Tamerlaine Sanctuary and Preserve, by Cherie Hans, VLCE
posted November 29, 2022 Meet Mumu and Zuzu in the picture with me. I should not have favorites, but the goats melt my heart. They’re affectionate, adorable, and amiable. I learned about the Tamerlaine Sanctuary and Preserve through Victoria Moran. For our anniversary last year, and again for this one, we gifted ourselves a private tour …
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Making Natural Perfume Without Harming Animals or Yourself, by Jen Gallagher, VLCE, Dip. Aromatherapy, MEd, BEd, Cert. Nursing
posted November 22, 2022 Did you know that throughout the history of perfumery, deer, cats, whales, and beavers have all been used for their fragrances, variously taken from different parts of their bodies? Were you aware that the perfume industry conducts animal tests, often painful ones that cause the suffering and death of millions of …
The Mindset of Permanent Weight Loss, by Stanley Bronstein, CPA, JD, LLM, VLCE
posted November 15, 2022 Formerly weighing in at a max 367 pounds, I think I know a thing or three about weight gain and its cousin, weight loss. While I’ve lost count of the exact number, I suspect I’ve lost 50 pounds or more, probably fifteen to twenty times in my life. I’ve lost 100+ …
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11 Ideas for Navigating the Food-Centric Holiday Season, by Dr. Stacey J. Anderson, MVLCE
posted November 8, 2022 Allow me to say at the outset that Halloween is my last hurrah of the year. Gads, I love it—spooks, haunts, creepy costumes, weird people all around—heaven! Then follows two holidays American vegans put so much effort into navigating year-by-year, Thanksgiving and Christmas. So much meat at so many family …
7 Things I Learned from an Ayurvedic Retreat, by Victoria Moran
. . .Remembering my messy, magical, healing week of “panchakarma” — when ayurveda pulls out all the stops The instructions said, “Bring clothes you don’t mind getting oily.” I recalled from experiencing panchakarma, ayurveda’s signature detox regimen, previously that it involves oil massage, oil in the nostrils, oil streamed onto the forehead, oil in the hair, …
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Be a Soy Boy: Three Reasons Soy is Healthy for Men, by Vince Tucker, MVLCE
posted October 25, 2022 The pejorative label of soy boy is often used to describe men who lack stereotypical masculine qualities. Recently, this term was made popular to describe men who support feminism, multi-culturalism, environmentalism, and sometimes animal rights—putting forth narratives that such men are “soft and delicate.” When examined scientifically, however, being a literal …
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Cod Skin Graft For My Surgical Wound? I Chose To Say No, by Rev, William Melton, VLCE
posted October 18, 2022 My Tale of Woe First, I will remind you that the image you see above is a living being who had no responsibility at all for my tale of woe described below. Second, I will explain why I am writing this essay. In January of 2022, I developed osteomyelitis (a bone …
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Juicing and Spiritual Fasting, by Laura Leal, VLCE
posted October 11, 2022 Juicing for three, seven, ten, or more days can be a way to detox and reset our bodies. It can even boost nourishment from all of the concentrated fruits and vegetables in these juices. But what about detoxifying our soul and sprit while we do this type of fast? Humans often …
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When a Holistic Doctor Says You’re Wholly Wrong, by Victoria Moran
Having been Vegan for 39 years next month, I’ve heard most of the arguments and warnings about eating as I do. When my daughter was young and prone to respiratory and bronchial infections, I got it from both sides. On the one hand, the Vegans gossipped that she couldn’t be in this predicament unless she …
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