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Happy B’Earthday Revue Promo 2

Here on the east coast March came in like a meat-eating lion and is going out as a transitioning plant-based lifestyler after seeing RESPONSIBLE EATING AND LIVING’s hysterical fundraising promos that are a part of the latest episode of the Transition Kitchen. We are posting each promo separately for your enjoyment because we think they…

Happy B’Earthday Revue Promo 1

Here on the east coast March came in like a meat-eating lion and is going out as a transitioning plant-based lifestyler after seeing RESPONSIBLE EATING AND LIVING’s hysterical fundraising promos that are a part of the latest episode of the Transition Kitchen. We are posting each promo separately for your enjoyment because we think they…

The Chocolate Report

NOTE – The report below came out in 2015. Since that time there have been numerous updates on what is in our chocolate. Here are some: 1/6/2023. Dark chocolate from Trader Joe’s, Hershey has ‘unsafe levels’ of lead and cadmium, lawsuits say 12/15/2022. Lead and Cadmium Could Be in Your Dark Chocolate When I was…

Soy Story

Hi Everybody. I’m Caryn Hartglass and welcome to REAL GOOD NEWS IN REVIEW. As a longtime vegan, I’ve heard many questions repeated over and over again. Where do you get your protein, Where do you get your calcium? “What about soy?” What about soy? Soy foods provide a high quality protein and are often recommended…

Mayo Wars

Hi Everybody. Welcome to our new show. When it comes to food and lifestyle we plan on bringing you the good news, the triumphs, and successes that are happening all around us. We want to inspire you to be a part of this movement, this revolution, to create a healthy planet, that can provide us…

The REAL Best Books of 2014

  The REAL picks for 2014 consist of an eclectic list of 10 books that represent the wide reach of our mission here at Responsible Eating And Living, educating the public about the health and environmental benefits of transitioning to a plant-based lifestyle.  Each book is outstanding in its own right.  They are listed here…

2014: Year in Review

  Season’s Greetings, Responsible Eating And Living launched in July of 2011 and in less than four years we’ve made some extraordinary accomplishments in the plant-based food movement and we show no signs of slowing down in 2015.  Let me recap some of our amazing achievements of 2014— The Lone Vegan. At the beginning of…

A Thanksgiving Story: Turkey, Turnips, Transfusions

Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother’s house we go… As a child I loved the images in that song and thought of them every Thanksgiving as my family took off to my grandparents’ home, a one-bedroom apartment in Bayside, New York, where the Matinecock Native American first settled in 2000 B.C.  I’d…

Summer 2014 Fundraising Drive

This year in addition to all of the FREE recipes and podcasts we continue to offer to you, REAL brings you: The Lone Vegan Preaching to the Fire Our 70-minute FREE documentary which tells the story of REAL founder, Caryn Hartglass speaking to 250 cattle producers about climate change. If you have not watched it…

A visit to the Head and Neck Cancer Congress

Early this morning I headed to the Marriott Marquis for the Head and Neck Cancer Congress opening ceremonies where actor Michael Douglas was the featured guest speaker. As an ovarian cancer survivor I am interested in all kinds of cancer research. A few weeks ago, I received an invitation to attend this event, the largest…

The Lone Vegan Misquoted and then Retracted in Range Magazine!

Range Magazine‘s editor asked REAL founder, Caryn Hartglass (a.k.a. The Lone Vegan) to submit a 250-word summary article based on her talk at the Snyder Livestock Climate Change Panel back in March. The summary was published exactly as submitted. Unfortunately on the same page, after the article and her bio, Caryn was misquoted. She wrote…

LONE VEGAN PROJECT – Thank you!

On March 8, 2014, REAL co-founder Caryn Hartglass was part of a four-person panel which included a climate change skeptic and an advocate of animal agriculture intensification. In order to do the research and prepare for the event, Responsible Eating And Living launched The Lone Vegan Kickstarter Project. Caryn’s talk was centered on the devastating…

Animal Rights Making Mainstream Headlines

As many of us continue to strive for a more peaceful, just world, we often don’t see the progress being made. It’s time to take a moment to savor the small successes that are making headlines in mainstream media. For example, this week’s New Yorker cover highlights the debate going on now about Mayor Bill…

Kale and Cancer

Juiced Curly Kale Kills Melanoma Cancer Cells In Culture  Please share this information with family and friends. SIGN UP HERE for updates from Bilal Qizilbash on Kale Research at Mississippi College. Master of Science candidate in Biomedical Sciences at Mississippi College, Bilal Qizilbash, summarizes his research breakthrough in a nutshell: Juiced curly kale kills melanoma…

My Passover Tears

The Passover holiday begins today and so does my ambivalence. I love traditions, story telling, special holiday foods. But I am so torn with the contradictions! The message of Passover, liberation from slavery, is something that resonates strongly for me. Should the holiday just be about the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery in…