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Green it Up!

It’s the weekend! (The weekends are Thur/Fri here in KSA.) And so far, this one has been lots of fun and filled with tons of GREEN! I oftentimes come up with my post titles or ‘themes’ as I’m going through the pictures of the day, and today I was struck with how vibrantly green my [...]

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Protein Tips – Reincorporating Animal Products into Your Diet.

Probably the most common question I receive from vegans or ex-vegans is how to best reincorporate animal products into their diets. Many ex-vegans are reverting to an omnivorous diet because of failing health – there are many essential nutrients that are easily found in animal products, while for many of us they are not readily [...]

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Debunking Veganism

Hello readers! Today I want to talk about the megaton of emails I get from you all. I love them. Thank you. Many of them come from ex-vegans who make me blush by saying things like ‘you saved my life‘. So many of us have struggled with veganism, and I’m glad we are all realizing [...]

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First Day Jitters.

Yesterday I was filled with first day jitters! I popped out of bed absurdly early, too excited to sleep. It was the first day of the Fall semester of grad school!!! It doesn’t get much better than that. I fueled up with my usual breakfast smoothie = blueberries, strawberries, bananas, rice milk, and yoghurt. While [...]

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Our 176 Fahrenheit Summer.

Can you imagine what 176F feels like? No? Well, move here. This is why I struggle to find sympathy for people complaining about their ‘hot’ summers! Dhahran, the city I live in, has the highest humidity in the world, and combined with the average summer temperature of 120F, creates a heat index of 176F!!!!! That’s [...]

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Last Day in London.

Last Day in London.

A week in London is definitely not enough. But I honestly can’t imagine there is ever ‘enough’ of London. After all, I’ve lived there, and visited the city regularly my whole life, and I still have so much left to explore. To me, London really is the greatest city on earth. I woke up on [...]

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London – Kew Gardens: My Paradise.

London – Kew Gardens: My Paradise.

Saturday was magic. Pure magic. We woke up fairly early in the morning and headed down the street to the tube station. We were headed to The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew! Around the corner from our hotel, a very small farmer’s market was set up, so we stopped by to grab something for breakfast. [...]

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My Wild Weekend.

My Wild Weekend.

Oops, that should say ‘My MILD Weekend’. We don’t ever really have wild weekends around here, and that is fine by me. Cody and I are both introverts (NOT the same as shy!) and we relish quiet weekends at home, reading, watching movies, and spending as much time as possible outside. This weekend we managed [...]

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How to Recover from a Vegan Diet

It’s been the better part of a year since I gave up my vegan diet and completely restored my health with a balanced diet that includes meat, eggs, fish and dairy products. Not a day goes by that I don’t get at least a few emails from people who have suffered negative health effects from [...]

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Packing for London.

Packing for London.

Well hey there! What are you all up to today? I’ve been sweating, eating, packing, and studying. Not really in that order…kinda all at once. Wanna see? The day started out with an ominous sign… Here in Saudi it is 115F with 95% humidity. The current temperature in London is 73F. Yeah. I’m ready to [...]

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