Perri O. Blumberg

Perri is a New York City-born-and-based writer. She holds a B.A. in psychology from Columbia University and is also a culinary school graduate of the plant-based Natural Gourmet Institute, which is now the Natural Gourmet Center at ICE. She's worked on Mark Bittman's team for the plant-based meal company The Purple Carrot and on his cookbook projects.

6 Surprising Health Benefits of Apples, According to Nutritionists
Crunchy, sweet, refreshing. An apple with almond butter and a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. Apple slaw with our plant-based patty for lunch or dinner. A post-dinner treat of apple and hazelnut butter? We’ll take an apple any time of day — and no surprise here — nutrition pros are just fine with that. What’s more: “Wh...
7 Reasons to Make Sure You Get Enough Vitamin D, According to Doctors
In the past year, much attention has been brought to vitamin D in light of the pandemic with some research emerging that vitamin D might help safeguard people from severe cases of COVID-19. But beyond its potential protective role in the ongoing war against coronavirus, vitamin D is also a boon for overall immune health...
Plant-Based Antiviral Drug May Be a Potential Treatment for Coronavirus
Could a Plant-Based Antiviral Drug Be the Key to Curing COVID-19? Scientists have just discovered a new plant-derived antiviral drug that appears to effectively treat coronavirus symptoms, giving one more tool to doctors treating patients. Many doctors already are espousing a plant-based diet for their patients at high risk of seveere symptoms or who have high blood pressure, obesity, type 2 diabe
Kim Kardashian Announces She’s Eating Plant-Based and Wants Fans to As Well
New year, new Kim. The reality-star-turned-entrepreneur is embarking on a vegan journey this month –and she wants you to come along for the healthy living ride. As Kardashian shared on her Instagram stories yesterday, her “Sister Boot Camp” plan starts this month and as part of it, she is “ plant-based" and offering two workouts a day for 30 days...
Is Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris Plant-Based? Here are Her Healthy Habits
Recently, polls showed that roughly three-quarters of vegans planned to vote for Joe Biden. With the election behind us, we’d like to turn our attention for a moment to Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris’ enviable healthy eating habits. Below, we reveal five of her best rituals for eating a mostly-plant-based diet that have our seal of approval here at The Beet, where we’re all about “good vegetab
7 Self-Care Tips to Help You Deal With Stress from Doctors and RDs
We’re so tired of 2020. It's the year when we learned, once and for all: We can’t control everything that happens in the world. We can only control how we react to it. To become more resilient and keep stress levels under control, you need to practice daily self-care habits, which can give us a mental and emotional boost...
10 Incredible Apps to Help Master Your Mental and Physical Health
Technology is amazing. These days, with a few clicks on an app, we can learn everything from how many calories we burned to how much time we spent in a deep sleep. Below, we’ve rounded up the best of the bunch to inspire you to meet your health goals, whether that’s adopting a vegan diet, getting more sleep, meditating daily, or, you know, all of the above...
Take Kerry Washington’s Yoga Class from Her Zen Garden and Feel Better
If you’re anything like us, the past few weeks of quarantine life have been immeasurably brightened by Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere, a thrilling, thought-provoking drama based on Celeste Ng’s eponymous novel, in which Kerry Washington plays artist Mia Warren, alongside co-star Reese Witherspoon...
Lizzo Ordered from Her Favorite Black-Owned, Vegan Restaurants on Juneteenth
Of late, all of us at The Beet have become quite hooked on Lizzo’s Tik Tok page, where she posts everything from drool-inducing videos of her vegan culinary feats to inspiring body positivity messages. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen Lizzo whip up her vegan rendition of a Spicy Mcchicken Sandwich, vegan fried chicken and biscuits, and vegan ice cream bread with dairy-free Ben & Jerry’s.  ...
These Avocado Ice Cream Pops Are So Good You’ll Always Want to Eat Dessert First
What if we told you there was an avocado-based ice cream pop that we can’t stop dreaming about? What if we told you said pops come in flavors like Chocolate Oh Fudge!, and Cookies n’ Dream? Well, it’s time to acquaint yourself with Laguna Beach, California-based Modern Pop, founded by Julie and Brad Podolec in their quest to find a frozen fruit bar they could feel confident in feeding to their tee

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