| pine nut poisoning |
| I have recently been poisoned with pine nuts, I've eaten less than 40 grams and after 1-2 days started filling bitter taste each time I ate. Initially I didn't know the cause (because it wasn't instant after eating pine nuts) I've researched a lot and found that I'm not alone with these symptom ... |
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| hi again! |
| I haven't been on here in a while and I feel terrible about it!! How has everyone been? Whats new? I'm happy to say that I'm coming closer to becoming vegan!! Well I have to go now, just wanted to say hi to everyone and I missed you guys!!!! ... |
| Calcium |
| A friend told me that her doctor is insisting that she start drinking milk because of the calcium. Someone else recommended that she could get that calcium from Tums. Someone else said that Tums' calcium (Calcium carbonate) is the wrong kind of calcium Any suggestions? Lane ... |
| Ice Cream Shoppe |
| The ICE CREAM PROJECT, coming soon to Kendall Square, Cambridge, will be the first vegan ice cream shoppe in the country to offer over 25 vegan flavors of ice cream and other vegan desserts. We also will have a to-go menu for your doggie with over 30 flavors for your pup to choose from. Our delicio ... |
| Propaganda - BIG TIME! |
| Hello, I'm Carol, and I am a Vegan (Hi Carol), and I do love to surf for Vegan Websites, recipes, info,...etc. Tonight, just for the heck of it, in the search slot at Google, I simply typed "Vegans". This is one of the links that appeared: http://www.landoverbap ... |
| Vegetarians are Evil! And Vegan's Feet Smell! |
| I came across this today, and I laughed so hard it hurt :lol: Check out the extended definition of a vegan http://www.vegetariansareevil.com So, who here is evil?! :bom: Who smells?! :alien: And who is a psychotic mass murderer, vegan assassin, or, worse still, left-wing?! :lol: ... |
| Organic Gardening / How to dissuade garden pests... |
| Although I went vegan for health reasons, there have been two unforseen side-effects: 1) I decided to grow some of my own organic veggies, because I'm sick of buying over-priced vegetables from the supermarket. 2) I seem to have developed a reluctance to kill animals :) Unfortunately, Snails ... |
| Have you ever been to a slaughter-house? |
| I have before and after Vegan experiences with slaughter-houses. I used to own a Courier company, and one of our clients sold food packing supplies. So, once a week I would visit a slaughterhouse. Before I was Vegan I can't say delivering to this place was a pleasant experience. It smell ... |
| just wondering |
| Since there hasn't been a new topic in a while... I was just wondering, when you use a public restroom, do you use the soap they have there? I mean, you can't be sure if its tested on animals or not, so sometimes I wonder what you would decide to do... ... |
| Fast Food Nation |
| Has anyone seen the movie "Fast Food Nation"? Or read the book? What did you think? I watched it yesterday...a bit much for my age [[rated R]] but, as disturbing as it was, I enjoyed it. ... |
| peta |
| What do all of you think about peta/peta2?? ... |
| Did someone die? |
| It's pretty quiet in here! Hmm...what shall we chat about? Well my friend asked me today, "If you were stranded on an island with no food, and a rabbit randomly died in front of you and you had a fire, would you eat it?" I said no, I couldn't tear the poor thing apart and burn it. &quo ... |
| Human health endangered by Cattle growers |
| Here is the quote from Quote: "The Washington post reports that the FDA is expected to approve the marketing of the new antibiotic called Cefquinome for use in cattle. This is over objections of the American medical association, the FDA advisory board and the World Health Organiza ... |
| awesome book... |
| has anyone read, or even heard of, Be the Change You Want to See in the World by Julie Fisher-McGarry?? It's a great book, I recommend it to anyone and everyone. It's a book that gives vegan recipes, advice, health tips, and all sorts of other things for every day of the year. It's great, and it' ... |
| Low-Fat Dairy Products Linked to Infertility in Women |
