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Platforms

Website:

- activistjourneys.wordpress.com

YouTube:

- search for activist journeys

Twitter:

- @theo_slade

Facebook:

- facebook.com/activistjourneys101

Wiki:

- philosophicalvegan.com/wiki

YouTube:

- search philosophical vegan

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Vegan YouTube Looking at the various content YouTubers specialize in & who you could recommend if a person expressed interest in a certain topic. 5 channels previewed per topic & 3 video titles per channel. *** Chapter 2: Video Library The list of pages for this project will parallel the Philosophical Vegan Wiki. The video library aims to collate entertaining and engaging educational content from a broad range of personalities, while the Wiki aims to be a hard and fast information rich resource. *** Chapter 3: Vegan YouTubers A long list of vegan YouTube channels by most subscribers. A table directory of vegan YouTubers which categorises their content. This allows you to see at a glance the subject matter covered by each. A cross section of the most prolific vegan YouTubers.

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Table of Contents 1. Introduction to Vegan YouTube . . . . . . . . 5 Chapter Contents. 7 New to Veganism. 8 Entertainment 9 Health 12 Lifestyle 16 Activism 19 Ethics 25 2. Video Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Library Contents 30 Freegan Example 31 Production Reform 32 Distribution Reform 34 Consumer Reform & stopgaps 34 Essays, Groups & Discussion 42 3. Vegan YouTubers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Short table of channel breakdowns 45 Long list of vegan YouTubers 46 100,000 + Subscribers 48 Playlists Library 51 Unnatural Vegan Example 51 Nutrition & Health 54 Lifestyle 62 Activism/Advocacy 65 Activism 69 Ethics 70 Ethical issues 71 Conversations 74 Responses 75 4. Appendix – Cross-Sections. . . . . . . . . . 76 Most Prolific Vegan YouTubers 78

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Vegan

YouTube

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Looking at the various content YouTubers specialize in & who you could recommend if a person expressed interest in

a certain topic.

5 channels previewed per topic & 3 video titles per channel.

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Table of Contents

New to Veganism

Entertainment • Celebrities • Comedy • Musicians

Health • Cooking • Nutrition • Fitness • Pregnancy & Parenting

Lifestyle • Gardening / Homesteading • Low Impact Movement • Freeganism • Travel

Activism • Public Lecturer • Street Advocates • Farm Sanctuaries • Wildlife Refuge • Direct Action • Media Spokespersons • Appealing From/To The Left • Appealing From/To The Right • Online Debate

Ethics • Consequentialism • Virtue Ethics • Deontology • Ethical Nihilism • Religion

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New to Veganism

Unnatural Vegan To Sam Harris (& all new vegans): Vegan

Nutrition Basics

Don’t care about animals? 5 reasons you should still go vegan

Earthlings didn’t make you go vegan? That’s okay. (critical thinking & baring witness)

ModVegan Humane Meat Does Not Exist Can veganism be compared with other rights

movements? The Economic Argument for Veganism

James Aspey The Truth About Dairy (+9 million views on FB) Vegan Drops Truth Bombs on BBC Radio Chef Vs. Vegan

Erin Janus DAIRY IS SCARY! The industry explained in 5

minutes What’s Wrong With Eggs? The Truth About The

Egg Industry The Wool Industry EXPOSED (What They Don’t

Want You To Know)

So You’re Dating A Vegan Three Non-Vegans React to Gary Yourofsky’s

Speech The Impossible Burger: Reviewed by a Vegan

and a Meat Eater Veggie Burger Taste Test // Vegan

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Entertainment

Celebrities

TheEllenShow Vegan Ice Cream Is So Delicious The Incomparable Joaquin Phoenix Gwyneth Paltrow Cooks with Ellen steveo Breaking The Law – Steve-O DON’T BE A DICK – Steve-O Finding True Love! – Steve-O thekatvond, Kat Von D Beauty, Kat Von D World My response to the “Vegan” controversy

INSTAGRAM Q&A with KAT VON D Mercy for Animals LIVE – Kat Von D and

Nathan Runkle

Mayim Bialik Why I'm a Vegan In The Kitchen With Mayim Making CHOLENT with Hannah Hart! Moby Don't Leave Me A Simple Love Are You Lost In The World Like Me?

