Ken Spector, Author at HappyCow

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Vegan Tips of Italy – Highlights of Italy and Bologna VegFest

Watch Ken Spector as he interviews insiders about vegan restaurants and culture in Italy. Learn about Italian vegan restaurants and other essential tips from some of Italy’s hottest vegan actors and personalities including Loredana Cannata (Actress), Paulo Maugeri (MTV), Claudia Zanella (Actress), Red Canzian (Bassist of Pooh), learn about traditional Italian gelato made vegan at Frozen in Milan, Italy and Gelatario Stefino Bio in Bologna, Italy, and see the first…

December 2, 2013 (Last Updated: January 2, 2014) By Ken Spector

Cooking/ Health/ Juicing/ Nutrition/ Veganism/ Video

Watch: Dr. Alan Goldhamer And Getting Over Your Addiction to Salt, Oil and Sugar

At Southern California’s ‘Healthy Taste of LA’ event this November, the Cows met up with Dr. Alan Goldhamer, the founder of TrueNorth Health Center, a state-of-the-art facility that provides medical and chiropractic services, psychotherapy and counseling, as well as massage and body work. Dr. Goldhamer has supervised the fasts of thousands of patients. Under his guidance, the Center has become one of the world’s top training facilities for doctors wishing…

November 29, 2013 By Ken Spector

Celebrity Interviews/ Health/ Nutrition/ Video

Watch: Dr. Neal Barnard on the Vegan Diet, Preventing Alzheimers, and Your Health

At Southern California’s ‘Healthy Taste of LA’ event this November, the Cows met up with Dr. Neal Barnard, the founder and director of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. PCRM (http://pcrm.org) is a nonprofit organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for effectiveness in research. Dr. Barnard, is a highly respected doctor who advocates a plant food diet for optimal health, and is a longtime vegan…

November 12, 2013 By Ken Spector

Animal Rights/ Environment/ General/ Veganism/ Video

Leather Without Killing the Animals is Here – Biofabrication

Imagination is bringing science into new realms which may soon put an end to animal suffering. It’s already possible and is being done through bio-fabrication which is environmentally responsible, efficient, and humane. This is a great first-step in introducing lab-grown products like Lab-Grown Burgers, and the leather can even be grown to exact shapes, thickness, color, and texture. Watch this (short) excellent talk by Andras Forgacs which argues that biofabricating…

November 10, 2013 (Last Updated: November 12, 2013) By Ken Spector

Cooking/ Products/ Recipes/ Travel

Organic Vegan Traditional Lasagna Bologna, Italy Interview

While in Italy last September, team HappyCow checked out the second annual VeganFest and SANA natural product convention in Bologna, Italy, and Ken Spector met up with an old friend who was selling the world’s first BIO-vegan lasagna box kit. We were later treated to dinner at his friend’s Taverna Re Lasagna, and was served what his friend described as Bologna’s very first vegan lasagna. Check out this interview with…

November 7, 2013 By Ken Spector

General/ Products

Eco Vegan Shoes Launch Sale with up to 50% OFF

Buying vegan and vegetarian shoes used to mean paying higher prices, suffering inferior comfort, missing out in the latest trends and accepting that you’ll need to buy a replacement pair sooner rather than later. As attitudes toward leather shoes and boots change, some shoe companies are opting for animal-friendly options and the choices available to us veggies and vegans is a far cry from what we could buy just a…

July 23, 2013 (Last Updated: July 30, 2013) By Ken Spector

Celebrity Interviews/ General/ Restaurateur Interview Series/ Video

Video: Europe’s Premier Raw Food Chef b.alive Interview

Based in Berlin, Germany, Boris Lauser is a Spiritual Life Food instructor, gourmet raw food chef, culinary artist, and Ayurvedic yoga massage therapist. Lauser traveled the world for years, and it was in Asia where he had his first experience with raw food. He did a 10 day Vipassana meditation silent retreat in Myanmar, an intensive training to become an Ayurvedic yoga massage therapist at The Sanctuary on Koh Phangan…

June 28, 2013 (Last Updated: April 18, 2018) By Ken Spector

Celebrity Interviews/ Veganism/ Video

Video: HappyCow Interviews actress Emily Deschanel at HSUS VegAppetit benefit event

Best known for her role as Dr. Temperance ‘Bones’ Brennan on the popular American television series “Bones,” actress Emily Deschanel is a 20 year vegan who is a committed animal rights supporter. She became vegan after watching “Diet for A New America” in high school, a documentary about factory farming. She could no longer contribute to the suffering of animals after viewing the film and became vegan as a result.…

June 18, 2013 (Last Updated: April 18, 2018) By Ken Spector

General/ Travel/ Veganism/ Video

World’s First Vegan Avenue & Veganz Vegan Grocery Store Tour!

Berlin, Germany is home to not only the world’s largest vegan grocery store chain (Veganz), but also is home to the world’s first vegan avenue (Schivelbeiner Straße). With over 16 all-vegan restaurants springing up over just the past 2 years, Berlin has quickly become one of the world’s hot spots for vegans. Join HappyCow’s Ken Spector as he interviews Jan Bredack, the CEO and Founder of Veganz grocery store, and…

June 14, 2013 (Last Updated: April 18, 2018) By Ken Spector

Celebrity Interviews/ Video

What Would Julieanna Do- TV Host Julieanna Hever Interview – Vegan Nutrition Tips

Ken Spector from HappyCow interviews Julieanna Hever, the Plant-Based dietitian and host of the new healthy living talk show, “What Would Julieanna Do?” on Veria Living’s network. Julieanna discusses nutrition and lifestyle tips for advanced and novice vegans. Julieanna Hever, M.S., R.D., C.P.T. , also known as The Plant-Based Dietitian, is a passionate advocate of the miracles associated with following a whole food, plant-based diet-the established effects of which provide…

May 2, 2013 (Last Updated: April 18, 2018) By Ken Spector

Health/ Products

The Benefits of Raw Garlic

For thousands of years, garlic has been used for its natural antibiotic, anti-viral, and anti-inflammatory properties. Eating raw garlic rather than supplements, dried or cooked garlic has been shown to be significantly more advantageous for health. According to a recent research study at the University of Connecticut’s School of Medicine, sliced or mashed fresh garlic generates hydrogen sulfide, which can promote blood circulation and protect the heart. Cooked or dried…

August 4, 2012 (Last Updated: November 29, 2013) By Ken Spector

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