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Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

Food for Thought is THE resource for living compassionately and healthfully. Listen to insightful, common sense perspectives about food, animals, cooking, eating, health, language, politics, zero wast... Read more

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Raw vs. Cooked Foods: Which is Better?

There are a lot of opinions and theories about whether it’s better to eat more cooked veggies or more raw veggies -- or... Read more

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