Lauren Reskin

I am a happy girl, because a wonderful new fully-veg restaurant has opened not a mile from my house. Mi Vida Cafe is located on NE 72nd Street and Biscayne, in the small space next-door to thrift store Divine Trash. You may sit inside and watch your meals being prepared...

A quick recap: I went vegetarian in '94 and over the years phased out eating gelatin, buying leather, and cut way down on eggs and dairy. Toward the end of 2009 I decided to stop making excuses to myself and just go vegan. Never imagined I'd do it, but it's...

Some veggie folks are on the fence about "meat analogs" (AKA fake meat). Their main argument: I don't want to eat meat, so why would I want something that tastes like meat?" Fair enough for some, but I like to think about it more in terms of logistics: the shape...

Click here to read part one of the Master Cleanse diary.Lemonade Day 6I skipped the tea/saltwater today because I stayed up too late and had early meetings to attend.  I'm going to free yoga at Bayfront Park later which will be interesting because usually after a hot, sweaty yoga class...

After years of tossing the idea around I've decided to stop being a nancy and do the damn Master Cleanse.  You may be asking...what is this Master Cleanse?  Well, it's a 10-day (minimum) detox developed in the 1941 that's still being used today.  Also called the "Lemonade Diet", you subsist...