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Kathy Freston

Kathy Freston has shared some research on how a vegan diet may prevent and increase one’s odds of recovering from cancer at the Huffington Post.

Citing several studies discussing rates of cancer among plant-based eaters vs. omnivores and factors involved in cancer growths, Freston concludes that, “We aren’t helpless at all; in fact, the power is largely in our hands. It’s on our forks, actually.”

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John Joseph

“It’s so cool – yoga peeps, Christians, rabbis, all working together to feed the needy healthy organic, plant-based meals. The elderly woman I was feeding in the photo was 93. She was trapped on the 17th floor of her building for 5 days, no power or water, eating only peanuts. She loved that there was NO meat in the donated meals.”

John Joseph, author of Meat is for Pussies and member of the band Cro Mags on his experience feeding the hungry at Interfaith Community Services, an organization serving vegetarian and vegan meals to those in poverty in New York City.

Photo: Punkhouse

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Fran Drescher

Fran Drescher has been a great champion for the vegan lifestyle ever since she lost weight and gained a ton of energy by eliminating animal products from her diet.

Never one to shy away from vegan cooking on television, the actress and talk show hosts has brought us great recipes like white bean hummus, fudge cake and more.

This week’s Meatless Monday recipe features another favorite veggie dish of Fran’s–Kale Soup.

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Allrecipes.com Vegetarian Holiday Menu

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, December 13th, 2012 in Food & Drink, Recipes.

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Seattle Weekly has a vegetarian holiday menu complements of Allrecipes.com, one of the largest databases for recipes.

Allrecipe.com content producer Sonja Groset told writer Gwendolyn Elliott the number one ingredient searched for on the site is “chicken,” but Elliot had no problem turning up an abundance of ideas for those fearing they’ve arrived at “chickenrecipes.com,” as Groset joked the site could be named.

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Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres has Tweeted on a local Los Angeles shelter’s campaign to give more animals a home for the holidays.

“If you love animals as much as I do, find out how you can make December a no kill month in L.A.” she wrote.

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Curtis Stone Supports Humane Society Protect Seal Campaigns

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, December 13th, 2012 in Animal Issues, Chefs, Food & Drink.

Curtis Stone

Curtis Stone has joined the Humane Society of the United States in its campaign to end the Canadian seal slaughter.

The Top Chef star is one of 6,000 chefs, stores and restaurants participating to pressure the Canadian government to end the practice involving the killing of the pups for their pelts.

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Oprah’s Favorite Things: Vegan Peanut Coconut Spread

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, December 13th, 2012 in Business, Food & Drink, TV Hosts.

Earth Balance Coconut Peanut Spread

Oprah Winfrey has unveiled her 2012 list of “Favorite Things” in the December 2012 issue of her magazine O.

Oprah recommends Earth Balance Coconut Peanut Spread as a gift idea this holiday season.

“I am passionate about this coconut and peanut spread. Vegan, gluten-free, beyond delicious—it’s virtuous and sinful all at the same time,” she said.

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Bill Clinton Good Publicity For Vegetarian Food Says Quorn

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, December 11th, 2012 in Business, Food & Drink, Politicians.

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton has the potential to bring lots of positive attention to the vegetarian and vegan diet and lifestyle, according to a leading producer of meatless products.

Quorn, launched in the U.S. in 2002, has written a statement on the former president’s diet he adopted to combat heart issues he was facing.

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