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Every passing year, more people decide to adopt veganism. While it is difficult to accurately monitor the number of vegans globally, a recent study puts them at 79 million. Although this increasing number of vegans is a welcome development, many misconceptions about the practice still exist. The Benefits In The Body Of Being Vegan Despite the popular belief that vegans lack some essential nutrients found in animal-based meals, this is not quite the case. Many plant-based meals can supplement these nutrients, making veganism a healthy lifestyle as any other. In fact, there are several health benefits you can derive from being vegan. Let’s consider some of them: #1. Weight Loss Adopting a vegan diet is a great way to manage excess weight. Research shows that vegans have a lower body mass index (BMI) than people on other diets. One randomized controlled tria l found that vegan diets are more effective for catalyzing weight loss than comparable diets. Essentially, you have a better chance...

Readers, please join me in welcoming Kim Smith, author of the cozy mystery, Buried Angel (Red Rose Publishing), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in January 2010, with this blog being her very first stop! About Buried Angel -Shannon Wallace is finding trouble in the most bizarre places these days, but not as bizarre as the ones her sidekick Dwayne Brown is finding. When his friend. Bubba, is found stuffed in a cooler in his flower shop, the hunt is on to find his killer. Could it be Bubba’s sister who is now his heir, or maybe one of the flower shop guys who works with Bubba? You can be sure the dreadful duo of Shannon and Dwayne won’t rest until they have helped South Lake’s police department, and the Hispanic hottie investigator, Sal Ramirez, find his man. Or was that woman? Eight Steps to the Writing Life Fifteen years of writing and listening to people say they want to be a writer has brought me to develop a list of guidelines to help them bring their desire to fruition. ...