Thai monks struggle with obesity, an exposé revisits allegations against Noah Levine, and the U.S. makes exceptions on Myanmar sanctions. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

What aspiring home cooks can learn from Korean Buddhist nun and chef Beop Song’s philosophy of food (plus, an easy temple recipe to try at home).

Here’s what we read at Environmental Health News: People who adopted a vegetarian diet for just five days show reduced levels of toxic chemicals in their bodies. In particular, levels of hormone disrupting chemicals and antibiotics…