More Vegan Resources

Being vegan can be a great way to improve your own health, not to mention the health of hundreds of animals and the earth itself. Our society isn’t exactly structured for an animal-free lifestyle, however, and everywhere you turn you’ll find challenges to your decision. Luckily, there are many great resources out there to support both new and long term vegans. Check out these links, for more great vegan info.

Going Vegan

• Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation: This non-profit charity has a quick intro to the plant-based diet, as well as some vegan alternatives to your usual meals.
• Pros and Cons of Going Vegetarian: Here you’ll find a quick overview of going vegan or vegetarian, from the University of Ohio Student Health Services blog.
• Go Green, Go Vegan!: This is a good handout about just how much going vegan can help the environment.

Diet and Nutrition

• VegWeb: This is a massive website with user-uploaded recipes, just for vegan and vegetarian food.  
• Choose Veg Vegan Recipes: Vegan recipes and tips abound on this site. They’re great for the beginning vegan cook.
• The Post-Punk Kitchen: Prefer to have your vegan recipes with a little attitude? This is a fun site with lots of vegan baking tips, and other recipes.

Lifestyle

• VegNews: This is the web version of the popular magazine. It has all sorts of lifestyle tips, from animal-free winter fashion to detoxing foods.
• Veg Family: Trying to raise a family of vegans? You’ve definitely got a lot on your plate. This magazine has many interesting articles about veganism in the context of pregnancy and children.           
• Vegetarian Times: This magazine is pretty food-centric, but they also have a newsletter and general info that is of interest to the veggies amongst us.

Scientific Studies About Veganism

• Diet and serum levels in vegan vegetarians: a model for risk reduction: Learn how a balanced vegan diet can be key for reducing cholesterol.
• Antioxidants in vegan diet and rheumatic disorders: This study shows how a high-antioxidant vegan diet can relieve the symptoms of rheumatism.
• Vegan diet alleviates fibromyalgia symptoms: A vegan diet has been shown to reduce the symptoms of fibromyalgia.

Vegan Activism

• Vegan Activist Blog: This blog updates frequently on the work of a New York vegan activist.
• Vegan Outreach: This group publishes vegan literature and resources about how to spread the vegan message in your community.
• PETA’s Activism Page: PETA makes it easy to take a stance on a number of animal-cruelty issues. 

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