If the lower esophageal sphincter works properly, it closes as soon as food passes through the esophagus and enters the stomach. However, if the sphincter doesn’t work properly, contents in the stomach can travel back up the esophagus. This can lead to a burning sensation in one’s chest that is often referred to as heartburn.Not everyone with acid reflux will experience heartburn. In addition to irritation in the chest and back of the throat, some people may not experience any symptoms, while others may have other symptoms, such as nausea, difficulty or pain in swallowing, a hoarse voice, etc.

In today’s show, Dr. Lahiri tells us more about the sanctuary and the remarkable residents who live there. “I had a cow who had not given birth for eight years and she saw a starving little rescued calf that I brought in. And she had so much compassion she spontaneously began lactating. And she nursed this baby. So these miracles all around us these animals know everything. The birds, the cows, whoever they are, they’re alive. They have souls. They’re very real people.” Dr. Lahiri shares another story about how the animal-people helped a group of homeless youngsters. “We had a group of homeles

A very informed group, when aware of the benefits for humans, animal-people, and nature, the Millennials tend to readily agree with and implement a vegan lifestyle! We are honored to introduce you to three members of the Millennial Generation who were vegetarians during their childhood, and shifted to veganism in their adult days. Allow us to present: Ms. Lena Hoening, Mr. Max Buemann, and Ms. Almira Tanner. “I love animals and I personally think that knowing about their situation, one can no longer consume animal products.” “The reason that I find that violence subjected to animals in factory

“For the gravy, you just use the same vegetable broth seasoning. One full tablespoon; put into a bowl. And some mushroom seasoning, also a full tablespoon. You put in a little Maggi and a little apple juice to make it liquidized, and then you stir it so all the ingredients dissolve. Then you add a little purified water. You let it stand there for a while. And now, because the vegan ham is cooked, you can also use the mixture of gravy that you just made, wow, it’s cooked nicely, and put it over the hot cooked vegan ham so all the gravy will be together in there, and it’s also very nice. It’s go

Indraloka Animal Sanctuary, located on 100 picturesque acres (~40 hectares) in Pennsylvania, USA, provides a forever “Heaven on Earth” home for hundreds of rescued farm animal-people. The sanctuary also welcomes thousands of annual visitors, giving them the opportunity to meet its lovely residents. On today’s show, we meet Dr. Indra Lahiri (vegan), the founder of Indraloka, and discover why she decided to start this remarkable sanctuary. Dr. Lahiri explains that she had always felt a deep connection with animal-people, a connection that began when she was a baby.As a young adult, Indra earned

“In Animal Rebellion, what we're really keen on is that we are in a climate and ecological emergency. So, this transition has to be absolutely rapid. And for that to happen, the Government really needs to kickstart into action and pretty much direct all resources towards getting off fossil fuels, towards ending animal farming and fishing, and transforming society. Boris Johnson has publicly said that we will be facing complete collapse, civilizational collapse, if we do not act. So, we're very kindly, but firmly, going to be asking governments to change.”Our Beloved Supreme Master Ching Hai ex

“Hallo. Happy Holiday Season! I’m going to cook a festive holiday dinner. So, we have some ready-made vegan ham and we cut it into smaller pieces. And I line the baking tray with some vegan butter and put some olive oil; also fine. And then we have pumpkin. The pumpkin is already cut, just put around it. For one vegan ham, you can use half a pineapple is good. Put the pineapple pieces between and around the vegan ham. And we also have tofu. Cut into small pieces like that and just put them together in there. So, your baking tray is filled with vegan ham, pumpkin, and tofu. And meanwhile, we ma

Despite having a busy schedule during her 2nd year of studies in Politics and International Relations at University College London, Ms. Achuthan dedicates her time to various organizations and causes such as: The International Public Policy Review (IPPR), Gender and Sexuality Diversity (GSD), Ethnic and Racial Diversity (ERD), in addition to this, she founded the Animal Rights Society of University College London and launched the Plant-Based Universities campaign.“We are with 20 active Plant-Based Universities campaigns and our goal is to transition all university catering facilities across th

