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Dietitian Jeff Novick recalls the first time he met Dr. McDougall

2012-01-13T06:16:51Z

Renowned dietitian Jeff Novick MS RD met John McDougall MD 17 years ago. Dr. McDougall offered to take the somewhat starstruck Jeff out for dinner one evening.

Jeff recounts the memorable experience spending that evening with his idol.

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John Robbins: Don't Choose Despair (VIDEO)

2011-12-13T04:39:46Z

John Robbins -- bestselling author and iconic figure in the environmental, health and compassion movements -- has a message for difficult times: don't choose despair. Choose to dream and work to make your dream a reality.

This is a short video excerpt from John's talk at the 2011 Healthy Lifestyle Expo.

Watch the clip and be inspired.

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Rockin' with Rip Esselstyn at the Expo (VIDEO)

2011-12-09T05:27:47Z

Each year at our Healthy Lifestyle Conference we try to bring you the best of the best -- speakers like John Mcdougall, Joel Fuhrman, Jeff Novick, and many other luminaries.

This excerpt from the Get Healthy Now 2011 with Rip Esselstyn gives you a small taste of what the live event is like - lots of fun.

Get out of your chair as you watch -- and move!

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FASTING: Safe & Effective Use of an Ancient Powerful Healing (VIDEO)

2011-12-08T02:35:49Z

If you suffer from any of these conditions or other chronic health problems, you could greatly benefit from learning about water-only fasting:

High Blood Pressure
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Cystitis
Type 2 Diabetes
Migraine Headaches
Crohn's Disease
Colitis
Angina Pectoris
and other medical disorders

For thousands of years, philosophers, scientists and physicians have used fasting as a healing process to reverse illness and disease

Today, and particularly in Western cultures, poor eating habits and high-fat, high-sugar foods are causing numerous chronic health problems. Many people are now turning to health-supporting diets and fasting to reverse the deficiencies cause by non-ntrutritive foods and toxic lifestyles.

World renowned nutritional expert, Michael Klaper MD, can give you everything you need to know about fasting. Watch video hear what you will learn on his new DVD program:

To learn more about Dr. Klaper's fascinating lecture on fasting or to get a copy, click here.

Middle East Veg Congress spotlights 'Diet Crisis'

2011-12-07T16:57:52Z

The Congress raises the issue of responsible marketing by the food industry and the need to create mass awareness in the community

December 7, Dubai UAE: “We are intricately linked to Mother Earth and hence what we eat and how we source our food are factors we must consider,” said Sandhya Prakash, founder of the Middle East Vegetarian Group (MeVeg) at the recently held first regional Congress. While inaugurating the event in Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Dr Salem Abdul Rahman Al Darmaki, Undersecretary, UAE Ministry of Health, lauded the efforts of MeVeg in creating awareness about food, health and the environment. Following the opening, Sandhya Prakash, felicitated officials from Dubai Municipality, Department of Public Health and Safety headed by Engr. Reda Salman, Engr, Mohammed Al Noori, Director, Environmental Center for Arab Towns and Ms.Wafa Helmi Aish, Director Clinical Nutrition from Dubai Health Authority for their support of the Meveg Congress.

At the conference Sandhya Prakash indicated that the world is currently facing a 'Diet Crisis', which includes the increasing consumption of foods that are high in salt, sugar, fat, dairy and meat. The second is the crisis of ‘clear food labeling' on packaged goods and the third is responsible marketing strategies by the food companies. Children particularly are soft targets as they are bombarded everyday with advertisements about savoury snacks, chips and other packaged food and junk food that are not only stripped of nutrients but also contain harmful ingredients such as mono sodium glutamate or MSG, trans fats, food coloring, additives and preservatives amongst others. All these factors, she stated, adversely affect the health of the entire community as well as the health of our planet as we are all intimately linked to Mother Earth. She pointed out how unbiased food education is vital to empower people in the UAE to make the right food choices.

Fruitarian Loh Yeow Nguan from Singapore made an enlightening presentation on Anti Oxidants. He explained that research indicates how fruits that are rich in colours, especially berries of all kinds, did not only prevent aging and potential for cancer and other auto immune diseases, but also consumption of these fruits could reverse the process of aging and even diseases in certain cases. He cited how several patients having diabetes, blood pressure could reduce the impact of such diseases by adopting a fruit diet. A video showed how antioxidants undo the harm done by free radicals to the integrity of our body cells.

