Action For Animals Holiday Leafleting

Action for Animals has a Vegan Recipe flyer for hand out! Its interesting and has many holiday recipes! Click above for the PDF or go to their Myspace to order in bulk to hand out!

They also have a huge list of PDF print outs for leafleting. Here is the link for it! Great resources!

Animal Rights Protesters Face Higher Sentences than Racist Cross Burners

Animal Rights Protesters Face Higher Sentences than Racist Cross Burners

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Save the whales again !

Check out the Save the whales again ! website and do what you can to help....

The Blue Zones

This is something I seen on Oprah originally but have looked into it a little further since then. The Blue zones are zones around the world where large numbers of people live to be centenarians. Centenarians are people who live to be 100 years and over.

So the 4 hot spots are:
1. Nicoya Peninsula, Coasta Rica
2. Sardinia, Italy
3. Loma Linda, CA- The home of the 7th day Adventist church
4. Okinawa, Japan
There are also other blue zones as well. This is the most recently updated list.

These places all have alot in common.

• Plant based diets...... Some do take in small abouts of meats and cheese but only as a side and very infrequently. Most of them also grow their own fruits & veggies. Which means no pesticides, herbicides, & insecticides. Legumes & beans are of huge benefit! And nuts are as well. Also make sure you eat a variety of color. Different colors mean different vitamins and minerals. Remember unsaturated fatty acids lower your LDLs..... Plus a glass of wine or two a day is good for you.... The alcohol & antioxidants help your arteries. But don't over do it.
  
• Also they all exercise.... not what you and I call exercise on a piece of equipment but they walk long distances daily, they tend there gardens daily, they live like we did 50 years ago. They do almost everything from scratch... So moderate intensity exercise through all ages.
  
• Being Spiritual- They have found their happiness. Their reason for living. They also find time to relax and find time for themselves.
• Family. They all have tight family and friend bonds. Family is more important then anything and they put it above all other.
  
• Being socially involved through all ages.
  
• Not putting extra chemicals into their bodies.. like smoking..

For more information on THE BLUE ZONES click this link. Or check out the book The Blue Zones. There are other informational pages as well.

The Oprah BLUE ZONE LINK

New Years Again ... Resolutions

Yes... it is that time of the year again. And I am here once more to post my Resolutions....

1. To go totally VEGAN.. Yes! , I am so excited......
2. To get my Etsy sales up and running
3. To exercise regularly probably about 4 times a week.... I mean lets be honest if I'm going to hit it. Lets make it a realistic number. lol...
4. To be a better blogger... Blog more often and have ons of pictures.
5. Cook as often as possible- 4 times a week.
6. Keep the house cleaner....
7. Work on lower our debt to credit ratio. :)

I know some sound broad but I know what they mean... So let me know some of your....

I also have a new blog. I am going to keep this one to post a little about everything. The other blog Vegannatura.blogspot.com is exclusively food. So please check it out. and give me a good month or so to get it up and running gracefully before you leave me any mean "I hate your blog comments".. lol

O yeah I did cook today. Yes I had a green. But I also had other food too. I posted the recipes on Vegannatura.blogspot.com but here are some pictures.

Dumplings which the recipe is on this blog somewhere aswell.

No- Roles Cabbage dish for dinner....

But I am also doing something kind of cool with Vegannatura.blogspot.com. I am doing Duplex Dining... Which is meal that have some of the same main ingredients. So say you use half a cabbage you can use the other half that week with a recipe on the very same site. Plus I am going to futher do menus that will do the same thing as well. But again it will be awhile before everything goes up online. Although I did list a Duplex dining post today.


So what did you do on the last day of 2008.. I tried to work on some loose ends that I was procrastinating about. Like making some very cute ferret hammocks. Making some Male Dog " dribble" dippers.. lol for my moms dog, some cat toys, and worked with some clay. So I did get a little bit done. That evening I did have some time with my husband and we brought in the new year with a kiss at midnight watching the ball drop..... Actually we watched the channel but I really don't remember the overly expensive ball. I can't believe our country is in a ton of debt but yet we pay like 5 million or more for a glowing ball... For one night. Plus upkeep all year.. anyways. Sorry just a rant.... anyways...