The Animal Think Tank was formed in 2018, when Daniel and like-minded friends wanted to apply social movement theory to build a broad movement for Animal Freedom. Animal Think Tank then set up Animal Rebellion (AR) in May 2019, with the goal of working alongside Extinction Rebellion. Animal Rebellion focuses on bringing about a 'plant-based food system' that would end animal-people exploitation completely. Animal Rebellion and Extinction Rebellion received a Shining World Compassion and Courage Award from Supreme Master Ching Hai (Vegan), together with a humble contribution of US$50,000 for ea

Let’s begin by making butterfly shape cinnamon rolls. First, we will prepare the Vegan Cinnamon Chocolate Filling. Lay the purple and plain flattened dough on top of one another, ensuring that they both are properly aligned by stretching the dough. Use the rolling pin to roll to get the rectangular shape. Next, we will apply a thin and even layer of the Vegan Cinnamon Chocolate Filling. Brush to the edges except for the far-right side, leaving four to five centimeters uncoated. Make a three-to-five-centimeter fold from the left edge of the dough sheet. Then continue rolling till it reaches the

Let us acquaint ourselves with ProVeg UK, a chapter of ProVeg International that has the bold mandate to: “inform the public about matters related to food and to reduce the global consumption of animals by 50% by 2040.” ProVeg UK was founded by a former lawyer and journalist Jimmy Pierson (vegan), who envisioned that all meal services in the country would provide simple delicious vegan meals. Mr. Pierson felt strongly about the rights of animal-people, and as a father of a daughter soon to enter school, Mr. Pierson felt compelled to take action: “What if veganism could be implemented in school

Yuri studied to become a rabbi in tandem with being a professional boxer. His studies of Judaism led to his discovery of the importance of not consuming animal-people from a spiritual perspective, which ultimately brought about his dedication to following a vegan diet and lifestyle. “And I remember at some point learning, for example, an observant, a Jewish person, anytime he consumed food, he's not mixing dairy food with meat food. And we're not mixing energy of life with energy of death, which is meat. And I thought to myself, why do I need this energy of death to begin with? And then I turn

Cinnamon spice is the ingredient that gives the roll its distinctive flavor. Today we will share with you veganized cinnamon roll recipes in the Classic Style and the German Style Franzbrötchen.Let’s first make the sourdough Starter. The sourdough will help to enhance the flavor, make the texture finer, improve the elasticity, and make it chewier. For the cinnamon roll dough, we will mix the wet ingredients first. We’ll use the sourdough starter in this recipe, you may use less or no instant yeast, but it will require a longer time to ferment. Next, we mix the dry ingredients. We will use 50 g

“The End of Medicine” was produced by Keegan Kuhn with the help of Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara. They joined forces with Alex Lockwood to send a powerful message of the dire situation at hand concerning animal-people factories and the excessive use of antibiotics throughout the industry. There is an alarming increase in side effects affecting people and our planet, with governments and regulators doing little to protect their citizens. “So, in America, there are now guidelines on antibiotic use within farmed animals, but they're just guidelines. In the UK, we've drastically dropped the amou

Yuri was born in Belarus and, overall, he had a positive childhood. When he was ten, he and his family emigrated to Israel. While living in Israel, Yuri participated in swimming, but after experiencing some bullying, his mother signed him up for boxing classes. While living in Israel, Yuri became an amateur boxer and won three national boxing championships. In 2009 he became the World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight champion. This made him the first Israeli WBA champion, and Israel’s first world boxing champion.Rabbi Yuri Foreman (vegan) describes how his experience as a boxer was

Thai Cuisine is famous because of its rich flavors and aromas, using fresh ingredients and balancing the five flavor profiles: saltiness, sweetness, spiciness, sourness, and creaminess. One naturally vegan classic dessert is Thai Mango Sticky Rice, called Khao Niaow Ma Muang in Thai. So, let’s join Ms. Achara and see how you can make this delicious and mouthwatering dessert yourself. “This dessert is called ‘Mango Sticky Rice or Sweet Sticky Rice.’ Let’s begin by steaming the sweet sticky rice. We steam it in a traditional steamer basket and steamer pot that is commonly used by Thais to steam