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Chapter 2: Vegan Video Resource

Library (Preview)

*** The list of pages for this project will parallel the Philosophical Vegan Wiki. The video library aims to collate entertaining and engaging educational content from a broad range of personalities, while the Wiki aims to be a hard and fast information rich resource. ***

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Video Library Health • Cooking • Nutrition • Fitness • Pregnancy & Parenting Lifestyle • Gardening / Homesteading • Low Impact Movement • Freeganism • Travel Activism • Public Lecturer • Street Advocates • Farm Sanctuaries • Wildlife Refuge • Direct Action • Media Spokespersons • Appealing From/To The Left • Appealing From/To The Right • Online Debate Ethical issues

Why Go Vegan?

Rational vs. Pro & Anti Natalism

Living with Domesticated Animals Tag-ons

Transcriptions

Essays

Discussion

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Freeganism 1. Production Reform

Guerrilla Gardening

Foraging o Industrial Farming More Varied Plants

Gleaning 2. Distribution Reform

Shelfing Practices

Field to street mass distribution movement 3. Consumer Reform & stopgaps

Improving Shopping & Household Practices

Waste that we can’t avoid o Hot Composting o Bokashi Fermentation o Vermiculture

Freecycling

Dumpster Diving

Table surfing

Roadkill

Anti

Carnist backlash Essays

Gleaning

Distribution movements

Roadkill

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Production Reform

Guerrilla Gardening

TEDx Talks

Guerrilla gardening — why people garden without boundaries: Richard Reynolds at TEDxItaewon

How we can eat our landscapes: Pam Warhurst at TEDxSheffield 2013

Let’s Eat Food

10 Rules of Guerrilla Gardening SoulPancake

Guerrilla Gardening in Los Angeles | SubCultures

PFAFvideo

Top Tips :: Plants For A Future Database

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Foraging

Permaculture Media 21st Century Foraging | Living

With The Land | Part 9 Ray Mears Wild Food - Sea Buckthorn Fruit

Juice Joshua Tucker Harvesting Araucaria nuts on

Dan Tucker’s nutty wanderings

Advocating for the industrial farming of more varied plants British Sea Buckthorn Company Seabuckthorn Harvest 2015

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Vegan YouTubers Library

(Preview)

*** A long list of vegan YouTube channels by most subscribers.

A table directory of vegan YouTubers which categorises their content. This allows you to see at a glance the subject matter covered by each. A cross section of the most prolific vegan YouTubers. ***

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Content

Long list of vegan YouTubers • 100,000 + Subscribers Short table of channel breakdowns • 2 vegans full list of videos categorised Most Prolific Vegan YouTubers

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Long list of vegan YouTubers

With pictures and 3 video titles previewed per channel:

100,000 + Subscribers

50,000 + Subscribers

25,000 + Subscribers

10,000 + Subscribers

5,000 + Subscribers

1,000 + Subscribers

500 + Subscribers

100 + Subscribers

0 + Subscribers

Same list of names, but systematise-able at the Philosophical Vegan

Wiki page on Vegan YouTubers

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100,000 + Subscribers TheEllenShow Vegan Ice Cream Is So Delicious The Incomparable Joaquin Phoenix Gwyneth Paltrow Cooks with Ellen JennaMarbles, Jenna Julien, JennaMarblesVlog My Boyfriend Cooks My Favorite Meal Making Our Favorite Soup My Boyfriend Cooks My Favorite Dessert MileyCyrusVEVO, Miley Cyrus, mileymandy Younger Now (Official Video) Malibu (Official Video) The Backyard Sessions – “Jolene” SiaVEVO, Sia Chandelier (Official Video) The Greatest Elastic Heart feat. Shia LaBeouf &

Maddie Ziegler (Official Video) steveo Breaking The Law – Steve-O DON’T BE A DICK – Steve-O Finding True Love! – Steve-O

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Ariana Grande Side To Side ft. Nicki Minaj One Last Time (Official) Into You Russell Simmons – All Def Digital Black People Try Vegan Soul Food ‘For

the First Time’ Welcome to ALL DEF DIGITAL (feat.

Russell Simmons and Spoken Reasons) Reasons To Go Vegan Marina Joyce WHY IM VEGAN WHAT I EAT IN A DAY VEGAN THINGS MEAT EATERS SAY TO VEGANS Kalel A VEGAN THANKSGIVING WHAT I ATE TODAY [VEGAN] WHAT I ATE TODAY [VEGAN +

HEALTHY!] FunForLouis HOSTING DINNER PARTY This is : AMSTERDAM MAKING OUR OWN CHOCOLATE

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Short table of channel breakdowns

