About Author: Andrea Nelson

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Andrea Nelson is a Lead Blogger with Compassionate U contributing monthly recipe and product reviews. With her passionate interest in personal health and wellness, Andrea gives experienced guidance and suggestions for living according to compassionate values. Andrea currently works as the Business Manager for CyGem, ltd. in Akron, Ohio area. She graduated from the College of Wooster with her Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 2005.

Posts by Andrea Nelson

  • I am an avid Facebook user and in the past six months I have noticed many of my friends’ statuses referring to TOMS. Well, I wondered, what the heck is...

    Kind Kicks and One for One™

    Posted on October 17, 2011 | 1 Comment
    I am an avid Facebook user and in the past six months I have noticed many of my friends’ statuses referring to TOMS. Well, I wondered, what the heck is...

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  • I usually receive looks of surprise and confusion when I tell people about one of my favorite recipes and health foods – green smoothies. The image of drinking a glass...

    How About a Green Smoothie?

    Posted on October 5, 2011 | No Comments
    I usually receive looks of surprise and confusion when I tell people about one of my favorite recipes and health foods – green smoothies. The image of drinking a glass...

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  • This past April I attended the 2011 Earth Day celebration at the Cleveland Zoo. Even though it was a chilly and extremely windy day, countless vendors and companies braved the...

    Compassion Through Business with Debbie Moskowitz

    Posted on September 26, 2011 | 2 Comments
    This past April I attended the 2011 Earth Day celebration at the Cleveland Zoo. Even though it was a chilly and extremely windy day, countless vendors and companies braved the...

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  • During most of 2011 I noticed a new product at my local health food store, Mustard Seed Market, and several of the Whole Foods I frequent. It was a glass...

    Giving Glass a Second Chance

    Posted on September 19, 2011 | 2 Comments
    During most of 2011 I noticed a new product at my local health food store, Mustard Seed Market, and several of the Whole Foods I frequent. It was a glass...

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  • During the past month I have wanted to shake up my breakfast routine and add some variety to my standard berries and steel cut oats. I tried a few grain...

    Quirky Quinoa

    Posted on September 16, 2011 | No Comments
    During the past month I have wanted to shake up my breakfast routine and add some variety to my standard berries and steel cut oats. I tried a few grain...

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  • One of my favorite compassionate products manifests itself in the form of a 16 ounce “Kiss Me I’m Organic” Eco Travel Mug,  produced by I’m Organic®, who I have been...

    Can Your Beverage Travel in Organic Style?

    Posted on July 18, 2011 | No Comments
    One of my favorite compassionate products manifests itself in the form of a 16 ounce “Kiss Me I’m Organic” Eco Travel Mug,  produced by I’m Organic®, who I have been...

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  • One of the fun things about vegan baking is the creativity you and your recipes need to have in order to adjust for the lack of animal products such as...

    Summery Snickerdoodles

    Posted on July 12, 2011 | No Comments
    One of the fun things about vegan baking is the creativity you and your recipes need to have in order to adjust for the lack of animal products such as...

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  • To me, a compassionate recipe is most likely vegetarian or vegan, organic and minimally impacts the environment.  In this blog series I intend on making and reviewing recipes that incorporate...

    Mmmmmatcha Latte

    Posted on June 9, 2011 | 1 Comment
    To me, a compassionate recipe is most likely vegetarian or vegan, organic and minimally impacts the environment.  In this blog series I intend on making and reviewing recipes that incorporate...

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  • One of my favorite things about going shopping is the reusable bags. In a past life, I would shop and accumulate a mass quantity of plastic bags until I learned...

    My Solution to Use Reusable Bags

    Posted on June 9, 2011 | 5 Comments
    One of my favorite things about going shopping is the reusable bags. In a past life, I would shop and accumulate a mass quantity of plastic bags until I learned...

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