#veganism IS NOT SUSTAINABLE for everyone on the planet and should not be treated as such

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i’m gonna need vegans to quit pretending that 1) we can solve all our problems by switching to a completely meat-free diet and 2) we can all collectively and easily do so without facing any consequences or complications whatsoever

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Mass Effect 2 replay, Samara’s loyalty mission:

Pax

-Garvung – A technically life bearing world that was given the krogan. The krogans adapted and thrived, eventually overfishing and polluting the world past it’s ability to support them. Then many left to find a new one. The Citadel Council took this as a lesson that the krogan can’t manage their population growth.

-They had hundreds of youngling per family.

Interesting number – in ME3, krogans can lay a thousand eggs per year. Ergo, there should have been thousands of younglings per family.

Most likely the thousand per yer is a retcon, but it could be taken to mean that out of a thousand eggs only a percentage were ever viable, or that the krogans used some form of birth control. Which then invites the question why they didn’t use more of it.

-The description says the “excess krogan took to the stars to find another planet to consume”.

That’s very loaded phrasing; it likens the krogan to locusts.

-The description also says “Garvug was treated as an object lesson by the Citadel Council -- the krogan could not be trusted to check their own numbers.”

This implies that prior to the rebellions the Citadel Council already considered the krogan reproduction rate a problem. How long was the genophage in development? Prior to the rebellions, perhaps?

Garvung was given to the krogans in 354 CE. The world was in decline by 400 CE. The rebellions started in 700 CE. What steps did the Council take between those periods to manage krogan growth?

The Council’s concern isn’t unreasonable; there are a limited number of garden worlds to go around, and they’re too precious too destroy. It’s not sustainable for the krogan to temporarily habitate a world, reproduce past it’s ability to support them, and move on to the next one. Ideally they should be able to maintain a sustainable population on a given world.

Obviously, however, an external control such as the genophage has its own problems. Presumably the Council tried other measures in the intermediate period to discourage such rapid reproduction.

Codex

-Quarians are vegan by necessity. Livestock are too resource intensive for them to maintain in the fleet.

Does that mean they do not keep any pets either?

Omega – Samara’s Loyalty Mission

-The daily death rate on Omega is too high for Edi to track an ardat-yakshi.

Well, that’s morbidly funny.

-Aria suspected there was an ardat-yakshi, but couldn’t be bothered to kill her unless she tried to seduce Aria.

Aria, c’mon. At least try to care about your people.

How many serial killers are active on Omega at any given time?

-Medics say Nef died of a brain hemorrhage.

Mmm. Outside of asari space it’s probably difficult to tell when an ardat-yakshi is active. Given the asari try to hide the existence of ardat-yakshi existence, most medical professionals probably wouldn’t recoginze the signs even if they noticed something was off. Of course they would assume a mundane answer.

A bit terrifying – the asari’s concern about their public image leaves everyone else more vulnerable. They don’t even know there are predators that can hunt them.

-If you don’t take the paragon interrupt to comfort Diana when she speaks about Nif’s room, Samara looks tired. How many times has she spoken to the loved ones of Morinth’s victims?

-Samara if you take the paragon interrupt: I know what it means to lose a daughter. I will avenge her.

Morinth has been dead to Samara for a long time.

How long? Since Morinth killed the first person she bonded with? Since she ran rather than go into seclusion?

For that matter, how many daughters has Samara lost? She could be referring to all of them.

-Nif’s diary tracks time in cycles and orbits. Nice touch.

-How does Samara have so much detail about what Morinth likes and how she hunts?

Well, she has been tracking her for 400 years. I suppose after long enough you recognize patterns.

-If you go paragon when speaking to Samara about Nif’s diary, Samara says ardat-yakshi have been around since the very early stages of asari development. They may be symbiotic, rather than a defect.

How would they be symbiotic? What benefits do ardat-yakshi bring to regular asari?

I’ve seen speculation that they may be a result of {rothean meddling. Something that went wrong, or a natural occurrence that was mutated to become more extreme.

I’d like to speak to Samara more on this, so of course it will never come up again.

-Shepard volunteers to meet Morinth on her hunting ground alone and unarmed to lure her out.

She’s placing a lot of faith and trust in Samara.

-In the VIP section, Shepard can dance so badly that an asari bails on her.

Nice method to include a running joke about Shepard’s dancing skills.

-If you go paragon with the turians planning to mug people to repay their debts it’s pretty weak. Shepard just gives them the money they need.

Shepard should be able to redirect them to a better means to make money or challenge them to a duel.

-Why are so many people in armor?

This is a club! Dress up or dress down, don’t dress for battle.

-There aren’t any salarians.

The obvious reason is that salarians are asexual, but that doesn’t hold up in my opinion. Just because they don’t want sex doesn’t mean they can’t enjoy drinking, dancing, or music.

-If you ask Morinth about Nef, she claims not to know her.

-If you’re boring enough, Morinth just bails on you by claiming that she’s getting drinks.

That’s actually petty funny.

-She also gets very short with you if you ask about justicars or family. Understandable.

-It’s possible to get through this conversation with blue paragon checks, but a struggle. They’re never the first choice available. You need to find what options to lead to them by trial or error.

-Morinth’s apartment is huge. I presume she has the money for it from all her victims.

-Investigating items in the apartment is just one red flag after another. Morinth keeps mentioning how she enjoys winning and killing people.

-If you go blue paragon, Morinth realizes you’re with Samara before Samara comes in. If she reacted a bit faster, she could kill you before Samara intervened.

-Samara does not want Morinth to call her mother.

Interesting, since she doesn’t hesitate to call Morinth her daughter. Does hearing Morinth call her mother make her conviction waiver? Or does it just bring too many negative emotions to the forefront?

-Samara: I just killed the bravest and smartest of my daughters.

Samara, I hope you never told the other two that. I doubt they’d appreciate learning that you consider them going into seclusion to protect everyone else as cowardice.

And is it cowardice for them to seclude themselves? If you know you’re a danger to everyone around you is remaining in seclusion by choice weak?

You can view it as taking the easy way out. Or you can view it the harder choice of denying themselves the pleasure of the world.

Admittedly, Falere and Rila did not make the initial decision themselves. But as far as we know, they never attempted to escape and if you don’t kill her Falere chooses to stay at the monastery. Hopefully Samara recognizes that as courageous.

Normandy

-Admiral Xen says that she’ll use the results of Rael’s research to reclaim the homeworld and a synthetic army.

The synthetic army is obviously the geth. The quarians potentially regaining control over them must have been an intended plot point for ME3 that was dropped.

Once again: ME2 provided plenty of plot hooks for ME3, ME3 just chose not to use any of them.

-Samara repeatedly states that she is free now that Morinth is dead.

Morinth was a millstone around her neck for the last several centuries. She was obliged to follow every lead on her. Now that she’s gone, Samara can choose what she does and where she goes.

Does feeling relief that Morinth is dead make Samara feel worse?

-Samara, about Morinth: She was the strongest and smartest. She would not accept the injustice through upon her. She fought until the end. I am so proud of her, Shepard.

Lots to unpack here. First, again Samara praises Morinth over her other daughters.

Did Samara always feel this way, or did it start only after Morinth fled? Is praising Morinth a coping mechanism for Samara? Yes, her daughter is doing terrible things but that proves she has these other admiral qualities.

Second, Samara acknowledges that isolating the ardat-yakshi is unfair. That won’t stop her from killing the ones that refuse, but she can still admit that the ask itself is unreasonable.

Apparently the code does not place a high value on fairness.

It also makes Samara implicitly putting down Falere and Rila going into seclusion willingly even shittier. Samara both knows it’s too much to ask of them and thinks less of them for doing it.

Painfully realistic. Samara respects those who she views as strong. She views Falere’s and Rila’s compliance as weak and judges them accordingly.

I bet they know it too.

-Morinth went on the run when she was 40. Samara says that is young; going by background chatter on Illium, asari seem to be adults at 50.

So Morinth went on the run roughly when she was a teenager.

I assume Morinth is the oldest daughter since she was the first one found as an ardat-yakshi. This means that Falere and Rila have been secluded since they small children.

I’m sure that was great for their development.

-When Shepard asks if Samara will settle down, Samara replies that she had already returned to the homeworld and tried to start a family. She’ll spend the rest of her life struggling and will not die in bed.

This exchange is very well done.

-Tali says quarians don’t get sick so much as they have an allergic reaction to, well, everything.

It just conveniently expresses itself as an illness.

I’m pretty sure this is a retcon from ME1, but it makes more sense so I’ll take it.

-How did Pressly get the chicken pox?

There’s been a vaccine for it since the 1990s. That’s long before ME2 came out.

-Tali said quarians evolved to spread seed and pollen. Most viruses were partially beneficial, so they evolved to adapt to them rather than fight them.

That sounds questionable but I lack the science to argue with it am not motivated enough to look it up right now.

-Bioware should have just let Tali be bisexual. She blatantly flirts with femShep when she says she’d be willing to link suit environments with her.

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Hi vets! Can you please give me a veterinary perspective on "factory farms" [and if they deserve the negative reputation they get]?

vet-and-wild here.

Yes and no. I mean, everyone may have different opinions but here’s mine as a former farm laborer and Animal Science grad. Sorry this will be long, I have a whole lot of thoughts on this. “Factory farm” is honestly kind of a scary buzzword people use to describe any large farm, but a lot of times it’s just used as a blanket term for large scale farming rather than being owned by a company. The overwhelming majority of US farms are still family owned. Some of the really big farms have the newest technology to decrease their environmental impact and increase animal welfare (i.e. methane digesters, robotic milkers, etc) and end up being more efficient per pound of product produced. Some small farms have a handful of messy, stinky cows that only get seen by a vet when they’re already super sick. I’ve seen both. I’ve also seen small hobby farms where animals are treated like royalty and large scale farms that are messy and inefficient. BUT, doing anything large scale tends to lead to welfare issues (for both humans and animals) and sustainability issues. The state of animal agriculture in this country is a hot mess. Farmers have to produce massive quantities of cheap product to make a living. The problem isn’t that farmers are some evil animal haters that want to poison the planet, it’s that they literally can’t make a living without mass scale production. That needs to change. It’s bad for the farmers, their animals, and the environment. So go after legislators and corporations that allow this to happen, not poor farm laborers.

Animal welfare, particularly for production animals, was a huge part of my degree focus so that’s the area I’m most familiar with. There are obviously a whole bunch of other comments that can be made about environmental impact and human welfare conditions, but I’ll let someone who knows more than me talk about it. As part of my degree, veterinary training, animal welfare studies, and job experience, I’ve been on a lot of farms. Swine, poultry, dairy, beef, meat goat, dairy goat, meat sheep, dairy sheep, mink (fur), and camelid. I’ve been to organic, backyard, research, feedlots, tie-stall, free-stall, large scale, petting zoos, heritage breed, and every kind of imaginable in between privately owned farm. Even vegan farm animal sanctuaries. I’ve been in meat processing plants and have seen first hand what the processes is. So I’ve seen a lot. And you know what? They all have pros and cons. Back when I was in undergrad we were using the Five Freedoms of animal welfare to assess animals. The Five Freedoms are freedom from hunger and thirst, freedom from fear and distress, freedom to express natural behaviors, freedom from pain/injury/disease, and freedom from discomfort. Farms of any scale can meet those requirements, or fail horribly. Personally, I think confinement housing fails horribly, and that’s a practice generally associated with large scale farming. There are actual benefits (i.e. less inter-animal aggression, tailored nutrition, easier monitoring), but you very much take away freedom to express natural behavior and I would argue freedom from discomfort as well. And you know what? I try to be objective, but my personal feelings are that an animal should have enough room to turn around and not stand in their own waste. I don’t think that should be controversial. Animal agriculture is (for the most part) failing horribly with enrichment and ability to express natural behaviors, and that happens to be very important to me as an animal owner so I know I project that onto agriculture. Some species industries are better than others (i.e. dairy), while some are so far behind (i.e. poultry and swine). I’m not vegan or vegetarian. I don’t have a problem with eating meat, but I think the system needs drastic improvements.

People honestly tend to focus on issues that are not really big issues because showing videos of an animal not being knocked insensible before slaughter is much more gut wrenching than a pig without enrichment. But you know what? There are multiple behavioral and welfare issues with pigs not being provided adequate stimulation, including increased tail chewing (which is why pigs are tail docked), aggression, and stereotypic behaviors. Whereas the rate of successful 1st time stunning in processing plants is actually extremely high, and needs to be to pass inspections. PETA shows a video of dead piglets and it makes people outraged, but the issue isn’t animal abuse, it’s poor biosecurity that caused an outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus that has a near 100% mortality rate for young pigs. That is a real example. People should be upset. They should be upset that biosecurity protocols weren’t followed. But again, a video of a transport truck not being properly sanitized doesn’t really make for a good animal rights video. Public pressure is of course important for change, but people need to actually take the time to learn about what’s really an issue. Y’all can debate whether or not eating meat is ethical, but that’s not the question here, and it ignores the bigger picture. The fact is, there are animals alive right now and that will be born in the future that are harmed by a shitty system. Personally I’d rather focus on relevant welfare issues to improve their lives rather than comparing factory farming to genocide or whatever scare tactics animal rights groups are using nowadays.

Ferox here.

Following on from that note, comparing animal agriculture to genocide is a particular pet hate of mine. Genocide aims to kill and therefore eliminate a specific group of people, which animal agriculture has caused the populations of domestic animals to boom in far greater numbers than their wild counterparts. The goals are literally opposite.

As vet-and-wild was saying, using a blanket term like ‘factory farm’ isn’t super helpful when discussing animal welfare as it’s specific practices within each enterprise that need to be considered, eg dry sow stalls, debeaking, etc. Generally it’s animal density which concerns me, as the more animals you pack in together the more stress behaviours you see and the less natural behaviours, and chickens and pigs get the worst of this. But it’s hard to make a choice as a consumer purchasing food as you can’t backtrack that food from the supermarket to its origin easily so I can see why the discussion is often boiled down to ‘factory farm vs free range’ even if it’s really more nuanced than that.

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Blog entry: Food!