Full list

of videos

Categor-

ised

Play-

lists

Conversa-

tions

The Vegan

Atheist X X

Unnatural

Vegan X X X

Wild We Roam

X

a privileged

vegan X X

à-bas-le-ciel X X X X

Anarchopac X X X

Mexie X X

Mod Vegan

X X

The Onion

Knight Show X

Rehana Sara X X X

Eco Peaceful

X

veggie world X X

Earthling

Liberation

Kollective – ELK

X X

Activist

Journeys

X X

Stijn Bruers X X

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2 Vegans Full List of Videos – Categorised Unnatural Vegan Nutrition & Health: Supplementing Adequate Nutrition

Vegan Taste Tests Recipes What I Ate Today on a

Vegan Diet Vegan Pregnancy &

Parenting Dangerous Substances Disease Prevention &

Treatment Disordered Eating Fringe Diets

Vegan Keto Reacting to old videos

(when I ate raw) HCLF Critiques

(FullyRaw, Raw till 4, 30BAD, 80/10/10, etc.)

Excercise Body image

à-bas-le-ciel Nutrition & Health

Supplementing

Adequate Nutrition

What I Ate Today on a Vegan Diet

Vegan Pregnancy & Parenting

Psych/Lifestyle Medication

Disordered Eating

HCLF Critiques (FullyRaw, Raw till 4, 30BAD, 80/10/10, etc.)

Exercise

Weight

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Lifestyle: Is it Vegan? Community Dining Out Family, Friends & Partners Pets and veganism Zero Waste Freeganism Places to live Anger management Hair & Skin (Cosmetics,

etc.) Recreational Drugs Advocacy New to Veganism? Tentative Veganism Vegan Advocacy Critiquing bad vegan

advocacy Intersectional/Social

Justice Response to Check

Your Activism Environmentalist Anti-Veg propaganda Politics

Lifestyle Dining Out Family, Friends &

Partners

Domestication (A Vegan Perspective AGAINST Pet Ownership, etc.)

Zero Waste / Minimalism

Freeganism

Vegan living around

the world

Recreational Drugs

Advocacy

“On Community” (a Vegan Manifesto) in Many Languages

On community building

Veganism as a political movement

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Vegan YouTube Community Encouraging other

YouTubers in their transition

Ex-vegans

Veganism: the Wildlife Management Paradigm

Brass Tacks (Vegan Political Organization NOW)

Book Reviews (Politics / Vegan Politics)

Social Justice: Veganism is NOT a Social Justice Movement.

Anarchism

Communism

DxE: Critique of Direct Action Everywhere (Activism in Theory & Practice)

A Critique of the Permanent Vacation Philosophy: Ted Carr.

Idiocy! Vegans Can Be Idiots, Too.

Advice nobody wants to hear.

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Activism Running a channel

My vegan story I was wrong Promoting projects

Ethics Consequentialism Virtue ethics Deontology

Activism

Vegan Storybook (For Children), “Even Earthworms Want to See the Sky”

Interviews with journalists / press / media

Vegan Mind Tricks: Talking to Meat Eaters.

Running a YouTube Channel

Ethics

Historical

Nihilism, 历史虚

无主义, “My

Own” Philosophy.

Buddhism (A Pali Scholar’s Perspective)

Utilitarianism

Consequentialism

Virtue Ethics

Deontology

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Ethical issues GMOs and Vaccines,

YAAAAAAAAAY! Palm Oil Pest control Zoos Reducitarian Consent Sympathy Birth Control Abortion Antinatalism Economics Tradition Conversations & Responses

Ethical issues

Palm Oil

Pest Control

Guilt

Human Rights

Ecology

Vivisection

Leather

Fur

Antinatalism

Economics

Culture/ Tradition Conversations & Responses

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Unnatural Vegan

Nutrition & Health

Supplementing Should vegans take DHA & EPA

supplements? Kristina, your advice is

dangerous. Please stop. Adequate Nutrition 5 tips for spotting CREDIBLE

plant-based doctors & dietitians (Response to Nikocado Avocado)

2 Reasons Why I Don’t Follow Intuitive Eating

Whole food, plant based is not enough

Product Reviews

Faux Meat Tofurky Pockets Taste Test

(Pepp’roni, Turk’y Broccoli Cheddar, and Ham & Cheese)

Beyond Meat Feisty Buffalo Poppers Taste Test (beyond chicken review)

Beyond Meat Single-Serve Meals Taste Test (Korean BBQ & Indian Curry)

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Yogurt Kite Hill Yogurt Taste Test (vegan

yogurt review) Pizza Kite Hill Vegan Cheese Taste

Test (Soft Fresh Original & Cream Cheese Style Spread Reviews)

Amy’s Roasted Vegetable No Cheese Pizza Taste Test Daiya Pizza Taste Test (Cheeze Lover’s & Fire-Roasted

Vegetable) Ready meals Simple Truth Meatless Patties

Taste Test (Crispy Patties and Breakfast Patties)

Daiya Deluxe Alfredo Style Cheezy Mac Taste Test

Sweet Earth Big Sur Breakfast Burrito Taste Test (vegan burrito review)

Nutrient complete products Soylent Review (Drink, Coffiest,

and Bar) Foolproof Vegan Bars (cheap,

easy and nutritionally complete) Foolproof Vegan Pasta (cheap, easy and nutritionally

complete)

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a-bas-le-ciel

Nutrition & Health

Supplementing

Feeling Like Garbage on a Vegan Diet.

