Category Archives: why vegan?

Being Humane, Being Human

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I  heart lot of folks  extol the virtues of grass fed  and free range livestock suggesting it’s less cruel and more  “humane.’  Yet, all of this livestock is destined for the plate and will be slaughtered. I challenge anyone  to spend some time on the kill floor of a slaughter house and then try to convince themselves that what goes on there is humane rather than inhuman. There is no such thing as humane slaughter.

How Eating a Whole Food Plant-Based Diet Can Benefit Your Fitness Goals – One Green Planet

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Fitness and exercise is one of the many essential elements of maintaining a well-balanced and healthy lifestyle. For some, that may just mean going on a thirty-minute walk each morning. Others might opt for a weight training session at the gym followed by a spin class.

Source: How Eating a Whole Food Plant-Based Diet Can Benefit Your Fitness Goals – One Green Planet

A Couple’s Plant-Based Path from Sick and Overweight To Healthy and Fit

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As a firefighter and an outdoorsy person in general, my husband, Don, never had a problem with his weight. But his diet caught up with him in other ways. After he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, his health started to go downhill. He could barely go to the mailbox and back without being out of breath.

Source: A Couple’s Plant-Based Path from Sick and Overweight To Healthy and Fit

I Beat Food Addiction and Lost 240 Pounds on a Plant-Based Diet | Forks Over Knives

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My relationship with food has never been easy. My first diet was when I was 11 years old. In my teens, my weight in pounds was in the 100s. In my 20s, it was in the 200s. In my 30s, it was in the 300s. And in my 40s, it was in the 400s, which is when I reached my heaviest weight of 436 pounds.

Source: I Beat Food Addiction and Lost 240 Pounds on a Plant-Based Diet | Forks Over Knives