Happy World Animal Day!!! This episode of the Vegetarian Zen podcast is dedicated to animals everywhere! In it we share lots of information about World Animal Day: what it is, how it got started, and ways YOU can get involved. […]

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We were fortunate to be able to attend a screening of the documentary PlantPure Nation this past week. The film was directed by Nelson Campbell, son of renowned researcher and whole-plant-foods advocate T. Colin Campbell.  As Campbell (the younger) explains, […]

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In this episode of the Vegetarian Zen podcast, we’ll be talking about something that’s pretty new – vegan butcher shops! In the past couple of years, these businesses have slowly been starting to pop up, and it’s really great news […]

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In this episode of the Vegetarian Zen podcast, we discuss a topic that was suggested by a listener. She wondered if some people who became vegetarian or vegan for reasons pertaining to animal welfare suffer from depression because they feel […]

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In this episode of the Vegetarian Zen podcast we’ll tackle a topic that thwarts many people in their attempts to go completely vegan: CHEESE. We’ll talk about some dairy-free ways to satisfy your cheese cravings, plus take a look at […]

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In this episode of the Vegetarian Zen podcast, we discuss thyroid issues and iodine deficiencies. Vickie discloses a personal story and shares why thyroid and iodine issues recently became important to us. Vegetarian Zen is reader-supported. When you buy through […]

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In this episode of the Vegetarian Zen podcast, we’ll be talking about how to use frozen vegetables and fruits in ways that go way beyond just giving them the boiling water treatment.  In fact, boiling water is actually bad for […]

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In this episode of the Vegetarian Zen podcast, we interview Megan Cain of The Creative Vegetable Gardener. She has been featured on The Art of Non-Conformity blog and PBS’s Victory Garden Edible Feast. Megan is an urban gardener and garden […]

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In this episode of the Vegetarian Zen podcast, we’ll be delving into the mystifying world of fatty acids. We’ll have a little primer to help understand what fatty acids are before we delve into the heart of the topic, the […]

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In this episode of the Vegetarian Zen podcast we talk about some natural alternatives to sugar for sweetening your foods.  None of that artificial, made-by-scientists stuff like aspartame or Splenda…what we’ll be discussing was all made in Mother Nature’s laboratory. […]

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