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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 30: Adam Gardner attends the 6th Annual Roots Jam Session at Key Club on January 30, 2010 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)

Guster’s Adam Gardner is the face of the Green Music Group’s latest challenge to eat local, and while he’s one of the leading forces behind this campaign, he has his wife to thank for greening another area of his diet.

“It was really my wife’s environmentalism that rubbed off on me!” Gardner told Good. “Once we started living together, suddenly I was eating vegetarian, composting, walking everywhere, running the laundry machine in off-peak hours. It was the dichotomy between how I was living at home and what life on the road was like with my band (gas–guzzling tour bus, trash all over the place at the end of a show, awful fast food, etc.) that sparked the idea for Reverb in the first place.”

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Meatless Mouthful–Russell Simmons Says Do The Happy Drugs

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 in Food & Drink, Meatless Mouthful.

NEW YORK - JUNE 02: Honoree Russell Simmons attends the Gold Medal of Honor for Lifetime Achievement in Music award presentation at The National Arts Club on June 2, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

“It may take a little effort for the first few weeks. Then you’ll start getting used to it and you’ll find more and more fun things to eat. ’Cause food’s a drug, and you gotta do the happy drugs rather than the sad drugs, you know what I mean?”

Russell Simmons, explaining switching to a vegan lifestyle, at an event honoring him by the National Arts Club.

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Slice Of Vegan Celebrity Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 in Actresses, Birthdays.

40533, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Thursday May 13, 2010. Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher film a picnic scene for their upcoming Ivan Reitman film together Friends with Benefits in LA. Portman is seen piling a stack of muffins onto her plate during the scene, followed by a heartfelt moment shared onscreen with her co-star Ashton Kutcher. In between takes, Portman joked with director Ivan Reitman and also munched on food, wearing a thick blue fleece jacket to stay warm. Photograph: Kevin Perkins / Pedro Andrade, PacificCoastNews.com

A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities.

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Vegan Cheese List Should Rescue Grumpy Lea Michele

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 in Actresses, Food & Drink.

NEW YORK - JUNE 08: Actress Lea Michele attends the launch of MARKTBeauty.com, an online beauty destination at The Penthouse at Smyth Hotel Tribeca on June 8, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Reports are that Glee star Lea Michele is acting all diva and bitchy on the set.

“Lea acts like she’s better than the rest of the cast,” a source told US Magazine.

Another source said, “She’s sweet, but she has her moments,” while yet another mentioned “she has become super-strict about her diet. She is a vegan now and says she hasn’t eaten cheese in a year!”‘

Duh! Hence the reason for the bitchiness.

If you’ve been a good boy or girl and know cheese is nothing but the product of whoring out cows that live only a 1/5 of their natural lifespan, not to mention the environmental impact of those same whores passing gas on dairy farms, you might have some “moments” of your own after giving up such an addictive and admittedly tasty product.

In walks vegan cheese to soothe yourself and everyone around you.

From soy based to rice based to nut cheese, there’s a block, bag of shreds or log to fulfill you when you need it. Check out this extensive list of vegan cheeses featuring products available at both the grocery store and online.

It’s been a year. It’s time. No one should go through that kind of dry spell.

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Andrea Curto-Randazzo. Credit: Bravo

Andrea Curto-Randazzo. Credit: Bravo

Top Chef contestant Andrea Curto-Randazzo says the celebrity she had the most fun cooking for was Mike D. of the Beastie Boys.

“I was pretty excited to cook for the Beastie Boys. While I was at Wish there were quite a few celebrities that came in. They were really cool. During the MTV Awards their manager called up and was asking about all these vegetarian things because Mike D was a vegetarian.”

Fellow band member Adam Yauch adopted a vegan diet after undergoing treatment for cancer.

And a restaurant in San Francisco, Weird Fish, thinks the Beastie Boys are so much fun, they’ve redone a traditional seafood dish into a vegan one.

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Dr. Oz To Men–Grab Your Balls, Eat Your Nuts

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 in Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness, TV Hosts.

May 08, 2010 - New York, New York, U.S. - DR. MEHMET OZ arriving at O, The Oprah Magazine's 10th Anniversary ''Live Your Best Life'' Event at jacob javits Center in New York City on 05-08-2010. 2010..K64747HMc. © Red Carpet Pictures

Once upon a time Dr. Oz was a processed food, steak loving junkie. Then, he met his wife Lisa, the vegetarian, who, although not able to bring him completely over to the veg side, has improved his eating dramatically after he followed what doctor wife ordered.

Known to give advice that follows eating more plant based foods for proteins, Oz recently recommended eating nuts for the brain and examining the testicles for the health of where some men may store their brains.

This advice was given in Oz’s “25 Greatest Men’s Health Tips” printed in Natural Awakenings magazine.

“Nuts are among the best sources of healthful fats and protein around. I keep a bag of walnuts in my fridge and use their massive dose of omega-3 fatty acids to boost my brainpower while I see patients. Half a handful eaten about 30 minutes before a meal will temper your appetite and help you avoid the drive-thru.”

Avocado means “testicle” in Aztec, according to Oz, which is what your own nuts should resemble if healthy. So don’t forget to examine your jewels, preferably not while consuming guacamole. Here’s how:

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NEW YORK - APRIL 29: Actress Natalie Portman attends the 2010 New York City Ballet Spring Gala at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center on April 29, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Natalie Portman has signed on with Parfums Christian Dior to be their latest spokes model.

According to WWD, this will be the first perfume Portman has represented.

According to some databases, it may not be the best choice for a vegan.

Uncaged lists Christian Dior as a company that either 1. openly uses animal tested chemicals or 2. fails to demonstrate that both a product and ingredients used have not been tested on animals since after a fixed cut-off date.

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Microsoft Vegetarians Unite–MSVeg Provided Needed Cafe Updates

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 in Business, Food & Drink.

REDMOND, WA - MAY 22, 2002:  (FILE PHOTO)  An exterior view of the Microsoft headquarters during the Microsoft CEO Summit is shown May 22, 2002 in Redmond, Washington. A federal judge granted Microsoft's motion January 28, 2003 to throw out five consumer antitrust lawsuits in four states filed against the company, causing shares of Microsoft Corp. to trade up.  (Photo by Ron Wurzer/Getty Images)

Microsoft makes their vegetarian and vegan techies happy by offering an extensive selection of appropriate food through the food service provider located on the campuses, which probably has a lot to do with the activism of a group called MSVeg.

MSVeg is a group of about 650 active members who are employees of the company who refused to carry peanut butter and jelly to work every day. As a result, it’s a lot easier to be a vegetarian or vegan at Bill Gates’ empire than it was a decade ago.

Mark Aggar, leader of MSVeg, had an interview with IVU online. A few highlights:

How the idea for MSVeg came about:
“It was formed out of frustration of not having very good or consistent vegan choices in the MS cafeterias and the suspicion that there were a lot of folks at MS who felt the same. Basically I formed it to create a loud voice for better food choices for veg*ns.”

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