Do Life Right

Dr. McDougall is famous for saying, “Sick people take medicine. Healthy people don’t take medicine.”
I LOVE THIS! It was an epiphany for me the first time I read it. Astounding! Did this mean that I shouldn’t be taking regular over the counter headache medicines, as well as vitamins and prescription drugs? [...]

I keep hearing (and reading) about cholesterol lowering drugs. Random strangers at parks, checkout lines, and luncheon meetings tell me their woes about having high cholesterol. It makes me feel like climbing on a rooftop and screaming at the top of my lungs, “A VEGAN DIET IS A CHOLESTEROL FREE DIET.”
As my friend Peggy from [...]

“What if you or someone you love already has cancer? Shouldn’t you be supporting the organizations that help in the research?”
Yes, definitely! My post yesterday wasn’t saying you shouldn’t; quite the opposite actually! Just look into what each organization is actually doing before giving them your well earned money. Do you want to support [...]

With October being “Breast Cancer Awareness” month, I’ve been asked at just about every check-out counter I’ve been to whether I’d like to donate to breast cancer research or not. I’ve always said no and I’ve been made to feel like an ogre for this. I’m not. With Do Life Right, I am promoting a [...]

My two daughters, ages 7 and 11, are vegan. They’ve both been vegetarians their whole lives and vegan for the last couple of years. I’m often poo-pooed in Unschooling circles, since many Unschoolers are Radical Unschoolers and believe that children should be allowed to eat what they want when they want it (and not forced [...]

October 1st is World Vegetarian Day, which kicks off October as Vegetarian Awareness Month. Many vegetarian and vegan groups host potlucks, cook-offs, and free cooking classes/tasting displays this month. If you have considered vegetarianism, this is the perfect time to try it out. Many people find that they are so amazed with the results, they [...]

Dissection alternatives have never been more humane, interesting, or accurate. Remember the smell of formaldehyde in Biology class? Your children need not become familiar with it.
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is giving away copies of Digital Frog2. This DVD is a fun and humane way for people to learn about anatomy [...]

Next time you are on the market for a new painting, sculpture, or other artistic gift, check out your local artists. I keep being pleasantly surprised at the wonderful artwork that is created in and around my community. Some of my recent finds include:

Diana Madaras — canvases, prints, calendars, art tiles, and more (I [...]

This is probably the most frequent question I receive when I tell people that I am vegan.
“Don’t you just feel weak all the time?” the questions continue… [They are usually asked by an extremely unhealthy looking person, too. One that has just spent the previous 30 minutes talking about his/her ailments and plans to [...]

Goat-sha-who-ga-lulu-huh? Say what? I don’t know how to correctly pronounce it, but I do know this Ayurvedic Herb is a gift from the gods for anyone suffering from kidney stones.
If you’ve ever been in the middle of a bout of kidney stones or even a single kidney stone, then you know the pain [...]