Blog Entry: Food

The first thing I decided to do for this blog entry was watch Food Inc. I had seen some other documentaries that followed the meat and/or food industry in general, but I had not seen this one so I did enjoy seeing a different documentary. I was intrigued watching this video because although I do still eat meat, I am aware of how the food that I eat is processed and modified, and I try to have one to two nights a week where I don’t eat meat with my meal, that way I am not supporting the meat industry every day of the week. I know that some other people take their actions further than mine and are vegetarians and vegans, and I think that is awesome, for all of my roommates are vegan and/or vegetarian so I have no problem eating some of their foods that they make, and they have no problem with me still eating meat. I think my first “wow” moment from the video was in the beginning when they first talked about the chicken industry. I felt as if I could relate to this industry the most because I work at a major fast food corporation that focuses on selling mainly chicken, Chick-fil-A. I have worked for this company for a total of 5 years now, and we definitely play a huge role in the chicken industry, for I can only imagine how much chicken my store alone sells, and I would probably be really surprised to hear all of the chicken sold throughout the whole corporation as well. From the video, I thought it was intriguing how when they were filming the interview with the Tyson chicken farmer, Vince Edwards, he at first was going to allow Food Inc. to film the inside of his chicken house, but then after talking to Tyson (the company), he decided not to let the crew film the inside of his chicken house. At this point, the thing that stuck out to me the most was that the creators of Food Inc. had reached out to dozens of farmers asking them to film the inside of their chicken house, and only one farmer agreed too. The Purdue farmer, Carole Morison, mentions in her interview how in chicken farming today, the chickens are heavily modified and are grown much faster and bigger than they should be, for the this is how the companies today want their chicken to be grown. In the chicken house, there are graphic videos of Carole walking in the house and describing how dirty, smelly, and dusty it is. Watching this part of the video was really the “wow” moment for me because working at Chick-fil-A, I consume chicken every time that I work, so I just kind of had a “this is how my food is made” moment. I essentially had a personal connection during this point of the film, so I definitely felt my “wow” factor. I was okay to watch it, but I really did come to the realization that an industry like that is so graphic and is not nice at all, for it was only slightly disturbing. I also found a personal connection during this film because it discussed many meat and food industries that are popular and well-known, so the filmmakers really wanted people to know how food they could eat on a day to day basis is processed. I feel like watching this film has really opened my eyes for me to see how all of the food that I eat is processed, in good and bad ways. 

I was kind of excited to read this chapter because the food industry is something that really interested me when I got to learn about it in some of my previous classes, and some of the information I had already been introduced to. I also knew that I was going to be learning new things about the food industry as well. One quote that stuck out to me was on page 224, “Since the green revolution, food production in developing countries has increased, doubling or tripling in many places. However, because population has also nearly doubled, the amount of food produced per person has remained nearly unchanged in most parts of the world. At the same time, the green revolution has resulted in damage to soils, waters, and ecosystems, the final costs of which are not known.” One thing I did learn from this quote was the green revolution, which was the introduction of fertilizers and pesticides in agriculture, which I knew had to have been introduced at one point, I just didn’t know the year, which was the 1960s and 70. After learning this information about the green revolution, I liked how this quote stated what has happened in the world since then, with some things being positive, and some things being negative as well. I found it interesting that the quote started out positive stating how the green revolution caused food production to rapidly grow in developing countries, but what about the under developed countries? Some underdeveloped countries don’t have the ability to produce food for everyone in their population, and although it is unfortunate, it is almost like a sad truth I thought about while reading this quote. I also found it interesting how the quote ended discussing the bad things that have come out of the green revolution, like major damage to soils, waters, and ecosystems due to pollution. Pollution of many natural resources continues to be an issue in the world today, for if we continue to pollute our waters, air, and ecosystems, we will essentially not be able to survive on the planet anymore. Actions need to be taken now that way we can get ahead of polluting our Earth until it can no longer exist anymore. At the end of this quote, I was able to reflect on the amount of pollution that produced on Earth every single day, so I thought it was a good idea that the author had ended the paragraph that way. As I kept reading, I did find some of the other topics discussed to be interesting, but I did not find another intriguing quote until the last page, 237, “ Food sustains people and communities. Agriculture, the practice of growing food, touches all of us; every person on Earth has a connection to food. Involving learners in growing their own food fosters understanding of the larger, living world and their connection to it. For educators or sustainability professionals looking for ways to reach out to the general public, food can be a positive and engaging vehicle for building socially and economically healthy communities. Community gardens, urban farming, and edible landscapes are part of the transition to community resilience.” After reading this quote, it made me think of how the food industry essentially effects the entire world, no matter where you are or who you are. Without food, human life simply would not be able to exist. I liked how the author decided to end on a note like this, stating how important food is for everyone in the world, not just a few people. This is an industry that is global, and we need to be careful with how we treat it because we could very easily ruin it if we don’t take the right precautions. I liked how the end of the paragraph has ideas for things you could do to support the food industry in a good way, instead of producing too much food waste, which is very easy to do in our country. Growing your own food is also a very good option that was mentioned, or utilizing a community garden if you are not interested in gardening on your own. I overall liked the note that the author left this chapter on, so I thought it would be good to include a quote like this in my blog for this week. 

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Thomas , B., Brent Jackson, S., Salmond , J., & Nunes-Zaller, A. J. (2018). A Sustainable Future: Equality, Ecology, and Economy . Dubuque , LA : Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.

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What You Eat Affects How We Live: Climate Change and Animal Farming by Valentina H

My name is Valentina and I am a university student and an activist looking for ways to inspire positive social change through various media - one of them being this blog post extracted from my Bachelor’s dissertation which I’d written with a focus on the link between climate change, animal agriculture and human behaviour. I will introduce the main facts and figures on climate change and relevant philosophies related to human and non-human animals.

Introduction

With the current state of world affairs and apparent global issues, it is hardly news that a number of changes need to occur to help the planet and the people. The environmental issues are well known yet little is done to stop them. Eight million tonnes of plastic – bottles, packaging and other waste – are dumped into the ocean every year, killing marine life and entering the human food chain (Reuters, 2017). As our diets become more meat- and dairy-rich, the hidden climate cost of our food mounts up (Dave Reay for France-Presse, 2017). PETA believes that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or used for our entertainment or abuse in any other way, yet many people have never even considered the impact that their clothes, food, cosmetics or entertainment may have on the lives of animals (2018). Vegans advocate that rearing animals for food is bad for the environment and inefficient; they suggest that world food shortages could be solved by farming crops rather than animals (politics.co.uk, 2018). To sum up the main concern of this article swiftly:

“We are the first generation to fully understand climate change and the last generation to be able to do something about it.” (Taalas for McGrath, 2018)

Climate change & Agriculture

We find ourselves in a time where climate change is finally understood for what it is, even with big name politicians (ahem) fooling us into believing it’s a myth. Every fraction of a degree of global warming makes a difference to human health, access to food and fresh water, extinction of animals and plants, survival of coral reefs and marine life, difference to economic productivity, food security, and to the resilience of our infrastructure and cities; it makes a difference to the speed of glacier melt and water supplies, and the future of low-lying islands and coastal communities (Elena Manaenkova for McGrath, 2018). Global warming is also linked with extreme weather events, disease outbreaks, population displacement and armed conflict as well as inevitable shifts in agriculture (Geggel, 2018).

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has stated that fundamental agriculture reforms are needed for the UK to reach carbon neutrality (George, 2018) This means the number of cattle and sheep in the UK should be reduced by between a fifth and a half to help combat climate change, because beef and lamb produce most farm greenhouse gases (Harrabin, 2018). To free up land from agriculture, we need to decrease our demand for meat and dairy products. The recent NHS Eatwell guide proposes a reduction in consumption of 89% for beef and 63% for lamb, and a 20% decline in dairy products (Harrabin, 2018).

Animal agriculture is responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, more than the combined exhaust from all transportation; methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than CO2, is produced from human activity in almost equal measure from gas leaks during the production and transport of coal, oil and natural gas; and from the flatulence of ruminants such as cattle and sheep, as well as the decay of organic waste, notably in landfills (France-Presse, 2017).

“Cows belching less methane may not be as eye-catching as wind turbines and solar panels, but they are just as vital for addressing climate change” says prof. Dave Reay for France-Presse (2017).

Joseph Poore at the University of Oxford says that avoiding the consumption of animal products altogether delivers far better environmental benefits than trying to purchase sustainable meat and dairy (Carrington, 2018).

Anthropocentrism

Anthropocentrism is a philosophy which regards human beings as the central or most significant entities in the world, separate from and superior to nature which is a resource that may justifiably be exploited for the benefit of humankind (Boslaugh, 2018). Many ethicists find its roots in the Creation story told in the book of Genesis in the Judeo-Christian Bible, in which humans are created in the image of God and are instructed to ‘subdue’ Earth and to ‘have dominion’ over all other living creatures, condoning an instrumental view of nature, where the natural world has value only as it benefits humankind (Boslaugh, 2018).

Burchett (2014) says that ‘our species’ most extensive ecological degradations since the industrial revolution have been inordinately influenced by consumers in societies whose intellectual founders took humans to be the measure of all things, many environmentalists have taken it for granted that ecological degradation is an inevitable side effect of anthropocentrism.

The anthropocentrism that I stand against is that of human-centeredness which fails to value humanity as such and that fails to acknowledge humanity’s dependence and influence upon nature. Burchett (2014) also notes that humanity’s ecological predicament is not the result of overvaluing humanity, but of “permitting institutionalized forms of ethical egoism to underlie policies that narrowly focus on the short-term, frivolous interests of current individuals at the expense of the vital interests of future generations.” But why would we ever permit policies and legislations that are foreseeably detrimental to the long-term satisfaction of basic and vital human interests and contrastingly oppose sustainable development?

Speciesism

Broglio (2011) outlines our relationship to non-human animals by stating we traditionally view them as having limited faculties and we differentiate ourselves from them by measuring them against our considered superiority, and this flattening of animals’ worlds has legitimated any number of cruel acts against animals. The problem of Speciesism involves assigning different values or rights to beings on the basis of the species to which they belong. The concept claims that animals should not be treated as an object or property in the light of their sentient qualities. And yet we assign different values to different animal species – dogs and cats are wrong to hurt and kill but not the same applies to chickens, pigs or cows. This moral hypocrisy is obvious when most of us would protest to the dog-meat trade found in various countries, because we culturally consider it wrong to hurt and eat dogs, but most wouldn’t consider the same attitude towards the so-called ‘meat-bearing animals’. Adams (2014) outlines our desire to separate meat eating and the animals in that we append the word ‘meat’ only when that form is not consumed in our culture [dog-meat, horse-meat] and rename the animal flesh either by dropping the reference to meat (chicken, not chicken-meat), or in the instance of cows by the location from which the portion of flesh comes from.

An influential vegan activist Ed Winters (2018) says that if you put an idea into society long enough, it becomes a societal norm, and if you keep fuelling it, over time it forms part of the society’s culture, then passed from generation to generation it becomes tradition, but “we need only look across the world right now to see that culture and tradition are not good benchmarks of morality.”

Conclusion

Through this post I wanted to build a contextual background of theory to inspire others towards positive social change. I have focused on the pressing issue of climate change and through my research into human-caused environmental issues, a strong link emerged between consumer habits and the damaging effects of animal agriculture on climate change.

Because I am also an activist for animal rights, I have decided to focus on both the ethical issue of animal farming and the scientific findings which suggest rapid change needs to be made in decreasing consumer demand for animal products. I also briefly introduced the topics of anthropocentrism and speciesism.

This project was an eye-opening journey for me, towards sustainability through rejection of conventional consumerism, which includes and prioritizes a vegan diet, or a diet with a minimal presence of animal produce. This finding comes as a result of numerous official sources commenting on the need for decreased global consumption of especially meat, milk, and dairy products in order to effectively combat climate change. This research shifted my lifestyle as well as my outlook on life, the society and my future career prospects as I aim to continue my activist escapades. To conclude, without any further ado, now is the most appropriate time to focus everyone’s attention on reducing our impact on climate change.

[almondmelkk]

How do you feel about keto /lchf diets?

Oh no 🙈 lol I’ve actually been pretty vocal about this in my post https://almondmelkk.tumblr.com/post/173281621194/why-i-dont-support-the-keto-diet and the Keto community was pissed but whatever. If they wanna come at me again that’s fine 😂 Everyone’s different so if you want to follow Keto because you feel its right for you go ahead! But since your asking my opinion I’ll share it with you.

I’ll summarize my thoughts and add to it a little bit. •I can’t support a diet that places limits and restrictions on eating certain fruits and vegetables. You should be able to eat (especially vegetables) as much as you want! I truly believe fruits and vegetables are the answer to a healthy diet and lifestyle. •Every few years we see this diet resurface basically just with a new name. Atkins, South Beach, and now Keto. And every single one had tons of people who sweared by it yet they lost popularity 🤔It’s a trend and trends die. I believe the reason why these diets slowly lose steam and become an old trend is because they become tough for people to follow (for many reasons) and so they fall off. And then what inevitably happens is they gain all the weight back and maybe even then some. LCHF diets seem so perfect because carbs have become so vilified that people think the only answer to weight loss is to get rid of carbs. Plus I think eating fatty foods like bacon, steak and cheese seems more appealing than being told to eat broccoli. •Another problem I’ve recently been having is how diluted the internet even makes the diet. People just start making anything into keto friendly because it’s high in fat and protein regardless of the other nutritional aspects. What the diet is actually supposed to be vs what the internet has turned it into are very different. •A well balanced diet can be just as effective!!! I think people like diets because it gives them a clear focus and guide to follow. But eating whole foods , and like I said fruits and vegetables, will make you feel amazing and can still lead to just as much weight loss. It’s about caloric restricting. Even in the keto diet, restricting calories is important because if you ate a ton of keto food you would gain weight. I think the media makes it seem like it’s magical, and you can eat whatever keto food you want and your just going to shed pounds. In my opinion adopting a healthy balanced diet, which includes fats too, is more effective because it can be easily sustained over a lifetime. It’s about creating balance in your life and diet. Enjoying healthy food (maybe even exercise too) and making that your go to, while also enjoy a treat every now and then. Overly restricting or depriving yourself of things you love and enjoy can be a set up for failure. •I’ll start with I am not vegan but I am almost completely plant based and a huge reason for that is environmental factors. The meat/animal industry places a HUGE strain on the environment and I like to do my best to reduce that. If everyone on this planet became keto we would F this world up soooo fast! Most any vegan can tell you all about why eating a ton of meat is bad not only for the planet but for your health too!

[lociwear]

Why vegan is the best, and reasons to make vegan sneakers your next fashion must-have

There are so many reasons to go vegan — from ethical reasons to environmental reasons and health reasons. It varies from person to person and is a deeply individual choice to make. When you become vegan, you become more mindful about not only what you eat but also what you wear, shower with, and spend your dollars on. And luckily, with the rise of veganism, there are endless options. In the fashion industry, there are now vegan sneakers, knitwear, and coats that rival the real deal.

 Going vegan isn’t a fashion choice. But, fashion-conscious and ethically conscious don’t need to be mutually exclusive. Within the industry, many brands are inclusive of people’s different lifestyle choices. People no longer have the same connotations of the vegan industry being “a bit hippy,” and the fashion choices reflect that.

 When you think of vegan footwear, you probably think of either cheap PVC boots or wooden Birkenstock-esque sandals.