Dr. Robin Tauzin, Health Advisor & Naturopathic Physician, made a presentation on the importance of reading food labels when buying packaged foods. She highlighted harmful ingredients and their so called synonyms. The first on her list was MSG or mono sodium glutamate. Several research findings have shown that far from contributing to the taste of the food, MSG simply excites our neurons to the point of killing them while simultaneously disengaging the feeling of satiation. This meant that a person eating food containing MSG fails to feel full as his brain sends his stomach messages of ongoing hunger. This results in overeating. The other names of MSG include hydrolyzed protein, textured protein, yeast nutrient, yeast extract etc. She stated that MSG results in several after effects including headache, nausea and many of us are unaware of its varied consequences.

The other ingredient Dr. Tauzin highlighted was High Fructose Corn Syrup, dextrose and sucralose, which are found in several packaged food including cereals and low fat foods. Trans-fats or hydrogenated vegetable oil or vegetable shortening and margarine, research findings show, are fats created in the factory rather than by nature. The body is unable to recognize these fats and these begin to adversely interfere with the normal working of our cells and cell membranes. Dr. Tauzin said it was better to consume natural fats found in seeds and nuts or even animal fat such as butter rather than factory produced trans fats which are found in high amounts in sugar free products.

She also enlightened the delegates about BPA (Bisphenol A) , the harmful plastic lining found in canned products which research has shown is detrimental to health. And finally, Dr. Tauzin, cited the cancer causing 'Acrylamide' - a well-established carcinogen and neurotoxin (causes nerve damage) which is formed when frying or baking potatoes and other high starch foods such as cookies and breads. She also provided a list of extremely damaging food colouring and preservatives such as Blue Dye 1, Blue Dye 2, Red Dye 3, Red Dye 40, Yellow Dye 6, yellow tartrazine, potassium Bromate, BHA and BHT and Sodium Sulphite that is found in wines.

"Healthy Plate" talk was given by Director of Clinical Nutrition, Wafaa Helmi Aish, Dubai Health Authority. The MEVEG Congress program held alongwith the Middle East Natural & Organic Products Exhibition (MENOPE 2011) included a group discussion on ‘Natural Living - Health or Wealth’, the challenges and possible solutions, the importance of research and public education on such topics. The lunch and workshops were supported by Barakat, Choithrams and Dubai World Trade Centre.

For more details or to attend the conference, visit www.mevegcongress.com.

About MEVEG:

The Middle East Vegetarian Group (MEVEG) is a non-profit, focus and support group providing a one stop platform for information exchange regarding health and food topics. MEVEG aims at promoting increased consumption of plant-based regional diets to reap health and eco-benefits. The group holds monthly seminars where experts speak to members on related topics of nutrition and health. The group is open to all communities including non-vegetarians who are looking to expanding their knowledge about food-health related issues.

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New Poll -- There are more vegans than vegetarians in US, and other data

2011-12-06T19:27:09Z

Below is a release from the Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) which has been conducting research on vegetarian questions for some time.

The interesting headlines from this poll -- 2% of Americans say they are vegetarian while 3% say they are vegan. And more men are vegan than women, which is surprising from our own experience.

VRG asked in a 2011 National Poll:

How Often Do Americans Eat Vegetarian Meals?

How Many Adults Are Vegan in the U.S.?

With numerous groups pushing Meatless Mondays, Tofurky Tuesdays, or other campaigns to cut back on meat one meal or day per week, The Vegetarian Resource Group wondered how often Americans are eating vegetarian meals. In order to find an estimate, VRG commissioned Harris Interactive® to conduct a national telephone poll.

Seventeen percent of Americans stated that they "don't eat meat, fish, seafood, or poultry at many of my meals (but less than half the time)" and 16% don't eat these foods at more than half of their meals (but not all the time). Thus, 1/3 (33%) of the country are eating vegetarian meals a significant amount of the time (in addition to vegetarians)! This is certainly good news for companies producing vegetarian foods.

In a 2008 Vegetarian Resource Group national telephone survey, 40% said when eating out they often order a dish without meat, fish or fowl. For those of you trying to get a handle on the population very interested in vegetarian foods, though not vegetarian, it appears to be 30% - 40% of the country.

