This morning we learned that Oprah began a 21 day vegan "cleanse" based on Kathy Freston's Quantum Wellness: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Health and Happiness. Oprah is not only eschewing animal products but gluten, alcohol and caffeine as well. You can follow her progress on her blog http://www.oprah.com/foodhome/food/cleanse/blog/blog_1.jhtml .
There are many of us at the Ravens' and the Stanford Inn who are vegan and who eat primarily whole foods, that is we avoid processed foods, including tofu, seitan (pure gluten), white flour, rice, etc. But what we do has no impact beyond our own health and outlook: Oprah has tremendous impact and we are wishing her a successful, pleasurable, energizing experience over the next three weeks and that this experience leads her into a vegan lifestyle.
This is truly good news!