 But there are so many vegan footwear options that deserve to be labelled stylish first and vegan second.

   Why vegan living is easier than you think

 If you’re against cruelty to animals, then you already have the fuel within you to go vegan. You’re almost the majority of the way there. Now you just need to match your actions with your intentions.

 You set the pace

 You may think that going vegan is a huge lifestyle change you have to make overnight. But, truth be told, as going vegan is your own personal choice, you can decide how quickly you go into it.

 For example, if you’re living with your parents, it might be difficult to get everyone to transition to a vegan lifestyle. Instead, you could prepare a vegan meal for them a few nights a week and be mindful only to eat vegan food when outside.

 Or, you could start buying vegan fashion as an alternative to fast fashion. Sneakers made with vegan leather are a great alternative to PVC or animal leather. Choosing vegan sneakers is a simple change that doesn’t feel like a compromise.  

 Choose to go vegan in small areas of your life until you have the confidence and knowledge to go the whole way.

 We should all do a little rather than expect a few to do it all.

 The vegan community is huge

 Veganism used to be considered an extremist movement and, if you were vegan, it would be difficult to find others to connect with. It was a bit like living on the fringes of society.

 These days, the situation is entirely different. There are countless YouTubers and Instagrammers who document their vegan lifestyle and give tips, like Twilight actress and environmentalist Nikki Reed.

 You can also find Reddit threads and Facebook groups dedicated to all things vegan living, vegan eating, and vegan fashion. So pop in and ask, “where’s the best place to buy vegan sneakers?” and get prepared for the answers to roll in.

   There are so many vegan imitations

 Love gelato? Or cheese boards? Or even hot dogs? You’re spoiled for choice as you can now find vegan alternatives for even the most specialist foods.

 The same goes for fashion. The textile industry is getting smarter. There are now technologies to create vegan fabrics that don’t only replace but also rival the real deal.

 Why vegan sneakers should be your next fashion must-have

 Vegan sneakers are an easy switch to make in your fashion closet. There are so many brands and styles to choose from. Killing animals for sneakers? It’s just not necessary.

 So, join the revolution and make vegan sneakers your next fashion must-have.

 Abundant styles

 No matter what your style, there’s a pair of vegan sneakers to suit you. Prefer minimalist vegan sneakers? No problem. Or wanna go loud with brightly colored vegan high tops? You’re covered!

   Vegan footwear doesn’t mean slim pickings. Do your research and find a pair with your name on them.

 Huge choice of brands

 These days, more and more brands are becoming conscious of their offerings. Even huge mainstream brands like Nike, Adidas, and New Balance have vegan sneaker collections and release vegan versions of their most-loved styles.

 But, more exciting than that is the choice to discover new brands that are dedicated to creating the highest quality, most sustainable vegan sneakers.

 These up-and-coming brands are niche and stand out from the rest. They’re anything but basic. Plus, many, like us here at LØCI, put craftsmanship ahead of profit. So, you get a luxury sneaker that’s been made with care rather than mass-produced in a factory.

 And a percentage of your payment goes towards conservation charities to heal the damage that’s already been done.

 Unique finish

 Vegan sneakers are made with unique materials like pineapple leather, mushroom leather, and recycled ocean plastic.

 These materials don’t try to imitate leather. Instead, they’re a premium vegan textile all of their own.

 Vegan sneakers like this tend to break in better than their animal counterparts and are more waterproof, so they last for longer. They look unique without being outlandish.

 Plus, let’s be honest. It’s 2021. Does vegan leather need to be a carbon copy of leather? Let’s create textiles that are premium in their own way.

 Vegan is beautiful

 We saved the best for last. Is there anything more beautiful than someone compassionate about all the living creatures in this world? We think not! That’s the biggest fashion statement,

 How to choose vegan sneakers

 When buying vegan sneakers, it’s also important to consider how they’re made. So many brands bring out vegan footwear collections made with PVC. That’s another problem all of its own.

The truth is that PVC is a highly toxic material harmful to both human health and the environment.

PVC is plastic, and you don’t need us to tell you how damaging that is to the ocean.

Despite the common misconception, not all vegan sneakers are made with planet-polluting synthetics.

We’re living proof of that!

Let us share our checklist for deciding if a pair of vegan sneakers deserve to be your next fashion must-have.

 Materials

 The first thing to consider when buying vegan sneakers is the outer material. Most sneakers are made of either cow’s leather or cotton. Of course, we don’t need to tell you that cow’s leather isn’t the best ethical choice.

 But did you know that cotton is also environmentally problematic? That means that canvas shoes are out.

 If you want vegan sneakers that are sustainable, too, source out shoes made of more advanced materials.

 Here at LØCI, our vegan sneakers are made with recycled plastic from the ocean, so as well as being vegan, we also cut down on the plastic in the ocean.

 Other innovative sustainable vegan sneaker materials include Pinatex and mushroom leather.

 Lining

 Sneakers usually have a cotton lining, and as we mentioned, it’s not the best choice for the environment.

 As vegan clothing brands care about morals and ethics, naturally, most independent brands use sustainable materials instead of cotton.

 One example of this is bamboo cotton. Bamboo grows plentifully in the wild and doesn’t require much watering. Its low maintenance but highly durable, meaning bamboo cotton can last for years.

 Transparency

 Looking for new vegan sneakers? The next step is to be conscious of how much the company chooses to tell you. Is it challenging to find out what materials they use? Is their supply chain hidden?

 If so, it probably means they’re hiding something.

 What about their profits. Do they donate to charities? Do they pay their workers a living wage?

 If you want conscious fashion, choose sneakers that don’t play on your conscience.

 Manufacturing process

 For fashion to be truly ethical, we must consider who is making it just as much as what it’s made of. Avoid companies who choose to make their products in countries where people are paid a ridiculously low wage or have unsafe working conditions.

 That “Made In….” label speaks volumes.

 Suppose it’s made in a country known for treating garments workers well, then full points to them. If those garment workers are artisans, then you’ll know that care and attention went into your vegan sneakers. Is there anything better than choosing clothes that were clearly made with love!

 Make vegan sneakers your next fashion must-have

 We believe that ethical and vegan sneakers should be the next big fashion trend. But for now, there are just a few of us out here. So why not get ahead of the pack? Be one of the trailblazers who wore vegan trainers before they were cool.

Shop LØCI’s vegan sneakers today!

source https://lociwear.com/blogs/news/why-vegan-is-the-best-and-reasons-to-make-vegan-sneakers-your-next-fashion-must-have source https://lociwear.blogspot.com/2021/08/why-vegan-is-best-and-reasons-to-make.html

[evelynjhendrix]

New Plant-based urban eatery in London

KOJO has just opened its first location in Hampstead, London on December 7th. During a major lockdown!

As a plant-based urban eatery that cares about what people eat, KOJO believes that one should care about where they eat. KOJO is big on community, and they believe in creating authentic and naturally delicious plant-based meals that help support the health and well-being of everyone.

Operating under the guiding principle of “in plants we trust’, the KOJO menu includes drinks, breakfast, snacks, and all-day meals.

In explaining how she came up with the idea of starting a plant-based eatery, the co-founder of KOJO says that they intended to show people that plant-based diets do not have to be dull. “When I first started on a plant-based diet, I noticed a lot of "Frankenstein foods" out there. That got me thinking.... how we can show people that plant-based diets can include delicious real foods in a relatable and easily accessible way. We saw a gap in the plant-based market for a relaxed urban eatery that still provided quality fresh food", said the co-founder.

KOJO’s choice of phrase “plant-based diet” is informed by the need to change the narrative, where the term “vegan” is sometimes associated with negative connotations and the more mainstream meat substitutes it is known for.  For its part, KOJO does not use any meat substitutes, just whole plant-based meals made fresh in-house daily.

The food is dairy-free, refined sugar-free, gluten-free, and free of chemical additives. In addition to the menu, they have other innovative elements such as a state-of-the-art UVGI filtration system to kill 99.7% of all infections and viruses.

Sustainable efforts

KOJO sustainable efforts are consistent across FOH and BOH from KREW uniforms and packaging to suppliers. "Sustainability has been in the forefront of KOJO from concept to creation. At KOJO, we try to reduce our footprint where we can. It's easy to close your eyes on these things, but the 21st century brings new technologies and innovations that-- luckily, we can access. We aim to be a positive influence in the hospitality industry that will push others to make a change’, said the co-founder, while explaining how the plant-based urban eatery in London has been managing its operation to reduce its footprint and contribute to a clean and healthy environment.

KOJO is providing a plant-based diet to help people who suffer from sensitivities and allergies, give them choices.  “I feel for the people who suffer from sensitivities and allergies, because of the limited choices out there”, said the co-founder, adding that this is the reason they decided to explore gluten-free alternatives, refined-sugar-free items, and to have no artificial additives.  The founder believes that it was important to have customers leave KOJO feeling good.

As part of its 'soon to launch’ loyalty program, KOJO is also giving its customers some sweet offers. For every pound they spend with KOJO, they will receive 100 points, which will automatically count towards discounts on future meals.

For other areas yearning to get the treats that the plant-based urban eatery in London is offering, KOJO is planning to expand into multiple markets and grow its locations by the end of 2021.

Customers can order their favorite plant-based meals, and have them picked up or delivered.

About KOJO

KOJO was born out of a passion for nutrition through a plant-based diet. Creating a menu that can do well for humanity as well as our planet, the plant-based urban eatery views itself at the center of a growing community that prioritizes the health of the environment to protect human health. The plan- based urban eatery is premised on a simple belief that that the best way to look after one’s health is to look after the health of the planet. Its mission is to provide a nutritious and good-feel dining experience by utilizing the world’s plants and creating delicious food whilst delivering to its customers a cultured feeling of equality.

Media contact info

Krystal Sanchez

Marketing Manager

+44 7451 245220

https://www.kojo.co.uk

krystal@kojo.co.uk

[dippedanddripped]

When this year’s LVHM Prize ceremony was derailed due to COVID, all eight finalists were named joint-winners, including London menswear innovator Priya Ahluwalia. Known for her slick reinvention of patchwork and multi-media exploration of her heritage and identity, Ahluwalia has found herself in high demand, turning up everywhere from to the Copenhagen Fashion Summit to the New York Times in recent weeks. But while she’s happy to inspire the sustainability conversation around change in the fashion industry, big brands need to step up.

Allbirds: You use deadstock and surplus materials. What’s the drive to upcycle?

Priya Ahluwalia: “Actually I prefer the word repurpose. I feel like upcycling is not a attractive word. I’m trying to make it sound more desirable, more luxury. As a designer, it was always in the back of my mind. Towards the end of my masters [in menswear from University of Westminster], I was researching for my photography book, Sweet Lassi.

“My heritage is Indian and Nigerian, and I was in Nigeria to visit family. I kept seeing hawkers in the traffic jams wearing really obscure western clothing. Like, a London marathon T-shirt, and loads of branded stuff. I was curious as to how it got there and started asking people. I found out about this big second-hand market. I followed a hunch that took me on a journey to find out what happens to clothes when we’re done with them in places like the UK.

“That took me to Panipat, in India, which has become a global capital for recycling textiles. I stayed with family in Delhi, and went there. I had no idea what I was doing. I didn’t even call ahead. I just turned up with my camera and found a couple of businesses and, luckily, they were really forthcoming. The photographs ended up in Sweet Lassi. What struck me was the sheer scale. It also made me feel a bit sick about the way that, in the west, we dump things in other countries, and decide it’s someone else’s problem. That’s about colonialism and white supremacy. I learned how local textile industries are really suffering because there’s this influx of cheap second-hand clothing and people are buying that instead. So that’s what kicked it off for me.”

Allbirds: How do you approach sustainability, responsible sourcing and production? What are the biggest challenges?

Ahluwalia: “I’d say I’m maybe a little bit more fortunate than businesses that are trying to change retrospectively, to backpedal and implement sustainability where there was none. Because I found all this out before I launched my business. I had it in my mind from the beginning that sustainability would be a part of the brand DNA, so I’ve led forward with it.

“Hopefully as the business grows, I will be thinking about who I employ, and do their values align? It helps that our culture is from the ground up. For example, I’m not a vegan, but my studio manager and my two interns are so maybe that leads us to make different choices.

“With sourcing, there’s a big bunch of places, from different wholesalers to direct contact with mills to see if they have anything left over. Sometimes brands will give me their deadstock. It’s a myriad of ways. You’ve just got to be resourceful. I will say that it’s not the easiest option. For example, you might design something that’s in the show and the sales samples have loads of blue - and I always, always make sure that the colours and fabrics are the same; while the details will be slightly different. Say, if we’re doing a patched style, each patch will be slightly different, so we have to communicate that it’s one of a kind. But you sell blue, you need to source blue. Or you sell grey, it’s got to be grey.

“For our Spring/Summer ‘20 collection, I was going out to all these wholesalers and there was so much grey tracksuit material, it was everywhere. Then of course when it comes to production, everything is black. It was a nightmare to get the quantities we needed. That’s the biggest challenge with our process.”

Allbirds: How would you like to see the fashion industry change, and how are you working to create that change?

Ahluwalia: “Reducing waste obviously. Recently I’ve been learning more about biodiversity, and looking at the planet as an ecosystem. I’m really interested in that. But I don’t think we can even talk about sustainability or biodiversity or anything, if we don’t consider people. Sustainability is quite a privileged issue, because until those big companies really start to move, it’s always going to cost more to do it. That means it’s not attainable for loads of people. And I’m not going to say to a single parent, ‘Don’t buy your kids’ clothes from Primark because it’s bad for the planet.’

“Big companies need to sort that out so everyone can engage in these sustainable systems because the pricing comes down. It’s economies of scale. Then, further to that, it’s about respecting people. I feel kind of resistant to say, what are you doing to change it?! For example, these big companies will say ‘black lives matter’, they’ll post their black squares, but they don’t pay the people who make their collections fairly, which is back to white supremacy and colonialism. I really think sustainable change has to be about treating people with respect on both sides. So, giving people the opportunity to shop sustainability, and be able to access that, and ensuring that the people in the supply chain are respected.”

Allbirds: What does leadership look like for you? How can independent brands help lead the change?

Ahluwalia: “I guess you just get on with it. You figure out your niche way, and do the best you can. And then you do get bigger companies coming to you, and asking: can you consult on this or collaborate on that. That’s positive, but sometimes I get a bit miffed to be honest, like, why are you asking me all this stuff? I didn’t build your unsustainable system, did I? I don’t even have a marketing budget!

“Sometimes I feel like it’s all put on our shoulders as young brands, when the responsibility is not actually with us. I also get grilled. People will literally be doing an interview and they’ll be like, ‘How are your zips sustainable?’ And I’m thinking, ‘Are you kidding me? Why are you nit-picking?’ Putting your head above the parapet, puts you in sight. I guess sometimes it’s easier for people, and less scary, to say nothing.

