I found the tiny black piglet during my first summer home from college. We formed an instant bond—one that I feared would be broken when we separated for my return to school in the fall. At semester's end, I anxiously pulled in the driveway of the farm where I'd boarded him for the winter. As I stood on the lawn, …

Open any health or women's magazine, and you'll eventually come across a recommendation to "eat more fish." Fish perplexingly continues to be touted as a "health food," despite the fact that many of the species that people commonly consume-most notably tuna-are contaminated with mercury and other toxins. So why is it considered "healthy"? Because-compared to other meats, which are loaded …

Your local animal shelter or favorite rescue group does a fantastic job helping cats and dogs. You want to offer your full support. Then you are invited to the big annual fundraiser. This is usually a food-centered event such as a dinner or a barbecue—and it all too often features meat. Then you find out that there might be a …

It's exciting that so many people are ready to give peas a chance, so to speak! It's easy being vegan, and the following tips should help get you started-or help you persuade your worrywart friends and relatives that vegan foods are nutritious, delicious, and widely available.

1. Just Veg Out: For optimal health, eat an array of fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole …

Vegan cook and cookbook author, lifestyle coach, educator, and PETA friend JL Fields has graciously allowed us to share some of the many terrific articles from her blog with PETA Prime readers. You'll find dozens of other entertaining and insightful posts from this post-40 vegan inspiration on her blog at JLGoesVegan.com.

A few months back I …

Many of us would be about as likely to toss back energy drinks as we would be to take up chainsaw juggling. As it turns out, one of the dangerous substances found in energy drinks is also found in meat.

Red meat, like energy drinks, contains L-carnitine, an amino acid that helps transport fatty acids into cells' fuel-production chambers so that …