Vegetarian Star

Alicia Silverstone is craving all things delicious as expected for a vegan mother-to-be.

According to People, the actress recently stopped into M Cafe to tell the staff that although she’d already eaten a big meal, she’d be back later for some vegan eggs Benedict!

Guess the little vegan person #2 she’s carrying never gets tired of good food!

The actress has been blogging on her own and vegan pregnancies in general at her site, The Kind Life, and she recently tackled the issue of breastfeeding.

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Dr. Neal Barnard

The USDA has recognized that a plant-based diet may help a few problems many Americans are facing, such as high blood pressure, bad cholesterol and abdominal obesity.

In a new set of guidelines, the US Department of Agriculture and US Department of Health and Human Services states: “Vegetarian-style eating patterns have been associated with improved health outcomes — lower levels of obesity, a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, and lower total mortality. Several clinical trials have documented that vegetarian eating patterns lower blood pressure.”

While that’s a step in the right direction, Dr. Neal Barnard, president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, feels the government still is shying away from telling people what not to or at least limit eating–animal products.

“They’re not enough, but they are the best guidelines that have ever come out,” Barnard told Smart Planet. “They’re a step forward. The most notable thing is they use the world “vegan” for the first time. They devote two pages to vegetarian and vegan diets. And that’s very important.”

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“You don’t need to torture a bunch of helpless rats to figure out fast food is addictive. Nevertheless, for those who feel the need to read research to verify the obvious, studies have now been done that show fast food, loaded with fat, salt and sugar, causes rats to behave as if they were hooked on heroin. As opposed to those fed the salad bar option who consume normally, rats fed a fast food diet will endure electric shocks, etc. to keep eating what they crave. When deprived of their fast food, they’d rather starve for days on end than eat the healthier options.”

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President Obama has been smoke-free for an entire year!

The First Lady made the announcement to reporters during lunch in the Old Family Dining Room at the White House while discussing her Let’s Move! initiative to get America healthier.

Michelle said it was the president’s desire to be able to look his daughters in the eye and say he didn’t smoke that motivated him.

Vegetarians and vegans who still huff and puff have another reason to kick the habit. Some cigarette filters contain pig’s blood and that definitely ain’t veg!

Dutch researchers discovered that pig hemoglobin is often found in the filters, but not listed specifically as an ingredient. Instead, terms such as “processing aids” are used.

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"Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook"

Kim Barnouin has given one vegan cleanse two bitch slaps up.

On her website, HealthyBitchDaily.com, Barnouin discusses the Kaeng Raeng Detox Cleanse, a 100% vegan, gluten-free, peanut-free, caffeine-free cleanse with no artificial colors, sweeteners or preservatives.

“I swear by vegan detox meal replacement program Kaeng Raeng,” writes Barnouin. “Kaeng Raeng helps to peel off pounds, relieve bloating, improve digestion, bolster immunity, enhance energy, and give you that natural vegan glow – without depriving you.”

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On Friday, February 4, 2011 at 10:00 p.m., Barbara Walters will host several well known celebrities who’ve had heart surgery on an ABC special, “A Matter Of Life And Death.”

Walters, a heart surgery patient herself, will feature David Letterman, Robin Williams, Regis Philbin, Charlie Rose and former President Bill Clinton.

Ninety percent of Clinton’s arteries were blocked and he needed quadruple bypass surgery. After recovering, Clinton learned about a study that showed most patients who follow a plant-based diet can reverse their heart damage and decided to give it a try.

Today he still follows that diet and while he’s reached his goal of walking daughter Chelsea down the aisle, he’d like to play with a grandkid or two in the future, which gives him another reason to stay on the course. The clip doesn’t show Clinton talking specifically about the diet, but it’s a good bet he’ll bring it up as a way to illustrate how he’s changed his lifestyle since the surgery.

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Vegan host of HLN’s Issues, Jane Velez-Mitchell, will be signing copies of her latest book, Addict Nation: An Intervention for America on Friday, February 4th, 2011 on the second floor of Borders at Time Warner Center in Columbus Circle in Manhattan, NY at 6:00 p.m.

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Robin Quivers from “The Howard Stern Show” got in the kitchen with her right hand vegan man Gavan Murphy for a lesson in cooking with beets. The show is part of her ongoing web series about learning to cook new vegan food, “Vegucating Robin.”

This recipe uses the entire beet, including the beet greens, which Quivers says are full of nutrition. According to Self, one cup of cooked beet greens are full of Vitamin A, Vitamin C and a good source of iron and calcium.

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