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Vegan Lifestyle Decreases Health Risks
The stereotypical image of vegans as hemp-wearing hippies protesting at animal rights’ rallies has come a long way since the movement first became realized in the 1940s and heightened with the counter culture movement of the 1960s. Today, nearly 2.8 percent or approximately 8.5 million of the U.S. adult population currently subscribe to a vegetarian lifestyle, according to a 2006 poll conducted by the Vegetarian Journal.
Understanding the significance of a vegan lifestyle means more than the simple act of cutting out meat and dairy products from the daily diet. Vegan living is an opportunity for individuals to reinvent themselves particularly in their philosophies and politics as well as on the plate.
A vegan diet, also known as veganism, consists of vegetables, fruits and legumes while excluding fish, dairy products including butter, eggs, fowl, honey, animal gelatin and other food products deriving from animal origin, according to the American Vegan Society (AVS). (more…)
Vegan Basics Everyone Must Know
Vegan living is a lifestyle choice that has gained much popularity in the United States of America. Those who prefer to live this lifestyle over normal living are individuals who choose to miss out on meat and dairy products. As an alternative, their diets comprise exclusively of plant-based foods. They go so far as to excluding eggs, dairy and even honey from their diets. Animal skin and fur are further excluded from their closets. Down comforters and cosmetics that have been tested on animals are forbidden from their lives as well.
Why Do People Become Vegans?
The reasons behind individuals becoming vegans go far beyond health. At times their sole aim is to live a cruelty free life. They believe that by not including animal products, plant foods are grown and consumed more for human consumption more willingly than livestock which results in a better world.
Individuals are further interested in becoming vegans due to the health benefits that this lifestyle offers. Scientific research that has been carried out proves that vegans and vegetarians tend to have lower rates of cancer and heart disease, lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and less incidence of diabetes. (more…)
Vegan Results – Healthy Food for Healthy People
While animal cruelty is a great reason to switch to a vegan lifestyle, by no means is it the only reason, nor does it need to be your main priority. In fact, the number one reason to go vegan should be your own health. Its true; billions of animals are abused and neglected each year, and while their short-lived existence may have been in inhumane and sickly conditions- do you really want them to end up on your plate?
Anyone who has read, “The Jungle,” or “Fast Food Nation” has probably thought twice about where their meat comes from, yet continue to eat at their favorite burger joint. Why would we keep eating meat we know is unhealthy when there are so many far superior animal-free alternatives that are better for us but taste the same?
However, our intent is not to make you feel bad about your food. We’re not going to tell you how poor little Bessie the calf never got the chance to see her mother, before getting wrenched away to live out her life-long prophecy of becoming a milk-machine. While we want you to know where your food comes from, you should feel good about the food you eat and the choices you make- and have the knowledge to make easy substitutions- usually with foods you already have in your home. (more…)
Benefits of Being Vegan
Are you an animal lover, global activist or veggie enthusiast? If you fell into the 4% of Americans that reportedly maintain a vegan diet, you would probably identify with all of these roles to a degree. Whether the motive is ethical, environmental, or nutritional, adopting a vegan diet provides benefits across the board not only for humans, but for the animals and ecosystems of our planet.
A vegan, not to be confused with a vegetarian, is a person that does not consume any foods that have been produced by animals. Ultimately, this form of vegetarianism eliminates not only meat, but also eggs, dairy, and any other animal by-products from the diet. The impact of adopting a vegan diet is extremely beneficial to animals. By eliminating meat from their diet, vegans are taking a stand against the inhumane treatment of livestock and other farm animals by skewing the demand for meat and thus the unnecessary killings to supply it in the American market. While there is no killing involved in the production and distribution of eggs or dairy, vegans have similar ethical grievances towards the practices and treatment of the animals. Many vegans will explain the main reason for eliminating eggs and dairy from their diet is the conditions and circumstances under which the animals are kept to produce the goods. As you can clearly tell, animals benefit greatly from the thoughtful dietary choices of vegans, but they’re not the only ones. (more…)
