Lucy Danziger

Lucy Danziger is the former Editor-in-Chief of SELF magazine, and past president of the American Society of Magazine Editors. She has written several books but now that she is a plant-based eater, is healthier and happier than when she authored books about diet and happiness. Danziger is currently the Editorial Director and Chief Content Officer of The Beet.

If You’re Thinking About Going Vegan, Kathy Freston Has 72 Reasons to Try It

You hear a lot about plant-based diets these days, as more and more people are leaning into eating a diet rich in vegetables, fruit, whole grains, nuts, and seeds for the sake of their health and the planet. For every question, like "Where do you get their protein...

Welcome to The Vegan Keto Diet, The Smarter, Healthier Way to Go Keto

Welcome to the smarter way to go keto and lose weight on a plant-based diet. You signed up for The Vegan Keto Diet Plan because you want to shed unwanted pounds, but do it the healthier way than traditional keto diets loaded with sat fat meat and dairy...

9 Tips to Ditch Bad Habits, Eat Healthier and See Results, from Marco Borges

Growing up in Miami, Marco Borges wanted to be a doctor, but after studying biology in college, he decided to choose a different path, one that he felt would help people before they got sick or ever showed up in a doctor's office with a lifestyle-related disease...

Vejii Makes It Easy to Shop for All Your Favorite Plant-Based Foods in One Place

So you want to cook a healthy, vegan dinner, a special recipe you picked out that your loved ones will love (and may even convert them to eating more plant-based), and now all you need to do is find all those ingredients. But wait, everywhere you click there is something missing...

Can a Fungus That Grows In Yellowstone Park Be the Next Big Thing in Burgers?

Every now and then you read a story that you thought you knew how it was going to turn out, but instead, it takes a left turn, and that is what happened this morning when I opened my New York Times app. In this particular story, Is the Burger Nearing Extinction...

Plant-Based Boxer, GWOAT, Wins Fight for Double Championship, Gender Equality

This story was updated Saturday, March 6th, 2021.
Last night Claressa Shields won the right to call herself GWOAT, Greatest Woman of All Time, becoming the first woman fighter, to win an undisputed championship in two weight classes, by beating contender Marie-Eve Dicaire, for the title of World Cham…

Here’s What Happens in Your Body When You Drink a Diet Coke

For years I only sipped on brown drinks: Morning was a Starbucks Vente Redeye and then around noon that gave way to Diet Coke number one, then two, and three, and possibly more, sometimes five or more in a day. My art director and friend told me "that stuff is poison...

Ridiculousness Host Rob Dyrdek Launches Mood Booster, Mindright

Rob Dyrdek started his career as a skateboarder, became sponsored at the age of 12, moved to LA, and became one of the most influential skateboarders of all-time. But he found his true calling on reality television, starring in and producing Rob and Big, Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, and n…

Study: A Keto Diet Can Lead to Heart Scarring and Permanent Heart Damage

A new study out of China has found a deeply troubling connection between keto diets and heart damage, and it's enough to make you want to stay away from this weight loss method for good. Ketosis is the most searched diet online because it works for quick weight loss by reducing your intake of carbs …

The Beet and Forks Over Knives Are Now Part of Upbeet Brands™

The Beet has just announced our merger with Forks Over Knives, under a new company called Upbeet Brands™. We are honored and thrilled to be in the same corporate family with this venerated plant-based lifestyle platform, Forks Over Knives, which has pointed the way to eating a whole-…