“When you ask me about how I can lead change, I feel a mixture of wanting to drive change, but at the same time not really wanting the responsibility. Because I’m a small business and I’m still learning. It takes up a lot of energy to be always giving my opinion all the time. Especially now. It’s Black History Month here in the UK, and all of a sudden everyone wants my free advice on what they can do in their companies with diversity and inclusion. I am a Black woman in a white space. Everything I do is politicised, whether I like it or not.

“With sustainability, because the smaller brands keep pushing and moving in this way, quite forcefully, I do see that we are changing conversations, particularly in the media and with buying habits. I just don’t necessarily feel that powerful compared to some, you know? I don’t think it should be left up to us. I would like to see the powerful brands do more.”

Allbirds: How do you engage with your audience on these issues?

Ahluwalia: “I love photography books. I love art. I feel like I’m a mixed media communicator, although I’m designing clothes. With Sweet Lassi and more recently Jalebi, I felt like sharing these stories from these worlds, and to do a book and a digital exhibition, that’s a nice way to communicate the world of the brand. It’s still growing. I’m not sure how much I planned this! It all seems to roll along quite fast, but I am always thinking how to best communicate what we do and where we stand, what we want to say as a brand.”

Allbirds: What have 2020’s disruptions highlighted for you as a business?

Ahluwalia: “This year has shown me how important it is to be agile, but it’s also put the importance of digital in focus. As much as I am an analogue person, you’ve got to conquer it otherwise you are going to be left by the wayside.

“The other big thing that came out of 2020 is the need to support local economies. If on one side, it’s Jeff Bezos on track to become a trillionaire, and on the other, all our local shops closing, what kind of society are we going to be? It’s about what we value, and what we are willing to lose. Through lockdown especially, I was very clear in my intention to support local businesses and shops, and I will continue to do that. Whether that’s fabrics or going to your local greengrocer, it’s important that we take these actions, rather than just talk about them.”

As part of this project, Priya Ahluwalia is supporting anti-racist charity The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, which focuses on marginalised youth, and Southall Black Sisters, which supports and empowers women dealing with violence.

[dgupastore]

HOW TO EAT HEALTHY WITHOUT IT BECOMING AN OBSESSION

Something I do know many of us struggles with is creating a balance of eating healthy without becoming obsessed. Without it becoming unhealthy.

In the past I could never relate to the present – I've always eaten whatever I

 used to be craving and most times it had been the nourishing sorts of foods. Then I might eat pizza once I was out with my friends. Thankfully, it's still like this.

However, I did undergo a season in my life, when eating healthy had become a touch confusing and honestly, draining. it had been around 5 years ago once I started learning more and more and more about "good foods" and "bad foods". I never counted calories or macros or anything like that, but slowly it had been becoming a thing.

Suddenly, there have been of these videos on Youtube of models talking about "What I dine in A Day", drinking 3 smoothies and eating salads without oil. People talking about supplements, gut health and the way you ought to avoid this which to desire a superhuman. And I'm not just talking pizza or burgers. I'm talking major food groups like fruits, grains, legumes or animal products.

On the opposite hand, I'd see crazy mind-numbing cheat days with many calories.

And then – subsequent thing – people that mention how dieting became an unhealthy fixation that ruined their relationship with food.

I do have my very own experience and a couple of thoughts on eating healthy and the way to let it work for you, without it becoming an obsession. What you eat does matter, and don't get me wrong – food is great, but it shouldn't be the middle of the universe.

How to eat healthy without letting it become an obsession! the way to eat clean and feel good without obsessing over calories and macros.

1. KNOW YOUR MOTIVATION

When you have a deeper why behind why you're eating healthy, I'm 99% sure you'll be ready to stay healthy without becoming obsessed.

Here's my why. I would like to eat healthy because it makes me feel good. Because I even have more energy during the day to run faster, to possess fun, to play with my nephew and to be present around the people I like. I eat healthy because it allows me to possess the main target to figure on the items I would like in life. Things that are different than eating everything I would like or being super lean and searching a particular way.

I know how I feel once I don't eat healthily. I feel sluggish, distracted and like I would like to require a nap. My head is foggy. and therefore the incontrovertible fact that my jeans are too tight around my waist doesn't help. I would like to place on trousers and sit on my couch. But that's not what I would like out of life. It's not the life I would like.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with wanting abs, but is it something which will cause you to want to eat a healthy nutritious salad? No.

Doing things because you've got to realize something, well let's call it what it's – superficial, can easily awaken that voice of "That's not enough…". Thus resulting in obsessing over unimportant things like whether you ate 10g more carbs (even if those were from lettuce!) today or not.

You might say, I would like to seem good, so I am often more confident. this is often a deeper why, but confidence doesn't come from looking a particular way.

It comes from within. It comes from taking the proper actions and from staying faithful yourself. Food has nothing to try to confidently. Having abs has nothing to try to confidently.

Decide what you would like and don't want in your life, and what you'll be okay with, then make the everyday choices that will support that call.

2. BYE, GUILT.

On the opposite hand, I do know that the occasional slice of pizza (or three of those!) or a donut won't kill me. Whenever I crave these foods, I even have them and I'm fully comfortable with my choices.

It's fully okay that I had those mini burgers, the cake, the macaroons, the chocolate covered fruit at my friend's wedding. which I drank champagne as if it had been water that day (it's quite sneaky!). It's her wedding, I'm not getting to eat this manner every single day. What happens, happens.

I know for myself, whenever I start feeling even the slightest guilt around food, I start getting these crazy rules and that I tend to overeat more and more. So whatever I do, I attempt to enjoy it, wholeheartedly and to not feel bad about it.

3. UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR BODY IS

Learn to understand and love your body for what it is: the rationale you exist on this planet.

I think sometimes we forget that the body isn't a doll that must look a particular way. That must be lean, curvy or skinny to be ok.

Guess what? It's already enough. It's been enough to bring you right here immediately. Your heart didn't stop pumping blood, simply because you decided to eat 500 fewer calories during a day. Your kidneys didn't stop filtering blood and removing waste from your body, simply because you had a pizza. Your body's been there with you thru all of your decisions, struggles and happy moments.

I wrote a blog post a short time ago "7 ways to feel good in your body today". And yes, I do get hits from Google that accompany queries which will or might not make me desire a sick pervert. But therein post I talked exactly about this – learning to understand your body for what it is.

The simple truth is – your body needs nutrients, happiness, rest, movement, air and love and you ought to aim for that. Not making it lean or manipulating it through diet, supplements or exercise.

4. STOP PLAYING BY the principles

Remember that those rules, and diet rules, are made by people. People such as you and that i. Not by some higher power, but by people.

Eating healthy has nothing to try to to with math. Who knows what percentage calories your body must sustain life? Calories aren't everything in our food.

There are things in food that aren't even mentioned within the nutritional breakdown. They aren't even discovered and identified yet. Calories aren't even half the story.

Eating healthy is about taking note of the signals of your body. It should be a natural action. You're hungry – so you eat something which will satiate you. And you are trying to not eat past that time. There's nothing natural about counting calories.

Life isn't made to be lived only by rules created by people you don't even know. Sure there's some information that's super useful (for example that vegans need B12), but aside from that? does one need to count and overthink everything in your life? does one have the brain, the time and energy to calculate every bite you set into your mouth?

Seriously, I feel in time someone will come up with a technique on the way to poop better. You're not doing it right! Oh, wait, they already did – here's the blueprint.

Somehow over a previous couple of years, everyone became an expert on nutrition and health. I buy numerous judgemental comments on Pinterest on one among my pins about anti-inflammatory foods. Somehow that pin shows the data for my tuna wraps. People would teach me how bread is inflammatory and eggs too then this wrap will kill me.

I kinda roll my eyes whenever I read a comment like this. 1st. Where is that the proof these foods are inflammatory? 2nd. Read the article 3rd. I didn't say you ought to make these wraps. I made them because I'm not choosing to follow a strict anti-inflammatory diet every single day.

I'm okay with eating bread and cheese every now than once I crave them. I'm fully aware that it does make me feel a touch sluggish, but so do other things in life and I'm doing them too. I'm not perfect.

Right now I'm eating gluten-free and dairy-free for a touch bit, just to ascertain how it'll impact my body and other parts of my life. But I do have a strong why here and that I don't feel deprived at the instant. If that changes – I'll change it. For now, this dietary change works on behalf of me, I'm feeling better and I'm doing great.

Life's not perfect. So do what works for you and don't overcomplicate things.

HEALTHY FOODS

If you opt you would like to eat healthy and more nutrient-dense foods, here's what you'll be eating:

vegetables – all colors – green, red, orange, yellow fruit – again all colors protein – fish, poultry, legumes seeds – flaxseeds, chia seeds, sesame seeds, hemp seeds nuts – walnuts, pecans, Brazil nuts herbs and spices whole grains That's it. Don't inquire from me which brand. Don't inquire from me what percentage carbs. confirm to urge a mixture of those foods most days. That's the simplest thanks to ensuring you've satiated in which your body gets enough nutrients to satisfy its functions.

And if you are doing add the occasional treat without overstuffing yourself nightly, that might be okay. Don't inquire from me what percentage of these should be.

HOW TO MAKE MORE NUTRITIOUS CHOICES AND hear YOUR BODY

So I said and what I hear it everywhere: hear your body. But if we're honest here, the body can sometimes be a touch confused. You can't tell someone who's 100 pounds overweight – just hear your body it'll tell you what to try to to. If that would've been the case, many people around the world wouldn't be overweight and unhappy with it.

So here are a couple of, really quick and straightforward belongings you can do to assist you to create more nourishing choices without tracking EVERYTHING in your phone or bullet journal aka the way to hear your body:

Make water your drink of choice and have it throughout the day. this easy habit will change such a lot – your energy levels, your cravings, and your skin! Trying to cure thirst with food is a thing! Dehydration has its way of creating us crave foods our body didn't invite, so when unsure – drink water first and have it between meals. Chew your food. Some sources say you ought to chew your food until liquid, which could be between 20 and 30 times. this may help with digestion and satiety. Also, I read somewhere that food that creates you addicted, for instance, Cheetos, is designed to melt, or disappear in your mouth super quickly, thus leaving you wanting more. specialize in foods that taste good when chewed quite 5 times. Here's a touch fun experiment to try: Chew on a grape then on a cupcake for 20 times and see which one tastes better. Make rest a priority! Finally, enough sleep, stress relief and therefore the one or the opposite 10-minute yoga session within the morning rather than intense exercise can assist you to hear your body better. Nobody can make the simplest decisions when they're sleep-deprived, overexercised and overwhelmed with stress, and yes – that has food choices too.

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Future food: five “superfoods” that are both healthy and environmentally friendly

There is a saying in Chinese that "people are iron, rice is steel, and a meal is not hungry." Everyone wants to eat and eat well. But with the increase in the Earth's population and the reduction of natural resources. What healthy foods to lose weight can satisfy both health and the need to save the planet?

Rice, corn and wheat are the grains that people are familiar with. Although they are an indispensable staple food for human beings, providing people with 60% of the energy they need, it is obviously not enough to rely on these foods.

A German food company (Knorr) and the British World Wildlife Fund (WWF UK) co-authored the new report lists 50 "The Future of Food" ( Future Foods ), these foods can be both healthy and environmentally friendly.

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Here, we introduce you to five of the lesser-known "superfoods."

Moringa

Moringa trees are nutritious and are often referred to as "miracle trees." This tree is native to South Asia. It grows fast and is drought-resistant, and the whole body is a treasure.

The leaves of the Moringa tree can be picked 7 times a year, rich in vitamins A and C, as well as calcium and potassium. Usually, people use soup directly from Moringa tree leaves. Some people use it to make pancakes.

In the Philippines and Indonesia, people often use the bean clips of the tree to make curry and soup seasonings. The pod is rich in oleic acid, which can improve the level of good cholesterol in the human body.

The leaves of the Moringa tree can also be ground into powder for making a smoothie, soup, seasoning, and tea.

In addition, many parts of the Moringa tree can also be made into medicine to treat diseases and treat diseases.

Wakame

Japanese cultured wakame seaweed has been around for hundreds of years. At present, countries such as France, New Zealand, and Argentina have also started planting.

The advantage of wakame is that it can be harvested all year round without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides. It can be dried in the sun and made into dried seaweed.

The wakame is also rich in omega-3 fatty acids.

At the same time, a brown wakame also contains a large amount of fucoidan. According to animal studies, this dietary fiber has the potential to lower blood pressure, resist blood clotting and even anti-tumor.

Experts say that wakame is an important source of omega-3 fatty acids and iodine, especially for those who don't eat much meat.

Wakame can be fried, served, soup, and so on.

The only thing to note is that if you eat every day, you must have a small amount because eating too much can cause iodine excess. At the same time, due to marine pollution, its heavy metal content will also be too high.

African Grain Fonio

Fonio (someone transliterated it into Fonio) is a very old African grain, a bit like Gusmi, also known as couscous.

This grain has a fine mouthfeel and is a bit like a nutty taste. Therefore, delicious and healthy.

The Bambara people of Mali in Mali, Africa, said that it is very easy to make such rice, so even those who do not cook can cope.

There is evidence that the ancient Egyptians had planted Foniomi 5,000 years ago. It is drought-resistant and matures in about 60 or 70 days.

Fonio is rich in iron and magnesium, can be eaten like Gummi and rice, and can also be used to make beer.

Fonio rice is gluten-free, so those who are allergic to gluten or have problems with digestion can safely eat it.

Cactus leaf (Nopales cactus)

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Cactus is a common food in the Mexican diet. It can be eaten raw, cooked, or made into jam or juice.

Cactus plants are grown in Central America, South America, Australia, and Europe.

Some clinical trials have shown that the fibers in cactus can help the body metabolize more fat.

There are also trails that can lower blood sugar and ease hangover discomfort after drinking. But experts say that the results of these tests should be treated with caution.

If you have never eaten a cactus, don't start it too quickly, because some people may have side effects such as mild diarrhea, nausea and bloating.

Bambara bean

Bambara beans are a bit like peanuts, but sweeter than peanuts and not as oily as peanuts.

Bambara beans can grow in poor soil and make the soil more fertile by releasing nitrogen into the soil.

It is a traditional African bean, but it is also grown and eaten in Thailand and Malaysia.

Cooking methods include boiling, roasting, frying or processing into fine flour.

In East Africa, people like to make Bambara beans into beans and make soup. It is rich in protein and is an important source of the essential amino acid methionine.

Methionine is essential for promoting the growth of new blood vessels and absorbing zinc.

According to the British Nutrition Society's Pyria Tew (the British Dietetic Association), this is a boon for vegetarians and vegans. Moreover, this crop is highly sustainable and beneficial to the environment.

