Lucy Danziger is the former Editor-in-Chief of SELF magazine, and past president of the American Society of Magazine Editors. She has written several books but now that she is a plant-based eater, is healthier and happier than when she authored books about diet and happiness. Danziger is currently the Editorial Director and Chief Content Officer of The Beet.
Lucy Danziger
9 Surprising Ways Eating Meat Is Messing With Your Health Today
You probably know by now that eating meat is associated with a higher risk of heart disease, certain cancers like breast, prostate, and colon cancer, as well as a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, and Alzheimer's. But if you're like most young, healthy, active people who look and feel fine now, you're likely thinking: "That's all the way down the road." Yo...
The Best Vegan Blueberry Crisp Made With All Dairy-Free Ingredients
Whether you like your crisp with apples or blueberries, or a mix of berries and peaches (my personal favorite) this recipe is so versatile you will use it all summer long, then into the fall, and over and over again. It's both simple and a "wow" crowd pleaser and I always make a double batch of the topping because then it's thicker and tastes almost like a coffee cake topping over a laye
Scientifically Proven Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet. It Lowers Cancer Risk
How do you get a healthy person to try a plant-based diet? You tell them about the recent studies that are appearing day after day that show plant-based eating is better for your heart, reducing risks of cancer and diabetes, liver disease and depression, Alzheimer’s disease and death from ANY cause! We decided to double back and review the top health studies of 2019 and recent years, that show plant-based eating is, in fact, better for you. We found no fewer than 50 research studies to share. Each study reinforces the belief that eating a plant-based diet is better for your health than consuming meat and dairy, by lowering your risk for heart disease, diabetes, cancer, liver disease, depression, Alzheimer's and death from any cause.
The Top 8 Reasons to Declare Your Independence From Meat & Dairy
We Americans are trying to eat more plant-based for our health and the environment according to recent research. Nearly half of all adults are adding plant-based foods to their diet and 54 percent of people between the ages of 24 to 39 call themselves "flexitarians." If you're lo...
Are You a Conscious Consumer? Here’s What That Means for Your Food Choices
The idea of sustainability is well known in fashion and business. Sustainability is the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting the Earth's natural resources and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance as you create and market goods and services.
Being...
Daily Harvest Recalls Crumbles After Customers Report Stomach Problems
Daily Harvest, the popular plant-based food subscription delivery service, is dealing with a crisis of nightmarish proportions. The food company founded by Rachel Drori in 2015 and hailed as a health-minded female-founded startup that quickly became a darling of VCs, raising $100 million in financing, has had to issue a voluntary recall of its French Lentil + Leek Crumbles, as customers began repo
Why Go Plant-Based? It’s Not a Diet. It’s a Lifestyle, for When Health Comes First
Why go plant-based? The answer is simple: Health. If you want to live your healthiest life, now and later, switch from a diet that is heavy in meat, poultry, dairy. and fish and instead focus on eating as many fruit, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, nuts and seeds as possible. It's not...
She Went Vegan at 82 and It Changed Her Life for the Better
Not everyone is able, or willing, to change their ways in their 60s or even their 70s, but one woman did it in her 80s, becoming fully vegan, and it opened up her world to a host of other new possibilities. Here's how going vegan changed one woman's life, as told to The Guardian earlier this week...
5 Herbs That Fight Fatigue, Improve Immunity & Boost Energy, from an MD
We are all bombarded with toxins on a cellular level every day, whether from the foods we eat, the environment, such as water or air pollutants, or our own stress levels. The most natural way to counteract this cellular stress and fight the fatigue that results? Her...
“I Tried High-Protein Sorghum Pasta and Here’s What It Tastes Like”
When you look at a bowl of your favorite pasta, do you see a pile of unhealthy carbs? Or an opportunity to eat a dish full of healthy protein-rich, fiber-filled antioxidant-packed whole grains? Now your bowl of pasta can also be a health food...