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Animal free Vitamin C

I love Emergen-C drink powders, especially the Pink (breast cancer) flavor, but some of the ingredients leave me scratching my head.  Since I’m trying to be much more vigilant about labels, I figured there’s no better source than the people who make the product.  Ask and you shall receive.  To clear up the confusion, here’s info directly from the company. Which of your products contain animal derivatives? Joint Health contains chondroitin which is bovine-derived. As of March 2009, Joint Health is shellfish-free. Boxes manufactured prior to March 2009 contain glucosamine which is shellfish-derived. Emergen-C Pink®… Read more >

September 9, 2011 Uncategorized Read more >

Breaking up is hard to do

I mentioned last month that I was trying to wean myself off stevia, and so many people had questions about why.  So I thought maybe I’d share in more detail.  **However, in the time it took me to actually write the post about this decision, so much has already changed and my choice to switch to agave is no longer applicable.  Rather than elaborate on what led to my initial decision, I will give you the full story, and where I am now.*** I have a sweet tooth.  A major sweet tooth.  Not that I’m… Read more >

September 6, 2011 Uncategorized Read more >

Back to school special

Hey September!  Welcome to the show… Even though I’m not a student, I know what this month means for all you summer vacationers (the end of sleeping in ‘til noon and wearing swim suits all day long).  Goodbye beach reads, hello homework. Kyle is just wrapping up his summer internship, so in a couple of weeks it will be back to the MBA grind party.  Which means…it’s lunchbox time again! BYOB (bring your own box) is how we roll in this hippie household.  Pros: price (so much cheaper than buying meals on campus or at… Read more >

September 2, 2011 Uncategorized Read more >

Leafy linkage

I have been reading some interesting articles lately related to veganism, health, exercise, and the likes, and since I feel like you, my dear readers, have literary interests in common with my own, I should share them… A heart attack proof diet – a book showing the link between a plant based diet and cardiac health, who’da thunk it!  (it’s also related to Bill Clinton’s vegan diet) A sandwich at Denny’s with 99 grams of fat and 1700 calories – can you say coronary bypass? Tea is the new coffee – I’m not hating on… Read more >

September 1, 2011 Uncategorized Read more >