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Things We Love – Pink October

It's that time of year - Breast Cancer Awareness Month! This is an opportunity to use your purchase power to do good and buy products that support breast cancer research. Here's a roundup of our favorite items this year: Tory…

News + Info

HOT TIP! One Thing You Can Do to Lose Weight

HOT TIP! If you have ever wondered whether or not there was one thing you could do to help you lose weight, there is an answer. According to researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, the answer is simply…

Care

Lose Weight and Prevent Breast Cancer

Most of you know that Rachel Beller is my cancer nutritionist. I first went to see her when my mom read about her in an article in Vogue magazine, and asked me to reach out to Rachel to set…

Care

A Breast Cancer Must-Have From My Doctor to You

Friends - As most of you know, my breast cancer doctor is Dr. Kristi Funk, MD. She is an innovator in her field, and you can find out more about her here. Yes, she did that surgery on that famous…

Nourish

The Most Delicious Tomato Basil Bisque

Amanda's Tomato Basil Bisque This vegan bisque will delight your taste buds and satisfy that hungry tummy. Tomatoes give you healthy lycopene and antioxidants that fight diseases, so it's satisfying and good for you. Give it a try and let…

Care

The Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce

If you are interested in learning more about how to protect yourself and your loved ones from environmental toxins like pesticides, please go to the Environmental Working Group's website to educate yourself. It's chock full of great information and you…

Expressions

Don’t Call Me a Cancer Survivor

Friends - We came across this article from Reader's Digest and thought it gave an interesting perspective. Everyone has their own journey through illness...what's yours? Whatever You Do, Don’t Call Me a Cancer Survivor. Here’s…

Enrich

Things We Love – The Book of Vegan-ish

Hey friends - Best-selling author and vegan advocate Kathy Freston is one of our faves here at MNU. She just released a new book with co-author Rachel Cohn for those of you moving closer to a plant-based diet, that…

Health + Wellness

Tomato Me Crazy

Friends - This time of year makes me so excited because I LOVE tomatoes. Maybe it's because I am half Italian, or maybe it's because I spent every summer as a kid on my aunt and uncle's farm where…

Enrich

Finally! Something We All Need (and love)!

You know how hard it is to find the right thing to say to a loved one dealing with cancer? Struggle no more, as these two brilliant ladies have created a line of greeting cards for all of those tough…