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PORTLAND, OR--(Marketwired - November 24, 2014) - November has been named World Vegan Month to celebrate the founding of the world's first Vegan Society in November 1944. A vegan diet restricts all animal products, including dairy and eggs. Like all restrictive diets, the vegan diet can present unique nutritional challenges to individuals on the diet. Kirkman nutritional supplement company of Portland, Ore. offers Vegan Vitamin D, formulated specifically with vegans in mind, which helps strengthen the immune system, contributes to building strong bones and aids in the absorption of minerals.

Most Vitamin D supplementation derives from animal products like sheep lanolin or fish oil, which are not permitted on the vegan diet. Vitamin D deficiency is a major problem in the world. Most people who are deficient aren't even aware of it and with so many sources of vitamin D deriving from animal products; it could add difficulty for people on the vegan diet to get enough of this vital nutrient. However, Kirkman's Vegan Vitamin D is a vegetarian and vegan alternative sourced from 100 percent whole organic mushrooms. As one of the leading manufacturers of nutritional supplements for those with dietary sensitivities, Kirkman is dedicated to providing alternatives to people with dietary restrictions, including vegans.

Kirkman offers other products for a vegan diet, including Kirkman's Pea Protein Powder, which is also completely free of animal products and is full of absorbable protein. Protein substitutes usually derive from soy, rice or dairy.For the sensitive individual these may be problematic.Kirkman's Pea Protein Powder is a unique product that makes protein enrichment a lot easier for individuals with sensitivity issues and is made from 100 percent golden pea kernels, a total vegetable source.It can be combined in recipes in many different ways and incorporated in many types of foods, dishes and beverages including smoothies, shakes, crackers, chips, snack treats, soups, pie crust, pasta, vegetablemeat loaf or special sauces. With every order, Kirkman includes a free recipe brochure, Kirkman's Pea Protein Powder Recipes, that includes recipes from soups to desserts.

Additionally, Kirkman's melatonin, vitamin B-6 and Super Cranberry Extract are all great choices for vegans. Kirkman offers detailed product information on its website with "free of" information as well as a complete list of ingredients in each product. Visit Kirkman's website for more information.

In addition to supplementation, Kirkman offers several adapted recipes, suitable for a vegan diet on the Kirkman's blog and Pinterest pages.

About Kirkman

Kirkman is the leading manufacturer of nutritional supplements for individuals with special sensitivities and dietary requirements.Founded in 1949, Kirkman is also the oldest nutritional supplement company serving the special needs community. This experience has allowed Kirkman to pioneer effective products in many areas of nutritional supplementation for individuals with special health needs.Kirkman distinguishes itself from other nutraceutical companies with its Ultra Tested protocol for purity testing, which calls for testing every raw ingredient in every product it manufactures for more than 950 environmental contaminants.To learn more about Kirkman, visit the company's website at kirkmanlabs.com.

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Two-time Grammy winner Colbie Caillat has sold more than six million records, written songs for other stars including Hilary Duff and appeared on Saturday Night Live, but the 29-year-old singer-songwriter has plenty left to cross off of her bucket list. As the Malibu native tells Us Weekly, she'd love to start her own vegan clothing line, which would serve as the culmination of years of hard work as an animal activist and dedicated vegetarian.

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"Making a vegan clothing line [is definitely a goal]," Caillat tells Us. An advocate for all-vegan garments, Caillat chooses to wear stage and street looks from designers like Stella McCartney, Maje, and Nicole Miller, whose clothing is not produced in a way that harms animals.

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When she's not volunteering her time with the ASPCA or Farm Sanctuary, Caillat does her best to empower fans through her latest single, "Try," off her album Gypsy Heart. "I wrote 'Try' because of the pressures I've felt my entire life . . . and I'm relieved that the reaction from the song is so positive helping women and men," Caillat tells Us.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Christie Brinkley will launch new skincare line Christie Brinkley Authentic Skincare.

The 60-year-old model is well known for her youthful appearance. Brinkley and Atlantic Coast Media Group developed the line, which will be sold on HSN, hsn.com and at Kohl's.

Christie Brinkley Authentic Skincare products are fair trade, eco-friendly and vegan, and include two anti-aging creams, an exfoliating polish, a primer serum, a face wash and eye, neck and wrinkle treatments. Prices range from $22.95 to $69.95.

"Christie Brinkley Authentic Skincare offers customers the combination of a recognizable and trusted personality with results-oriented products," Kohl's Vice President Jeff Askenas told Women's Wear Daily. "Christie's many roles of being a mother, entrepreneur, model and actress provides a strong foundation for equipping customers with her skincare secrets through this collection."

