Thanks Ellen for having Neal Barnard on your show. Eating a vegan diet has made me feel so much healthier and more importantly I no longer contribute to animal suffering. The bottom line is if you're buying meat you are supporting a cruel industry that treats animals like unfeeling machines. We all have the power to make informed choices, so give it up, for the sake of the animals...your health and the environment and vote with your dollars! :)

" Memo To The Vegan Fringe: 100-Person Studies Are A Two-Edged Sword
Pity Poor Neal Barnard of the deceptive Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). The Psychiatrist-turned-tofu-evangelist seldom stops touring the country, insisting to anyone who will listen that a meat-free, egg-free, dairy-free diet is the cure for whatever ails you. We’d call it a snake-oil act,...

This was found on a site called PhysiciansScam. There is more informative information there, too. "

Memo to Bridgette: When you post a name or site to justify your opionion, such as "PhysiciansScam", always check to see if there actually IS a site to begin with.

It tends to add more credibility to your argument.

Ellen - thanks for a wonderful show! Dr. Barnard has some sound recommendations for health by avoiding animal products. I've been vegetarian for years... vegan for almost a year and I'm amazed to see my health improved by eliminating dairy & eggs... I wished I would have done it forty+ years ago!

Going vegan... better for health, better for the planet and better for the animals. It's all good:)

It's great that people are eating better but one of the worst causes of sickness is rarely mentioned. We are all being poinsoned by toxic chemicals that are allowed onto the market. One of the worst is perfume. This "fragrance" is actually modified gasoline, and has undergone NO safety testing before you put it on and breathe the concentrated vapours. No wonder there is such a rise in cancer since are lives came to be saturated with these petrochemicals. Use only all natural fragrances, and tell others about the risks.

Ellen, Thank you for presenting a meatless diet in such a positive way. I am a lacto vegetarian, but I am going to give the vegan way a try. One week at a time cutting out sugar and then cheese. Have you eaten at the Veggie Grill? Totally vegan food that is GREAT! There is one in Irvine, the other is in El Segundo! Thank you for always looking ahead and not being afraid to think out of the box!!
Always a fan, Diana

Thank you for having the Dr. on today! I'm sorry I missed it - perhaps you can post the video on your site? I enjoyed reading everyone's comments - in response to the dairy farmer I would recommend he and everyone else pick up copy of the Mad Cowboy. It was a life changing book for me. I was a big time meat eater but I just couldn't stomach it after reading his book. He is a 3rd generation dairy farmer.
I just wanted to also comment that according to the the United Nations livestock is the number one yes the number one contributor to green house effect - don't take my word look it up. So by reducing your animal intake you really help the planet.

Hi Ellen,
Rory suggested I contact you. Thanks for having Dr. Barnard on the show!

We want to invite you to attend our fall benefit - Tuesday October 14th at the Peter Max Art Studio in Manhattan. Mary & Peter Max will be there, and our Benefit committee includes: Jayni & Chevy Chase, Mehmet Oz, Md, Mark Bittman, Christie Brinkley, Woody Harrelson, Morgan Spurlock & Healthy Chef Alex Jamieson, Donna Karan, Dan Piraro, and Amanda & Paul Sorvino. Al food at the event will be delicious & plant-based.

We really hope you can attend - we'd love to meet you and tell you about the important work we are doing to promote healthy school food. Our focus is making all foods healthy, offering plant-based entrees, and getting rid of the junk food, among many other activities.

To learn more about us, or if readers want to come to our event, go to our website: www.healthyschoolfood.org. Click on the banner at the top.

Love the show!
Amie Hamlin

I missed the show because me recorder was full:(
I am a Chapter Leader of Take Off Pounds Sensibly,
TOPS PA 1347, Harrisburg, PA.
We are a non profit support group with the goal of developing healthy lifestyles. I would like to learn how to win a book so I learn more and can share it with my TOPS friends.
Ellen, you are TOPS in my book!!!
Keep on dancing!!

Hi Ellen -

You are the cutest!! I'm not able to watch your show very often, but everytime I do I want to get up and boogie with you. What a fantastic way to get some positive energy going with your audience. I also want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for having Dr. Barnard on your show; he is an amazing resource. I know from personal experience that removing meat & dairy from my diet has made me a much healthier person both physically & spiritually. In addition to that, my mind is at peace knowing that I am no longer contributing to the mind-boggling suffering that factory farm animals endure every single day. Thank you, thank you, thank you for having the courage to invite Dr. Barnard onto your show. You are THE best EVER!!!!
Tera, Minneapolis

Fredyne Cox
Buying canned beans is a great meal strecher. We have turkey taco's and I use half the usual amount of turkey and a can of black beans.
You can make chicken torilla soup and add any kind of beans.
They are great they have iron and fiber very healthy!