Other future health foods include sweet potatoes, red beans, lotus roots, soybeans, buckwheat and buckwheat that are familiar to Chinese.

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Vegan Consciousness Part 1

By Joshua Michaels When an animal is about to die in a horrific frightful condition and atmosphere, they feel an overwhelming fear which chemically releases high concentrations of adrenaline into their bloodstream. And after the last act of being killed it is than absorbed into the muscle fiber of the animal. The muscle fiber is culturally and historically identified as the “meat”. This remaining meat from all of the trauma filled lives of factory raised animals which die mostly slow unfathomable deaths, have these varying levels of adrenaline in the finalized processed meat products. Beside a slew of harmful health effects an animal protein diet creates, this adrenaline saturated toxic meat consequence is not being discussed or acknowledged by the majority of the active science community. To dive even deeper, this sate of fear and horror is observed and documented by many as another transfer of negative energy which may be a part of reasons meat dieters can be easily agitated and aggressive in their behavior. A plant based diet on the energy level is vibrant and full of living life elements which in turn has a consequence of more balance, insight, patience and compassion which vegans benefit from in their lives and outwardly overall.  To be a vegan is not simply the choice of eating non-animal based foods, it is also to have a relationship and awareness of the broader picture in conjunction with our place and impact on planet earth itself. Helping to stop or slow down the amount of needless suffering and torture of these food industry animals can very well impact the amount of negative and fear based energy which is released into the world. It has been proven in the scientific community that the collective joining of human consciousness and emotion creates different energy and frequency changes that can be measured. Everyone’s actions indeed have powerful impacts which we may not see but can be felt as a byproduct of negative actions. A vegan’s consciousness usually evolves slowly over the time of inner healing and cleansing the body of buildup and indigestible animal proteins.  As a vegan evolves they realize more, research more, seek out more and start to realize that being a vegan has much more of an influence not only with themselves, but with the planet as a whole. Not only is factory farming, dairy and egg production recklessly harming the innocent intelligent animal’s peaceful existence, but it is almost single handedly destroying the environment as a whole. Factory farming waste is not being discussed or even an area of acknowledgment by the very businesses who cause it to the politicians and regulators who should be over-seeing operations. This fecal and other body waste matter destroys and contaminates so much land at such an alarming rate that if the current levels of production stay the same or increases, we will not have available uncontaminated land to live on or grow our foods sooner than later. The consequential waste matter is polluting fresh water tables creating a toxic unusable water source and has damaged or destroyed ecosystems. The decisions which people make in their kitchen has a far more reaching affect than people may normally consider. Hence the important of vegan awareness education and outreach. The most important and urgent factor to focus on with animal food production is the fact that animals are dying at alarming rates and are being crammed, beating, mutilated, diseased and left to decay. This component of the industrial farming of animal’s and animal products needs to be raised and brought to the forefront of our massive food choice paradigm.  People have an ability to make a difference by not supporting this corporate structured machine which is not only torturing innocent animals, but is also affecting people’s health and destroying the environment.  Factory farming practices are unsustainable and consuming life forces, vitality and balance in the environment and for those who support and consume these products. From the purchasing (unrecyclable Styrofoam packing and other toxic material) and consuming of these animal products, people are getting sicker and weaker and the environment is on the same degenerative regression. The end result affects everyone and everything in involved in a completely negative manner. Small scale farming practices can replace such a massive operation built upon suffering and damage and feed populations naturally and easily. However, there will always be independent farmers and ranchers who have their own cattle, cows and chickens being raised for consumption but other than the ethical and moral dilemma at hand, the impact of these operations would not affect the environment or individual in a negative manner as being discussed. Food choices can affect the world in a negative or positive way. Our choices as vegans single handedly play a role in the overall affects, health and vitality of the planet. Considering that there is more and more public concern over our growing food supply and the demands it places on the environment, people need to be educated about all of the meat industries functions and consequences.  There are six factors to become self-educated about and spread the word to the general public on a mass scale one person at a time. Firstly, the brutal and traumatic conditions these animals are placed in are unacceptable and unnecessary. Animals are being born into lives of turmoil, fear and disease without any real effective regulations or oversight to protect them. The animal production complex for the most part has free range to do as they wish in their privately-owned facilities out of the public’s view. People would not even be truly informed or aware if not for organizations such as Mercy for Animals, The Save Movement, Peta, Direct Action Everywhere and Animal Liberation Front which risk everything and go undercover to expose the daily abusive procedures and practices. Animals in such conditions truly are the voiceless and we have an obligation and duty to bring attention to these atrocities. Animals are now being seen in the mass media outlets more and more escaping from slaughter facilities because they are aware of the situation and escaping to have a chance at a peaceful existence.  Major retailers like Wal-Mart are pulling meat products from their shelves because of the exposure depicting the fact that these foods cultivated beings are not being treated humanely. Secondly, air pollution is a major component directly connected to factory farming operations. The numbers show that over 37 percent of methane emissions are released into the atmosphere due to these industries. And methane has a potential 20 times higher than carbon dioxide ability for global warming. The fossil fuels used for energy needs, transportation and in synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and other chemical structures and production may emit nearly 90 million tons of carbon dioxide into the earth’s atmosphere each year. In addition, hydrogen sulfide and ammonia are actively being released which can directly cause negative health effects for human beings. Thirdly, the land is being cleared, contaminated and deemed unusable after industrial animal production. A staggering 260 million acres of forest have already been cleared create crops which are mostly used in livestock feed supply. The severe impact on the landscape cannot be covered up and ignored since it will be in the publics scope when land becomes unavailable. In the rainforest alone, over 100 million hectares of forest have been destroyed that has released enough carbon to increase global warmings excelling pace by 50 percent. Lands need to protected and regulations need to be put into place to ensure that the planet will not have dead zones which are non-functioning ecosystems which can’t be used. Fresh water supplies have become more scares in recent times due to decades of industrial chemical contamination and absorption into the earths water table. Industrial agriculture used in the factory farming business model takes about 70 percent of the earths water supplies. The EPA has concluded that nearly 75 percent of water pollution problems in the United States are in its streams and rivers in relation to chemical out stretch. In conjunction with direct water pollution results, the issue of agricultural runoff from feed crop manufacturing is extremely toxic and affects animal and human health while destroying essential ecosystems. “Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations” support enormous cesspools which store animal waste that inevitably leak into nearby water systems. A whole concoction of harmful factors arises from these pools such as nitrate concentrations, dangerous microbes and pharmaceutical grade resistant bacteria’s that ultimately get into our water and food supplies. The harmful release of problematic chemicals can create “toxic algae blooms” which create “dead zones” and contributing fish and other life form death. The nitrates which make their way into human consumption drinking water can have affects such as causing spontaneous abortions and diagnosed baby blue syndrome as observed. Disease outbreaks have reached communities and stemmed from bacteria’s which form in this dead laden water. Examining these issues and lasting damages would have no relevance or grounding in a vegan’s approach or model to food production. Small organic farms growing fresh plant based foods would not destroy local lands or cause such an array of problematic results. Local organic farms would in fact revitalize microbe soil conditions and have an array of trickling biodynamic effects on wildlife and local ecosystems. When it comes to the mass food industries practices, philosophies and a aftermath, a sustaining vegan lifestyle can significantly help to restore balance and maintain prosperous land mass regions through design. Industrial standard crops entitled “Monocultures” pose a threat to our future food security throughout the planet. Single-crop farms are a development of the agricultural corporation’s design to create standards for their commodity which have taken up the majority of the worlds viable agricultural lands and killed off top soils. In order to feed life stock, massive mon crops of wheat, corn, rice and soybeans are grown at an unprecedented scale. However, only a small portion is used for human consumption and they contain chemical additive and are primarily Genetically Modified Organisms crops that hold an entire host of other health and environmental concerns. The overall dilemma which mono crops create is the massive application and use of chemical fertilizers and herbicides which make their way into our environment and bodies. Lastly, to connect a vegan lifestyle and the adjoining consequences as negative is quite minimal or obsolete and actually creates a circular relationship with the land and people benefiting from the plant based organic end products. Vegans may consider that most all of the affiliated supplies and plant crops use chemical fertilizers which play a major position in poisoning the planet and human bodies. Fossil fuel consumption releases carbon emissions at an alarming rate using non-organic agricultural practice. Average United State farms span roughly 418 acres and consume 2,3000 gallons of fossil fuels. Vegans can have a position on our planet to not contribute to these negative and damaging actions by always supporting their vegan choices and buying from local organic farms, speaking on behalf of the animal’s welfare and using their power when they purchase anything on a daily basis. There are so many contributing positive factors in choosing not only a vegan diet but a vegan lifestyle overall and these individual choices add up together to create less of a demand on factory farming animal production as well as creating an entirely separate marketplace and helping the planet. Vegan lifestyle choices range from food, clothing, hygiene products, makeup and hair care to all of the food choices at health store retailers. Regardless of what we associate ourselves with as an identity in the modern world, it cannot be overlooked that vegan options are more conscious, sustainable and have the least amount of global repercussions. Many of the consequences of factory farming can be seen concretely in our world today. However, the deeper more profound spiritual significance should not be overlook and ignored because we cannot see it visually. The immense energy transfer which occurs daily in animal production and processing is never considered a factor but plays a larger role than we would like to discuss in society. Just as one man can change the world, one person can alter the demands for suffering and the collateral damage caused by enormous industries and practices. We are all connected and must start observing that what happens elsewhere eventually finds its way right back to our doorsteps.  Vegan consciousness has a chance and strong ability to change many damaging aspects of the enormous animal meat dilemmas society faces on many fronts. What happens to our collective bodies, spirit, and the innocent animals, and our world as a whole is more essential than ever to consider and expand upon as we evolve.

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Veganism as a Religion

So a lot of people have been talking and debating about the definition of veganism.  What I would like to add to that discussion is another way of thinking about it, which I believe will help grow the % of vegans rather than keep it stuck around 1% of the population for decades with horrible recidivism rates despite the growing variety of vegan options & mass awareness social medial brings to the table.  http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/Polls/2016_adults_veg.htm

I watch people live in fear of calling themselves a vegan due to the public onslaught from making mistakes & it is incredibly saddening that we are our own worst enemies.  The Meat & Dairy Industry don’t need to hire shills, extremists are doing all the work for them from inside.  Take this example of a vegan kicking people out of a vegan restaurant for the clothing they wear.  Which I sadly predicted over a week ago in another post...  Hope he isn’t a subscriber...

100k people have watched this clip...  You don’t have to like the way Mrs Vegan & I represent veganism, but we do our best to include every type of vegan who is working positively to help others.  

The most successful religion in the world is Christianity.  The little I know about it from getting kicked out of Sunday school for telling everyone in my class the historical and scientific inconsistencies in the bible when I was 8 is still enough to share this comparison, because the nun at St. Joseph’s Church told my mom that religion isn’t for everyone and that she should let me do what I am passionate about.  Thanks again Sister!

These are works in progress.  I could not find anything similar online.  My attempt is to cover all the bases in a positive and future looking way.

The Commandments of Veganism.

#1. Thou Shall Not Kill or contribute to the death of any living creature within the reasonable measures of existence.  (meaning, bugs will be crushed on bike & car rides, animals will be lost in the harvest of crops & displacement of civilization, all life results in loss, perfection is impossible, better is achievable)

#2. Thou Shall Improve. (making conscious decisions to reduce our impact on the life we share this planet with, purchasing vegan items, participating in veganic farming, taking better preventative measures to prevent pest control, embracing minimalism to reduce displacement of shared habitat, are ways to lessen the given impact of sharing this planet)

#3. Thou Shall Not Stand in Judgement of Others (the path of moral superiority does not win converts it only builds a deeper divide resulting in more animal suffering. when you say “I am morally superior” you are inherently calling your audience inferior & that is a losing strategy.)

#4. Thou Shall Advocate in a manner based on results not ego.  (what is most important is that advocacy draws people into veganism and does not widen the gap.  Some forms of advocacy are harmful to veganism and animals.  Our goal should not be what makes us feel vindicated or purposeful, but what actually helps more people go vegan & reduces the most animal suffering for effort expended.  Don’t break laws, make new laws or repeal bad ones so you can continue to serve.)

#5. Thou Shall Forgive.  (We all make errors & mistakes & are faced with trials that test our veganism continuously.  These don’t make us less of a vegan, but more prepared and experienced to help others and ourselves overcome them the next time.  There is no vegan police, lead by example and counter missteps in others with education, kindness and the nurtured understanding that will keep them motivated to do better.)

#6. Thou Shall Educate.  (The recidivism rate, even among celebrity vegans is very high, people who were once pillars in the vegan movement are no longer vegan.  They lacked the ability to obtain & evaluate information.  Continuous education & sharing the tools to find & evaluate information is essential for countering anti vegan propaganda.)

#7. Thou Shall Cook.  (It is mind boggling how many vegans can’t cook simple dishes such as rice or baked a potato.  These rudimentary skills are necessary for long term survival and are essential for influencing others with delicious meals & the ability to pass along these essential skills.)

#8. Thou Shall Accept.  (BE KIND. People are on different paths & places in their journey of life, by accepting them into veganism & creating community we hold them close where we can educate and empower them to be better vegans.  Lacking tolerance for even the most challenging case displaces our ability to engage.)

#9. Thou Shall Explore.  (The world is the most precious gift we have in life & by getting out there and interacting with other people you will find the goodness in humanity and they will see the kindness in veganism.  The mutual benefit is the greatest gift in life.  Exploration is personal growth.)

#10. Thou Shall Protect.  (We owe a duty to share our intelligence and ability with the life we share this planet with & some day this universe.  Be assured we are not alone & how we treat life on this planet will be reflected in how life will treat us.  As a protector our decisions, actions & consequences of them should be weighed against well tracked results.  Many times good deeds have ill consequences.  Feeding a wild animal creates dependance and when the hand out can no longer be sustained the animal can die from their learned helplessness.  Just because something sounds good doesn’t guarantee it will be good.)

So please don’t #3 me here I free styled this while playing rockabye baby with Tate & instead #2 this list.  Make veganism something people are proud to be a part of, COMMUNITY is what made Christianity so popular & is what is Veganism’s greatest strength RIGHT NOW. 