| I thought the following was interesting :D Unfortunately, the study compared women who ate low-fat dairy regularly, and those who ate high-fat dairy occasionally: there is no mention of women who ate no dairy at all! I think it could be interesting to know whether it is low-fat dairy that ... |
| Meat for survival |
| What about all of the people who work in the meat industry? Or the dairy industry? Or the wool, leather, etc. industry? If no one bought these things tons of families would be left homeless. People could starve. But I'm sure you don't mind a few humans losing their lives as long as a bee gets to ke ... |
| Help! |
| I'm a vegetarian, planning on going vegan when I'm 18. I'm....very young. I'm so worried that when I go vegan I won't be able to eat out at all because I don't know what's in the food!! Anyone got any tips on what they do to avoid eating eggs and such? ... |
Vegetarian Forums |
| Nutritional Information on Cheese! |
| Woke up the other morning to some local government minister for something-or-other getting very upset over food labelling on the radio. There is, apparently, a new government initiative (in the UK) to clearly label foodstuffs with nutritional content, especially salt and fat, to enable people to ... |
| Pearls |
| Weirdos. I bet you don't even wear pearls. You rely on plants for everything. If celery suddenly went extinct you'd go into panic mode. Your means of survial would have disappeared. ... |
| Coping with the Holidays! |
| One of the reasons I started posting on here is because I wanted to get my head straight before facing my family over the seasonal holidays (thanks to those of you who humoured me!). My Dad's girlfriend is an ex-social worker and gave me some useful people-skills hints. I thought I would collate so ... |
| This is getting old |
| Really? Granted, the Jews and (I think) Muslims abide by the old testament... But that's still not everybody by a very long way! If it's all just food, why do you care what anyone else eats? I doubt you eat all the food on offer to you! You like cockroaches? They're a very good source of prot ... |
| http://vegangrub.wordpress.com/ |
| Check out this handy new site. Looks especially good for newbies (like me). Made my life much easier! They mention a new movie called Your Mommy Kills Animals by Curt Johnson. Anybody hear anything about this movie, if it's any good? ... |
| Toronto Vegan Meetup |
| This Saturday Novemeber 25th at 7:00pm there will be a Vegan meetup. Here's the info: "It's been a few weeks since we've gotten together and I figured it was about time we got things going again so...... Come on out this Saturday evening, November 25th at 7 p.m. for an absolutely scrump ... |
| Ugly Vegans |
| Even though my name is vegilover1 I am not a vegitarian because I believe that if you are a vegan you have more than a hasssle ordering at [color=red]McDonalds[/color]you can barely eat anything there is only like fries that you can eat there. ... |
| Help please |
| Hi, I am 13 and I have been a vegetarian now for 2 years. My dads side of the family are all butchers so I am the only one in my family. I have never really understood what I can and can't eat (apart from the obvious) I have tried looking around on the net for what is suitable but I have had no luc ... |
| Why go vegan? |
| Umm, why would you want to? Seams stuipid unless it's for medical or you just don't like the taste. ... |
| Dog Property Rules |
| 1. If I like it, it\'s mine. 2. If its in my mouth, it\'s mine. 3. If I can take it from you, it\'s mine. 4. If I had it a little while ago, it\'s mine 5. If I\'m chewing something up, all the pieces are mine. 6. If its mine, it must never appear to be yours anywa ... |
| vegan singles, families, and kids Questions. |
| just recently it occured to me how many vegan single sites there are. has anyone dated, and/or married after using these online resources? apart from that question, is anyone raising vegan-children? Thanks. ... |
| Hello friends: bless you all. |
| Hello friends, My name is Philip and run a new Christian plant-based diet website (might be looking for moderators, who could have some free space for their things, in exchange for promoting the site and of course moderating, as much or little as they wish); by the way, you are free to promo ... |
| What ingredients to avoid in soap? |
| When buying a vegan soap what ingredients should I avoid? Thanks. Also what brands of vegan soap are good? ... |