Adequate Nutrition

(#5), Fishing for Tigers.

(#4), the Last of the Snub-Nosed Monkeys of Yunnan.

#3: elephants in chains. (vegan / vegans / veganism)

#2 The Dark Side of Being Vegan in Kunming,

#1 What I Eat in a Day, Vegan in Kunming, China.

$1 Vegan Cuisine: Keeping it Real in Kunming.

The only vegan options at Kunming’s train station (Yunnan, China).

[纯素／云南] “Traditional” Vegan food in Yunnan, China:

the Basics. Pregnancy Vegan Birth/Baby Story (how my

daughter was born) [Vegan Parenting]

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Disordered Eating

Chiang Mai: Paradise for Some?

The Death of a Dream: Veganism After the End of HCLF / RT4 / Durianrider / Freelee /etc.

Freelee’s 4000 Calorie Per Day Diet and Its Dissidents.

Gaining Weight: Freelee’s Diet Delusion. (vegan / vegans / veganism)

Crohn’s Disease: the secret to Durianrider’s diet. 😦

80/10/10 vs 90/5/5 (Doug Graham vs. Freelee & Durianrider)

Exercise

Workout/Weight-lifting: Vegan Parent & Teacher & Student.

Vegan Diet and Exercise: Not an Athlete, Not on Vacation.

Weight

Vegans over 200 pounds, represent (Vegan weight “loss”).

Vegans: Anorexia, Bulimia, Body Image and the Movement.

Weight Loss with Wengie! Lies, Lies, Lies! Psych/Lifestyle Medication

Anti-Depressants: Euphoria, Sorrow & Science.

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Most Prolific Vegan YouTubers

Listed by number of uploads. It's not a very glamorous list for all the orthorexic old timers promoting a ponzy-scheme permanent lifestyle from ad revenue. But, it’s an interesting cross-section to acknowledge and talk about nonetheless.

3976. durianrider, Durianrider

Cycling Tips, Ask Durianrider

2397. theneedledrop,

thatistheplan, fantano

2229. liferegenerator

2064. Infinite Waters (Diving

Deep)

2016. TANNYRAW

1550. FunForLouis

1473. NutritionFacts.org

1320. Jack Albritton

1277. Vegan Ava

1274. CHEF MAMA ROSA

1240. Dombowerphoto

1188. dara

1051. Stella Rae

1022. Brian Turner

983. à-bas-le-ciel

916. Running Raw

894. Happy Healthy Vegan

892. F r e e l e e, Go Free

Yourself

886. Plantrionic

739. Eco-Vegan Gal, What A

Vegan Eats, Eco-Vegan Gal

Uncensored, Creative Wellth,

Eco-Vegan Dog

714. Antastesia

687. Ted Carr from Fruitliving,

Ted Carr EXTRA, Ted Carr

Videography, TED Walks

682. Hench Herbivore

679. PlantbasedAthlete

672. Sweet Natural Living

660. vegan power girl

659. Reg Flowers

657. JasonFonger

646. Katie Kookaburra

623. RaisingVegan

622. RawFoodLivin’

608. Vegan Gains

592. That Vegan Couple

574. John Rose

571. Vertical Addiction

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3,976. durianrider Disclaimer: In court for defamation and threats of violence. Orthorexia. 2,397. theneedledrop, thatistheplan, fantano Veganism isn’t expensive ANOTHER THICC VEGAN SMOOTHIE

GONE SEXUAL PRANK 2016 FROM YA BOI

VEGAN DEATH THREATS! (CHANNEL UPDATE) 2,229. Liferegenerator Disclaimer: Obvious quack, can kill people who choose not to pursue medical treatment for illnesses. Orthorexia. 2,064. Infinite Waters (Diving Deep) Disclaimer: Wish I could say it was jokes. 5 Signs of Your Past Life How to Manifest Magic Money (WARNING – this video

will change your life) How To Send Mental Messages to Someone 2,016. TANNYRAW Disclaimer: Orthorexia 1,550. FunForLouis I’M ACTUALLY VLOGGING THIS! – North

