The Two Mistakes That Led Me to Better Health

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Have you ever felt like you made a really big mistake only to realize later that it was in fact the jumping off point to something better? I recently read a LinkedIn article by Deepak Chopra MD, entitled “My Best Mistake: Impulsive Rebellion,” explaining how one of his biggest mistakes—walking out on a tyrannical supervisor [...]

Are You an Environmentally Aware Eater?

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If you eat a plant-based/vegan diet, you are most likely a very environmentally aware eater: You are aware that raising animals for food takes a much greater toll on our natural environment than growing plants for food. But, in addition to having an awareness of how our actions impact the earth, becoming more conscious of [...]

Favorite Holiday Recipes

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With the holidays right around the corner, I thought I’d share some of my own favorite traditional and non-traditional holiday recipes, as well as some of the things I am most thankful for. I wish you a wonderful holiday full of gratitude and love! My dad was taking this picture of us girls dressed up [...]

8 Tips for Easier Plant-based Meals

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We humans are wired to follow the path of least resistance, which is especially apparent when it comes to feeding ourselves: We want it now and we want it easy. While eating the standard American diet has been a breeze for most of us (because that’s all we’ve known, and because we have been advertised [...]

How I Grew into a Plant-Based Chef

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In 2006, having resigned from a stressful position in publishing, I found myself sitting across from a career coach I found in one of those free New Age magazines. Halfway through our first session he blurts out, “You are such a number seven!” “OK, now we’re getting somewhere,” I thought. As a person who’s had [...]