A vegan Thanksgiving can be one of the best ways to show people that living a compassionate lifestyle does not mean boring meals or sacrificing flavor. Vegan holiday cooking resources abound. With plenty of sites and cookbooks, there is no reason for your guests to go hungry this Thanksgiving. Just a sampling of beautiful vegan holiday and formal dinner books … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Going Vegan the Easy Way
Most everyone that makes a major life change does it at their own pace. For some, that transition can happen seamlessly. For others, however, that change does not come quickly or easily enough for them. Here are five strategic tips to keep going vegan easy and minimize stress. Remember, you have begun a phenomenal, perspective-altering journey. 1. To help minimize the … [Read more...]
How One Cleanse Turned Me Vegan and Changed My Life
Four and a half years ago I decided to do a cleanse. I had never done one before and thought it would be a great way to shed a few pounds and eat healthy, even for just a few days. I designed my cleanse based on what I had seen bouncing around on the Internet: no meat, no diary, no wheat, no alcohol, no caffeine and no soy. I decided to exclude fish and eggs as well to see how … [Read more...]
Need to Get Healthy? Get Some Sleep
Many of us live sleep-deprived lives. I know I used to say "I'll sleep when I'm dead!" Your sleep cycle, however, is connected to your quality of life in many ways, so if you have a dysfunctional sleep cycle, you will most likely have an undesirable quality of life. (Begging the question, what's the point of sleeping when you are dead if you did not live your life to the … [Read more...]
Protein: When Vegans Need It
The hackles rise on many a vegan's back when they hear, "Where do you get your protein?" I know I have the same reaction when I get that question, though it is an important one to consider. I once had to increase my protein intake significantly when I received a couple of second degree burns while cooking.* How Much Protein Do You Need? The protein … [Read more...]
Why You Should Eat Your Weeds
Expert forager "Wildman" Steve Brill told me foraging is "as difficult to learn as driving." While you may not have Steve's 30+ years of experience leading foraging tours through Central Park, there’s no reason you can’t forage for tasty greens in your own backyard. One person's weed is another's dinner, after all! Dandelion One of the easiest “weeds” to forage and one of … [Read more...]