Brinkley came to fame as a model in the 1970s, and served as the face of Cover Girl for 25 years. She also pursued acting, and will return as Gayle Gergich on the seventh and final season of the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation in 2015.

Brinkley previously released skincare line DNA Renewal System in 2011. The model also has fragrance, Believe by Christie Brinkley, a costume jewelry line and a wig collection for Hair2Wear. Christie Brinkley Authentic Skincare will debut on HSN in March 2015 and at Kohl's in April 2015.

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Vegetarian and vegan diets can significantly improve blood sugar levels Removing animal fats helps improve insulin sensitivity Lowered levels of blood-protein glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) Effect was comparable to drugs which prevent digestion of carbohydrates Changes to diet can be used as an alternative treatment for type 2 diabetes

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Switching to a vegetarian diet could help reverse diabetes, a new study claims.

Millions of people battling the killer disease could improve their blood sugar levels by eradicating meat from their weekly shop.

Scientists believe removing animal fats could help cure the condition, leaving patients free from the disease.

They said changes to diet could be used as an alternative treatment for type 2 diabetes.

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(CNN) Options for meat substitutes have come a long way since Seth Tibbotts first few Thanksgivings as vegetarian in the 1970s.

Vegetable side dishes and salads were nice but they didnt seem as festive as a turkey, the traditional centerpiece of the Thanksgiving table. The Oregon man tried all kinds of experiments, from a stuffed pumpkin to a gluten roast that took all day to make but was unsliceable and indigestible.

After becoming a professional soycrafter in 1980, Tibbott noticed that sales seemed to slow around Thanksgiving and Christmas as people lost their vegetarian ways and guiltily ate traditional fare like turkey, he said. Aside from tofu, which was primarily only sold in Asian markets, the only commercially available meat alternatives were made by Seventh Day Adventist companies, and many of these products were canned.

I subsisted on a diet of homemade items like pressure-cooked soybeans and tortillas, soy grit burgers, bread and granola, he told CNN.

Over the years, fake meat or what some call plant-based meat grew to include burgers, hot dogs and ground beef. But poultry was still a relatively untapped niche, especially when it came to holiday centerpieces. With the help of Portland sandwich maker Hans Wrobel, Tibbott came up with the first Tofurky Roasts in 1995 and sold them in the Pacific Northwest.

Tofurkey has became a punchline on shows like Jay Leno and The X-Files. In homes across the country, families have begrudgingly ceded a space on the table to vegetarian relatives. But Tibbott is laughing all the way to the bank as his fake turkey product enters its 20th season this Thanksgiving. The company says that more than 3.4 million Tofurky Roasts have been sold since 1995, and several competitors have emerged, creating more tasty bird-free roast options than ever for the holidays.

With its torpedo shape and spongy, loaf-like consistency, the Tofurkey and its competitors are a far gobble from a real bird. But add some stuffing and gravy and you have a comparable substitute for a Thanksgiving centerpiece.

Its that traditional centerpiece, that protein source, that acts as the main dish. A roast brings that taste and texture of turkey that we associate with Thanksgiving, vegan food blogger Bianca Phillips said.

Flavor without the questions

To eat meat substitutions or not is a perennial topic of debate among vegetarians and vegans, especially as mainstream demand for meatless options grows. Some meat substitutes contain processed ingredients, additives and preservatives, adding up to a fake hot dog thats not much healthier than a real hot dog.

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(CNN) -- Options for meat substitutes have come a long way since Seth Tibbott's first few Thanksgivings as vegetarian in the 1970s.

Vegetable side dishes and salads were nice but they didn't seem as festive as a turkey, the traditional Thanksgiving centerpiece. The Oregon man tried all kinds of experiments, from a stuffed pumpkin to a gluten roast that took all day to make but was "unsliceable and indigestible."

After becoming a professional "soycrafter" in 1980, Tibbott noticed that sales seemed to slow around Thanksgiving and Christmas "as people lost their vegetarian ways and guiltily ate traditional fare like turkey," he said. Aside from tofu, which was primarily only sold in Asian markets, the only commercially available meat alternatives were made by Seventh Day Adventist companies, and many of these products were canned.

"I subsisted on a diet of homemade items like pressure-cooked soybeans and tortillas, soy grit burgers, bread and granola," he told CNN.

