Vegetarian Star

“Stress lowers your pH, causes inflammation and makes your cortisol levels spike. There are places where we might be stuck in stinking thinking, so it’s important we spend some time with self-reflection. It’s not just what you’re eating, but what’s eating you. If you have the “perfect” diet but are riddled with stress and anxiety, that’s not good. It’s not just about health. It’s about happiness.”

—Kris Carr, to Express Night Out on why she chose to include a chapter about meditation in her latest book advocating a plant-based diet for health, Crazy Sexy Life, which shot to #1 on the Amazon.com best seller list within the first week of its release.

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The New York Times has posted an article on women who have taken charge!

No longer slaves to corporate human factory farms, these ladies have started their own businesses, offer advice on healing and empowerment and how to lead a holistic healthy life in general.

Kris Carr, founder of the Crazysexylife.com website-a hub for anyone cravings the tips of how live strong and healthy (including vegetarian), is featured as one of the leading ladies.

“One of the most prominent is Kris Carr, a former actress who a month after appearing in two beer commercials during the Super Bowl in 2003 was found to have cancer in her liver and lungs. She went on a voyage of self-transformation that she chronicled in a documentary, “Crazy Sexy Cancer,” which aired on TLC in 2007, and was followed by two books.”

“Her Web site, Crazy Sexy Life, has become a nexus for women who identify themselves as leaders of a new generation of self-empowerment. Bloggers for the site include Rory Freedman, an author of the “Skinny Bitch” diet guides; Ms. Bernstein; and Mallika Chopra, a parenting author whose father is Deepak Chopra.”

“We are encouraging people to eat right, to exercise, to tap into their spirituality, to start listening to themselves, and to do it in a way that’s bold and resonates,” Carr said.

Read the entire article at nytimes.com to learn about other women who are empowering themselves.

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