Our Guest today is award-winning director Alex Lockwood, who has directed films such as “73 Cows, ” “Test Subjects,” and his latest documentary “The End of Medicine.” “So, ‘The End of Medicine’ is a documentary directed by me, produced by Keegan Kuhn, who co-made ‘Cowspiracy’, ‘What the Health’, and executive produced by Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara. It's basically about how our treatment of animals and our consumption of animals has an intrinsic link with these emerging health threats, like pandemics, antimicrobial resistance, chronic disease. And we started making the film before Covid-19

Although Reverend Bear was a pastor for many years and later a chaplain, it was thanks to his open-mindedness toward different spiritual paths that led him to become vegan through his discovery of the Buddha’s teachings. Following this transition, Reverend Bear has continued to advocate for veganism and animal-people rights. On his spiritual vegan journey, Reverend Bear has discovered that many who follow the world’s religions do not act in accordance with what they preach or are taught.Our Beloved Supreme Master Ching Hai (vegan) has made the point many times that the problems our world faces

Over the years, Dr. Griffiths has witnessed quite interesting moments of transformation along the transition to veganism. Of the many stories, let’s hear about the journey of Drake, a robust Great Dane-person. “He’s an enormous boy and he was a rescue and he was terrified even of everything; he had been to so many different homes. But the reason why he was rehomed is because he suffered from so many skin issues, terrible skin issues. He had constantly itchy ears and he was just constantly in pain, really. And with constantly being in pain from all these issues, it gave him a very anxious natur

Today, we are delighted to celebrate this Thanksgiving with this colorful special Thanksliving vegan dessert, Vegan Pumpkin Swirl Brownies. This recipe calls for two separate batters, one is the Vegan Brownie Batter, and the other is the Vegan Pumpkin Swirl Batter. We will now prepare the brownie batter. Pour two tablespoons of flaxseed meal into a large bowl, add one cup of water, and mix well. We use flaxseed meal here as a substitute for eggs. Then add a three quarter cup of brown sugar and half a cup of coconut oil and mix well till the brown sugar has melted and all the ingredients are we

Ms. Palak Mehta (vegan) is the founder and CEO of Vegan First, a media and events planning organization in India dedicated to promoting the vegan lifestyle. She is also the co-organizer of the Vegan India Conference, an annual event which attracts participants from more than 30 countries.On today’s program Ms. Mehta begins by sharing some success stories from the first Vegan India Conference. With the resounding success of the annual Vegan India Conference, Palak and her team are now expanding to other countries.The plant-based movement has been growing quickly in India. In response to the gro

On today’s show, we meet with Reverend Andrew Bear (vegan). Besides working as a chaplain at a community hospital, Reverend Bear is also a musician, an animal-people activist, and a practising Buddhist. In Reverend Bear’s case, it was not until a serendipitous meeting with the respected Buddhist teacher, Venerable Thích Nhất Hạnh (vegan), that his journey into veganism began. “And the first mindfulness training, the first precept says, I am determined ‘NOT TO KILL’ - not to let others kill and not to support any active killing in the world in my thinking or in my way of life. And so, in receiv

We were honored to interview Dr. Arielle Griffiths, a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons who specializes in plant-based meal regimens developed for animal-people. In 2003, in an era where the word “vegan” was relatively unheard of, a dog-person named Bramble entered the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest living dog-person at that time. Bramble was then 27 years old, the equivalent of 189 years of age for a human. Ms. Ann Heritage, Bramble’s caring caretaker also had 7 other dog friends at her residence. While one of them lived to 19 years, another to 21 years, it was Brambl

Today we are delighted to share with you a traditional Thanksgiving casserole baked with vegan cheese and cauliflower. Let’s start with the ingredients for this dish. We will need one head of cauliflower. For the Crispy Topping, we need one cup of vegan Panko breadcrumbs and two tablespoons of softened vegan butter.While the raw cashews are left to soak and soften, let’s prepare the cauliflower. Once the water begins to boil, reduce the heat to medium-low and place the washed cauliflower florets evenly in the steamer basket. Now the timer on the stove is up, so the cauliflower florets are read

