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Exploring the Impact of Vegan and Omnivore Diets on Health and Aging

  • Antonio Evans
  • December 2, 2023

Exploring the Impact of Vegan and Omnivore Diets on Health and Aging A recent groundbreaking study has delved into the effects of plant-based (vegan) and omnivore diets on identical twins, shedding light on the potential influence of dietary choices on health and longevity. By leveraging the geneti... Read More »

Famous Names In the Vegan List

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • July 15, 2017

Vegans have been rocking the food scene for quite sometime. The number of vegans, from ordinary people, to celebrities, and powerful individuals has grown sporadically throughout the years. In the spirit of being healthy, no wonder the biggest names in movie, television and politics are going for so... Read More »

5 Unbelievably Vegan Foods

  • Antonio Evans
  • August 17, 2015

Living off a strict vegetarian diet is no rocket science to most vegans. But for those who have no 24/7 access to organic produce, they find refuge in processed food. And that's one cause of dilemma for most vegans. Understanding food labels on processed goods is similar to detective work, especiall... Read More »

Lab-Grown Meat: Is It Doomed To Fail?

  • Spence Cooper
  • July 23, 2015

At a recent event attended by 200 journalists and academics, lab-grown meat or a so-called Cultured Beef burger was cooked and tasted by Mark Post, food writer Josh Schonwald and nutritional researcher Hanni Rützler. The burger was created from 20,000 muscle strands grown in Mark Post's laborato... Read More »

Chef’s Summer Recipes: Terry Walters’ Jícama Strawberry Guacamole

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • July 22, 2015

Going vegan (or vegetarian) does not have to suck. If you're thinking of making that lifestyle change, Terry Walter's Clean Food is an essential for your kitchen. Terry is one of the original leaders of the clean-eating movement. She shares recipes, tips, and techniques to help people eat healthy,... Read More »

France Plans To Double Organic Farmland

  • Spence Cooper
  • December 12, 2013

[caption id="attachment_145326" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Hectares of French Organic Farms[/caption] (source) In order to meet growing consumer demand, the Farm Minister in France plans to double the area of farmland devoted to organic agriculture by 2017. Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Fol... Read More »

Chef’s Summer Recipes: Monica Bearden’s Edamame Avocado Dip

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • August 16, 2013

Most of us hit up fad diets come Summer time. These are usually unhealthy and ineffective. We reached out to Monica Bearden, R.D. for a healthy, yet delicious Summer Recipe. Monica has a passion for food and health, and works to motivate her audiences to make healthier lifestyle changes. Monica tol... Read More »

Chef’s Summer Recipes: Christophe Le Metayer’s Ratatouille Riviera

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • August 12, 2013

There is something quite nice about having access to amazing food from an incredibly well trained chef delivered to your home. Those lucky enough to live in the John's Creek area (Alpharetta, Cumming, Dunwoody, Johns Creek, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Suwanee and Windward Georgia) can have Chef Christo... Read More »

Bill Gates Embraces Fake Meat

  • Spence Cooper
  • April 30, 2013

Bill Gates recently penned an article on Mashable in support of fake meat and even shamelessly plugged two venture capital companies he's invested in -- Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins -- suggesting their products are at least as healthy as meat and more sustainable. Gates points out that the g... Read More »

A Veganissimo Guide For The Vegan Who Has Everything

  • Spence Cooper
  • April 17, 2013

Veganissimo is newly coined term meaning someone who is vegan to the highest possible standard. Veganissimo is also the basis for the book "Veganissimo A to Z: A Comprehensive Guide to Identifying and Avoiding Ingredients of Animal Origin in Everyday Products," by vegan authors Lars Thomsen and Reu... Read More »

Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • January 1, 2013

My very good friend Matt pointed me towards an incredible product on Amazon: the Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer. Sure, I had seen uni-taskers before, but none such as this. It could come in handy if you are not allowed around sharp objects, have OCD, or simply like spending money on completely useless it... Read More »

3-D Printed Running Shoes, Medical Implants & Now Meat

  • Spence Cooper
  • October 12, 2012

Last year, Cornell Creative Machines Lab touted 3-D food printing technology the company claimed provided families with the incentive to eat healthier diets. Most of today's 3-D food printing concepts use inks that are foods in fluid form, like molten chocolate, cheese, or cookie dough. Foods such ... Read More »

McDonald’s to Open Vegetarian-Only Restaurant

  • Spence Cooper
  • September 7, 2012

Next year McDonald's plans to open its first vegetarian-only restaurant at the foothills of the Vaishno Devi shrine at Katra in Jammu & Kashmir, and another pure vegetarian outlet near the Golden Temple in Amritsar in northern India. The Vaishno Devi shrine is one of the holy Hindu temples dedicate... Read More »

Domino’s Pizza and Texas Farm Bureau Advocate Animal Cruelty

  • Spence Cooper
  • May 22, 2012

Domino's Pizza shareholders recently rejected a proposal put forth by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) for the pizza company to study ending the use of pork from suppliers who confine pregnant pigs in small gestation stalls (6.6 ft x 2.0 ft). In response to Domino's decision, Texas ... Read More »

How A Vegetarian Mom Coped With Her Meat Eating Kids

  • Spence Cooper
  • April 11, 2012

Nettie Cronish, co-author of the cookbook Everyday Flexitarian: Recipes for Vegetarians & Meat Lovers Alike, is an avowed vegetarian; so when her young children began eating and sampling various meats outside the home -- and loved them -- Nettie was devastated. Although she still doesn't eat meat, ... Read More »

Alicia Silverstone Chews Food For Her Child Like a Bird

  • Spence Cooper
  • April 3, 2012

In 2009, Actress Alicia Silverstone -- Clueless, The Babysitter -- released The Kind Diet, a guide to vegan nutrition, and launched a related website called The Kind Life. Silverstone, the mother of a 10-month-old son she calls Bear, recently revealed on her website that she fed Bear by first chewi... Read More »

Drone Photos Reveal Meat Packing Plant Illegally Dumping Pig Blood

  • Spence Cooper
  • January 27, 2012

A website dedicated to news interests involving small, unmanned aviation systems (sUAS), or drones, reports on an interesting development in Dallas, Texas, related to a meat packing plant. A Dallas (sUAS) enthusiast testing his camera equipped drone noticed something odd about the overhead landscap... Read More »

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