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Www.livingrichlyonabudget.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Grocery-Sales-Cycles-When-Do-Things-Go-on-Sale.pdf. Become Vegan in 12 minutes? It took me a lot longer than 12 minutes to become vegan, but I started by meeting some really amazing long-term vegans and watching this video. “A Life Connected: Vegan” was created by nonviolenceunited.org. It is a short, to the point, and fact-based look at the environmental and global implications of an animal- based diet. You won’t see graphic images of animal cruelty during this video and the facts presented are sound. If you want to check out Non-Violence United’s sources, go to www.nonviolenceunited.org/veganvideo.html. At the bottom of that page, there is a link where you can download a detailed transcript of the movie as a PDF, complete with a bibliography and an explanation of how they calculated the statistics cited during the movie. It takes about the same amount of time to watch this video as it does to brew your first cup of tea in the morning.

A Life Connected: VEGAN from NonviolenceUnited.org on Vimeo. Related Stories: Better Berries to Fight Cancer. The next time you toss a handful of berries into your morning smoothie, reach for freeze-dried instead of fresh or frozen. Science now indicates that freeze-dried berries, specifically black raspberries, inhibit cancer development by restoring hundreds of cancer-altered genes to their normal state.

“There are certain genes that play a role in the development of cancer, and while most cancer treatments only target one gene at a time, the berries have a ‘genome-wide’ effect, meaning they target many cancer-causing genes at once,” says lead researcher Gary D. Stoner, professor of pathology, human nutrition, and medicine at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center. Berries are about 90 percent water and freeze-drying them removes the water while leaving the structure intact. Natural Solutions: Vibrant Health, Balanced Living offers its readers the latest news on health conditions, herbs and supplements, natural beauty products, healing foods and conscious living.

15 Reasons to Eat Organic Food (Page 2) 8 Ways to Make Organic Food Coloring (Page 2) By Sayward Rebhal, Networx The 21st century world is a very unnatural time to live in. And for the most part, that’s just peachy keen. The Internet, for example, is one modern invention I’m pretty fond of. And I’m glad we have, you know, like . . . doctors, grocery stores, fire-resistant roofing materials and robotic vacuum cleaners that do all the work for you! Yes, postmodern living has its perks.

But there’s a dark side, too, in this hyper-processed wonderland. Medicine is fine and dandy and robots are just plain awesome, but what about eating? The truth is that synthetic replacements just can’t stack up the real thing, and science doesn’t always have the answers. All of our needs can be met using real, ground-grown produce instead of laboratory engineered products. Pink and Red You can use any number of options, but for a ton of color with almost no flavor, beets are your best bet.

Alternately, you can also use any red fruit, like raspberries or pomegranate. Which Cooking Oils to Cook With.