June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month and is a time to bring awareness and show support for the millions of people worldwide struggling with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 5.7 Million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. By 2050, this ... Read More

You know the Body Worlds exhibition? Gunther von Hagens’ original museum experience uses human cadavers, preserved by rather remarkable methods, to give those of us still living a look inside our physical selves, in hopes that we’ll take better care of them. When I arrived in London last month, ... Read More

With a deep passion for engaging community through food, Brad and Sandy Elliott have created comforting and familiar Italian classics for 25 years. This plant-based version of one of their old restaurant’s recipes is a favorite on the Avatar set (where Brad and Sandy cater daily meals for 150 cast ... Read More

As vegans, we face an unparalleled and sometimes insurmountable flood of visual and verbal messages that directly conflict with our personal values and ethics. At office potlucks and holiday gatherings, we are faced with visual imagery of the mass torture and carnage of animals. Omnivores constantly ... Read More

According to the National Institutes of Health, approximately 11% of Americans suffer from chronic pain, meaning they experience ongoing, noticeable pain that is not fully relieved with medical treatments. In addition, about 17% of Americans experience severe pain, such terrible pain that it is ... Read More

When I was laid up last month with a stress fracture, I watched an embarrassing amount of television. Included in the binge was one stunningly moving episode of Queer Eye. A white man in the very small town of Gay, Georgia, had nominated his African-American neighbor not for a typical reality-TV ... Read More