How Many Vegetarians Are There?

In this survey, approximately 5% of the country say that they never eat meat, fish, seafood, or poultry. About half of these vegetarians are also vegan; that is they also don't eat dairy or eggs. Note that we had respondents select that "I never eat meat, fish, seafood, or poultry" or "I never eat meat, fish, seafood, poultry, dairy, or eggs." Because we use the word "never" and give the definition rather than having respondents self define, our numbers may be lower than other polls. We also did not ask about honey.

Methodology

This survey was conducted by Harris Interactive by telephone within the United States on behalf of the Vegetarian Resource Group between March 30 and April 3, 2011 among a nationwide cross section of 1,010 adults (aged 18 and over). Figures for age, sex, race, education, region, number of adults in household, and number of telephone lines were weighted where necessary to bring them into line with their actual proportions in the population.

In theory, with probability samples of this size, one could say with 95 percent certainty that the results for the overall sample have a sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. There are several other possible sources of error in all polls or surveys that are probably more serious than theoretical calculations of sampling error. They include refusals to be interviewed (e.g., non-response), question wording and question order, and weighting. It is impossible to quantify the errors that may result from these factors.

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How Often Do Americans Eat Vegetarian Meals (no meat, fish, seafood, poultry)?

6% One meal per week
4% One full day per week
17% Many of my meals, but less than half the time
16% More than half my meals, but not all the time
5% Never eat meat, fish, seafood, or poultry
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48% Thus we estimate this is the audience for good tasting vegetarian foods that fit individual needs.

48% Say they eat meat, fish, or poultry at all my meals.
(The remainder didn't know, refused to answer, or said none of the above.)

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Never Eat Meat, Fish, Seafood, Or Poultry

Male    Female

5%      6%     One meal per week
2%      5%     One Day per week
13%     20%     Many of my meals, but less than half the time
15%     17%     At more than half my meals
2%      2%     Never (though not vegan)
3%      2%     Never eat meat, fish, poultry, dairy, eggs

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Don't Eat Meat, Fish, Seafood, Or Poultry At More Than Half Of My Meals

16% Total
15% Male
17% Female
17% Northeast
16% Midwest
17% South
13% West
15% Republican
15% Democratic

Dr. Klaper "Digestion Made Easy" DVD (VIDEO)

2011-12-05T04:20:36Z

Dr. Klaper has a question for you: Do you think that you are what you eat?

Nope! You aren't!

Okay, trick question because in actuality, you are what you DIGEST and ABSORB.

And to fully explain, Dr. Klaper has just put on to video his fascinating and informative lecture called DIGESTION MADE EASY: A Journey Through Your Amazing Digestive System.

If you've been lucky enough to see Dr. Klaper give this talk, then you know just how eye-opening and valuable it is.

If you haven't seen it yet, get a copy today because you will learn so much new and valuable information -- information you've never heard from any other source.

Watch this short video linked below to hear Dr. Klaper himself describing what you'll learn from his entertaining talk.

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To learn more about Digestion Made Easy and purchase a copy, CLICK HERE.

Dr. Esselstyn's Heart Disease Reversal DVD (VIDEO)

2011-12-05T04:07:00Z

Dr. Esselstyn has a message for you today, and it's on video.

He poses the question: what if you didn't have to worry about heart disease and other illnesses that so many people worry about -- and die of?

What would it be like?

Watch Dr. Esselstyn answer, then pick up a copy of his complete Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute heart disease-reversal program, on DVD.

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Lockwood Animal Rescue Center Needs Help With Large Wolf Rescue

2011-12-05T03:41:33Z

Nestled on all sides by the Los Padres National Forest and only 70 miles from the Westside of Los Angeles, the Lockwood Animal Rescue Center (LARC) offers permanent sanctuary to wolves, wolfdogs and other animals in need. The brainchild of Dr. Lorin Lindner and her partner Matthew Simmons, LARC currently has 19 rescued wolves, wolfdogs, and coyotes. However, that is soon to change!

Right: Dr. Lorin Lindner gets a wolf kiss from Rider.

