Monday, March 31, 2008

A sausage a day increases your cancer risk by 20%

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A recent British study has shown that consuming 50 g of processed meat a day -- a sausage or around three strips of bacon -- can raise the ...
Saturday, March 29, 2008

On why it's sometimes hard to be a populist

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So where to start? Is it a gun control issue? Does the decline in customer service over the years need to be addressed? Do governments need ...

Earth Hour

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Eekamouse! I almost forgot to mention Earth Hour . First started by the World Wildlife Fund in Australia a few years ago, this event has obv...
Friday, March 28, 2008

Vegan soup recipes in the news

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The Victoria Times Colonist ran a decent article by Eric Akis the other day. It's well worth reading just for the great instructions o...
Wednesday, March 26, 2008

One drop at a time

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There are a number of painless changes that can be incorporated into daily rituals with little or no inconvenience that can significantly...

Vegetarian teens in the news...

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The Hagerstown Morning Herald has a brief article for parents dealing with a teenager's recent decision to become a vegetarian . My b...
Tuesday, March 25, 2008

A couple of veg recipes in the news...

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Carolina's News 14 has a recipe for Vegetarian Borscht today. Opt for vegetable stock and a soy-based ''sour cream''...
Sunday, March 23, 2008

Ginger

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Background: Ginger is the common name of the plant Zingiber officinale , thought to have originated in Southeast Asia -- quite possibly Chin...
Friday, March 21, 2008

Documentary: Money as Debt

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This animated 45-minute documentary explains how what we now know as money was created, and it explains how the fractional reserve banking ...

Recipe: Brazillian Black Bean Stew (aka Feijoada)

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This is a recipe adapted from one found in an old issue of "Vegetarian Times". Traditionally, feijoada -- a dish popular in both...
Thursday, March 20, 2008

Having a feline companion cuts stroke risk by more than a third

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So sayeth researchers at the University of Minnesota after a recent study they conducted. In fact , according to these scientists, the e...
Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Veganism in the news -- a recipe and more!

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T he Canadian Press issued a recipe from Laura Mathias' ExtraVeganZa -- Quinoa Three Bean Salad w/ Toasted Almonds . The Weymouth ...
Monday, March 17, 2008

When ''organic'' doesn't mean organic

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The Organic Consumers Association just released the results of a study where several well-known personal care products labelled '...
Sunday, March 16, 2008

Recipes: Got a date?

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These are simple no-cook recipes for healthy snacks that are great for kids or adults. Date Treats 1 lb pitted dates 1/4 cup peanut (or othe...
Thursday, March 13, 2008

Animals in the news

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As if having the Olympics in a country with a proven track record of human rights violations and where censorship is the norm wasn't bad...