Elysabeth Alfano

Call it The Game Changers effect. In the one year since the documentary about plant-based athletes first debuted, more professional athletes, including NBA and NFL stars, and Olympic hopefuls, NCAA stars, and weekend warriors alike have chosen to make the switch to a plant-based diet for performance. The...

Feeling overheated lately? You are not alone–with temps and temperaments rising across the country, you're probably craving an ice-cold lemonade or air-conditioner on high. We follow The Beet’s Awesome Vegans interviewer Elysabeth Alfano, to Antarctica, or at least her interview with the ultra-endurance athlete and author of The Impossible First Colin O’Brady. If you haven’t heard of O'Brady, h...

We've all been there. Stressed, tired, or bored and polishing off the whole bag of potato chips or the entire pint of ice cream for no good reason other than the fact that we felt like it. Binging can be fine as an occasional indulgence, but if it happens often, you may need to self-script to talk yourself out of it, like taking your mind of an itch that needs to be scratched. Regular binge... Rea

Turning on the TV these days can be overwhelming, especially with the current news. Then, there is an occasional bright spot when someone does something positive, especially a celebrity who is determined to break out of the safe, lucrative, or predictable path, and speak his or her truth. Enter Marco Antonio Regil, S...

Sadly the worldwide pandemic has caused many restaurants to temporarily close or shutter all together here and around the world. One sector of the restaurant industry that's actually seeing their business boom during COVID-19 are plant-based spots. In new data released by...

Rip Esselstyn is a triathlete, firefighter, the creator of the Plant-Strong program, and the best-selling author of The Engine 2 Diet. He sits down remotely with The Beet’s "Awesome Vegans" interviewer, Elysabeth Alfano, to dish on his diet, being featured in the movie The Game Changers and his experience as a vegan firefighter. Vegan for almost...

Insta-star, beauty entrepreneur, and former child actress, Daniella Monet has grown up in front of the camera and now that she is a mom to 10-month-old son Gio, her transition has been made easier by one enduring value, her vegan way of life. The...

Let’s not beat (or beet!) around the bush: There is one bodily function that is critical to your health and provides important feedback about how you're doing, dietary-wise, to be your healthiest, yet no one wants to look at it or even think about it. T...

The CEO and Founder of Beyond Meat, Ethan Brown is also a philanthropist and father, husband, and mentor., but the world knows him as the person most to thank for giving us delicious burgers and sausages that taste just like–or even better–than the real thing.  Brown sat down with The ...

As a new feature on The Beet, Elysabeth Alfano interviews notable plant-based personalities each week to bring you stories that inform and inspire you on your plant-based journey. Here, she interviewed Chef AJ, on a new topic: How to keep off the weight once you shed pounds. You'll ...