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Diets Quotes

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• 1. Turn all care out of your head as soon as you mount the chaise. 2. Do not think about frugality: your health is worth more than it can cost. 3. Do not continue any day’s journey to fatigue. 4. Take now and then a day’s rest. 5. Get a smart seasickness if you can. 6. Cast away all anxiety, and keep your mind easy. This last direction is the principal; with an unquiet mind neither exercise, nor diet, nor physic can be of much use. – Samuel Johnson • 50-100 years from now we are all going to be eating a plant based diet. Whether that happens through a catastrophe or a peaceful sustainable life giving way is based on whether we make the right choices now and how we fight in this struggle together. – Mark Bittman • A culture fixation on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty but an obsession about female obedience. Dieting is the most potent political sedative in women’s history; a quietly mad population is a tractable one. – Naomi Wolf • A diet should be named after what you do eat, not what you don’t eat. – Robert Atkins • A lot of us have developed a diet mentality toward lust. We really want to cut back on lust because we know its not healthy and it makes us feel bad. But like some rich, calorie-laden chocolate dessert, lust is just too tasty to resist completely. Surely God will understand if we break our diet and nibble a little lust now and then. – Joshua Harris • A relationship book I once read told women to use the word fun whenever possible. The author claimed it had a subliminal aphrodisiac effect on men, who want a relaxed girl attached only to good times – the human equivalent of Diet Coke. This is not me. – Julie Klausner • a steady diet of mass culture is a form of deprivation. – Pauline Kael • After 19 years of experimenting, a thousand mistakes, over 400 books, at least 200 bad diets… and a partridge in a pear tree, I have found what I believe are the best answers this planet has to offer about living a healthy, happy, and balanced life. – Marilu Henner • After months of speculation, the sitcom star Ellen DeGeneres admitted that yes, she’s gay. Inspired by her courage, today, diet-guru Richard Simmons admitted that he is really, really, really, really gay. – Norm MacDonald • Almost every problem people face in their careers and other aspects of their lives – such as failed diets, marriages, and financial problems – are all the result of not taking enough action. – Grant Cardone • Although man has included meat in his diet for thousands of years, his anatomy and physiology, and the chemistry of his digestive juices, are still unmistakably those of a frugivorous animal. – Herbert M. Shelton • An adequate share of humor and laughter represents an essential part of the diet of the healthy person. – Norman Cousins • As a physician, I recommend nutritious hemp seeds and oil to anyone interested in maintaining a healthy diet. Everyone will benefit when American farmers can grow this amazing crop once again. – Andrew Weil • As Indian citizens, we subsist on a regular diet of caste massacres and nuclear tests, mosque breakings and fashion shows, church burnings and expanding cell phone networks, bonded labor and the digital revolution, female infanticide and the NASDAQ crash, husbands who continue to burn their wives for dowry and our delectable stockpile of Miss Worlds. What’s hard to reconcile oneself to, both personally and politically, is the schizophrenic nature of it. – Arundhati Roy • At one point, I even thought, “Oh, I’ll take diet pills.” I tried it for one day, and I thought my heart was going to explode. It’s awful, and I would never, ever recommend it. – Jenna Ushkowitz • Attention deficit is no longer the supposed domain of Generation Y’s who were brought up on a diet of social media and new technology. A recent study revealed 65 percent of 55-64 year olds surf, text and watch television simultaneously. – Kevin Kelly

jQuery(document).ready(function($) var data = action: 'polyxgo_products_search', type: 'Product', keywords: 'Diet', orderby: 'rand', order: 'DESC', template: '1', limit: '68', columns: '4', viewall:'Shop All', ; jQuery.post(spyr_params.ajaxurl,data, function(response) var obj = jQuery.parseJSON(response); jQuery('#thelovesof_diet').html(obj); jQuery('#thelovesof_diet img.swiper-lazy:not(.swiper-lazy-loaded)' ).each(function () var img = jQuery(this); img.attr("src",img.data('src')); img.addClass( 'swiper-lazy-loaded' ); img.removeAttr('data-src'); ); ); ); • Audiences have proved time and again that they don’t want a steady diet of any entertainer airing his social views – especially if he’s a comedian. – Johnny Carson • Before going on a diet you should consult your doctor, or at least send him some money. – Dave Barry • Bread is a staple article of diet in theory, rather than in practice. There are few who are truly fond of bread in its simplest, most pure, and most healthful state…. Is there one person in a thousand who would truly enjoy a meal of simple bread of two days old? – William Alcott • But human nature cannot be content on a diet of honey and if there is nothing in one’s life that requires pity, one must invent it; for to go through life unpitied would be an unthinkable loss. – Angela Thirkell • But if one doesn’t have a character like Abraham Lincoln or Joan of Arc, a diet simply disintegrates into eating exactly what you want to eat, but with a bad conscience. – Maria Franziska von Trapp • By exercising your stomach muscles, you wring out the body, you don’t catch colds, you don’t get cancer, you don’t get hernias. Do animals get hernias? Do animals go on diets? – Joseph Pilates

