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an important (if maybe a little over the top) video about Big Pharma murdering millions of Americans

Just received this from the Sierra club mailing list:
For the next 21 days, in an effort to eat more consciously, Oprah is going vegan. She will be eliminating caffeine, sugar, alcohol, gluten and animal products from her diet for 21 days. She has already exclaimed “Wow, wow, wow! I never imagined meatless meals could [...]

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I always wondered why the miso soup in restaurants tasted so good and mine was just barely edible.  One day I observed that the miso soup at my favorite Japanese restaurant (Aomatsu) was lighter colored than the stuff that I made at home.   Next time I shopped for miso I got mild white miso instead [...]

One of the topics in this blog is sustainability. I’m spreading this video teaser from The Story of Stuff just to make you think twice next time you go out shopping. This is something I believe very strongly in. The consumer culture has been shown time [...]

Colleen recommends a hand held sharp zesting tool for garlic.

Frederic Patenaude’s book “Sunfood Cuisine” is designed as a practical guide to assist people in going as raw-vegan as they want to go. I got this book as a result of hanging out at a band retreat with my paranoid raw vegan friend X (more adventures with X here), and at the time [...]

The ancient Greeks were afraid to eat beans because they were supposed to contain dead people’s souls or something. I wonder why they thought that. And then there are Mexican “jumping” beans. I have seen them. They really do jump and wiggle because they are infested with the larva of an insect inside [...]

I came up with this original recipe when I wanted something cold, smooth, healthy and delicious. After several tries, this is what we landed on in the Dorkage test kitchen.
Notes:  If using a small papaya, use half a papaya in this recipe.  Virtually all of these ingredients are optional except the papaya. I would leave [...]

Above is a sample of a free online streaming Ashtanga yoga class; pick and choose the one that suits you best from Yoga Today. The first time I had a hard time following what was goin’ on on the screen when my head was down but what do you expect! [...]