Yesterday I read that pop musician Jason Mraz has chosen a plant-based lifestyle and now I have yet another reason to listen to his CD’s. It made me think about the number of people I’ve encountered or read about in the past year, who have begun adding more plant-based foods into their diets or […]
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Last night we co-hosted the most exciting event. Our friend Jo wanted to offer a screening of the movie Forks Over Knives at our local library. We conferred over vegan pizza and decided to call it Dessert & A Movie. Our dream was to fill the room with veg curious friends, neighbors and strangers, feed […]
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First, happy nuptials Kate and Will. The Royal wedding in England this morning of Kate Middleton to Prince William warrants a nod from Exploits, we’re fans of the cool new royalty duo in our household, we wish you well. Congratulations. I wonder what the vegan option is at the reception? So, Dr. Oz and his […]
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Last week at the screening of Forks Over Knives I had the opportunity to meet Rip Esselstyn, former Austin firefighter and author of the Engine 2 Diet (read Sandy and I made a human road block to tell him about Exploits) . Rip is the son of esteemed researcher and committed plant based diet advocate, Dr. […]
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Last night we had the most exciting opportunity to attend a preview screening of the new movie Forks Over Knives. The event included a soiree hosted by Whole Foods market and a panel discussion following the movie. The panel included Rip Esselstyn, author of the Engine 2 Diet (and son of Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, world […]
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