| Condoms - vegan? |
| Quote:Unlike food products, most condom packages do not list the ingredients used to make the condoms. However, like most rubber and plastic products, most condoms are made using casein—a protein derived from milk, which vegans and animal rights advocates object to on an ethical level. So ho ... |
| Vegan Singles thread |
| I know it's quite difficult to find a vegan partner these days. This thread is for vegans looking for a partner Just post your info in the following manner: Gender: Man looking for a woman. Age: 27 Location: Europe Diet: Vegan Religion: Doesn't ma ... |
| Genetic basis for lactose intolerance revealed |
| WarChild wrote: Sergio wrote:I know of a case when person had headaches from chocolate, he didn't know about it, but when he stopped eating chocolate headaches stopped. I'm not 100% sure that chocolate was the problem. People do many things at once, so it's very possible that person also sto ... |
Veggie Forums |
| Pain and vegetation |
| WarChild wrote:Well, there are insect-eating plants. There plants are more like traps. ... |
| What to do with moth? |
| Pretty sure, yeah. But laurel leaves probably work best (more smelly ;-)). ... |
| Fishy problem |
| OK.. I got an unexpected present for my birthday. An aquarium with golden fishes, which turned out to be not vegetarian. I accepted the present and now I have to by non vegan food for them. What should I do? ... |
| Interesting review |
| Gesus this forum is already dead why do you keep advertising your sites here? :evil: ... |
| Vegetarianism nutrition |
| I was a meat-eater then I became vegetarian and I felt great since then. But being vegan is even better. The food is much easier to digest... ... |
| Hi |
| I'm new here ... |
| A Call to Vegetarians & Vegans |
| Hello, I posted a thread in the "how to build a vegan world" column and thought it would be of interest to vegetarians & vegans in general. Here it is: HappyCow's Vegetarian Guide is sponsoring an Essay Contest called "A Vegan World is Possible" now through September 1, 2005. The winner ge ... |
| Spit or Swallow |
| is it right for a vegetarian or vegan to swallow considering cum comes from a mammal. :P ... |
| Saritha's Veggie Kitchen |
| Hi Friends, I started a new website called Saritha's Veggie Kitchen. Its all about my collection of Indian Vegetarian Recipes. Please do look into the site and let me know your opinion so that i can improve it further. Alos you can share your recipes with us. http://www.geocities.com/sarithae ... |
| Veg*n magnetic ribbons |
| Vegan and vegetarian magnetic ribbons can be found here: http://www.funkyribbons.com[/img][/url] ... |
| vegan-chat.com |
| hello everyone, now we make an international vegan-chat projekt on please visit him. We need english supporter an admins etc. to interest please announce. have a nice day and please ignore my bad english ;) thomas PS. How is the url from your chat system? ... |
| some words of encouragement please |
| ups and downs...ups and downs....but the last one was a big down.... ... |
| KFC B.B. |
| Who here thinks kfc (yum brands (yuk brands) is a evil mean murder kiling machine :evil: . Well the BeastieBoys think so http://www.peta2.com/ot/o-BeastieBoys05.asp?c=48 ... |
| finch: alex vegetarian |
| Do you like Finch? Well now you’ve got one more reason to add to the list - guitar player Alex is a vegetarian. http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o-alexFromFinch.asp?c=65 :bigsmurf: ... |
| Is Salt Vegan? Why or Why Not? |
| I have heard salt is not vegan, but alot of vegan products contain salt. Anyone know? Is there a specific kind of salt that is ok? Please help me!! ... |
| How to boost traffic to this site |
| Hi; FYI, I found this to be very useful: http://searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/article.php/2167931 And this: http://searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/ ... |
Vegetarian Forums |
| New Vegan Forum |
| Not mine, saw a post for it on usenet ( alt.food.vegan): http://glassonions.proboards46.com/ ... |
| Save The Kitties |
| while i was talking to some of my friends on line i saw a terrible animal cruelty website.. what do you do a website like that i mean i was thinking about donating but i wasnt sure if it is morally right. i want to help out the fund, but im not sure since it may be a fraud. ... |