Lindner and Simmons are leaving on December 8th to do their most ambitious rescue yet. Thirty wolves are slated to be destroyed by the State of Alaska if they are not immediately removed and that is the aim of this quickly planned trip. “We are not going to wait a moment longer to rescue these majestic animals – regardless of how adverse conditions get,” exclaimed Dr. Lindner, and she was not just referring to the 30 below weather. The wolves are currently part of a criminal prosecution of a roadside attraction outside of Anchorage where they have been kept on 7 foot chains their entire lives. Lindner, Simmons, and their crew of both volunteers and employees have been busy building “super-sized” wolf-proof enclosures to ensure these magnificent animals get to live the rest of their lives in as natural a setting as possible. “No more chains, ever,” Simmons asserts.

Each one of these wolves will need to have a sponsor through Lockwood’s “adopt a wolf” program. Besides helping the wolf, sponsors receive an annual holiday calendar, photos of their wolf and special visits for the sponsors and their friends. Sponsors are allowed in the “shooting pen” to take photos with “their” wolf – the only way a wolf should get “shot.” Please see LARC’s website to make a donation towards the care of these wolves:

www.lockwoodarc.org

Simmons, a decorated combat veteran helped LARC launch its Warriors and Wolves program which pairs returning combat veterans from Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere with wolves that have been rescued from abusive and exploitive situations like roadside shows and ill-equipped zoos.

Helping these wolves integrate into their larger society — an actual wolf pack — is similar to the transition required by veterans who have difficulty reintegrating into society after being in combat and who face such issues as post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries. Both wolf and man have experienced traumatic events that require the rebuilding of trust in relationships and that’s a big part of what will ultimately enable them to integrate into their respective societies. Caring for the wolves also helps the veterans gain confidence and the new job skills they need to secure full-time employment and a permanent place in the community.

Right: Denali is one of the wolves in need of sponsorship once off his chain and safe at LARC.

LARC also brings wolf ambassadors to schools, agencies, and other special events and teaches about wolf family life, the threat to wild wolves, and the importance of wolf preservation. School trips to LARC include wolf education tours and talks (Lindner was originally an animal behaviorist before switching to humans!).

LARC holds Volunteer Days on the third Saturday of every month and welcomes people with everything from construction skills to cooking expertise (to feed the volunteers). Donations are always helpful, too (LARC is a 5013C tax-exempt IRS-recognized nonprofit animal charity).

Visit: www.lockwoodarc.org

Easy Appetizers for Everyone, with Nava Atlas

2011-12-05T03:21:08Z

Anticipation of holiday gatherings begins as soon as the calendar turns to December. Keeping things simple in this age of overcrowded schedules is a must, so the idea of an easy appetizer buffet rather than a full-blown feast can be appealing.

These appetizers are from Vegan Holiday Kitchen by Nava Atlas (Sterling Publishing, 2011), with photos by Susan Voisin. They’re suitable not only for vegans, but those on gluten-, nut-, and dairy-free diets.

To round out this inclusive holiday array with no additional work, offer one or two of the delicious hummus varieties that are available everywhere (serve with pita chips, and for the gluten-free crowd, baby carrots and/or gluten-free crackers), and lots of crisp seedless red grapes cut into small bunches.

You will also find lots more ideas for vegan appetizers on Nava’s site, VegKitchen, and on Susan’s FatFree Vegan Kitchen.

Hot Artichoke and White Bean Spread

Makes 2 cups

Hot artichoke dips are classic appetizer offerings. Serve with baby carrots, spoon-sized chunks of red bell pepper, and Belgian endive leaves. If gluten-free is not a concern, you can also add crackers and crispbreads to the mix.

1 tablespoon olive or other healthy vegetable oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
15- to 16- ounce can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup vegan cream cheese
14-ounce can artichoke hearts, drained
1 cup baby spinach, arugula, or watercress leaves
2 tablespoons fresh dill (preferred), or 1 teaspoon dried dill
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1/2 cup grated mozzarella-style nondairy cheese
Paprika for topping

Preheat the oven to 375º F.

Heat the oil in a small skillet. Add the onion and garlic and sauté over medium-low heat until the onion is golden and just beginning to brown.

Transfer the onion mixture to a food processor, along with the beans and cream cheese. Process until smooth.

Add the artichoke hearts, spinach, dill, thyme, salt, and pepper. Pulse on and off until the artichokes and spinach are finely and evenly chopped but not pureed. Transfer the mixture to a small ovenproof container. Top with the cheese. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the top is golden.

