January 2011
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Vegan diets becoming more mainstream
You’ve come a long way, vegan.
Once mocked as a fringe diet for sandal-wearing health food store workers, veganism is moving from marginal to mainstream in the United States.
Read more in the Washington Post article.
August 2010
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Make-up right with Cozzette vegan brushes
Cozzette Inc. introduced a new collection of vegan makeup brushes. The Divinity Collection offers an alternative to traditional sable brushes with tools that contain no animal fur, fiber or byproducts. The Divinity Collection relies upon a range of the soft, durable synthetic fibers and adheres to high ethical and professional standards.
Created by Roque Cozzette, the artistic director for...
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Try Vegan Week 2010 runs Aug. 14-21
Try Vegan Week 2010 is nearly here for those who have given up animal products and for those who are just thinking about it. Try Vegan Week is an actual event in the City of Portland, Oregon where people can talk to practicing vegans and try vegan dishes and local co-ops and restaurants.
I like the idea so much I say we take it nation wide! If you have been thinking of trying a vegan diet -...
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Bill Clinton Goes Vegetarian & Dairy Free. For...
I know everyone is sick of hearing about Chelsea Clinton and her very vegan wedding by now, but this is too good not to talk about.
Former President Bill Clinton (aka The Hotness), has gone vegetarian — at least that’s the word on the street.
According to People magazine’s Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, Billy C. dropped some poundage for Chelsea’s wedding by going on a “vegetarian, no dairy...
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Ginger + Liz website →
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“We’re a vegan friendly-line and we’re toxin-free. Our product does...”
– Ginger Johnson, the mastermind behind Ginger + Liz Colour Collection nail polish
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BEAUTY SPOTLIGHT: Ginger + Liz Vampy Vegan Nail...
Ginger + Liz Colour Collection is the new buzzworthy brand of organic and vegan friendly nail lacquer with a growing legion of fashionista and celebrity fans alike. Ginger + Liz was created by model/author S. Liz Pickett and entrepreneur H. Ginger Johnson. Ginger and Liz have a decade of individually unique experiences in the fashion, beauty, and marketing industries that coupled with their...
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Mike Tyson changes to a vegan diet and loses...
Mike Tyson had changed his life in some pretty big ways, including going vegan. Well, the famous boxer continues to preach about his new lifestyle, and recently sat down with ESPN to share the secret to his 130 pound weight loss:
“I became a vegan,” says Tyson. “Vegan is where no animal products. No livestock products. Nothing. I just did a lot of training and try to become more faithful in...
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Sistah Vegan: black female vegans speak on food,...
There is a tradition in the African-American community (and some others) known as “Testifying.” When you have found the answer, you are expected to share it with the community - to tell the story of your personal journey from faithless to faithful, from sick to healed or from oppression to freedom.
In her book, “Sistah Vegan,” A. Breeze Harper collects a series of...
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Old Spice Guy On A Vegan Cleanse
Back when Isaiah Mustafa, aka “The Old Spice Guy”, tweeted that he had gone vegan, I had a hunch that this was probably more of a temporary thing than a full-on dietary shift. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the man your man could smell like confirms it saying,
“Right now, I’m vegan-cleansing: no processed sugar, no caffeine, no alcohol, no animal products and no gluten. I never...
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“The bus came by and I got on, that’s when it all began.”
– Weir
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STUDY: Low-fat vegan diet may be best for diabetes
From The Nation
A low-fat vegan diet may be the best way to fight diabetes, says a new study. It is estimated that as many as 18 million Americans have type-2 diabetes, which results from a combination of genetics and poor eating and exercise habits. The condition greatly increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, blindness and limb loss. Neal Barnard and researchers from...
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What I'm really thinking: The vegan →
An opinion piece from the Guardian written by a lifelong vegetarian on thoughts of friends who eat animal products.
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July 2010
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“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and...”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Vegan Weddings! →
From multi-tiered cakes to the perfect honeymoon, eight couples share their secrets to throwing an unforgettable celebration.
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Chelsea Clinton sets a trend with her very vegan...
What’s the big news coming out of Chelsea Clinton’s wedding planning?
Two words: Vegan Menu
Chelsea is a vegan. The food will include vegan, and gluten-free dishes, but there will also be grass-fed organic beef on the menu.
Besides eating a totally plant-based diet Clinton is also allergic to gluten and will, therefore, be choosing a gluten-free, vegan wedding cake for the big...
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Vegan condoms - how does your brand measure up?
Are your condoms vegan? What makes a condom vegan?
Vegan condoms are made without the milk protein found in some latexes and are also not tested on animals.
(The brand glyde is vegan)
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Viva Las Vegan →
A website designed to help visitors to Las Vegas find vegetarian/vegan-friendly restaurants.
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“The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.”
– John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-American economist (1908–2006)
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Katie Holmes plays green-obsessed vegan in "The...
A new comedy titled The Extra Man follows Louis Ives (Paul Dano), a lonely man who thinks of himself as the hero of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. An embarrassing moment forces the dreamer to leave his job and head for New York City where he finds work at an environmental magazine and falls for green-obsessed, vegan co-worker Mary (Katie Holmes). The heart of the story is a lasting mentor-protégé...
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popomomo / the post modern movement →
popmomo is a sustainable fashion line.
“Consciousness is the new hip”
– Vegan shoemaker OlsenHaus.
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“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists to...”
– George Bernard Shaw, writer and Nobel laureate (1856–1950)
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Old Spice Guy Goes Vegan
Not only can you smell like the Old Spice guy, you can eat like him too.
The actor behind the hilarious campaign that champion all that’s “manly” in this world has embarked on a vegan diet.
There you go ladies. Not only is he the man you wish your man could smell like - but he’s also a friend to the environment and nature. Swoon away.
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PETA names the most vegan friendly cities in North...
With today’s massive surge in demand for vegan and vegetarian dining options, especially among the young and the health-conscious, PETA has just released the results of its survey of the most vegetarian- and vegan-friendly cities in North America.
In the big-city category, Washington took top honors, thanks to its standout eateries. The city’s Java Green offers the outstanding...
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what is a VEGAN? →
A vegan (pronounced VEE-gun) is someone who, for various reasons, chooses to avoid using or consuming animal products. While vegetarians choose not to use flesh foods, vegans also avoid dairy and...
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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the...”
– Margaret Mead, American cultural anthropologist (1901–1978)
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The Veganette - Week One
It was approximately a week ago that I decided to go Vegan. It was after reading a book called “Skinny Bitch” that was recommended to me by a friend (to read more about this visit my other blog and read “I Read The Book Skinny Bitch And Became A Vegan”). This may seem like a shallow sounding book title for something that started me on a major life decision, but hey, it...
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