| VEGAN GUIDE - WHAT ABOUT INFANTS AND CHILDREN? |
| WHAT ABOUT INFANTS AND CHILDREN? According to the American Dietetic Association, vegetarian diets can meet all nitrogen needs and amino acid requirements for growth. A vegan diet, to be on the safe side, should be well planned, and probably include fortified soy milk. If you live in a cold ... |
| IS ORAL SEX VEGAN? |
| IS ORAL SEX VEGAN? :) Oral sex is vegan even though it may involve putting flesh in your mouth, as it shouldn't really involve any cruelty or exploitation, and said flesh is taken out again eventually and returned to its rightful owner. If you decide to swallow any bodily liquids, well, onc ... |
| VEGAN GUIDE - "E" numbers listed in the ingredient |
| Some foods have "E" numbers listed in the ingredients, with no mention as to the source of these E numbers. Ones to definitely avoid include: 120 - cochineal 542 - edible bone phosphate 631 - sodium 5'-inosinate 901 - beeswax 904 - shellac 920 - L-cystei ... |
| Bread, Sugar, Cereals? |
| BREAD? Some bakers grease the tins with animal fat. If you're using a local bakery ask them what they grease their tins with. In the UK Allied bakeries (makers of Allinson wholemeal) have stated they only use vegetable oils. SUGAR? A lot of people are claiming that sugar is refined u ... |
| WHAT ABOUT WINES AND BEERS? |
| WHAT ABOUT WINES AND BEERS? Wine is clarified, or cleared, after fermentation. Some of the ingredients used include: edible gelatines (made from bones) isinglass (made from the swim bladders of fish) casein and potassium caseinate (milk proteins) animal albumin (e ... |
| WHY NOT LEATHER? |
| WHY NOT LEATHER? Many leather goods are made from the byproducts of the slaughterhouse, so while you may not be contributing to the destruction of animals, you will be contributing to the profits of these establishments. Some leather is purpose made, i.e. the animal is grown and slaughtered ... |
| WHAT ABOUT THOSE BUGS, FLIES ETC? |
| WHAT ABOUT THOSE BUGS, FLIES ETC? Why kill even insects if we don't have to? The same applies to using killed insects for broaches, crushed insect wings for iridescent eye shadow, or dying insects in jumping beans. Why promote even at this level a callous disregard for living things around ... |
| WHAT IS COCHINEAL/CARMINE? |
| WHAT IS COCHINEAL/CARMINE? Cochineal is a bright red colouring matter made from the dried bodies of a Mexican insect Dactylopius coccus. Billions of these insects are raised and destroyed each year for a red colouring that is used in desserts, some strawberry soya milks, clothing, etc. ... |
| WHAT'S WRONG WITH DOWN? |
| WHAT'S WRONG WITH DOWN? The process of live-plucking is wide spread. The terrified birds are lifted by their necks, with their legs tied, and then have all their body feathers ripped out. The struggling geese sustain injuries and after their ordeal are thrown back to join their fellow victims unti ... |
| WHAT'S WRONG WITH SILK? |
| WHAT'S WRONG WITH SILK? It is the practice to boil the cocoons that still contain the living moth larvae in order to obtain the silk. This produces longer silk threads than if the moth was allowed to emerge. The silkworm can certainly feel pain and will recoil and writhe when injured. ... |
| WHAT'S WRONG WITH WOOL? |
| WHAT'S WRONG WITH WOOL? Scientists over the years have bred a Merino sheep which is exaggeratedly wrinkled. The more wrinkles, the more wool. Unfortunately, greater profits are rarely in the sheep's best interests. In Australia, more wrinkles mean more perspiration and greater susceptibility to fl ... |
| WHAT IS GELATIN? IS THERE ANY ALTERNATIVE TO IT? |
| WHAT IS GELATIN? IS THERE ANY ALTERNATIVE TO IT? Gelatin (used to make Jell-o and other desserts) is made from the boiled bones, skins and tendons of animals. An alternative substance is called Agar-Agar, which is derived from seaweed. Another is made from the root of the Kuzu. Agar-Agar is ... |
| VEGAN GUIDE -WHAT'S WRONG WITH EGGS and DAIRY? |
| WHAT'S WRONG WITH FREE RANGE EGGS? In order to get laying hens you have to have fertile eggs and half the eggs will hatch into male chicks. These are killed at once or raised as table birds (usually these days in broiler houses) and slaughtered as soon as they reach an economic weight. So f ... |
