I'm from Minneapolis, where I live with my husband, two-year-old son, dog and cats. I work as a freelance writer and spend my free time bicycling, gardening, cooking and reading.
In recent years, researchers have uncovered the link between a healthy gastrointestinal system – or gut – and the health of the whole body and brain. Now often called “the second brain,” the gut has been found to affect the immune system, vitamin and...
Chili is a staple of my diet during the winter months. It’s so easy to make a hearty, healthy vegan chili, and most meat-eaters don’t notice or care that there’s no meat. But while I could eat a no-frills bean chili every day, my family tends to get ...
There are many reasons that people adopt a vegetarian or vegan diet. Animal rights, environmental concerns, financial savings and physical appearance are a few. Another common reason is the many health benefits of a plant-based diet. More specifical...
The lobbying and legislative arm of the Humane Society of the United States has made the rare move of endorsing a political candidate for president. The Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF) is a nonpartisan organization that evaluates candidates solely...
We’ve all seen the commercials. We hear the first few notes of that sad song, and we know what’s coming. We watch the hungry, abused lonely animals shivering in their cages, and we want to help. We NEED to help. But sometimes our bank accounts just don...
With just a few days left until Halloween, holiday preparations are kicking into high gear. Costumes and party plans are being finalized, trick-or-treating routes are being set and, if you’re like me, significant time is being spent deciding what kind...
I have a bad habit of buying avocados before they’re fully ripe, putting them into my fruit bowl to ripen, and then forgetting about them until they’re past their prime. Avocados are pricy here in the upper Midwest (as they are in many parts of the country...
Although I have been involved in various sports since I was very young, it is only recently that I have truly considered myself to be an athlete. I’m not sure why this is, but I think that I had a misguided idea of what it meant to be an athlete. I thought...
f you became a vegan or vegetarian for ethical reasons, it makes sense that you would want to extend that line of thinking to your pets’ diets. But should you? Is it safe for cats and dogs to eat vegan or vegetarian diets? The answer, unfortunately, ...
When you hear the word ‘sushi,’ what comes to mind? If you’re like most people, you’re probably thinking of raw fish wrapped in rice and seaweed. But that isn’t entirely accurate. In Japanese, sushi translates to ‘vinegared rice,’ which means that vegan...
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