VOAA Welcomes New Writer Michael Wilkins To Our Team!
Posted by Danielle Bussone on Jun 6, 2015 in Living Plant-Strong! Profiles & Articles | 0 comments
Veggin’ Out and About! is delighted to introduce a new staff writer to our team. Michael Wilkins has learned the power of plants the hard way. Living for over two decades with Hepatitis C and discovering he now had liver cancer, Michael turned to plant-based nutrition to restore his health. Plant-strong over a year now, the results have been nothing short of miraculous.
Read his story and join us in welcoming Michael to our restaurant review team! — Danielle Bussone, Editor
Save a Husky and Save Yourself — Siberian Husky Rescue of Florida Will Help You Find A Forever Friend!
Posted by Danielle Bussone on Jun 5, 2015 in Living Plant-Strong! Profiles & Articles | 2 comments
Contributed by Janet C, SHRF Volunteer Cooridinator, with Debi K, SHRF President. Segments aslo taken directly from SHRF website.
I am Janet C., and I am The Volunteer Coordinator for Siberian Husky Rescue of Florida, Inc. I joined the rescue in 2005 when I adopted my own red and white Siberian Husky, Ranger. As Volunteer Coordinator, I process the volunteer applications which we receive, contact the new volunteers, and help them find and understand the areas where their talents will be most useful.
The adoption story of my own Siberian Husky, Ranger, began in early 2005 when he was found in NE Florida. He was taken to a kill-shelter where he was evaluated. After evaluation, it was determined that Ranger was food aggressive. It was decided by the shelter staff that Ranger would either be euthanized or could only be saved by a rescue. That is where SHRF came in to save him. Ranger was pulled from the kill shelter in February of 2005 and I adopted him two weeks later with the understanding that he would need and receive training from a certified behavioral specialist. (more…)
Richmond Vegetarian Festival Celebrates Its Lucky 13th Anniversary, June 20th at Bryan Park!
Posted by Danielle Bussone on Jun 1, 2015 in Living Plant-Strong! Profiles & Articles, Richmond, VA, Richmond, VA | 0 comments
Celebrating their 13th year, Richmond Vegetarian Festival, one of the most happening vegfests in the country is less than THREE WEEKS away, June 20th, from 12-6pm. Richmond Vegetarian festival boasts thousands of visitors each year at the shaded grounds of Bryan Park and the numbers just keep growing. One hundred plus vendors will be nestled among trees in the dappled oasis of the park’s Azalea Gardens where great food and entertainment for the entire family can be leisurely enjoyed at this FREE event! Mike Goldberg (of WTVR-CBS6) will be the ever-popular Master of Ceremonies. Even your pets are welcome!
Danielle Bussone Donates Book Profits To PlantPure Nation Kickstarter Campaign Through May 14!
Posted by Danielle Bussone on Apr 28, 2015 in Living Plant-Strong! Profiles & Articles | 0 comments
Through May 14th, Danielle Bussone is donating 100% of the profits from the sale of her book, Time For Change: Whole Foods For Whole Health! to T. Colin Campbell’s and his son, Nelson Campbell’s, Kickstarter campaign for their important new documentary PlantPure Nation.
To date the Kickstarter campaign has received $107,075 towards it’s goal of $150,000. While that is a healthy start, there are only 16 days left to obtain an additional $42,925 to reach their target of $150,000. The project will only be funded if the entire goal is met by May 14, 11:41 am Eastern Daylight Time. (more…)
Cookbook Author, LeAnne Campbell Speaks at Whole Foods in Charlotte, NC!
Posted by Danielle Bussone on Mar 30, 2015 in Features, Living Plant-Strong! Profiles & Articles | 0 comments
Most of us have heard of vegan icon, T. Colin Campbell, author of the controversial book The China Study, which has awakened a nation to the perils of a diet rich in animal protein. In virtually every plant-based venue, be it a vegan pot-luck, a lecture hall or a vegetarian festival, someone (more than likely several someones) will have a story about how reading The China Study was a pivotal point in their decisions to rid themselves of animal dietary products forever, embrace the restorative power of plants, and in the process have turned their flagging health around completely. The story is so commonplace it has become practically banal. We have flocked to his lectures, have attended his seminars and enrolled in his plant-based nutrition program offered by Cornell University. We follow him like star-struck groupies hoping he’ll see our raised hands in the audience and respond to our fevered appeals, “Dr. Campbell, Dr. Campbell…” LeAnne just calls him “Dad,” and commands his undivided attention.
The Supercharged Athlete — Fulfilling Foods
Posted by Danielle Bussone on Mar 15, 2015 in The Super-Charged Athlete! | 0 comments
Fulfilling Foods
by Kate Strong
Nutrition is a key building block for everyone. We really are what we eat!
In the past, when I ate more processed foods, such as bought patties, pasta, potato chips, biscuits etc. I noticed my energy levels varied quite dramatically: initially I felt a buzz from the processed food and full of energy. My thoughts, however, jumped around and quite scattered. Shortly afterwards, maybe 30-90 minutes later, I’d feel sluggish, tired and unmotivated. I’d also start feeling hungry again.
My old food was filling me, but not fulfilling me.
Today, with better knowledge and understanding how food can work with, or against, your body, I eat only plant-based wholefoods that are rich in all the vitamins, minerals, amino acids and energy I require to maintain my active lifestyle.
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