After losing everything, including his marriage, in the dot-com crash of 2001, Brad Gruno moved to Pennsylvania to start a new life. Once there, he discovered the raw food movement, in which devotees consume raw or minimally cooked/processed foods in an effort to get the most nutrition out of the ingredients. Much to his surprise, […]
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Product Review and Giveaway: Pacific Foods Soup
I love soup. I can eat it anytime, winter or summer. Granted, in the summer I might be a sweaty mess after polishing off a bowl of chili, but in the winter I welcome the heat of a good bowl of hot soup. I really needed that feeling the other day at work. It was bitterly cold outside. So […]
Recipe: Apple Pie Oatmeal
This apple-pie-in-a-bowl oatmeal really hits the spot on a chilly morning. Oats contain beta-glucan, a soluble fiber that has been shown to reduce blood cholesterol levels by up to 10 percent—score! You get “extraw” credit if you make this with fresh-pressed apple juice and soaked, blended oat groats in place of the rolled oats (see […]
Take Five: Adrienne Borgersen
Chic Vegan contributor Adrienne Borgersen is the beauty and the brains behind It Factor Image Consulting, where she specializes in eco-chic and vegan fashion for men and women. Chic Vegan – How long have you been a vegan? Adrienne Borgersen – January 1, 2014 will be my 6-year “veganversary.” CV – Who or what inspired you to […]
Ten Tips for New Vegans
With more information about the horrors of factory farming being presented in the mainstream media and more people hoping to clean up their health and ditch medications, veganism is become more and more popular. Completely changing diets can be a bit tricky in the beginning, but after a while it becomes second nature. I’ve been vegan […]