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7 Ways to Manage Climate Anxiety

7 Ways to Manage Climate Anxiety

Climate anxiety is a normal response to the reality we live in, where once-in-a-lifetime weather events are happening more and more often. While we can grieve for what we have lost, and fear for our futures, there are steps we can take to manage our anxiety and even channel these difficult feelings into action. 

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    A Baker’s Guide to Vegan Substitutes: Turn Traditional Baking Recipes Into Plant-Based Recipes

    A Baker’s Guide to Vegan Substitutes: Turn Traditional Baking Recipes Into Plant-Based Recipes

    Vegan, dairy-free, and egg-free baking is booming, but for the occasional home baker who wants to make more sustainable treats, finding the right substitutions isn’t always easy. Sure, you could swap in some applesauce or your favorite plant-based butter, but baking is scientific — even a minor change can leave you with rock-hard cookies, soggy pies, or dry cakes.

    8 Best Environmental Cookbooks to Add to Your Bookshelf

    8 Best Environmental Cookbooks to Add to Your Bookshelf

    Whether you’re not much of a home cook or you’ve been cheffing it up for years, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut on what to make. Not only that, but human diets today collectively take a huge toll on our environment. The pesticides and water used to grow food, the emissions required to transport it from fields across the world to your local grocery store … it all adds up to one major foodprint.

    7 Healthiest Types of Bread

    7 Healthiest Types of Bread

    It’s said that there are over 100 different types of bread around the globe, some predating modern society. But what are the healthiest types of bread? Homemade bread? Bakery fresh bread? Store-bought bread? The source of the bread is almost as important as the type of bread itself when it comes to health. Certain bread […]

    How Solar Can Help In-Home Medical Equipment Energy Costs

    How Solar Can Help In-Home Medical Equipment Energy Costs

    As we enter the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, only one thing is certain — we won’t be returning to the same routines and lifestyles as before. Over the past two years, we’ve undergone drastic changes in the way we live, the way we connect and the way we work.  Remote work increases flexibility, […]

    10 Simple Ways to Boost Your Metabolism and Lose Weight

    10 Simple Ways to Boost Your Metabolism and Lose Weight

    Metabolism describes all the chemical reactions going on in your body that keep it alive and functioning. It refers to the cellular process that changes food into energy, and particular proteins in the body control these chemical reactions. The word metabolism can get easily confused with the term metabolic rate, the amount of calories you […]

    10 Vegan Super Bowl Snacks

    10 Vegan Super Bowl Snacks

    Super Bowl LVI is coming up fast on February 13, and this annual event is often centered around the snacks. But most of the time, if you’re a vegan walking into a watch party, you’ll see tables full of meat- and cheese-laden snacks. Watching the big game doesn’t have to be a carnivorous affair, though. There are plenty of plant-based snacks and finger foods that everybody, vegan or not, will enjoy.

    5 Virtual Vegan Cooking Classes Worth Taking

    5 Virtual Vegan Cooking Classes Worth Taking

    Whether you’ve been a strict vegan for years or you’re just testing the waters, it can be hard to come up with innovative meals that taste delicious without butter, cheese, or meat. You could certainly scroll through social media or search the depths of Google to find new recipes, but there’s something special about learning in a hands-on way. That’s where cooking classes come in.