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Earthlings Documentary
X The Hierophant:
For all you who are interested in vegetarianism/veganism (or enjoy documentaries) here is an excellent film exploring the moral issues surrounding eating meat. I am currently attempting to go vegetarian (and plan to transition that into veganism over then next month or two). I found this video quite motivational.
Also - if you recognize the voice of the narrator it is Joaquin Phoenix (from the film Gladiator, Signs, etc).
Link to full length film:
http://veg-tv.info/Earthlings
Also - as a side health benfit I have lost 6 pounds in my first three weeks of simpy eliminating meat from my diet.
Paul:
Thanks for the link X, great to see you back up....gotta go now to the store and warn all of the veggies that you are coming. ;D
BALDANDRE:
I could definately handle going full vegetarian...almost there ...rarely eat much meat and can do the faux-meat just fine...
but I could never do vegan...very tough, would restrict too much (because dairy is in EVERYTHING!) and you have to be careful about the health issue...ie. yogurt is HUGELY good for your health with all the active cultures and organisms in it...proteins from just nuts and veggies...you need a lot
my wife has us eating very healthy by making pretty much everything from scratch when she can (most of what we eat now-a-days)..you know wheat and barley and raw grains in everything..
THAT alone takes getting used to, but I really dig it...
Good luck X, I'm sure you'll do great with it!
P.S.And if you go vegan avoid eating chips or pretzels to fill the hunger...especially when you're on the go...I've known some vegan friends that got "beer-bellies' because they lost muscle and gained some weight in the midsection!
X The Hierophant:
--- Quote from: Paul on January 29, 2008, 02:36:20 PM ---Thanks for the link X, great to see you back up....gotta go now to the store and warn all of the veggies that you are coming. ;D
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Thanks man. Good to be back! O0
X The Hierophant:
--- Quote from: BALDANDRE on January 29, 2008, 02:54:36 PM ---I could definately handle going full vegetarian...almost there ...rarely eat much meat and can do the faux-meat just fine...
but I could never do vegan...very tough, would restrict too much (because dairy is in EVERYTHING!) and you have to be careful about the health issue...ie. yogurt is HUGELY good for your health with all the active cultures and organisms in it...proteins from just nuts and veggies...you need a lot
my wife has us eating very healthy by making pretty much everything from scratch when she can (most of what we eat now-a-days)..you know wheat and barley and raw grains in everything..
THAT alone takes getting used to, but I really dig it...
Good luck X, I'm sure you'll do great with it!
P.S.And if you go vegan avoid eating chips or pretzels to fill the hunger...especially when you're on the go...I've known some vegan friends that got "beer-bellies' because they lost muscle and gained some weight in the midsection!
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I totally agree with you, being vegan doesn't eliminate poor food choices. You still need to eat a well-balanced meal and not live off sweets and chips and such. I have tried to be mindful of that.
Keeping that in mind you don't "need" dairy products to survive (get enough protien, etc). There are several good books out there that delve deeply into this:
To name one: Becoming Vegan http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Vegan-Complete-Adopting-Plant-Based/dp/1570671036/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201644954&sr=8-1
I've enjoyed the challenge of changing my diet so far, and have upped my excercise as well. So far, so good!
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