Ways To Enjoy Vegan Life
The History of World Vegan Day
With World Vegan Day on the horizon (Thursday November 1st) and an increasing number of people switching to veganism, it’s a good idea to throw back to the origins of the event, the term ‘veganism’, and The Vegan Society. What is World Vegan Day? Around the globe, World Vegan Day is celebrated through seminars,…
Read MoreA Guide to Egg Replacements in Vegan Cooking and Baking
We give you a quick and easy guide on the egg replacements that you can use to make your cooking and baking vegan Eggs are a pretty staple ingredient in a lot of non-vegan cooking and baking – in fact it’s hard to think of cake recipes from your pre-vegan days that don’t call…
Read MoreRaw Passion – Myra Panascìa and the Benefits of a Raw Food Diet
Myra Pascanìa from Hackney’s F.A.B. restaurant lets us in on her tips for making the transition to a raw food diet The concept of a raw food diet can leave people feeling confused. Aficionados believe consuming a primarily raw food diet means we retain enormous amounts of live enzymes, vitamins, and minerals which in…
Read MoreDeni Kirkova – Vegan Beach Body Fitness Champion
Beach Body Fitness Champion and Vegan Deni Kirkova talks to us about winning a fitness competition on a plant-based diet and her future plans. Entering a bikini fitness competition and winning is not something that many women would ever believe they could achieve or have the guts to do. Not only was 26-year-old Deni…
Read MoreLolo Houben – How to Grow a Veg Feast in the Tiniest of Spaces
Make the most of your vegetable patch, even if it’s small. Lolo Houben, author of ‘One Magic Square’ insists that all you need is one square metre to grow a vast range of vegetables If you’ve ever wanted to grow your own food, but thought you needed acres of space, turns out you were…
Read MoreVegan Students – Oliver Haslam Gives Advice on Starting University
Oliver Haslam has some advice for anxious vegan students who are about to start university I’ve just finished my second year at uni, and it now feels like a another home to me. Yet, I can still vividly remember the preparations for my first year – which was also the first time I had…
Read MoreCutting Out Dairy – List of Vegan Alternatives for Butter
It’s a key ingredient in a lot of cooking. We show you some great vegan alternatives to butter that make cutting out dairy much easier This issue we’re looking at butter – another one of those staple ingredients that’s so ubiquitous that, for some people, it can seem like transitioning to a vegan diet…
Read MoreChantal and David – How Veganism Changed Our Lives
Husband and wife Chantal Denny and David Harrow talk to Vegan Life about how their lives were transformed when they discovered veganism, prompting then to launch the Vegan Lifestyle Association After a series of health scares, rescuing a flock of ex-battery hens and the passing of a special friend, husband and wife Chantal Denny…
Read MoreEllen Percival Tells You How to Grow Vegan Organically
What is vegan organic growing and why does it matter? Ellen Percival gives us an introduction and tells us how to do it What is vegan organic growing? As a reader of Vegan Life you’ll more than likely be familiar with what vegan means, but what you might be less aware of is that…
Read MoreLorraine Carey – “I am Stronger, Fitter and Leaner Than Ever”
Vegan Life spoke to personal trainer and fundraiser Lorraine Carey about completing challenges for charity and the benefits of a vegan lifestyle Lorraine Carey is a vegan and personal trainer who’s raised incredible amounts of money for charities by completing a series of runs, walks, skydives, and various other challenges. She is the proud…
Read MoreVegan Life Meets Author and Chef Beverly Lynn Bennet
Vegan Life talks to Beverly Lynn Bennet, a vegan author, chef, and columnist from Oregon, about her decision to go vegan and advice for people considering adopting the diet Beverly lives with her vegan husband Ray, and their cat Luna in veg-friendly Eugene, Oregon. She hosts the Vegan Chef website, and is a regular…
Read More‘Why I Started a Completely Vegan Tattoo Studio’
Shannon Idzikowska and her partner run Fifth Dimension Tattoo and Piercing, a Completely Vegan Tattoo Studio, in Shoreditch, London Art is about expression. When we opened our vegan tattoo and piercing studio, Fifth Dimension (www.fifthdimensiontattoo.co.uk), we created new opportunities for vegans to express themselves in a not-yet vegan world. Tattooists facilitate aesthetic and meaningful…
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