So I wanted to share some exciting news with my super amazing VBR readers! My hubby and I are over the moon, reeling and doing back flips while frolicking and indulging in tasty, sugary celebratory treats because we’re expecting a baby boy this summer! EeeeEeeeee!! I’m so so SO excited to be a vegan mommy!
In today’s world, sites like Groupon and Living Social make buying anything at retail price seem cringeable. We’re so used to 30-80% off deals, that anything less seems like a total ripoff.
Lucky for us, vegan-friendly Groupon-esque coupon sites are poppin’ up on the interwebs, offering kick-ass animal-friendly deals.
Bomb-ass vegan-friendly coupon sites:
VeganCuts (weekly [...]
Know anyone who is sick, on meds, unhealthy, obese, suffering from chronic pain, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, etc? My guess is that you know quite a few of these people… let’s get our peeps healthy and happy again!
Q: “How we do dat?”
A: By incorporating a whole foods, plant-based (aka vegan) diet
These following documentaries [...]
Here’s your chance to enter the NY Veg Expo’s “Be a Vegan Fashion Show Runway Model” contest! No experience required! If you’re interested in modeling some hot, vegan fashions at the Vegetarian Expo on Saturday, October 2nd in Albany, NY, click here! They are looking for both men and women of all sizes and looks [...]
Open Road’s latest creation, Bold Native, a fiction film about animal rights and animal liberation, premieres June 16th in Los Angeles.
In Bold Native, Charlie Cranehill, an animal liberator wanted by the United States government for domestic terrorism, emerges from the underground to coordinate a nationwide action as his estranged CEO father tries to find [...]
If you love animals, you need to see SKIN TRADE. This documentary, directed and produced by award winning director, Shannon Keith, is a peek inside the dark world of ugly glamour and painful beauty. Get your tickets now for the premiere of Skin Trade this Thursday. The price of your ticket goes to the non-profit [...]
The documentary Forks Over Knives examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods.
The major storyline in the film traces the personal journeys of a pair of pioneering yet under-appreciated researchers, Dr. [...]
When: Wednesday, January 27th (check your local listings for exact times). In LA, it’s on ABC (channel 7) at 3pm.
What’s the episode about: Where your food comes from and how it affects your health and well being. Alicia will be sharing some of her tasty recipes from her new book The Kind Diet. There will [...]

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A Few Good Reasons to Go Vegan: • You'll save lives
• You'll live a lot longer
• You'll have more energy
• You'll reduce your risk of cancer
• You'll reduce your risk of heart disease
• You'll have lower blood pressure and cholesterol
• You'll get better nutrition
• You'll lower your chances of getting food poisoning
• You won't be ingesting growth hormones and antibiotics
• You'll get sick less often
• You'll fit into your old jeans
• You'll give your body a spring cleaning
• You'll have healthier skin
• You'll make a strong political statement
• You'll reduce waste and air pollution
• You'll earn good karma points
• You'll save money
• You'll help save the planet
Famous Animal Friendly Quotes "Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends."
~George Bernard Shaw
"You put a baby in a crib with an apple and a rabbit. If it eats the rabbit and plays with the apple, I'll buy you a new car."
~Harvey Diamond
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals."
~Immanuel Kant
"I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being."
~Abraham Lincoln
"To become vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana."
~Buddha
"To consider yourself an environmentalist and still eat meat is like saying you're a philanthropist who doesn't give to charity"
~Howard Lyman
Ingredients to avoid when shopping for cosmetics and skin care: • Animal products
• Animal by-products
• Animal testing
• Parabens
• Sulfates
• GMOs
• Silicones
• BHA/BHT
• Artificial colors
• Artificial fragrances
• Propylene glycol
• Phthalates
• PEG 15
• Toluene
• Pesticides
• Petroleum
• Mineral Oil
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