If you haven’t heard, there is a new documentary taking the vegan world by storm. Cowspiracy, a controversial film that almost didn’t come to fruition, is being compared to the successful documentary Blackfish. Many are predicting that Cowspiracy will do what Blackfish did to sea world: reveal what nobody wants to talk about — how […]
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See Things for What They Actually Are
Cruelty has many faces. Evil, big businesses have many aliases. Unethical behavior takes many sneaky disguises, often as lovely-looking, innocent things we are surrounded by in every day life. If you want to succeed as a vegan, one of the best (and scariest) things to tackle is seeing things as they actually are and not […]
Cute, Comfortable and Compassionate Style with Julia Ahrens of Miakoda
Her clothes are inspired by a walk in a Zen garden and living in an enchanted forest. But what’s coolest about Julia Ahrens is her commitment to eco-friendly and cruelty-free fashion. She has named her company “Miakoda” a Native American word meaning “power of the moon.” Perhaps as a testament to the grand force of […]
The Effect of Food On Skin–And Everything Else!
My colleagues and I in clinical medicine spend the vast majority of our time in operating rooms, emergency departments and outpatient offices largely cleaning up the wreckage of the “Standard American Diet.” Whether they choose to recognize it or not, the medical practice of every physician across the medical specialties – from internists to surgeons, […]
Why Veganism is Logical
I wanted to write about something I’m really passionate about today: the logic of veganism and why it makes sense. I refuse to let people make me feel “weird” for being a vegan, though they try on a daily basis. The truth is: veganism makes a lot of sense and that’s what scares people. It’s […]