Sprinkle the top with paprika. Serve hot or warm, providing a small spreading knife or serving spoon.

Olive Bar Medley with Tofu “Feta”

12 servings

Colorful and briny, small servings of this appetizer go a long way. Choose two or three different varieties of pitted olives from your supermarket’s olive bar. Add one extra item, as listed in the last ingredient suggestions, in this list, such as pickled peppers or garlic, to spice up the mix.

8 ounces extra-firm tofu
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon oregano

1 1/2 cups mixed cured pitted olives
2 celery stalks, thinly sliced on the diagonal
1 small red bell pepper, cut into narrow strips
1/2 to 3/4 cup pepperoncini, cherry peppers or other small pickled peppers,
or pickled garlic, or a combination

Slice the tofu into 4 slabs, crosswise. Blot between layers of paper towel or clean tea towels until you get out as much moisture as you can. Cut the slabs into 1/2 inch dice. Place in the serving container in which you plan to serve this, in a single layer. Toss with the lemon juice and oil; sprinkle with the salt and oregano. Let stand for 30 minutes.

Add the remaining ingredients to the container and toss gently. This can be made ahead of time and refrigerated until needed, or served at once. Spoon small portions of this onto small plates; serve with cocktail forks or toothpicks.

For more information about Vegan Holiday Kitchen or to purchase a copy, click here.

Jeffrey Masson: Is there such a thing as "humane" meat? (VIDEO)

2011-12-03T02:59:31Z

Here's a special video excerpt from the upcoming GET HEALTHY NOW YELLOW DVD set.

Bestselling author, Jeffrey Masson, has written many popular books about animals, such as When Elephants Weep, Dogs Never Lie About Love, and The Face On Your Plate.

Watch Jeff talk about a few topics: Cesar Chavez encouraging him to go vegan; how children have to be indoctrinated against their instincts to eat animals; and what Jeff said to his friend, chef Alice Waters, when she told him that in her gourmet restaurant, Chez Panisse, they never serve an animal that hasn't led a wonderful life.

Jeff's response will crack you up!

This is a very short excerpt from the Q&A portion of Jeff Masson's fascinating talk.

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What Big Pharma frauds say about your health decisions (VIDEO)

2011-11-26T18:07:09Z

So here it is, listen carefully to learn why you should be eating a plant-based, starch-strong, plant-strong, Novickian, Esselstynian, McDougall or Nutritarian diet (take your pick).

An article came out this week entitled Merck Pays $950 Million for Vioxx Illegal Marketing and Dangers…But No Jail Time.

The article talks about crimes and deliberate frauds committed by Merck, a leading pharmaceutical company. In a nutshell, Merck lied about the safety of this drug in order to sell more of it and delay its removal from the market since it is actually quite lethal. They sold an enormous amount and made many billions -- and many people were killed and injured since, as Merck knew at the time and now we all know, the drug was actually quite dangerous.

Merck has agreed to pay almost $1 billion to settle criminal and civil suits.

They aren't the only one. GlaxoSmithKline reached a settlement three weeks earlier to pay $3 billion because of fraud they committed with its diabetes drug Avandia. And Pfizer paid $2.3 billion while Eli Lilly paid $1.4 billion in recent settlements. More info.

All of this is shrugged off by Wall Street as the "cost of doing business" because if a drug company can earn $6 billion off of a drug through lying and fraud, and only pay out $1 billion in fines and no CEO goes to jail, well that's a great business model. Imagine if you could rob a bank, take $5 million dollars, and your only penalty is that you have to give back $1 million.

Well where corporations are concerned, that's the American way.

Corporations are "people" in the US only to the extent that they can use money to influence elections and control politicians, but not in any way that includes personal responsibility. If you or I did what Merck does, we would be imprisoned or put to death. But Merck and the rest of Big Pharma is still out there, readying to introduce the next line of dangerous drugs on a propagandized public.

I saw this video below the other day of William Black, the former lead prosecutor on the S&L frauds of the 1980s. Black is a very intelligent, knowledgeable guy who successfully prosecuted thousands of criminal banking frauds in the S&L debacle. He was the Senior Regulator for the US during the time. This is a guy who prosecuted powerful CEOs and CFOs and went up against the brightest defense lawyers and rich defendants with unlimited litigation budgets. Yet he and convicted nearly 90% of the criminal Savings & Loan operators they indicted.