| Why Vegan? |
| Veganism may be defined as a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as possible and practical, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose. In dietary terms it refers to the practice of dispensing with all animal produce - including meat, f ... |
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| Frozen vegetables. |
| Anybody knows if frozen vegetables are less nutritive then fresh? I mean vitamins etc. And what is the proportion? ... |
| Help, traveling to Japan |
| I'll be visiting Japan in a couple of months. Anyone know where to find vegan food in japan? Restaurants, shops etc. Thank you. ... |
| Bonuses for Members and Veterans |
| If you have noticed each registered user on Vegtalk.org have a rank in dependence of his activity on the forum. So we decided to make it more interesting and give a spur to our activists. So from now on each Forum Member(you become a forum member after you write over 100 messages)can apply for a ... |
| Vegan cookbook author on Oprah |
| I've started a campaign to get Sarah Kramer, one of the authors of "How It All Vegan" and "Garden of Vegan" on Oprah. This would be a great way to promote veganism and create a better understanding between vegans and omnis. I've already e-mailed Oprah, and suggested she have Sarah on her show. We n ... |
| Why I'm vegan? |
| Let's everybody write their story here. How did you become vegan/ vegetarian? And why are you still vegan/vegetarian at the moment? ... |
| VegTalk.org changes and News |
| + Changed the design. (Hope you like it :) ) + Added a big gallery with funny avatars, you can choose an avatar in your profile. + Created 2 employment forums for vegetarians. + Now guests can post in most of the forums. + We have more then 300 smiles now, you can use!!! :blob: + ... |
| Any suggestions? I'm allergic to soy! |
| I am veggie, almost vegan, would probably be vegan if I could be sure I could do Ok. I do not tolerate milk products so have given up these with no problem. I actually don't feel well when I eat eggs, so if I do eat eggs it is few and far between, have never really cared much for the taste eith ... |
| Sticky question from a vegetarian friend |
| Hi, everyone! I've never been here, but I have an issue that just came up. I'm vegan myself and have been vegan for years. I have a vegetarian friend that eats the byproducts of animals who has an issue with killing an animal to eat it but doesn't have, at least through her diet, a problem with ... |
| HELP!!!! |
| [color=darkblue]Help!!!!! My family doesn't except me being a lacto-ova-vegetarian :cry: !! I want to be a vegan one day but they won't even leave me be about eating only diary products as a source of protein!! But according to all my vegetarian books I will get enough just by eating my dark leafy ... |
| Vegan fish food?? |
| Hi there, need some help, hoping I might find it here. I jointly run a vegan/vegetarian petfood store online from the UK, but one product that I can't find is complete fishfood that doesn't contain fish? I've read about the nutritional requirements of fish and it seems manufacturers use other ... |
| Why vegans don't eat honey? |
| Why? ... |
| Veggie Cheats |
| On the road to veganism i have discovered many healthful ideas that have stuck with me. Some are like fossilized remains of me on the path to a better diet. Oh the ones like brown rice, no refined sugar, no fried foods, think drinks, herbs and herbal teas, several small meals throughout the day, ... |
| Plants are no different than Animals |
| Yeah that seems like a rather off-beat topic. As in a bad approach. i guess somebody wants to spread the feelings of distrust and moral incongruence here on too thick. :) ... |
| B12 |
| Does vegans really need B12 supliments? I found sources which in books that B12 is contained in some vegetables and in rise. ... |
| Are these vegan? |
| Hi, I am a strict vegan and when something says only natural flavours I don't eat it. I am curious to know if the natural flavours, natural strawberry flavour, natural chocolate flavour..etc.that are in Soy Delicious and Rice Dream ice creams are vegan. Also, besides the fake cheese slices, are a ... |