If you haven’t already gone organic or at least mostly organic, you might want to make it a goal for the new year after reading a new article from OrganicGardening.com. It’s important news for anyone interested in their health, but may be especially relevant for vegetarians. I’ve been steadily moving toward an all-organic diet, although [...]
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A Nutritionist’s Guide to The Different Types of Vegetarian Diets
As the first month of new year is almost over, there are likely to be a number of people who decide to switch to a vegetarian diet, or at least try it on for size. I thought that now would be a good time to post a short primer on the different types of vegetarians [...]
How to Get the Most out of Your Vegetarian Diet
For people who are just embarking on a vegetarian lifestyle, planning a diet that meets all of your nutritional needs can be a little confusing. Even for those of us who have been eating vegetarian for a while, there can be gaps in our vegetarian diets that leave us wanting in some areas of nutrition. [...]
So Bethany Frankel’s Daughter is a Vegetarian – What’s the Big Deal?
Okay, right off the bat I have to confess that I’ve never watched the real housewives of anywhere and I don’t actually know who Bethany Frankel is, other than seeing her name on the magazines at the checkout line. But several stories that are cropping up about her this morning got my attention. Apparently, Bethany [...]
3 Fun and Free Vegetarian Smartphone Apps
I’ve started getting into free apps for my Smartphone recently. I was resistant at first, since it took me forever just to learn how to actually make a phone call on my new phone, but now that I’ve gotten the hang of things, I’ve started what may be an app obsession. Over the weekend, I [...]
Why Hayden Panettiere Ditched Her Vegetarian Diet
So apparently actress Hayden Panettiere of “Heroes” fame has ditched her vegetarian diet. I saw the article about it on a blog I’m happy to have discovered, called Ecorazzi.com. In case it isn’t immediately evident (it took me a minute) it’s a celebrity blog with an eco flair. I love it and you should check [...]
NY Firefighter Says He Was Ostracized for Becoming a Vegetarian
A firefighter in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY says that he was not only shunned, but put in harm’s way because he turned vegetarian. I found his story on this morning’s The Gothamist and I found it really disturbing. Anthony Harper is 42 years old and has been a firefighter for eight years. He [...]
It’s the Meat-Eaters Who are Asking for More Vegetarian Options
It’s another one of those things that makes you say, “Huh, makes sense.” You’d think that the rise in vegetarian and vegan eating would result in more vegetarian options and more vegan and vegetarian friendly menus, but a story this weekend in the Columbus, OH paper, Columbus Alive, says it’s the carnivores who are bringing [...]
A Tick Bite Can Actually Make You Allergic To Meat
There are plenty of excellent reasons to become a vegetarian. Being forced to because of a tick bite isn’t one of my top choices. As Mother Network News reports in their post, “Can a Tick Bite Make You Vegetarian?“, recent medical studies have shown that even a single bite from the Lone Star tick can [...]
Why Vegetarians Live Longer and No One is Telling Us
I post quite a bit on the health benefits of eating a vegetarian diet, especially when there’s new research available that can help lead people to adopting a vegetarian lifestyle. But to be perfectly honest, hopefully without sounding too dramatic, I don’t think I’ve ever posted about any information that’s as compelling or as important [...]