Korea Day 1 Why I Became A Vegan! Draw My Life | Louis Cole

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1,473. NutritionFacts.org Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death Who Shouldn’t Consume Curcumin or

Turmeric? Eggs and Diabetes 1,320. Jack Albritton Disclaimer: Orthorexia

1,277. Vegan Ava Disclaimer: Orthorexia 1,274. CHEF MAMA ROSA Natural Remedy for joint pain over

night (pre-recorded Friday) Kale Potato Soup with Tomatoes Homemade Pizza Sauce 1,240. Dombowerphoto, dombower Cross Flash Effects, Outdoor flash

photography Why I am Unsubscribing from Freelee

the Banana girl Bodi-tec slim gym Body Toner EMS 1,188. dara Disclaimer: Orthorexia 1,051. Stella Rae CHANGES SINCE BECOMING VEGAN ♡

MY VEGAN JOURNEY HOW TO GO FROM VEGETARIAN TO

VEGAN VEGAN GROCERY SHOPPING AT

WALMART

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Most Prolific Vegan YouTubers

3976. durianrider, Durianrider

Cycling Tips, Ask Durianrider

2397. theneedledrop,

thatistheplan, fantano

2229. liferegenerator

2064. Infinite Waters (Diving

Deep)

2016. TANNYRAW

1550. FunForLouis

1473. NutritionFacts.org

1320. Jack Albritton

1277. Vegan Ava

1274. CHEF MAMA ROSA

1240. Dombowerphoto

1188. dara

1051. Stella Rae

1022. Brian Turner

916. Running Raw

894. Happy Healthy Vegan

892. F r e e l e e, Go Free

Yourself

886. Plantrionic

818. Vegetable Police

739. Eco-Vegan Gal, What A

Vegan Eats, Eco-Vegan Gal

Uncensored, Creative Wellth,

Eco-Vegan Dog

714. Antastesia

687. Ted Carr from Fruitliving,

Ted Carr EXTRA, Ted Carr

Videography, TED Walks

682. Hench Herbivore

679. PlantbasedAthlete

679. à-bas-le-ciel

672. Sweet Natural Living

660. vegan power girl

659. Reg Flowers

657. JasonFonger

646. Katie Kookaburra

623. RaisingVegan

622. RawFoodLivin’

608. Vegan Gains

592. That Vegan Couple

574. John Rose

571. Vertical Addiction

566. John Sakars

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3,976. durianrider

Disclaimer: In court for defamation and threats of violence.

Orthorexia.

2,397. thatistheplan

Veganism isn’t expensive

ANOTHER THICC VEGAN SMOOTHIE GONE

SEXUAL PRANK 2016 FROM YA BOI

VEGAN DEATH THREATS! (CHANNEL

UPDATE)

2,229. Liferegenerator

Disclaimer: Obvious quack, can kill people who choose not to pursue

medical treatment for illnesses. Orthorexia.

HEAL ANY DISEASE WITH THIS POWERFUL JUICE RECIPE

LOSE 1 POUND A DAY the HEALTHY WAY!

RAW FOOD WEIGHT LOSS 178 pounds! Dave the Raw Food

Trucker VIDEO #10

2,064. Infinite Waters (Diving Deep)

Disclaimer: Wish I could say it was jokes.

5 Signs of Your Past Life

How to Manifest Magic Money (WARNING – this video will

change your life)

How To Send Mental Messages to Someone

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2,016. TANNYRAW

Disclaimer: Orthorexia

1,550. FunForLouis

I’M ACTUALLY VLOGGING THIS! – North

Korea Day 1

Why I Became A Vegan!

Draw My Life | Louis Cole

1,473. NutritionFacts.org

Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death

Who Shouldn’t Consume Curcumin or

Turmeric?

Eggs and Diabetes

1,320. Jack Albritton

Disclaimer: Orthorexia

Cutting and Processing Cacao Beans Part 1

Giving up Alcohol

Raw Vegan Mistakes to Avoid

1,277. Vegan Ava

Disclaimer: Orthorexia

I Ate 30 Bananas a Day for 30 Days | Banana Diet Review

How to Get a Thigh Gap Fast!

WHY I BREASTFEED MY BOYFRIEND

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Building on small YouTubers ability to draw

people into engaging educational videos and follow up channel content, their journey and how it impacts you, I’m building a resource library to make that content more accessible and maybe even encourage dialogue about what goals we

share in common.

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