Growing up in Iowa, farm country, I had not given much thought to how the food I ate was produced. Like many of us, I had been raised to believe that meat and dairy were necessary for my health and survival. I only knew a few vegetarians or vegans, and didn’t understand why someone would choose a ... Read More

Last summer when my BFF/twin sister and I were sitting on my couch talking about our vegan lives, I suddenly felt this insatiable craving to pay it forward. Having been a strict dietary vegan for five years, I just felt so driven to help anyone out there to experience the quantum leap in quality of ... Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented challenge that is unlike anything most of us have ever faced. Health care workers and others in essential jobs find themselves on the front lines, facing stressful working conditions and potential exposure to the virus. Millions of people are ... Read More

This year on Valentine's Day, my husband and I delighted in a long, romantic lunch at Xyst, Chef Matthew Kenney's Mediterranean country eatery in the Chelsea district of Manhattan. It was a celebration not merely of our relationship but of being vegan in this amazing city that welcomed us twenty ... Read More

If you’ve ever tried to talk about veganism with a non-vegan, chances are you’ve encountered some resistance. This is natural. When humans are confronted with information that goes against what they WANT to believe, they immediately start defending their behavior. This is a defense mechanism known ... Read More

Are you, like many people, shocked by the emergence of a deadly pandemic? Do you wonder what might have been done to prevent the terrible toll that this disease is taking? COVID-19, presumed to have originated in Asian markets, is the most recent viral illness to be connected to the close ... Read More