Ms. Palak Mehta (vegan) is a remarkable young woman from India who works tirelessly to promote the vegan lifestyle. She is the Founder and CEO of Vegan First, a renowned plant-based media publications and events company. She is also the co-organizer of the Vegan India Conference, an annual event attracting participants from over 30 countries. Palak is the Vice-Chair of the World Vegan Organization (WVO) India Chapter, and a member of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) task force, which is responsible for setting guidelines and regulatory standards for the vegan food indus

After two decades of witnessing the horrors of cruelty to animal-people and risking his safety to bring this abuse into the public eye, Rich (vegan) says that the rise in public awareness of the issue is evident, although political changes are harder to notice. “I like to tell stories about some factory farmers producing cows for meat, changing their minds completely, seeing the wonder of cows and being close to them and understanding their needs and natural behaviors, and saying, ‘Hey, I can't send them to the slaughterhouse anymore. I'm going to grow plants instead of animals.’ European lawm

“Now we wrap the nori sheet. For the vegan ham, you do the same as with the tofu. Because the vegan ham is already a little salty, so I’m not sure if you want to put some more salt in it or not. Otherwise you can just dash some ground pepper onto the vegan ham before you wrap it. Depends on your family. If you have kids and you don’t want them to feel too sharp, then you don’t put the pepper. Just the vegan ham. Just wrap it in the seaweed sheet, and fry. We have so much beautiful food to share with our family. You know, compassionate, healthy food is always good for everyone. If your vegan ha

On today’s show, we meet the valiant Kenny Annis, a musician who courageously turned his once-famous meat restaurant, “Nick’s Kitchen,” into a vibrant vegan restaurant.“One of my early childhood memories I was three years old at my grandparents' house in Maine and a truckload of pigs came by and I thought they were so cute with their snouts. Apparently, I could hear them right down the street, and there was a slaughterhouse, and I could hear that. After that, I never would eat bacon - any pork - in my life. Because I thought that was just horrible, because I thought they were so cute.”It was d

There have been a number of documentaries in recent years that have exposed the evil in our food system and thus significantly contributed to the increasing number of people embracing the compassionate vegan diet. Dominion, Earthlings, and Seaspiracy are a few well-known examples. The horrifying images that convey the ugly truth of what goes on behind the seemingly natural products offered at the supermarkets are usually the product of dedicated individuals who take considerable risks and endure great hardships to bring these barbaric practices into the public spotlight. Today’s show salutes o

On today’s program, we’ll continue highlighting the floods that occurred in other parts of the world in 2022. Pakistan’s neighbor countries India and Bangladesh have also been hit hard by unprecedented levels of flooding due to heavy rainfall this monsoon season. In the summer of 2022 floods and landslides from extreme rainfall and tropical storms also caused several deaths, damaged infrastructure, and destroyed crops in many areas of South Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka, Au Lac (Vietnam), Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, and the Philippines.On the other side of the world, residents of Dallas, Texas, USA, we

“We’re going to do some nice wrapping today. For that, we need some nori seaweed wrap, the one that you use for Japanese sushi. We have some vegan cheese slices. You can buy them in a health shop. Smells very nice. And we have some of those vegan mashed ham or solid vegan ham, whatever you like. And we have some tofu, hard tofu. And we have some tomatoes for a nice color, some cauliflower, and a carrot. There you are. And coriander, for taste. Of course, some black pepper, salt, ground pepper – doesn’t have to be black, can also be gray, some cooking oil. I have also found some surprise - broc

On today’s show, we meet the vivacious vegan chef, Ms. Lisa Vittoria from San Francisco, California, in the United States. “I was born and raised in the (San Francisco) Bay Area, and I've always had a passion for cooking and that is thanks to my mom. So, I grew up really a lot in the kitchen and with my family, we would cook a lot, and I grew up eating everything.” “I loved it. It was actually so easy because I was so much into cooking. Then, in the meditation centers, I was learning about all these different, delicious, authentic, ethnic, vegan cuisines that are naturally in their culture. So