Hi Lindsay! This is completely related to food, but as a young woman who tries to be as natural, hormone-free, and healthy as possible, would you mind sharing what you do for birth control?

I've been getting a lot of emails about vegan birth control lately. Last week alone I had 5 emails, many like the one above. 

I've always had the mindset that birth control is a deeply personal issue, so it's not something I haven talked a lot …

You know how I'm always saying lead by example? It's because it works. Living your lifestyle and thriving is the best testament and sales pitch there is. I'm never quick to pitch or push my lifestyle on others, but because I love it so much and am so happy and thriving, it starts to rub off.

Recently, I was out to dinner with a mixed group of friends and one friend, an omnivore, ordered one of the vegan …

I first heard from today's guest poster, Gabriel, when I asked for perspective from men for our Plant-Based Guys series. English is not Gabriel's first (or second!) language, but he shared so much fascinating information about his experience being plant-based/vegan in Venezuela that I asked him to guest post! 

As you know, I lived on a small island in the Caribbean for a year (where I wrote EHH!) as well as several small towns/rural areas in the United …

You've got questions...

Q: The last thing in my diet I really want to get rid of is chocolate. I'm on a student budget, and there is some vegan dark chocolate available in my area but it's quite expensive, so I'm still eating the regular stuff. I really want to stop eating it because I know the milk in it is detrimental to my health. I've heard eating almonds can help relieve the cravings but they taste strange to me …

A couple of weeks ago, I posted on Facebook that fruit flies drive me CRAZY and asked Herbies for solutions. Hundreds of comments poured in, so it seems I'm not the only one who's had this annoying kitchen problem!

These little guys seem to appear out of nowhere, but it turns out they can even follow your fruit home from the grocery store! Fruit flies can lay eggs on the skin of, say, ripe tomatoes or bananas (yet another reason …