say thanks to those of you who live outside of the US for being on this group.  Not only do I get a vegetarian's perspective from around the world, I also realize how ignorant I am for having English be my only language.

If anyone wants to throw some ethnic recipes my way, feel free.  I love spicy foods, and clean, refreshing foods.  I'm having so much trouble finding something I want to make for dinner.

if you're new to being vegan or vegetarian you might wanna check this out ;)  6 Gross Things You're Likely Eating Without Knowing

Romantic Vegan Hot Chocolate! Oooh, laa laaaah!

Your Vegetarian Child: How Healthy Are They? Are Their Nutritional Needs Being Met?

An Interesting article FROM: www.gotohealth.com

Marilyn Sterling, R.D.…

New Zealanders beware - the Mammoth brand yogurt has gelatin in it.

If you want tasty yogurt without gelatin I highly suggest the dairy collective yogurt. Yum!

BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Supreme Court overturns CA Law which Mandates Euthanizing “downed” Animals

I provide studies, statistics, articles, youtube lectures and speeches, and most importantly, the findings of Dr. Campbell and yet they still argue and are ok with animals being killed!! Even on the humane, for the animals, side of it. It is just seriously annoying and pisses the hell…

You may or may not be aware that there are worldwide laws on the advertisement of formula milk for babies - this is because it is a well known fact that formula is dangerous for babies and the advertisement of it hinders the plight to get more women breasfeeding and increases the amount of children admitted to hospital each year.

I have copied this blurb from the baby milk action website - the link to this is below

It (Nestle) pushes baby milk…

Jason Mraz goes VEGAN and says it's made him better in bed! whoohooo!! 

Great minds think alike eh?! we are in good company! enjoy this list of famous vegetarians (courtesy of Happy Cow)

•             Abdul Kalam Dr., President of India and Space Scientist  

•             Abraham Lincoln, former President of the United States  

•             AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON/Hare Krishna   

•             Adam Ant,…

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Six Gross Things you're likely eating without knowing

Vegan Sunshine Salad to Brighten UP your Day! :D