[clickbank-storefront-bestselling] • Caviar used to be my drug of choice, but since my husband is on a no-salt diet, I’ve kind of given it up. I still have dreams of sitting down and gorging, though. I love it with a good vodka; I don’t like it with champagne. – Iris Apfel • Consciousness creates the body. Our bodies are made up of dynamic energy systems that are affected by our diets, relationships, heredity, and culture and the interplay of all these factors and activities… We cannot hope to reclaim our bodily wisdom and inherent ability to create health without first understanding the influence of our society on how we think about and care for our bodies. – Christiane Northrup • Cooking for yourself is the only sure way to take back control of your diet from the food scientists and food processors, and to guarantee you’re eating real food rather than edible foodlike substances, with their unhealthy oils, high-fructose corn syrup, and surfeit of salt. – Michael Pollan • Creativity thrives on a consistent diet of challenges and opportunities, which are often one and the same. – Lee Clow • Diet and supplements and exercise programs aren’t what is achieving longevity. Having a faith-based community can add four to 14 years. – Dan Buettner • Dieting is the only game where you win when you lose! – Karl Lagerfeld • Diet-related illnesses are causing nearly as many deaths as tobacco-related illnesses, not to mention the impact on quality of life when you start to develop adult-onset diabetes as a child, or all these other diet-related illnesses. – Anna Lappe • Doctors should first understand the cause of disease, then treat it with diet. Medicine should only be used if diet fails – Sun Simiao • Eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we may diet. – Cathy Hopkins • Every morning, I wake up trying to be the best mom and the best role model for my kids in a healthy diet and active lifestyle. – Mia Hamm • Everybody who does not live in a prostitute’s bed and on a diet of cocaine snow is called an ascetic nowadays. – George Bernard Shaw • Everyone seems to think I’m very ladylike. That I’m very cultured and intelligent. I drink alot of Diet Coke and belch. I’ve been known to use the F-word. I’ve told a few dirty jokes. I arm-wrestle. – Helena Bonham Carter • Fat is your friend. The brain thrives on a fat-rich, low-carbohydrate diet. – David Perlmutter • First, educate yourself about what a vegan diet entails and why it is beneficial to your health. You need to understand and embrace the philosophy or you will not be able to make such a drastic dietary change. Secondly, make the change over time. Don’t try and “go cold turkey”; you will shock your system and you will develop cravings that you may not be able to fight off. If you take your time and let your body adjust you will be eating a completely different diet before you realize it. – Gary Player • Five, six weeks or two months into the diet and the absolute crazy training regimen is a brutal nightmare sometimes. But in the same breath, that’s what is so wonderful about it because it’s so structured and your body is changing and you’re able to do things that you’ve never done before. You’re stronger than you’ve ever been before. – Jessica Biel • Forests and trees make significant direct contributions to the nutrition of poor households … [as] rural communities in Central Africa obtained a critical portion of protein and fat in their diets through hunting wildlife from in and around forests. The five to six million tonnes of bushmeat eaten yearly in the Congo Basin is roughly equal to the total amount of beef produced annually in Brazil – without the accompanying need to clear huge swathes of forest for cattle. – Frances Ford Seymour • Fruit is definitely on the maintenance diet. It’s on the lifestyle diet. – Robert Atkins • Good diet and exercise are key, but abject fear has its own rewards. And arriving on the first day for rehearsals for Spamalot and seeing all these much younger, much fitter people, who I was going to be on stage with, became a catalyst for cutting out the more unhealthy aspects of my life. – Sanjeev Bhaskar • Good health is multifaceted – it’s physical, it’s internal, it’s my diet, and my emotional state. It’s all tied in together. – Michelle Obama • Hearing politicians tell us we can’t afford a tax cut is like listening to a glutton tell you he can’t afford a diet. In no other context do people talk about paying for money they don’t have. I can’t pay for your refusal to give me money because I need a yacht. – Ann Coulter • Hey! D’you guys hear Dr. Atkins died? Slipped on some ice, hit his head, died on life support. The man who invented the all-meat diet… died a vegetable. That’s a damn good joke. But that joke’s like a Toyota Camry – reliable, not inspiring. – Christopher Titus • High protein diets make you sick in the long and short term. Expect kidney disease, heart disease and more strokes and cancer. Plus the weight loss is temporary because you can’t stay sick for long. Look at the creators of these diets – many are fat themselves. – John A. McDougall • Hope is a very thin diet. – Thomas Shadwell • How much obesity has to be created in a single decade for people to realize that diet has to be responsible for it? – Robert Atkins • I advance no exaggerated or fanciful claim for Vegetarianism. It is not, as some have asserted, a “panacea” for human ills; it is something much more rational – an essential part of the modern humanitarian movement, which can make no true progress without it. Vegetarianism is the diet of the future, as flesh-food is the diet of the past. – Henry Stephens Salt • I alternate between reading cook books and reading diet books. – Mason Cooley • I always ate healthy, but it wasn’t scientific. Now it’s a high-protein diet and no carbohydrates. I have more consistent energy, and I don’t get tired after a meal. It does take a very detailed meal plan. – Lindsey Vonn • I always want to defeat supervillains – it’s just the chicken-and-broccoli diet that I’m not into. – Amy Adams • I box for four hours a week and my diet is pretty healthy. – Tony Parsons • I can’t listen to so much music at the same time. I think you really have to have a diet. You’re just processing too much, there’s no place to put it. If you go a long time without hearing music, then you hear music that nobody else hears. – Tom Waits • I changed my diet completely. You know, I’m from Cleveland, so I’ve always loved sausage and red meat and all of that stuff, so now I find myself not eating any of that, no red meat, no sausage. It’s basically a vegetarian diet with a little bit of fish. I drink quarts of carrot juice, quarts of cranberry juice, endless amounts of water and nothing else. – Joe Eszterhas • I continue to be amazed by our bodies’ ability for self-repair. … Our bodies want to be healthy, if we would just let them. That’s what these new research articles are showing: Even after years of beating yourself up with a horrible diet, your body can reverse the damage, open back up the arteries-even reverse the progression of some cancers. Amazing! So it’s never too late to start exercising, never too late to stop smoking and never too late to start eating healthier. – Michael Greger • I did my famous cabbage soup diet, so I was able to do it. – Ellen Burstyn • I didn’t realize that diets don’t work, and I did not want to diet. I didn’t want to do anything that required dieting. – Octavia Spencer • I diet between meals. – Michael Winner • I do not deny that medicine is a gift of God, nor do I refuse to acknowledge science in the skill of many physicians; but, take the best of them, how far are they from perfection? A sound regimen produces excellent effects. When I feel indisposed, by observing a strict diet and going to bed early, I generally manage to get round again, that is, if I can keep my mind tolerably at rest. I have no objection to the doctors acting upon certain theories, but, at the same time, they must not expect us to be the slaves of their fancies. – Martin Luther • I don’t do any crazy diets. I take vitamins and eat three times a day. – Selena • I don’t have a diet, and whenever I feel like eating a burger or pizza or tacos, I just go for it. I feel like my body is telling me I need that. I think it’s important for an actress to look like a real person. – Stephanie Sigman • I dont have a trainer. I have what I call the poor mans workout and the rich mans diet. I run for 1 hour every day and do 500 sit-ups and 1000 crunches, and I lift weights at the Y for 28 bucks a month, even if its 3 in the morning. – T. J. Thyne • I don’t have hardly any caffeine, I don’t drink alcohol and I watch my red meat intake. My diet at the minute seems to be verging towards the vegetarian, which is surprising me because I tend to just listen to what my body is fancying. – Jayne Middlemiss • I dont have the self-discipline for diets; I break rules I set for myself, so I try and eat more healthily, juice more, and avoid sugar. – Sally Phillips • I don’t have to follow any special diet or count calories. I try to eat healthily and before a match I load up on pasta and salads. But I pretty much do what I want. – Maria Sharapova • I don’t think I’ve ever bench-pressed anything in my life. Until about two years ago I swam a mile almost every day. Then I stopped and I lost a lot of weight because my appetite was less. I’m not skinny now – I’m spindly. I eat an extremely simple diet – mostly salmon, avocado, feta cheese, chicken, eggs, peanut butter, blueberries, and quinoa. – Nick Antosca • I don’t think scientists can dictate from above what we should do, because it’s not a matter of scientific decision. If you want to have everybody living like a Beverly Hills millionaire, then 2 billion people might be too many. If we want to have a battery-chicken kind of world, with everybody having an absolute minimum diet, you might be able to support 10 billion. – Paul R. Ehrlich • I don’t think the problem is telling people you’re on a diet. The problem is eating ice cream for breakfast. – Chelsea Handler • I don’t want to become this lazy person, a guy who thinks in terms of New Year’s resolutions. I really do want to see a change in myself in certain ways, but I want to figure out exactly what they are and not have it be like a diet that I’m trying. – Blake Mills • I eat a balanced diet. The secret is to watch your portions, but I also work out a lot. Working out a lot isn’t necessary, but I am very active, and my body can endure intense workouts. – Adriana Lima • I eat a lowfat diet, think positively, get exercise every day. – Art Linkletter • I eat healthy and don’t go by a diet chart. The breakfast is usually heavy, complemented with short frequent meals. My dinner is high on proteins and low on carbohydrates. – Vijender Singh • I eliminated coffee and fish from my diet. The pesticides in coffee and fish, as well as the mercury in the latter, are considered possible contributors to birth defects in fetal tissue. – Constance Marie • I feel good. I’m much better. Actually, I just lost 10 pounds on a new diet called the flu. Has anyone tried that one out? – Jay Mohr • I find that low protein diets often contribute to improvement in patients with immune system problems … In fact, it would be hard to become deficient in protein in our country even if you tried. – Andrew Weil • I follow a dairy-free and gluten-free diet, which can be challenging in some places. – Brandon Boyd • I follow the Dr. Peter D’Adamo Blood Type Diet as best I can. It’s an eating and living guideline that understands you as a biochemical individual… and I find it really works for me. I eat vegetables, ocean caught fish, and small amounts of organic free range chicken. – Miranda Kerr • I have a carbohydrate and protein-rich diet. For breakfast, I typically have two slices of bread with butter or jam, four to five eggs – boiled or fried – a few bananas and a glass of milk. – Vijender Singh • I have had cardiomyopathy, which is a non-coronary condition and is in no way related to diet. – Robert Atkins • I have lately got back to that glorious society called Solitude, where we meet our friends continually, and can imagine the outside world also to be peopled. Yet some of my acquaintance would fain hustle me into the almshouse for the sake of society, as if I were pining for that diet, when I seem to myself a most befriended man, and find constant employment. However, they do not believe a word I say. – Henry David Thoreau • I have never lied to the people. I have always told them to love themselves, to move their body, and to watch their portions. I never jumped on any other bandwagons for stupid diets or shots or pills or anything. I’m very worried about our young people. And we need to take care of them, or they’re not going to live as long as their parents. And this is really something very important to me. – Richard Simmons • I heard once that I’m considering having liposuction. And the reason I find that so ridiculous is I’ve gone out of my way to train really hard the last eight months. I want to prove you don’t need surgery, you don’t need steroids and you don’t even need to diet. I’ve lost over a stone and that’s all been down to good old-fashioned exercise. Once your metabolism gets going you can enjoy your life. – Peter Andre • I keep my diet low in carbohydrates and high in protein. – Sullivan Stapleton • I know you’re on the Atkins diet, but could you stop eating bacon during sex? – David Letterman • I love cooking all different things, so any form of meat, fish, anything else. I do have a really strict diet, but it’s all protein and veg basically. When you are on a diet like that you have to get inventive, so you have to be willing to try any different fish that’s out there. Probably a favourite of mine is some baked trout fillets, on a salad. – Greg Rutherford • I love to go to a movie, get a Diet Coke and a barrel of popcorn, and sit there with my kids and watch a film. – William Shatner • I myself was to experience how easily one is taken in by a lying and censored press and radio in a totalitarian state… a steady diet over the years of falsifications and distortions made a certain impression on one’s mind and often misled it. – William L. Shirer • I searched through rebellion, drugs, diet, mysticism, religion, intellectualism and much more, only to begin to find that truth is basically simple and feels good, clear and right. – Chick Corea • I see a lot of people use the Paleo diet as an excuse to eat bacon for every meal. That’s a bit much. – Chris Mohr • I train for about 25 to 30 hours a week so I need to eat a lot. You just need to have a generally healthy diet. You need to be eating foods with lots of vitamins and minerals. You need to make sure you eat properly in order to give yourself the best chance of performing and recovering from training and competing. – Alistair Brownlee • I try not to be but Im super-neurotic about diet. Im neurotic about trying not to be neurotic! Im like every other girl. I have to try really hard my whole life to try to be fit. And Im super-vain. And I want to wear cute clothes. – Gwen Stefani • I try not to have a lot of sugar in my system. If I have sugar for breakfast, whether that be fruit or some pancakes or French toast, they’ll make sure all of the meals for the rest of the day have no sugar in them. I try to take the sugar out of my diet. – Dwight Howard • I try to eliminate processed food completely out of my diet. That’s bad for you. – Teri Hatcher • I try to work out my mind more these days. I try to eat right. I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, and I take the skin off chicken. But I’m not on no special diet. I like my steak and potatoes, ice cream, doughnuts. – Mr. T • I want the kind of readers who remain children at any cost. I can tell them at a glance: loyalty to that first enchantment guards better than any cosmetic; than any diet, against the insults of age. But alas for such readers, who would huddle safe and sound in the asylum of their credulous enchantment as if in the womb-our enervating century offends them by its chaos, its fidgets of light and space, the host of its excuses for dividing , for rending oneself from others and from oneself. – Jean Cocteau • I was going to sip on a diet soda, but a little voice convinced me I needed the extra calcium from a cup of hot chocolate. – Cathy Guisewite • I weighed 193 pounds and had three chins. I couldn’t get up before 9 a.m. and never saw patients before 10. I decided to go on a diet. – Robert Atkins • I went through a lifestyle change when I dropped 40 pounds. Taking care of my diet was the first thing I did. – Mark Spitz • If a patient became sugar-free and blood sugar normal on a basal requirement diet, the caloric intake was gradually increased until sugar appeared in the urine. The tolerance was thus ascertained. – Frederick Banting • If everything on television is, without exception, part of a low-calorie (or even no-calorie) diet, then what good is it complaining about the adverts? By their worthlessness, they at least help to make the programmes around them seem of a higher level. – Jean Baudrillard • If it were a rainy day, a drunken vigil, a fit of the spleen, a course of physic, sleepy Sunday, an ill run at dice, a long tailor’s bill, a beggar’s purse, a factious head, a hot sun, costive diet, want of books, and a just contempt for learning – but for these. . .the number of authors and of writing would dwindle away to a degree most woeful to behold. – Jonathan Swift • If we don’t manage this resource, we will be left with a diet of jellyfish and plankton stew. – Daniel Pauly • If you avoid the killer diseases and keep the degenerative ones under control with sensible diet and exercise and whatever chemotherapy you need to stay in balance, you can live nearly forever. – Wallace Stegner • If you change your diet, someone will call you a traitor. – Amos Oz • If you have never tried a plant-based diet, start. If you’ve never juiced vegetables, start. If you’ve never taken vitamin C to saturation, start. If you have never done a half-hour fitness workout each day, start. But, there is no such thing as a free lunch, a quick fix or a magic wand to cure illness. – Andrew Saul • If you hunger for certain types of clothes, for which you have little use, put yourself on a diet. Just as you resist too much whipped cream and French pastry to keep your figure in shape, you can say no to those yearned-for but unneeded purchases that lead to a wardrobe that is shapeless and without form. – Edith Head • If you maintain a healthy diet, or at least are smart about your food choices, you’ll still see the pounds come off. – Misty May-Treanor • If you start giving your kids anxiety about food, it’s going to last a lifetime. Moms have to lead by example. Don’t say, “Oh, my jeans don’t fit,” or “Oh, I was bad.” No diets. Nothing like that. – Bethenny Frankel • If you throw 200 innings or more, you have to be in shape. If you work on your diet and strength, it will help you be in perfect shape for the playoffs. – Carlos Zambrano • I’m a big fan of the Mars Bar Diet. You don’t eat the Mars bar, you stick it up your arse and let a rottweiler chase you home. – Billy Connolly • I’m cancer-free. And I’m on antioxidants and acupuncture and a different diet. And I have a different outlook on life. I don’t have resentment any more. It’s wonderful. – Louis Gossett, Jr. • I’m completely changing my diet. My nutritionist recommends I must now stop eating food I have already eliminated. – Bob Saget • I’m fat and proud of it. If someone asks me how my diet is going, I say ‘Fine – how was your lobotomy?’ – Roseanne Barr • I’m in the gym pretty much every day. I’ve been very strict about my diet during shooting. It all helps me bring as much authenticity to the role as I can. – Jesse McCartney • I’m not going on a diet, I’m not trying to lose weight, because your insecurities are what make you different and if everyone looked the same, it’d be boring. – Jesy Nelson • I’m not on a diet. And it’s funny cause people go ‘Well, then why do you drink diet soda?’ So I can eat regular cake. – Gabriel Iglesias • I’m on a diet as my skin doesn’t fit me anymore. – Erma Bombeck • I’m on a seafood diet – I see food, I eat it. – Dolly Parton • I’m on my version of the protein diet, but there ain’t no protein in it. It’s a Krispy Kreme doughnut between two Cinnabons. And you soak it overnight in Red Bull. Then you chase it with a Snickers. – J. B. Smoove • I’m on the diet where you eat vegetables and drink wine. That’s a good diet. I lost 10 pounds and my driver’s license. – Larry the Cable Guy • Improving quality requires a culture change, not just a new diet. – Phil Crosby • In the 20 long, hungry years between my late teens and late 30s I bought in to virtually every new diet and/or exercise regime that hoved into view, particularly at this most vulnerable time for those of us prone to poor body image – a new year. – Arabella Weir • Insulin is not a cure for diabetes; it is a treatment. It enables the diabetic to burn sufficient carbohydrates, so that proteins and fats may be added to the diet in sufficient quantities to provide energy for the economic burdens of life. – Frederick Banting • It is also painful to see that the struggle against hunger and malnutrition is hindered by market priorities, the primacy of profit, which have reduced foodstuffs to a commodity like any other, subject to speculation, also of a financial nature, The hungry remain, at the street corner, and ask to be recognized as citizens, to receive a healthy diet. We ask for dignity, not for charity. – Pope Francis • It is wonderful, if we chose the right diet, what an extraordinarily small quantity would suffice. – Mahatma Gandhi • It may indeed be doubted whether butchers’ meet is anywhere a necessary of life. Grain and other vegetables, with the help of milk, cheese, and butter, or oil where butter is not to be had, afford the most plentiful, the most wholesome, the most nourishing, and the most invigorating diet. Decency nowhere requires that any man should eat butchers’ meat. – Adam Smith • It’s difficult for me to diet, so I don’t. So, I make up for it in exercise. What I am willing to eat, I have to be willing to work off. It’s that simple. – John Travolta • It’s important to keep a balanced diet, but I’m not a fan of deprivation. If I want a cheeseburger, I am not only going to eat that cheeseburger, but I’m going to enjoy that cheeseburger. – Heidi Klum • I’ve always had different diet kicks. I grew up in a big Italian family, kind of grew up a chubby kid, then went vegan in fifth grade. I did that for three years, then I went raw in high school. It’s always been extreme, but in the last few years I’ve gotten into balance. I don’t restrict myself like I used to. – Nico Tortorella • I’ve been offered big money to promote machines. And high-protein diets, when that was really popular. There was always some new powder or diet plan that somebody wanted to put my name on. – Richard Simmons • I’ve been on every diet in the world. I’ve been on Slim-Fast. For breakfast you have a shake. For lunch, you have a shake. For dinner, you kill anyone with food on their plate. – Rosie O’Donnell • I’ve done everything every fat person ever has. I’ve tried every diet. – Dolly Parton • I’ve grown up on a diet of metaphors. If young writers would find those writers who can give them metaphors by the bushel and the peck, then they’ll become better writers – to learn how to capsualize things and present them in metaphorical form. – Ray Bradbury • I’ve never done a trendy diet or subscribed to a fashionable health fad in my