Here are Abu & Spanx enjoying one of the new hammocks.. :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!!!

Veggie Podcasts #3

One more Vegan & Vegetarian Podcast reviews

Vegan- Vegetarian solutions for a sustainable environment- This podcast is very informative on how the meat industry is ruining our environment and how being vegan helps. It is a slow moving podcast. I listen for the history of not only the vegan lifestyle but to see what has happened in the meat industry in the past and present. The casts are pretty short most under 20 minutes. They are kind of like taking a class. Tons of info if your interested in environmentalism. And even if your not it might give you a new answer to some weird question a "meat" eater throws your way. Or just a new topic in general to become aware of. So Check this one out.... Give it a chance.. I know it is slow moving... :)

Stay tuned for more podcast reviews

Vegan & Veg Podcast reviews #2

I said I would leave some more reviews so heres a couple more. I went to Morgantown shopping today and listened to podcasts the hour trip there and back plus the whole time I was shopping. So shopping and podcasts.. and I stopped at a book store... So many guilty pleasures built into one day..lol


Raw Vegan Radio with Steve Prussacke- I have listened to a few episodes of this show now. It is full of information. Take the time to listen and take some notes... You will definitely want notes. I am going to listen to the episodes again so I can take notes. Steve does a lot of interviews with authors, founders, traditionalists, nutritionalists .... His shows run about an hour long, I think. But in that hour there is a ton of info, seriously. If you are interested in raw food or your Vegan or Veg or even if your not check out this show to learn more on nutrition and how you get all the nutrients you need. And all the different ways you can get these nutrients. They go over everything. What gluten does to the body. What vitamins work for you and which one works against you. Salt, what is table salt compared to seas salt. Why they are pretty much the same thing. And since they are both not good for you what you should use in its place to get the sodium your body needs. Weird cravings and why you get them... what you could be missing that you would never guess. I could go on and on... Like I said check this podcast out!!! Awesome podcast! Rawveganradio.com

The Animal Farm Radio Show- This is not a veg podcast. I don't know why it came up under my search as one. Maybe because of the name. It is a current events news show that runs about one and a half hours long. It runs on F.U. Radio. It is a very politically "independent" show. With a lot of information about current political issues as well as some other news issues from around the world. A lot of good stuff. Sometimes they are a little "rude" or um..... I don't know. But check out this show. Its worth a listen. It might turn you on to a new perspective. Who knows...? :) Animalfarmshow.com


Still to come.

The Vegan Radio
The V Word with Meat free Media
Go Vegan Radio with Bob Linden - Goveganradio.com
Vegan- Vegetarian solutions for a sustainable environment
Alternative Vegan- dsarma
PETAs Podcast
The Vegan cooking school
Conscious animal radio
Vegtalk



Does any of you watch The Drs. in the morning. Well I do. Did you know that the more diverse your genes are from your mates the more attracted you should be to them and the more compatible. Because the more diverse the genes the healthier your kids will be. Your child will be protected against many more illnesses.....

Pod Cast- Compassionate Cooks

I was recently listening to an issue of Compassionate cooks podcast and Colleen read a Story by Shad Clark called "Little Boy Pig". It is a very interesting short story. I thought I would write and ask people to listen to it or read it. It is about A genetically altered pig who was born in a lab for human organ transplants. But the story takes a dramatic turn when there is something just a little different about this baby pig. Shad Clark's stories are well written & very descriptive. Please check out his website out at ShadClark.com and if you are looking for this story click on the pig picture then on the pigs snot. If you would like to listen to it go to compassionatecooks.com and download colleens podcast called "Little Boy pig: a genetically modified Tale".

Emes Gel...Not Vegan !!!!! Or Vegetarian!!!!

I have never used it although I have some over at the house just in case I would ever need it. But I can't believe Emes is not getting in any legal trouble for this. It really makes me sick to think a company can list anything they want on a box of food and get away with it. I know I am late finding out about this it. But if anyone wants to see the video go to vegsource.com it is playing there. It is a 12minute long report based on Emes and 2 Vegan marshmallows co. that was using Emes. The one company went under but the other is still up and running and found a substitute for Emes. Everyone needs to speak up to make the Attorney General do their job though.... Thanks