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Jeremy Piven’s Fishy Vegetarian Ways Led To Mercury Poison

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, January 15th, 2009 in Actors, Not So Vegetarian.

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If Jeremy Piven had been following Morrissey’s Sea Food Is Sea Life philosophy, he might not be in this predicament.

The Entourage actor was forced to go on sick leave from the Broadway production Speed The Plow last month because he had been diagnosed with mercury poisoning.

Doctors found elevated-as much as five times the amount of a normal person-levels of the element in his blood. Mercury poison is a serious condition that, if left untreated, can cause heart and kidney failure, cognitive problems, and even death.

So does Jeremy have a secret thermometer munching vice? No, he just eats too much fish, which often contains levels of Mercury that could cause problems if eaten too often.

Turns out, Mr. Piven eats a hell of a lot of fish cause he’s a pescetarian-or fish eating vegetarian. Who would’ve thought!

According to Fox News, Piven said that, “years of being a fish eating vegetarian was enough to do the trick and act as a catalyst.”

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Leona Lewis: Ethical Perfume Will Complement Vegan Shoes

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, January 15th, 2009 in Fashion, Female Singers.

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Leona Lewis is set to launch her very own perfume, according to Pop Crunch.

The self-titled scent was produced with the Germany company LR, which adhered to Leona’s strict ethical standards.

A source revealed to British newspaper The Sun that, “Leona has had a lot of approaches about launching her own perfume, but she wanted to make totally sure she would be working with an ethical company.”

Leona is a vegetarian who won’t even wear leather or other animal products and is also working to launch her own vegan clothing and hand bag lines. Perfume makers often use animal ingredients as fixatives, which enable fragrances to evaporate slowly and emit odor.

Lewis played a big part in the perfume’s progress-from developing the scent itself to designing the bottle and packaging of the product.

She has already begun the process of promoting her scent, making a video for fans in Germany.

“I love my new fragrance and I already love LR,” she said.

The fragrance is set to launch later this year.

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