Why I'm Not A Vegan. Do some research outside of the China Study and you will find that, in fact, most vegetarians end up eventually abandoning the lifestyle due to mounting health problems. Vegetarianism and Veganism are modern social experiments that may, or may not, prove themselves to be valid lifestyle choices in the long- term. What we do know, however, is that no human group in the history of humanity has sustained itself on a 1. ![]() If you pore over some serious literature in the non- diet- biased fields of archaeology and anthropology, it quickly becomes clear that humans throughout history happily and gratefully chowed down on animal parts whenever the opportunity arose, and those opportunities were welcomed with gusto! Nutrient dense foods such as animal fat, meat, and eggs were life- saving for primitive people, who didn’t have the luxury of a Whole Foods store down the street. Now, we modern humans DO have access to great food resources, with a wide and varied stockpile of international cuisine to choose from. However, that being said, choosing to eat this way is not necessarily a smart or sustainable choice. One question I always ask the outspoken veg people in my area is this: Could you sustain your health as a veg if you only had access to the foods grown within 1. ![]() ![]() Inevitably the answer is a resounding . If a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle is only made possible by shipping food over long distances with fossil fuels, and taking copious amounts of supplements to stave off malnutrition, can this REALLY be called a viable, environmentally friendly lifestyle choice? I think not. I will be the first to agree with the veg community that the enormous concentrated livestock operations (CAFO’s) are a bane on our planet, and an absolute catastrophe in regards to animal welfare and human health. That being said, however, I would like to point out that this, too, is a large- scale, unproven social experiment, and has very much shown itself to be an inefficient option for feeding the masses. I expect to see this system come to a grinding halt in the next decade, and I will celebrate that day when it comes. The Trump Era has begun. It remains to be seen whether or not the Toddler-in-Chief’s mental instability, audacious corruption, and sheer incompetence will be enough. The CIA has had the ability to turn routers and network access points into surveillance devices for years, according to secret documents published by WikiLeaks on. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science; Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Mayo Clinic School of Medicine; Mayo Clinic School of Continuous. Entertainment Television, LLC. A Division of NBCUniversal with news, shows, photos, and videos. But to conclude that because CAFO’s are harmful, the only other option is to stop eating meat altogether is to engage in a false dichotomy. There is a third, and better option for us, our planet, and our animal friends; small- scale, polycultural, grass- based, family farms, where multiple species of livestock and crops are raised in such a way that have been proven over and over again to actually IMPROVE the existing environment, soil, water, and air quality, and very capably feed the local community. This option, in my mind, seriously trumps the other alternatives, including a veg lifestyle dependent on consumption, large- scale produce agriculture, and trucked- in foods. Remember folks, cows aren’t supposed to be eating grains, anyway. It is unnecessary, and tends to make them ill. The oft- heard argument that the problem lies in the enormous amount of farmland dedicated to raising animals, and growing the grain to support them, is an argument that I can partially agree with, but for different reasons than you might suppose. We could eliminate 8. STOP FEEDING THEM CORN!!! There are always some veg folks (or many, perhaps) which make their lifestyle choice based on a desire to decrease animal suffering by not partaking in the eating of animal products. This, to me, is an admirable outlook, and one that I most definitely share. However, my disagreement lies with the method of achieving this. To begin, I would like to propose that to consciously choose pasture- based animal products and to spend your money on them is a far more powerful action to protect animal welfare than simple passive non- participation. If you stop buying CAFO- raised beef and buy broccoli instead, the beef producers will not notice the loss of your dollar. On the other hand, if you stop buying CAFO beef and instead give your money to the small farm down the road, enabling that small farm to provide more quality, humanely raised beef, which will in turn attract more customers, THAT will be noticed by the big boys of the industry. And on the subject of broccoli, I have found that most people in the veg community think that a purchase of veggies instead of a purchase of meat is a vote for the health of our planet. However, if you allow yourself to look beyond the cute little label and organic certification on the produce in the grocery store, you will find yet more huge, industrial agricultural operations based on fossil fuel, heavy machinery, and monoculture crops (one crop grown on many acres). Just because they use organic fertilizer and pest control methods, doesn’t mean that the produce comes from a little family farm. Most organic produce hails from HUGE farming operations, that are rife with many of the same environmental problems that exist on the non- organic industrial farms, such as: Enormous outputs of fossil fuels to run equipment to till, plant, harvest, process, and ship the food to your neighborhood healthfood store. Less- than- safe working conditions for the laborers on the farm. Thousands of tiny animals killed with each pass of the tilling and harvesting equipment. Hundreds, or thousands of species of flora and fauna displaced to create cropland. The animals in this case are mice and moles and rabbits and other creatures that are run over by tractors, or lose their habitat to make way for farming, so they are not as “visible” as cattle, but the deaths are very real, nonetheless. This begs the question: Why is it OK to kill animals of the field so that we can eat vegetables, grains, or fruits but it is not okay to kill pigs or chickens or cows? What is a low carb diet, really? When can a low carb diet be beneficial? Should everyone follow a low carb diet? Or, can a low carb diet ruin your health? I lost 10kg by following a disciplined diet & exercise routine! In this article, I'll tell you what exactly I did to lose 1kg per day, all for free! If I kill a cow, that one death will feed my family for a year or more. To eat a veg diet for a year, there would be literally thousands of tiny lives impacted and lost to provide the grains and produce for my family. Which choice truly reduces suffering? Just some food for thought. ![]() Sexual Activity. American teenagers become sexually active at the same age and have similar numbers of partners as teenagers in other industrialized countries.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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