Replacing white rice in your diet with brown rice may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. The finding is important because the consumption of white rice in the United States has increased dramatically...

Bangaloreans jump on to the band - VEGAN! There's a variety of items on display - things like samosas, pasta salad, hummus and chocolate cake, all vegan. It is the Bengaluru Vegan group's monthly potluck meet where like-minded people get...

Bat-munching rocker Ozzy Osbourne is on an unlikely health kick -- he's become a vegetarian. The former Black Sabbath front man shocked fans and angered animal lovers when he famously bit the head off a bat onstage in 1982. But...

Multi-national corporations are waging a war against humanity. This may sound like an exaggerated claim, but it's literally true as this video shows. But they're not using bullets, they're using seeds. Possibly the most important video you'll see this year...

No parent wants to raise a spoiled brat--a kid who is selfish, demanding and insensitive to others. But what is it that spoils children? I don't think it's an abundance of love and thoughtful attention. I think it more likely...

VegVoyages Expands Vegetarian Travel Services to Honor Fifth Anniversary Now vegetarians and vegans can explore more of Asia with ease... VegVoyages, a travel company that specializes in vegan and vegetarian travel, today announced new trips in honor of its fifth...

It seems that every other day some new study comes out with conflicting information about fats, oils, nuts and seeds. Are you "going nuts" trying to sort the truth from the propaganda? Are all fats created equal? Is olive oil...

In an example of how the corporate oligarchy runs the governmental aperatus of many of the world's countries, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) reports how the H1N1 (Swine Flu) was declared a "pandemic." The BMJ reveals that experts at the...

Serial womanizer says new love Katy Perry has tamed his wild ways. He adds: "I'm into yoga, I meditate all the time, I'm vegetarian. The most serious thing in my life now is my recovery."...

A battle is quietly being waged between the industry that produces genetically modified seeds and scientists trying to investigate the environmental impacts of engineered crops. Although companies such as Monsanto have recently given ground, researchers say these firms are still...

The physical health status of vegetarians has been extensively reported, but there is limited research regarding the mental health status of vegetarians, particularly with regard to mood. Vegetarian diets exclude fish, the major dietary source of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and...

If Homer Simpson is an overweight, meat-gorging, beer-swilling, couch-dwelling slave to his impulses, then Dan Castellaneta, the man who plays him on TV, is his bizarro twin.The 52-year-old voice of the baffoonish cartoon character -- who this week was named...

[photo: diners at a vegan 'Loving Hut' in western Mongolia] An unlikely vegetarian movement is taking root in Mongolia, where livestock outnumber people 14 to 1, and annual meat consumption tops 200 pounds per person. The first vegetarian restaurant in...

Get ready to learn the latest health info. Get ready to reconnect with like-minded friends. Get ready to be re-energized by spending a dynamic weekend with the top health experts in the world. Get ready to attend the VegSource Healthy...

The 20th anniversary edition of The Sexual Politics of Meat, by Carol J. Adams, has now been released. Here's a link to Carol's website with information on the content of the book: www.caroljadams.com/spom.html The new edition contains a foreword by Nellie McKay,...

We have long been fans of Chef Tanya and her chain of vegan restaurants called Native Foods Cafe. They are an amazing place to dine and we go every chance we get! Well, soon people across the USA will be...

Vem aí o 3o Congresso Vegetariano Brasileiro da SVB - 16 a 19 de setembro em Porto Alegre. Não dá para perder! Por que Porto Alegre? É verdade que Porto Alegre não tem as lindas praias de Floripa, as 300...

Fossil-fuel use and feeding world cause greatest environmental impacts: UNEP panelEnergy and agriculture top Resource Panel's priority list for sustainable 21st centuryHow the world is fed and fueled will in large part define development in the 21st century as one...

The promises are enticing. Whether you're looking to shed unwanted pounds, get a quick energy jolt, build muscles, or fight the aging process, protein drinks are being boosted by some supplement makers as a scientifically proven way to quickly...