Veggie Bits
The Best Medicine
Comedy Central has provided a $75,000 research grant to UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center to study how most effectively humor can be used to reduce pain and prevent and treat disease. The 5-year study, dubbed "Rx-Laughter," will include participants of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and socioeconomic groups, although it will focus in on seriously ill children and adolescents.
Comedy Central is also known in the medical world for its program Comedy-Rx, which serves to heighten awareness of the positive effects of laughter. The program has three levels of participation for the affiliates: Heavy Dose (creating a comedy event with the proceeds benefiting a hospital, hospice, or other care facility), Medium Dose (sending a comedian to perform at a care facility), and Light Dose (selling sponsorships or running Comedy-Rx Public Service Announcements).
Did Somebody Say "Paté?"
Scenario International has introduced three flavorful patés to its product line: Mushroom, Carrot, and Olives Provence. In addition to being organic, they are vegan, gluten- and cholesterol-free, and are lower in fat than most patés. For more information about these or Scenario International's other products, please visit <www.organic-gourmet.com>.
Spicy Salsas
Muir Glen Organic Tomato Products has introduced two new spicy salsas: Fire Roasted Tomato and Habañero Hot. Use them in place of ketchup, or marinate your tofu or vegetables in these spicy salsas to kick up the heat of a stir-fry. Habañero Hot is only for serious heat lovers — the Habañero pepper hits 100,000 - 300,000 on Scoville charts!
For more information about these salsas or other tomato products, visit <www.muirglen.com>.
The VRG is on the Combined Federal Campaign List
The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is the charitable workplace campaign conducted by the US government for all federal employees — military, civilian, and postal. The Vegetarian Resource Group is included among the organizations to which you can donate. Please don't pass up this simple opportunity to support vegetarianism and the work VRG does year round. For other workers, please remember to name The Vegetarian Resource Group in your matching gifts at work or write in VRG for your United Way campaign.