It is well worth watching his 15 minute talk in which Black details how our current government, both the Obama administration together with the Republicans, have opted to allow immunity to the bankers who committed massive, provable frauds and ultimately crashed the economy and ripped off everyone. Obama doesn't want individual states to even investigate the fraud. Watch:

This is not to get political -- ignore that the talk is part of an OWS "teach in." I am only sharing this as it underscores the point that your government, both left and right, is owned lock, stock and barrel by the big banks, and by big companies like Monsanto, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Elil Lilly -- and pretty much any huge corporation that seeks to protect and expand a monopoly, or which profits while doing harm to the public.

In short: the game is rigged against you. And if you haven't learned that yet and opted to step away from the medical propaganda that predominates, then you are likely in for the health issues that predominate.

The "dietary guidelines" are like the drugs Merck markets -- they will largely hurt not help you. They are for the benefit of a big company, not you. The "nutrition advice" from outfits like the American Dietetic Association are also largely money-driven. Just like your government, they are owned lock, stock and barrel by Big Food, and must produce very tame and inaccurate advice which will not offend their donors.

And the media? With a few occasional exceptions (think: CNN's 1-hour show on Dr. Esselstyn and Bill Clinton reversing heart disease through plant-based nutrition), the media has to answer to the same entrenched financial interests which own and operate your government. Don't look for a lot of truth there.

This is not to say that everyone who is in government or in the ADA or working for a drug company or in the media are craven whores. Just that the institutions themselves are set up that way, and by and large this is their output.

So it is up to you to educate yourself and find a way to protect your assets -- of which your health is most important. If you are going to rely on Big Medicine's "research," its pills, potions and surgeries, just know that for the most part what you receive is designed to benefit a company more than you and your health. That's just a fact.

The alternative is to step out of the herd and discover that what you put into your body through your mouth every day -- is the most important determiner of your health.

Educate yourself, take control of your health by making intelligent decisions at the dinner table. Read some books, watch some video presentations, get to know the experts we help promote at VegSource, check out their websites, their studies, get to know the community of people who follow their programs who have dramatically improved their health and well-being.

Discover the proven truth that to a very large degree you can control your health outcome. But only by taking control yourself, and not relying on what is largely a greed-driven system set up to benefit someone else.

Gratitude (VIDEO)

2011-11-24T18:16:20Z

This visually stunning short film offers an inspirational message: Every day is a gift to be deeply grateful for, if we only open our eyes. When we remember what we have to be greatful for, we can be empowered to create wonderful days for ourselves and others, and to be empowered to climb life's mountains.

Happy Thanksgiving weekend!

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Neal Barnard MD - Curing Geico Employees with Vegan Diet (VIDEO)

2011-11-22T07:07:33Z

We've got some brand new video for you today -- and a chance to pre-order the 2011 Expo DVD set from last month's Heatlhy Lifestyle Expo.

You can order and get your 3-DVD set containing all the speakers, and get it in time for the holidays. Makes a great gift, and while everyone else is pigging out and sleeping off heavy food, you can be watching the top health experts in the world deliver the latest info to save and extend your life!

Ready to watch the new video clip we have for you?

Neal Barnard MD is President of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and was our keynote speaker at this year's Healthy Lifestyle Expo.

Dr. Barnard delivered a fascinating and entertaining talk about some of the many landmark studies PCRM has undertaken over the years.

Watch an excerpt from Dr. Barnard's talk right now:

Order your copy of the 2011 Expo DVD, Get Healthy Now Yellow. For more information, click here.

Native Foods Vegan Cafe Comes to Portland, OR! (VIDEO)

2011-11-18T07:10:09Z

Native Foods Cafe is on a mission: to come to your city soon and open one of their AMAZING vegan restaurants!

Want to know if they are coming to your town during 2012?

Watch the video below!

Why would you want a Native Foods in your own city? Well first because it's a 100% vegan restaurant. Next because it's freaking DELICIOUS! It's inexpensive, a great value, with a friendly staff, and the biggest bonus? Because just like founder Chef Tanya -- Native Foods a lot of fun!

Team VegSource traveled to Portland, Oregon, the weekend before last and shot some video so you can see exactly what Native Foods Portland is like!

Watch the video to see whether they're ready to announce a Native Foods opening near you!

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