Healthy and Eco Mother’s Day Gift Guide

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It’s mom’s special day so what will you do to show her how much you love and appreciate her? Well, if you’re stumped on what to get her outside of making heror taking her to a nice meal, here are some of my favorite gift ideas that will not only put a smile on mom’s [...]

The 26th Annual Genesis Awards Post-Show Coverage

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I look forward to the Humane Society’s Genesis Awards every year because it’s a great evening full of delicious vegan food, rubbing elbows with celebrities and honoring people who do wonderful things for the animals. The entertainment industry is usually just that, entertainment, but on this night, Tinsel Town goes all out to shed light [...]

Eco and Healthy Easter Gift Guide

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So while Easter isn’t the largest gift giving season of the year, there are gifts given nonetheless. Be it a cute chocolate bunny or candies eggs to a basket of toys for kids, gifts should as be as thoughtful as they are healthy and eco. In fact, the Easter bunny prefers eco, healthy and vegan [...]

H&M’S New Eco Collection

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Who says Eco can’t be hot, sexy and affordable!! H&M’s new “Exclusive Conscious” is an eco-collection is all of that and more! Made from sustainable materials like organic cotton, hemp and recycled polyester, it features beautiful pieces in eye-popping colors that have already been seen on celebrities anxious to get their hands on them. Kristin [...]

Best of Natural Products Expo West 2012

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On my 5th annual visit to the Natural Products Expo West, I’m happy to report that I found some new and exciting healthy and green living products.  Along with making time to chat with friends, have a successful book signing with my friends at Daiya Cheese as well as serve up some of my original  [...]

Listening To The Lorax

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Making his big splash this past weekend, The Lorax is a bona fide hit. For kids, it’s a fun world filled with color and whimsy while adults are faced with its eco message. Sure, it’s an animated film where swelling orchestrated music and manipulated characters really lay it on thick but the message is all [...]

Candle 79 Cookbook

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One of my all time favorite restaurants is Candle 79. Back in the day I used to dine at their first locale, Candle Cafe and 79 is their fancier joint with all the deliciousness of the original. And even though I live 4000 miles away, I can enjoy their fabulous vegan cuisine with their awesome [...]

Healthy Eco Baby: Spotlight on The Honest Company

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In the coming months we will be launching a whole new section called “Road to Parenthood”. Here we’ll be talking about everything from family planning and pre-pre-natal care to dealing with teens and food allergies, and everything in between. We’ll be working with moms in every stage of motherhood and answering all those “What you [...]

Celebre-stauranteurs: Ellen and Portia Set To Open Their New LA Vegan Dining Hot Spot This Month

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You may have heard the news that our fave funny gal Ellen and her lovely wife Portia were opening a vegan eatery here in LA. With partners musician Chrissie Hynde and Hollywood producer Steve Bing, along with top vegan chef, Tal Ronnen, the details have been kept on the very much on the d.l. But [...]

The Allergy-Free Cook Bakes Bread

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Gluten free is everywhere! Whether you are celiac or just looking to rotate your daily foods for health and well-being, gluten free has permeated our restaurants, recipe books, food blogs and markets. In this cookbook, The Allergy-Free Cook Bakes Bread, author Laurie Sodowski tackles the most popular taboo to gluten free diners, bread! Loads of [...]