Vegetarian Star

Rosie O’Donnell spoke with Entertainment Tonight about her recent heart health scare and how she hopes switching to a vegetarian diet will help erase some of the damage she’s done to her health over the years.

“I’d like to say I had a heart attack — because women especially like to say heart event. I’m like ‘No, it’s a real heart attack,'” she emphasized. “But I’m feeling better, I’m following the doctor’s orders, and it’s totally made me change the way that I was living.”

A study found that 13% of physicians recommend a low-fat vegetarian diet for their heart patients, although it’s recommended all do. O’Donnell has chosen to follow this advice, regardless of any RX.

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Meet Jim Morris.

He’s a 77-year old bodybuilder.

Although that statement itself is newsworthy, there’s more. The former Mr. New York (1966), Mr. California (1970) and Mr. Universe (1977), turned vegetarian at 50, then vegan at 65.

Morris explained to Frugivore Magazine how dropping all animal products did much more than get him ripped.

“Prior to becoming vegan I suffered digestive problems all my life, mainly constipation. I started taking anti inflammatory medication in 1966 for my joints. At one point I was getting cortisone injections directly into both elbows every week. The arthritis kept me awake at night.”

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Alec Baldwin‘s vegan-friendly newlywed wife Hilaria may soon be getting her own televised yoga show.

At the Emmy Awards, the couple joked that since Alec’s 30 Rock series is soon coming to an end, Hilaria will have to “bring home the bacon” even thought they “don’t eat bacon.”

The celebrity yoga instructor has already posted several videos of herself teaching yoga moves on her YouTube channel.

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Daniel Bryan has made the official announcement he’s no longer adhering to a 100% vegan diet.

The WWE athlete claims this is no longer feasible because he’s develop soy sensitivities.

“I became a vegan for health issues and then I developed a soy intolerance. So, I’ve been getting really sick lately. it’s a very unmanly way to stop being vegan, to have a soy intolerance. [Laughs.] But I was getting sick all the time, and they were trying to figure out what it was and they found out it was the soy.”

“Being on the road, being vegan and trying to get your protein in other than soy, there’s just nothing to eat. There’s soy in everything. Most of the vegan things you can eat are tofu dishes and whatnot, made out of soy.”

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The Wall Street Journal has published a debate between Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Nancy Rodriguez over whether vegetarian diets are better for us and if meat is necessary.

Vegetarians and vegans are familiar with Dr. Campbell’s insights on how a plant-based diet can prevent dozens of diseases. His evidence for such is published in his best-selling book, The China Study. Professor of Nutritional Science at Conneticut University Rodriguez insists animal products are okay in moderation. Here’s a glimpse into the debate from WSJ.

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Mark Bittman agrees that the new soda ban in New York pushed by Mayor Bloomberg is a step in the right direction toward fixing America’s health problems. But more can be done, as he explains in an interview with The Daily Ticker.

Bittman is asking fast food establishments like McDonald’s to make calorie content more visible and start offering more plant-based options.

“If McDonald’s wanted to make a dent in obesity, they could do something much better than posting calorie counts,” he says. McDonald’s could “encourage the consumption of smaller sodas rather than encouraging the consumption of bigger sodas. What I say to them is: how about falafel? How about hummus? How about more plant-based food that’s becoming much more mainstream in the U.S.? People know what this stuff is.”

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Fran Drescher joined the club of people who take responsibility for their own health instead of relying on pills and expensive treatments to cure them.

The Nanny star was suffering from several medical issues when she decided to ignore her doctor’s recommendations for more drugs and prescribed herself, an alcohol-free, gluten-free, vegan diet.

Showcasing her newly trimmed figure on The Wendy Williams Show, Drescher described how she lost weight and gained energy and a great complexion

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The China Study was a favorite among Huffington Post readers in a poll on healthy lifestyle books. Members of the Huffpost Healthy Living Community voted this book on how diet is closely linked to the “diseases of affluence” as a favorite among 50.

“All types of books can change our lives, but health books have a potent ability to influence our lifestyle habits,” the blog writes.

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