Lucy Danziger is the former Editor-in-Chief of SELF magazine, and past president of the American Society of Magazine Editors. She has written several books but now that she is a plant-based eater, is healthier and happier than when she authored books about diet and happiness. Danziger is currently the Editorial Director and Chief Content Officer of The Beet.
Lucy Danziger
5 Best Ways to Avoid the Coronavirus. None of Them Involves Wearing a Mask
Masks don't work against the coronavirus unless someone is standing nearby and coughing right on you. This is because the virus is not considered "aerosol" but needs to travel in droplets, which fall to the ground quickly. So unless you are standing or sitting close enough to someone that …
Keto Is Dead. Intermittent Fasting Is the Latest Diet Trend, and It Burns Fat Faster
A major media maven emailed me the other day to ask for the name of a nutritionist who could help her suck off 7 pounds—pronto. She has TV appearances to do and needed to look camera-ready in a flash. I told her don't waste your money or your time...
Top 10 Vegan Pizza Places for Any Day!
Sunday was National Pizza Day. You don't need to tell us twice. But for that matter, isn't everyday Pizza Day? Of course, going plant-based has meant that ordering your favorite slice got a little more complicated. Option A: Hold the cheese...
The Quickest Way to Lose Weight: Intermittent Fasting. Here’s How to Do It Right By a Dr. …
What if I told you that there's a red carpet trick that the stars use to get those sleek camera-ready bodies in time for the Oscars and that it's safe, healthy, effective, and free—and you can use too. That's the claim of a new book by a diabetes specialist who has studied the b…
Starbuck CEO Agrees Adding More Plant-Based Milks Will Help Cut Carbon Footprint
Starbucks is not ditching dairy, as some of the confusing recent headlines might have you believe. In fact, the coffee giant is not even agreeing to get rid of the surcharge on plant-based milk. What is happening, though is that the CEO has announced a plan to modernize production and food delivery …
A New Type of ETF Is Here: Vegan, Environmental, and Ethical
There is a new fund that describes itself as animal-friendly, climate-conscious and designed to avoid all companies that allow the destruction of the environment or exploitation of animals. And you can buy it just by contacting your regular broker...
The Bacon Patch Cures Our Need to Actually Eat the Stuff. Just Scratch and Sniff
Does the smell of bacon make you think of home? Mom's cooking? Childhood mornings playing in the snow while someone inside prepares a hearty breakfast to fuel up for skiing? All of the above? Okay, that's just me. But I gave it up when I went plant-based and there were some moments when th…
Fight Inflammation and Be Healthier in Just 4 Days: It’s Starts in Your Gut.
I wish I had spent more time trying to understand Chemistry 101, instead of just worrying about flunking out of that freshman class. Because as the debate rages on about which diet is better for you: Paleo, Keto, Vegan or Mediterranean, there is one inarguable fact: Food is chemistry...
Hooters Offers Meatless “Unreal” Wings. The Hooters Girls Can’t Tell the Difference
FoxNews reports that Hooters just announced their "Unreal" wings will be actually un-real. In the sense that they will be free of poultry, made from alternative meat, and offered on hundreds of menus across the country within days. The network suggested that this could spark a sudd…
The Healthiest Way to Eat Now, According to 20 Studies and Counting!
How do you get a healthy person to try a plant-based diet? You tell them about the recent studies that are appearing day after day that show plant-based eating is better for your heart, reducing risks of cancer and diabetes, liver disease and depression, Alzheimer’s disease and death from ANY…
How to Use a Plant-Based Diet and Intermittent Fasting to Lose Weight
"People don’t change because of facts. They change because of stories," says Dr. George Guthrie, author of Eat Plants, Feel Whole, a new book that guides readers through the transition to a plant-based diet. Dr. Guthrie, who has been treating patients with diabetes, heart disease and other…