Vegetarian Star

Pop star Rihanna has partnered with Parlux Fragrances to unveil a scent with her name behind the brand, Reb’l Fleur.

According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Parlux signed a statement in 1995 that it would not conduct or pay others to conduct tests on animals. Some animal tests, such as the Draize eye test, which involves smearing a substance in rabbit’s eye, obviously involve pain to the animal. And in some cases, results aren’t predictive of what can happen in human tissue.

Reb’l Fleur comes in Eau de Parfum sprays and body lotion.

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The Get Healthy, Go Vegan Cookbook

Dr. Neal Barnard of the Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine (PCRM), along with Robyn Webb, has co-authored a cookbook filled with recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and desserts without any animal products whatsoever.

Blog Critics reports Dr. Barnard and Webb use of a lot of curry, an Indian spice, in the 125 recipes that are not heavy on manufactured protein like texturized vegetable protein. Nor will you find mundane ideas for a meal like granola. Try green chile and oyster mushroom crepes for breakfast instead.

The PCRM recommends a vegetarian diet for good health. May the Get Healthy, Go Vegan Cookbook get on every patient’s prescription list, as a vegetarian diet is one of the best ways to fight diseases like diabetes and heart disease that dominate, complicate and burden health care.

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Dr. Neal Barnard of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has recorded an advertisement that’s being broadcast in Washington, D.C., urging viewers to tell Congress to support H.R. 4870, The Healthy School Meals Act, which could potentially give schools the ability to offer vegetarian meals for lunch everyday.

Dr. Barnard uses a laboratory graduated cylinder to show the amount of saturated fat in a hamburger versus a veggie burger.

That’s some bad chemistry, man!

Watch the clip, and if you haven’t already told your representative how you feel, it’s time to do so now!

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According to Look to the Stars, John Salley is the executive producer of Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days.

Simply Raw follows the lives of six Americans with diabetes as they switch from a life of junk food to a raw, vegan one and alleviate their diabetic symptoms without medication.

Several notables in the health and food industry make appearances, including Super Size Me‘s Morgan Spurlock, raw food activists Tony Robbins and Woody Harrelson and Eat to Live author Joel Fuhrman.

Dr. Neal Barnard, president of the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine, an organization that promotes a vegetarian diet for health and strict ethics in animal research, has written a book describing a similar program based on studies that a vegetarian diet can prevent, control and reverse the symptoms of diabetes.

The trailer for Simply Raw can be viewed below

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Ellen DeGeneres was honored by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine recently by receiving the Voice of Compassion reward.

President and founder of the PCRM, an organization of physicians and others that promotes healthy living through a vegetarian diet and ethics in animal research, Dr. Neal Barnard, arrived at the show to personally present it to her.

Dr. Barnard said Ellen was chosen for the award for working to “expand the circle of compassion” for animals in everything she’s done, which includes donating to the Humane Society, supporting other animal rights campaigns and featuring vegetarian/vegan recipes on the show.

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Barack Obama doesn’t want to hear a lecture about his cholesterol, but Dr. Neal Barnard, president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, has given him one anyway.

Besides the gentle nudge to give up cigarettes, Dr. Barnard explains that the best way for the President of the United States to get his numbers to an acceptable range is to accept more vegetables–and less meat.

Dr. Barnard points out that going vegetarian, even part time, will impact Obama’s cholesterol more than genes and exercise.

“First, exercise won’t lower your cholesterol. It may bump up “good” cholesterol slightly and improve your basketball game or your stride, but you definitely can’t count on it to lower your “bad” cholesterol. It won’t.”

“Second, we almost certainly cannot blame genes. For the vast majority of people, high cholesterol comes down to diet.”

And while less red meat is great, you really need to go veg all the way to get the full benefits of diet on cholesterol.

“Third, switching from beef to chicken and fish has almost no effect on cholesterol. It lowers “bad” cholesterol only about 5 percent–and that’s not enough.”

“The answer is behind your house, in the White House garden. Foods from plants have essentially no cholesterol and are free of the animal fat that causes the body to make cholesterol. If you skipped meat, dairy products, and eggs for even a few weeks, chances are your cholesterol would drop right into the normal range.”

Hope Obama is convinced.

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Dr. Neal Barnard

Soy is everywhere, as Dr. Neal Barnard of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, says in the Huffington Post.

From faux meats to milk, sure soy might taste great, but are you getting any health benefits from it?

According to Dr. Barnard, evidence points in the direction of “yes,” especially when it comes to the ladies.

For example, soy may help prevent breast cancer in women. This benefit may be greatest if the soy is consume in adolescence when breast tissue is developing.

So moms, don’t forget to have a tofu stir fry with your daughter at the mall when you’re shopping for her first bra.

Soy may also reduce of the risk of recurrence in breast cancer survivors.

Why is soy thought to be a tough competitor to cancer?

Some researchers suspect that an estrogen lookalike compound in the soybean called phytoestrogen binds to a woman’s estrogen receptor in her body, preventing real estrogen from binding and blocking its potentially cancer inducing effects.

“In summary, evidence to date is reassuring,” Dr. Barnard writes. “Soy products may reduce the risk of breast cancer and breast cancer recurrence.

Besides the breasts, other female benefits of soy may include reducing the risk osteoporosis associated fractures and reducing the risk of fibroids.

Can soy benefit the gentleman as well? Learn what Dr. Barnard has to say at the Huffington Post.

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Dr. Neal Barnard

Back in December, Rush Limbaugh received a vegetarian care package from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) after he was hospitalized for chest pains.

If Rush hadn’t been such a filthy dirty liberal, he would have never landed there.

That’s right, Rush is about as loose as Howard Stern…when it comes to diet.

In an article from CrazySexyLife, Dr. Neal Barnard, president of PCRM says Rush and everyone else needs to be more conservative–or face dire health consequences.

“As a doctor, I’m offering one bit of advice, not just to Rush, but to all Americans: We need to be more conservative. As conservative as possible, in fact.”

“Indeed, people who stick to an entirely plant-based diet, as part of an overall healthy lifestyle, can do more than just prevent heart disease; they can actually reverse it, as was demonstrated in the now-classic studies of Dean Ornish, M.D.”

“The only good thing about a health scare is that it reminds us how important our diets and lifestyles are to our well-beings. It’s time to trade our cheeseburgers for veggie burgers, beef tacos for bean burritos, and remote controls for tennis shoes. Yes, that’s my prescription for Rush—but it’s also my prescription for us all.”

Sounds like a radio talk show to tune in to.

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