How to Live a Healthy and Happy Vegan Lifestyle

  The cruelty-free beauty chain is working with The Vegan Society to remove all animal products from its offerings, 60 percent of which are currently vegan. Cruelty-free beauty retailer The Body Shop will be fully vegan by 2023. Founded in 1976 by British environmental activist Dame Anita Roddick, the retailer is working with The Vegan Society to remove remaining animal products from its formulations. Currently, 60 percent of The Body Shop’s offerings are clearly labeled as “vegan,” including its iconic perfume White Musk—which does not include the deer gland secretions found in non-vegan musk scents. “Our decision to go 100-percent vegan is a natural next step for The Body Shop,” Lionel Thoreau, Global Brand Director at The Body Shop, said. “Thanks to our founder Anita Roddick, we were the first beauty company to fight against animal testing in cosmetics, and the first major global beauty brand to use cruelty-free musk in our fragrances.” MORE

  'If the world gets too hot, we won't be able to exist on Planet Earth'  In the UK, a six-year-old student has also urged his school to help the environment by reducing its meat intake.  Bruno Serrano, from Canterbury, England, was inspired to help the environment after watching David Attenborough’s  A Life On Our Planet .  Serrano has written to Kent County Council, and Attenborough himself, proposing schools introduce a weekly meat-free day. Speaking to  KentOnline , Serrano’s mother Ruth Linklater says: “Bruno’s school is very positive and supportive about [his] letter. MORE

Dr. Joel Fuhrman delivers a powerful talk on the subject of food addiction and emotional overeating. Filmed last year at the Plant Based World Conference & Expo, Dr Fuhrman advocates for a micro-nutrient rich, ’nutritarian’ diet to combat obesity, chronic disease and mental illness in this call to arms to take control of our health and wellbeing.

   A source of inspiration advocating plant-based diets and the end of animal cruelty worldwide, Dr. Klaper contributed to the making of two PBS television programs Food for Thought and the award-winning Diet for a New America movie based on the book of the same name.

   Don't settle for boring tofu! Try out these recipes and techniques to take your tofu game to the next level.

   In his talk ‘Pitfalls on a Plant-Based Diet’, Dr. Michael Klaper sets four important rules for thriving on a plant-based diet, and some common pitfalls to avoid.

   Vegan gets owned by meat eater in street debate with an anti-vegan debate champion, the vegan never expected such amazing argumentation and gets owned in this vegan debate - don't miss the ending lol

   Can spices aid weight loss? For three cents a day, black cumin (also known as black seed and nigella seed) may improve cholesterol and triglyceride levels, blood pressure, and blood sugar control, as well as accelerate the loss of body fat.

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  'There has never been a better time to be vegan' Vegans are happier than meat-eaters and pescatarians, according to a new poll. Research published by Tracking Happiness surveyed 11,537 Americans to explore the connection between diet and mood. Participants were asked to rate their happiness from one- 10 (Very unhappy to very happy). The average happiness rating of each dietary group was then calculated; with vegans reporting seven percent higher happiness ratings than meat-eaters. Moreover, Out of the 8,988 omnivores surveyed, those who reported higher happiness ratings were more likely to adopt a plant-based diet in the future. MORE

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