Orphaned
When relatives get diseases, even if they don't die, a big part of them does. Read More →
Can you really eat vegan on $4 a day?
In today's Ask Ellen, I provide some tips for a reader who was dubious about whether someone can really eat a vegan diet on $4 a day. Read More →
Comparing the Price of Twinkies to Beans
This video is an excellent summary of why I wrote my book. It also seeks to debunk the myth that it is impossible to eat a healthy diet on a budget.
Kickstarting Your New Year’s Resolutions
The week after New Year’s, I agreed to be a volunteer coach for a national website, VeganBodyBuilding.com. Anytime someone asks me, as they frequently do, “Where do you get your protein?” after I flex my biceps and say to their look of shock, “Do I look like I have a protein deficiency?” Read More →
There’s No Money in Broccoli
Upon the advice of many, I am launching a blog to provide information based on the concepts in my new book, Eat Vegan on $4 a Day. And to help you get there faster and easier than I did. I'm a former TV investigative reporter and financial consultant with a huge family history of breast cancer (mom, aunt, and both sisters), heart disease (sister, both parents, all grandparents), diabetes (sister, parents, all grandparents), and more. I almost died of a colon blockage at the age of 28 the same year my sister got breast cancer for the second time. ER docs told me I would need to be on medication the rest of my life unless I made some major changes to avoid our family's fate. I didn't get all the good genes and my life as the media have reported over the past 30 years has been an experiment to beat the odds. I continue to place in 5K races for my age group and ran my first marathon last year. Read More →
Resolving to Resolve in the New Year
During a recent radio interview, the host who was a doctor told me that he didn’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. I said that yes it is true, you have to have a lifestyle change to accomplish true change to lose weight or whatever it is that you want to “resolve.” Read More →