Over the years, fake meat -- or what some call plant-based meat -- grew to include burgers, hot dogs and ground beef. But poultry was still a relatively untapped niche, especially when it came to holiday centerpieces. With the help of Portland sandwich maker Hans Wrobel, Tibbott came up with the first Tofurky Roasts in 1995 and sold them in the Pacific Northwest.

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In a roughly 2-square-mile patch containing some of India's priciest real estate, a firm and sometimes militant vegetarianism prevails. Most residents of this old-money section of South Mumbai are Jains or devout Hindus, and not only do they not eat flesh, but they also don't want it anywhere near them.

Eateries serving meat and seafood are all but banned, and stories abound of certain apartment buildings refusing to consider prospective residents who are what Indians call sometimes with more than a soupcon of judgment non-vegetarians.

"They're pretty fascist about it," says food writer Roshni Bajaj Sanghvi. "I've seen Bengali friends and others complain that they've tried to move somewhere and the building says, 'Oh, you are fish-eaters, you'll smell up the place, so we won't give you the apartment.'"

A menu by prominent restaurateur Sanjay Narang that included tandoori chicken and lamb curry ticked off neighbors in an apartment building on an exclusive boulevard fronting the Arabian Sea. Narang shuttered his ground-floor establishment in 2005 after residents above reportedly spat on his patrons, dropped nails on them or keyed their cars.

So what's a global food and beverage behemoth to do in such circumstances?

If you're Starbucks which seems intent on cracking every lucrative Indian market you go with the flow.

The coffee chain's new outpost off palm-fringed Marine Drive doesn't sell the local-style club sandwiches or murg kathi wraps flatbreads stuffed with spiced chicken found at dozens of other Starbucks in India. The brightly lighted display case contains only meatless fare: a hummus and pita platter, a spicy red bean sandwich, a mushroom and sun-dried tomato filling on ciabatta.

There are no potatoes, onions or omelets in sight, either, in deference to Jains, who eschew not only meat but also eggs and root vegetables plucked from beneath the earth. Muffins, cakes and pastries made with egg are clearly labeled, in keeping with Indian law.

"It's a Jain area," explained Sanjay, a young barista. "Their preference."

Starbucks' Indian office did not respond to questions. But the menu is clearly in line with snack shops and ice cream stalls in the neighborhood that bill themselves as "100% pure veg," including doughnuts that come in eggless varieties.

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DENVER Options for meat substitutes have come a long way since Seth Tibbotts first few Thanksgivings as vegetarian in the 1970s.

Vegetable side dishes and salads were nice but they didnt seem as festive as a turkey, the traditional centerpiece of the Thanksgiving table. The Oregon man tried all kinds of experiments, from a stuffed pumpkin to a gluten roast that took all day to make but was unsliceable and indigestible.

After becoming a professional soycrafter in 1980, Tibbott noticed that sales seemed to slow around Thanksgiving and Christmas as people lost their vegetarian ways and guiltily ate traditional fare like turkey, he said. Aside from tofu, which was primarily only sold in Asian markets, the only commercially available meat alternatives were made by Seventh Day Adventist companies, and many of these products were canned.

I subsisted on a diet of homemade items like pressure-cooked soybeans and tortillas, soy grit burgers, bread and granola, he said.

Over the years, fake meat or what some call plant-based meat grew to include burgers, hot dogs and ground beef. But poultry was still a relatively untapped niche, especially when it came to holiday centerpieces. With the help of Portland sandwich maker Hans Wrobel, Tibbott came up with the first Tofurky Roasts in 1995 and sold them in the Pacific Northwest.

Tofurkey has became a punchline on shows like Jay Leno and The X-Files. In homes across the country, families have begrudgingly ceded a space on the table to vegetarian relatives. But Tibbott is laughing all the way to the bank as his fake turkey product enters its 20th season this Thanksgiving. The company says that more than 3.4 million Tofurky Roasts have been sold since 1995, and several competitors have emerged, creating more tasty bird-free roast options than ever for the holidays.

With its torpedo shape and spongy, loaf-like consistency, the Tofurkey and its competitors are a far gobble from a real bird. But add some stuffing and gravy and you have a comparable substitute for a Thanksgiving centerpiece.

Its that traditional centerpiece, that protein source, that acts as the main dish. A roast brings that taste and texture of turkey that we associate with Thanksgiving, vegan food blogger Bianca Phillips said.

Flavor without the questions

To eat meat substitutions or not is a perennial topic of debate among vegetarians and vegans, especially as mainstream demand for meatless options grows. Some meat substitutes contain processed ingredients, additives and preservatives, adding up to a fake hot dog thats not much healthier than a real hot dog.

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