Vegetarian Star

Author of Veganist and other books that advocate eating a plant-based diet for better health Kathy Freston has interviewed Dr. Neal Barnard of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine on the organization’s 21-day vegan kickstart program.

The online tool features meal plans, physician tips, vegan celebrity commentary and much more to get you started on a diet free of animal products that will leave you, the animals and the planet feeling better.

The best part of all is that this coaching tool is free to anyone with access to the web.

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Addicted to meat?

Author Kathy Freston has a 7 step program she shared at the Huffington Post to help those who can’t stop hiding the beef jerkys underneath the bed at home and Ho-hos inside the file cabinet at work.

Freston explores the idea of being addicted to several unhealthy foods, such as dairy and excess sugar.

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Oprah Winfrey can be seen for the final time today on her daytime television show after 25 years in production.

Many blogs and news sources are reflecting on how Oprah has impacted the lives of millions throughout the years, discussing some of her most memorable and even controversial shows.

In both 1996 and 2011, Oprah touched on the meat industry and vegetarianism. A lot changed during those 15 years and perhaps that’s why the show in 2011 ended on a little more positive note.

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Actress Hayley Marie Norman is a vegan and regular contributor to the blog, This Dish Is Veg.

Norman had the privilege of attending the premiere of Forks Over Knives, a film about preventing and reversing major health conditions through a plant-based diet and has written about her experience.

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Vegans, how many times have you heard the question, “But how do you make [insert food item] without [insert animal product]?”

If we all got a dollar for every time we had to answer, we might be able to buy out the meat industry!

Kathy Freston knows this question will never end, so she’s kindly posted a few of her suggestions for meat, cheese, eggs and every animal product in book.

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Vegan chefs will take over the stage at the annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Cooking taking place April 30 and May 1 on the campus of the University of Southern California.

The 16 year festival is one of the largest literary events in the country, attracting 150,000 people, including 100 author events and more than 350 authors from around the world.

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Kathy Freston has rolled out another video where she extolls the virtues of the vegan lifestyle.

Freston brings up all the good points about eating vegan, such as health and the environment, but this video actually says more with its props.

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Kathy Freston is one of the vegan stars that appeared on Martha Stewart‘s special vegan episode today. Freston spoke to Extra about how people can gradually lean into a vegan lifestyle.

Extra has printed an entire week’s worth of vegan meals that work well to get any meat and potatoes eater on the right track.

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