life. – Matthew Hussey • I’ve tried just about every crazy diet you can imagine. – Brooke Burke • Jeb Bush cheated on his diet and had a fried Snickers bar, pork on a stick, and a beer. Jeb Bush said he ate it so at least he could see some of his numbers go up. – Conan O’Brien • Let your diet be spare, your wants moderate, your needs few. So, living modestly, with no distracting desires, you will find content. – Gautama Buddha • Like so many people, I only remembered Orson Welles as this huge, fat, bearded figure selling wine in TV commercials. So whenever anyone said I looked like Orson Welles I said that I wasnt that fat, and I would get on a diet, quickly. – Christian McKay • Looking beautiful isnt just about what you apply on your face. Its the little things you do that matter. A combination of a good diet, exercise, healthy habits, discipline, dancing etc. is what my beauty routine consists of. Also, I have no bad habits; I dont drink or smoke. All these contribute to me being fit and looking good. – Madhuri Dixit • Love and intimacy are at the roots of what makes us sick and what makes us well, what causes sadness and what brings happiness, what makes us suffer and what leads to healing…I am not aware of any other factor in medicine- not diet, not smoking, not exercise, not stress, not genetics, not drugs, not surgery- that has a greater impact on our quality of life, incidence of illness and premature death from all causes. – Dean Ornish • Love’s a thin Diet, nor will keep out Cold. – Aphra Behn • Make sure you eat healthy food. You can have the occasional treat, but you also need to balance your diet with foods such as meat and vegetables. It will prevent you from getting colds and enable you to train and to do whatever you want in every day life. – Jenny Meadows • Many of us incorrectly assume that a spiritual life begins when we change what we normally do in our daily life. We feel we must change our job, our living situation, our relationship, our address, our diet, or our clothes before we can truly begin a spiritual practice. And yet it is not the act but the awareness, the vitality, and the kindness we bring to our work that allows it to become sacred. – Wayne Muller • Mark what and how great blessings flow from a frugal diet; in the first place, thou enjoyest good health. – Horace • Marriage is supposed to do everything, like Duz, which is more than half its problem. It is said to save us, define us, give us purpose, keep us from loneliness, and incidentally balance our diet and wash our socks, and when it doesn’t, we get divorced. – Merle Shain • Most Americans live on a diet that includes processed fare that is neither fresh nor natural. – Homaro Cantu • Most illnesses do not, as is generally thought, come like a bolt out of the blue. The ground is prepared for years through faulty diet, intemperance, overwork, and moral conflicts, slowly eroding the subject’s vitality. – Paul Tournier • Most people who try those bizarre trends are looking for magic bullets. There’s usually a sexy promise attached to these trends – related to diet or fitness – that many people find too tempting to resist. – Jillian Michaels • Mr. Pickwick took a seat and the paper, but instead of reading the latter, peeped over the top of it, and took a survey of the man of business, who was an elderly, pimply-faced, vegetable-diet sort of man, in a black coat, dark mixture trousers, and small black gaiters; a kind of being who seemed to be an essential part of the desk at which he was writing, and to have as much thought or sentiment. – Charles Dickens • My day does not truly begin until I’ve acquired and consumed a 32-ounce Big Gulp of diet coke from 7-Eleven. It’s the Big Gulp that’s important, not 7-Eleven, where I find the employees rather disagreeable. – Cate Marvin • My New Year’s resolution is to cut my diet sodas down to two cans a day! – Eric Ripert • My number one recommendations for part time grapplers is: no alcohol – no smoking – Follow the Gracie diet. The reason I say that is because smoking and alcohol put a lot of effort on your body. Your lungs. Your liver. Your stomach. These things will make you suffer, man. – Royce Gracie • No matter what kind of diet you are on, you can usually eat as much as you want of anything you don’t like. – Walter Slezak • Now there’s a whole generation of filmmakers who grew up making their own films with video cameras, and have dined entirely on a diet of popular culture. It’s been reflected in a lot of their work. It’s self-reflective, it’s quite knowing, but it’s very literate. – Simon Pegg • Nutritional supplements are not a substitute for a nutritionally balanced diet. – Deepak Chopra • Of all the arts, music is the one communal art. It requires for its existence extensive cooperation and organization…Singing together the greatest choral music of all time is the surest way of developing in a community that sense of quality and reverence for beauty, which is the basis of a musical culture…Entertainment has its place in life just as candies and cocktails have, but health is not built on such a diet alone, nor culture exclusively on amusement. – Edgard Varese • Once you get into fitness you do notice your diet and notice that certain foods don’t quite agree with you. I don’t think it was a conscious decision, I think it organically happened over time, but I do watch what I eat and try to eat healthy. – Jayne Middlemiss • One day I was running around playing with my son Connor when afterwards I was sweating, tired and out of breath. I was embarrassed that something as enjoyable as playing with my son was so tough for me to do. Immediately I started an extensive diet and exercise plan. It completely changed my life and helped cure my Type-2 diabetes. – Drew Carey • One of the basic steps in saving a threatened species is to learn more about it: its diet, its mating and reproductive processes, its range patterns, its social behavior. – Dian Fossey • One of the good things about the Paleo diet is that it automatically cleans a lot of crap out of your diet. – Chris Mohr • Our [generation] people have the worst diet of anybody. I’m ready to put a farmer on my payroll. We’ve got to get back to growing our own food. You are what you eat! – Prince • Our sense of the full range of human nature, like our diet, has been steadily reduced. No matter how nourishing it might be, anything wild gets pulled – though as we’ll see, some of the weeds growing in us have roots reaching deep into our shared past. Pull them if you want, but they’ll just keep coming back again and again. – Christopher Ryan • People in California seem to age at a different rate than the rest of the country. Maybe it’s the passion for diet and exercise, maybe the popularity of cosmetic surgery. Or maybe we’re afflicted with such a horror of aging that we’ve halted the process psychically. – Sue Grafton • Quite simply, my diet has and will always be everything in moderation. People look at Olympic athletes and think they must cut out all those things everyone else indulges in, and speaking for myself, I never did. – Summer Sanders • Recently I quit caffeine. My doctor seems to think that 17 Diet Cokes per day is too much. In case you ever consider getting off caffeine yourself, let me explain the process. You begin by sitting motionlessly in a desk chair. Then you just keep doing that forever because life has no meaning. – Scott Adams • Seafood was always my favorite food. I mean, fried lobster? Come on. Once I found out shrimp, scallops and lobster were my allergic triggers, I had to change my diet. – Adrian Peterson • Setting off unknown to face the unknown, against parental opposition, with no money, friends, or influence, ran it a close second. Clichés like “blazing trails,” flying over “shark-infected seas,” “battling with monsoons,” and “forced landings amongst savage tribes” became familiar diet for breakfast. Unknown names became household words, whilst others, those of the failures, were forgotten utterly except by kith and kin. – Amy Johnson • Simple diet is best: for many dishes bring many diseases, and rich sauces are worse than even heaping several meats upon each other. – Pliny the Elder • So far I’ve always kept my diet secret but now I might as well tell everyone what it is. Lots of grapefruit throughout the day and plenty of virile young men. – Angie Dickinson • So, I’m not on a diet. I’m on a journey with Jesus to learn the fine art of self-discipline for the purpose of holiness. – Lysa TerKeurst • Some people are absolutely funny and you want to wish them Happy Thanksgiving in funniest way possible. Here is the list of Funny Thanksgiving sayings. Just chose the quote you want to wish that person. Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread and pumpkin pie. – Jim Davis • Sticking to a diet required me to have a permanently low self-esteem. But happily, I developed other skills beyond a fluctuating weight, eventually building up a different source of self-worth. – Arabella Weir • Studies indicate that vegetarians often have lower morbidity and mortality rates. . . . Not only is mortality from coronary artery disease lower in vegetarians than in non-vegetarians, but vegetarian diets have also been successful in arresting coronary artery disease. Scientific data suggest positive relationships between a vegetarian diet and reduced risk for obesity, coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and some types of cancer. – John Robbins • Subsisting on a diet drawn from one food group isn’t healthy or gratifying. Even eating cupcakes 24/7 eventually would get old! – Jenna McCarthy • Tears are a good alterative, but a poor diet. – Josh Billings • Television programming for children need not be saccharine or insipid in order to give to violence its proper balance in the scheme of things…. But as an endless diet for the sake of excitement and sensation in stories whose plots are vehicles for killing and torture and little more, it is not healthy for young children. Unfamiliar as yet with the full story of human response, they are being misled when they are offered perversion before they have fully learned what is sound. – Dorothy H Cohen • That is why the ideal literary diet consists of trash and classics; all that has survived, and all that has no reason to survive – books you can read without thinking, and books you have to read if you want to think at all. – Anthony Lane • The Alps are a simple folk, living on a diet of old shoes. And the Lord Alps those who alp themselves. – Groucho Marx • The best diet is the one that you don’t know you are on. – Chris Powell • The brain’s preferred source of fuel is glucose/carbohydrates. And when you go on a low-carb/high-protein diet, your brain is using low-octane fuel. You’ll be a little groggy, a little grumpy. – Jack LaLanne • The commercial for Diet Dr. Pepper says it tastes just like regular Dr. Pepper. Well, then they screwed up! – Mitch Hedberg • The days of looking the other way while despotic regimes trample human rights, rob their nations’ wealth, and then excuse their failings by feeding their people a steady diet of anti-Western hatred are over. – Dick Cheney • The diet book is one of those fool-and-money separation devices that seems, like roulette or slot machines, never to lose its power. – Christopher Hitchens • The Diet Mentality has come about because there is agreement in our society that the only way to lose weight is by dieting. But dieting produces absolutely no permanent, positive results. In fact, it makes you feel worse about yourself and probably does more damage than good to your health. – Bob Schwartz • The first thing you lose on a diet is brain mass. – Margaret Cho • The ideal human diet looks like this: Consume plant-based foods in forms as close to their natural state as possible (“whole” foods). Eat a variety of vegetables, fruits, raw nuts and seeds, beans and legumes, and whole grains. Avoid heavily processed foods and animal products. Stay away from added salt, oil, and sugar. Aim to get 80 percent of your calories from carbohydrates, 10 percent from fat, and 10 percent from protein. – T. Colin Campbell • The ifs and buts of history…form an insubstantial if intoxicating diet. – Vikram • The longest-lived people eat a plant-based diet. They eat meat but only as a condiment or a celebration. Nothing they eat has a plastic wrapper. – Dan Buettner • The Mongols consumed a steady diet of meat, milk, yogurt, and other dairy products, and they fought men who lived on gruel made from various grains. The grain diet of the peasant warriors stunted their bones, rotted their teeth, and left them weak and prone to disease. In contrast, the poorest Mongol soldier ate mostly protein, thereby giving him strong teeth and bones. – Jack Weatherford • The more animal products you remove from your diet, the better you feel. The difference between vegetarian and vegan is huge. I feel so much better as a vegan. – Pamela Anderson • The next thing I would have to go with is diet because it is so hard and mentally tough. By comparison the training is the easiest of them all because it’s my hobby as well as my job. – Ronnie Coleman • The next time you stand in front of a mirror and want to scream, try to remember that God made that face. That smile. Those big eyes…and chubby cheeks. You are His creation, called to reflect Him. Spiritual transformation doesn’t come from a diet program, a bottle, a makeover, or mask. It comes from an intimate relationship with the Savior. He…appreciates us for who we really are. So we can too. – Luci Swindoll • The roe of the Russian sturgeon has probably been present at more important international affairs than have all the Russian dignitaries of history combined. This seemingly simple article of diet has taken its place in the world along with pearls, sables, old silver, and Cellini cups. – James Beard • The Street is as large as consciousness itself. So, when creating art for the street, be mindful of where the public’s head is at these days. Give the public a real alternative to the strict diet of celebrity gossip, religion, and un-reality television. – Eric Drooker • The those two great medicines: Diet and Self-Control. – Maximilian Bircher-Benner • The worst diets are ones that restrict your calories too much and try to trick your body. You have no energy, and it’s ridiculous. – Laura Prepon • Then there’s your diet. You cut out sugars, fat, soy sauces… anything that’s nice. Tea and coffee is replaced by boiling water with lemon. It’s amazing how quickly you get into it. There’s also herbal tea and a lot of water, obviously… about two litres a day. – Tom Hardy • There is no longer any question about the importance of fruits and vegetables in our diet. The greater the quantity and assortment of fruits and vegetables consumed, the lower the incidence of heart attacks, strokes, and cancer. There is still some controversy about which foods cause which cancers and whether certain types of fat are the culprits with certain cancers, but there’s one thing we know for sure: raw vegetables and fresh fruits have powerful anti-cancer agents. – Joel Fuhrman • There is no quick fix. At the end of the day, you still have to do the work to maintain your weight. It can’t be a diet. You have to change your life. – Al Roker • There were reports of me using fat-sucking machines and all sorts of silliness. All I did was walk a lot and breast-feed. I’ve never been on a strict diet. I just don’t overeat, and I don’t eat if I’m not hungry. – Anna Friel • Throughout my work, my subjects are being told that they must change their diet in order to make the adjustment into the new world. Our bodies must become lighter, and this means the elimination of heavy foods. During the sessions, my clients are repeatedly warned to stop eating meat (beef and pork especially), mainly because of the additives and chemicals that are being fed into the animals. – Dolores Cannon • To develop intuition, one of the things you can do is pay attention to what you eat. Eat as clean a diet as you can. Eat fresh fruits and vegetables without preservatives, without alcohol, caffeine, dyes, and organically grown if possible. But do what is comfortable for your. Don’t try to shift into a lifestyle that doesn’t fit, but be aware that the lighter you eat the lighter you will feel. – Gary Zukav • Travel seems not just a way of having a good time, but something that every self-respecting citizen ought to undertake, like a high-fiber diet, say, or a deodorant. – Jan Morris • Vegetarianism is a healthier diet. – Deepak Chopra • We have been taught to “just eat a balanced diet.” We have been taught wrong. The truth is natural healing works. – Andrew Saul • We have to tackle the triple malady which holds our villages fast in its grip; want of corporate sanitation, deficient diet and inertia. – Mahatma Gandhi • We stock up on popcorn and candy like we’re crossing the Sierras, don’t we? I’ll have a couple of soft pretzels, a hot dog, Milk Duds, Snocaps. Is that the largest popcorn you’ve got there, that bucket? You don’t have a barrel or anything like that? Do you have a donkey or a pack mule or anything? – Oh, and a Diet Coke. – Ellen DeGeneres • We told Stanley Roberts to go on a water diet, and Lake Superior disappeared. – Pat Williams • We’re [Avocado League] trying to just urge people to add avocado into their diet. It’s healthy and full of vitamins and minerals. – Jennie Finch • We’ve all seen talented young players who get to a certain level but there comes a point where that talent will only take you so far. The great players go away and work on extra things. They work harder on their skills, they start having early nights and they think about their diet and training. That is what takes them to the next level. – Warren Gatland • What every human being should do is eat a vegetarian diet based on whole foods. Period. – Roger Ebert • What we often fail to recognize is how efficient a vegan diet is. Less land, less water, more food for our spiraling population. – Ed Begley, Jr. • When I was working on the Olympic cookbook it was amazing to discover how different athletes need different types of diets. Everybody thinks that an athlete has to eat lots of carbohydrates, however some athletes don’t need that. Some sports such as sprinting are explosive so you need a diet that will give you the energy for that moment. – William Katt • When I’m off the road, and I can really control my diet down to the calorie, I juice seven days a week. Every afternoon, whatever I have at hand, beets, carrots, ginger, whatever. I juice, literally, every single day. And on the road, I try to find fresh juice wherever I can. – Henry Rollins • When it comes to health, diet is the Queen, but exercise is the King. – Jack LaLanne • When some one sorrow, that is yet reparable, gets hold of your mind like a monomania,–when you think, because Heaven has denied you this or that, on which you had set your heart, that all your life must be a blank,–oh, then diet yourself well on biography,–the biography of good and great men. See how little a space one sorrow really makes in life. See scarce a page, perhaps, given to some grief similar to your own, and how triumphantly the life sails on beyond it. – Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton • When travelling, I make a point of eating a proper diet no matter where I am in the world. It is getting much easier to eat a vegetarian or vegan based diet. – Gary Player • When you breast feed your child, that breast milk that nature starts us out on has almost the same percentage of polyunsaturated, monounsaturated and saturated fat as butter. So nature clearly wanted us to have a high fat diet. – Suzanne Somers • When you don’t use sugar in your diet, all of the sudden fruits are really sweet. Honey is really sweet. Your taste buds change. I’m not psycho never have anything sweet, because that takes too much energy. The stress on your body just isn’t worth it. – Laird Hamilton • When you’ve been on a ghetto diet your entire life, you’re just happy to get a large soda instead of a medium. – Chris Rock • whenever I encountered a slide show titled ‘Eight Diet Foods That Pack on the Pounds’ or ‘Celebrity Fashion Fails,’ I’d have to stop and investigate because hey, it might be information I’d need in some unforeseeable future where I had become, for some reason, a fat celebrity. – Merrill Markoe • Whenever you’re looking at new ways to get in shape, first you have to decide what you want. Do you want a more muscular look, or do you want to slim down and appear more toned and ripped? I adapt my training and diet with each role I do, depending on the image I want to convey. – Scott Adkins • While nature thus very early and very abundantly feeds us, she is very late in tutoring us as to the proper methodization of our diet. – Herman Melville • Who has not wished that his host would come out frankly at the beginning of the visit and state, in no uncertain terms, the rulesand preferences of the household in such matters as the breakfast hour? And who has not sounded out his guest to find out what he likes in the regulation of his diet and modus vivendi (mode of living)? – Robert Benchley • Women who are with child should be careful of themselves; they should take exercise and have a nourishing diet. The first of these prescriptions the legislator will easily carry into effect by requiring that they should take a walk daily to some temple, where they can worship the gods who preside over birth. Their minds, however, unlike their bodies, they ought to keep quiet, for the offspring derive their natures from their mothers as plants do from earth. – Aristotle • Yes – I am usually overweight. I have had to be interested in diet because of being diabetic for 30 years and having kidney failure. – Sue Townsend • Yes, cider and tinned salmon are the staple diet of the agricultural classes. – Evelyn Waugh • You can be the most beautiful person on earth, and if you don’t have a fitness or diet routine, you won’t be beautiful. – Martha Stewart • You should make your diet one that best fits you and how you feel. Listen to your body. The most important thing is to exercise, drink lots of water, and take really good care of yourself. – Lea Michele • You take the healthiest diet in the world, if you gave those people vitamins, they would be twice as healthy. So vitamins are valuable. – Robert Atkins • Young people need compassion and guidance, not obscure mysticism. Here are some guidelines for young people: Remember that you are always your own person. Do not surrender your mind, heart, or body to any person. Never compromise your dignity for any reason. Maintain your health with sound diet, hygiene, exercise, and clean living. Don’t engage in drugs or drinking. Money is never more important than your body and mind, but you must work and support yourself. Never depend on others for your livelihood. – Ming-Dao Deng • Young women should begin to build bone mass early in their lives. The more mass there is, the less they will lose in later life. They should enjoy a diet of calcium-rich foods and avoid food and drink that causes bone loss. – Ann Richards • Your worm is your only emperor for diet; we fat all creatures else to fat us, and we fat ourselves for maggots. – William Shakespeare • You’re thinking I’m one of those wise-ass California vegetarians who is going to tell you that eating a few strips of bacon is bad for your health. I’m not. I say its a free country and you should be able to kill yourself at any rate you choose, as long as your cold dead body is not blocking my driveway. – Scott Adams

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