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 Stayhealthy announced today that it is producing a new podcast called “The Stayhealthy Experience” hosted by Robert Ferguson, Stayhealthy’s health ambassador and noted nutrition expert. The weekly program will feature conversations centered on healthy living with celebrity guests from sports and entertainment, as well as experts in personal fitness, wellness and healthcare. The first episode will premiere on November 5 with Hip Hop legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Chuck D. as special guest.

The premiere episode with Chuck D. features a wide-ranging interview that covers his life experiences as an artist, his personal health regimen and habits, and what makes a successful performer as it relates to health and wellness. In addition to legend Chuck D., the podcast is expected to feature celebrity guests including actor Daniel Baldwin, Herb Dean and many others.

A project on Kickstarter.com gives you the opportunity to start a Champagne-brand. The project aims to fund the start of a new organic and Eco-sustainable Champagne-brand.

The opening to pledge – gives you the right to name the brand, but no revenues due to Kickstarter rules – will be published on a random day and time before the 17^th of December. “Users have to visit our project page as often as they can and one lucky person will get it,” says Pedro Bentancour Garin, an expert on ancient Greek wine-vessels who started the project.

Purina Beggin’ Dog Treat Brand Launches Social Media Contest for a Chance to be featured in a Television Commercial

Beggin’ Strips, the dog treats made with real meat as the #1 ingredient, today announced its Bonkers for Beggin’ social media contest, designed to showcase the excitement dogs experience when they come face-to-face with savory Beggin’ Strips dog treats.

Through November 5, pet lovers across the country are invited to post a video of their dogs going #BonkersForBeggin on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Select winners’ videos may appear in a Beggin’ Strips TV commercial, set to air during The National Dog Show Presented by Purina on November 28, 2019.

On November 1st, Ben & Jerry’s will celebrate World Vegan Day bigger and better than ever with its first World Vegan Day Happy Hour! Across the United States, vegan and Non-Dairy fans can visit their local Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop between 4 – 8 pm to try a full scoop for free.

Ben & Jerry’s launched its first Non-Dairy/vegan flavors back in 2016, giving people the undeniable creaminess and all the chunks and swirls you expect from Ben & Jerry’s, minus the dairy. Today that lineup includes 10 Non-Dairy/vegan flavors.

KIND® HEROES marks the second installment of KIND’s Snack & Give Back Project, a multi-year program celebrating kindness and empathy.

 KIND Healthy Snacks (KIND) is continuing its KIND Snack & Give Back Project with the launch of KIND® HEROES, its first limited-edition offering that applauds and thanks the military community. Through the project, KIND is transforming its iconic transparent wrapper and distinctive design to celebrate and support communities that haven’t received their fair share of kindness.

“Since KIND’s founding fifteen years ago, we’ve always believed that kindness can be a transformative force for good, which is why kindness has always been at the core of our business,” says Mike Barkley, CEO of KIND. “Through the KIND Snack & Give Back Project, we’re hoping to direct more compassion to deserving communities and, in the process, elevate values like kindness and empathy for many years to come.”   

Food for Life program to increase access to affordable, healthy food.

Program is engaging over 600,000 Kaiser Permanente member households with CalFresh supplemental nutrition assistance program and designing medically tailored meal delivery options.

Kaiser Permanente today announced it has launched Food for Life, a landmark initiative to increase food security on a national scale. Rooted in the belief that nobody should go hungry in America, the nation’s largest integrated, nonprofit health system is again going beyond traditional care delivery to tackle one of the most basic human needs — access to affordable, healthy food.

Food for Life is a comprehensive approach for transforming the economic, social and policy environments connected to food so that people across the nation have access to, and can afford, healthy food. As first steps, Kaiser Permanente has begun a broadscale texting campaign to connect eligible California residents with CalFresh (the state’s supplemental nutrition assistance program, or SNAP) and will begin offering medically tailored meal delivery options for patients and their families. After evaluating their impact, Kaiser Permanente plans to expand Food for Life programs to members and communities across the U.S.

Next-generation MICROGEL™ ultra-absorption supplement offers powerful nutritional support to help vegans and vegetarians achieve their nutritional goals.

Healthycell today announced the launch of VEGAN ESSENTIALS, a new addition to its line of category-leading supplements, expressly supporting the needs of vegans and vegetarians.

“Veganism is the choice of those who want a sustainable and ethical planet, but achieving a nutritionally complete diet as a vegan is challenging,” commented Healthycell CEO, Douglas Giampapa, “VEGAN ESSENTIALS is the first product to make sure that vegans are getting health-critical nutrients which may be lacking in a plant-only diet, in a revolutionary pill-free ultra-absorption formula made with MICROGEL™ technology.^† With a great-tasting natural peach mango flavor, VEGAN ESSENTIALS is both a uniquely functional and delicious gel that can be enjoyed conveniently straight from the pack, mixed in water, or added to smoothies.”

‘Pinkmas’ returns for its second annual interactive holiday experience.

Pinkmas’ the second annual holiday tradition from Museum of Ice Cream (MOIC) San Francisco kicks off on Friday, November 8th and runs through January 12th. The 12,000 square-foot experium is transformed into a magical place for holiday joy and connection, complete with snowflakes, candy canes, and pink trees!