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The Vegetarian Myth Revisited
Aside from the recent abysmal nature of my blogging, my neighborhood dog-walking friend Kara emails: You are on the cutting edge. Indeed, I am. She forwards a great review of The Vegetarian Myth (reviewed here, here, here, and here) in an email newsletter from Fourfold Healing. The vegetarian Myth by Lierre Keith Very occasionally powerful,…
Read MoreThe Vegetarian Myth
Man, oh man, is this ever an amazingly good book: The Vegetarian Myth. What is so compelling to me, as somewhat of a hack when it comes to writing, is that her writing is plain old damn good. It’s really good. You can easily forget what you’re reading because the enjoyment of the style, integration,…
Read MoreGrains, Vegetarians, Vegans and Nutritional Density
Yesterday I posted about how well it’s going with the book and its 2nd Edition. Here’s an excerpt from Chapter 3 on grains, vegetarianism, veganism and a bunch of nutritional comparisons. This is first draft stuff, so it has yet to go to the editor or proofreading. Those who read the first edition will notice…
Read MoreVegetarians and Vegans Get Well Deserved Bare-Assed Spanking
“Why a group of longtime vegetarians and vegans converted to the idea that flesh and other food from animals can be healthful, environmentally appropriate, and ethical” That’s the kicker to this new piece in The Atlantic: Eating Animals. As Americans gather around holiday tables this year, many of us will be setting places for vegetarians…
Read MoreThe Moral Vegetarians
I’m pretty sure it was Roger Ebert, somewhere along the line, who taught me the principle that underlies this paraphrased statement: Judge a film by what its makers intend to deliver, not by what you think it should deliver. And so we’re back again with Lierre Keith and The Vegetarian Myth. My previous mentions &…
Read MoreVegetarian and Vegan Tear Jerkers
It was inevitable. A link to the following video was posted in comments on my post about Lierre Keith’s book, The Vegetarian Myth, within which I was compelled to keep my nose buried for even more hours, last night. [Update: Major portions of the book are up at Google Books.] In case you’re wondering, I…
Read MoreThe Vegetarian Menace
One for the Pea-Brain Diet Got an email from reader Katherine Strange, proprietor of SF Bay Area’s Evolution Catering. I haven’t tried the menu, yet, but that’s only because I have the time and inclination to cook for myself most of the time. If that’s a problem for you, or an occasional problem, you’re near to San Francisco and want to eat right, ring up Kat and get some nice food. A vegetarian wasn’t too happy about the menu offerings. Kat, It would be interesting if you included some pure vegetarian meals (beans, grains and veggies) if you really want to be an “Evolutionary” caterer. Research shows that only a vegetarian diet is really sustainable for the planet, and is still the healthiest way to eat that there is. I ‘d be interested if you decide to continue to evolve…. Then, a kind reply got an even more insistent response. …And their organs only needed to survive for 20-30 years. Life span extended with the evolution of agriculture, as did the need for the kidneys and heart to last longer. High protein diets are very hard on the kidneys, causing high rates of kidney stones, which can lead to kidney…
Read MoreMy Free the Animal Book, Repartee
Yea, I blogged about it yesterday. And yea, shame level is pretty nil. That is, I love this, finally, and I’m probably gonna pump it, a bit. If you don’t like it, fine. If you don’t care, fine, and thanks for reading anyway. …Or, judge for yourself; as is, essentially, the theme of the book. You…
Read MoreAncestral Health Symposium
The organizers of the Ancestral Health Symposium sure have done an amazing job putting together the "Woodstock of Evolutionary Medicine." When I was first approached way, way back when, I was more than a little skeptical. But looks like they’ve pulled it off. That’s quite a list of luminaries in the paleo, Primal and Evolutionary Fitness…
Read MoreKeep Eating the Sugar, Vegans
Rather than the post I had planned for this morning of last night’s stupendous meal, I have something else to put up. The meal was grilled filets and instead of the typical red wine reduction I do, I toasted garlic in butter, strained, then browned the butter and finished it off with fresh lime juice.…
Read MoreLet’s Help Out a Soon-To-Be Ex-Veg*n Go Paleo
Here’s an email in from a vegetarian or vegan yesterday who’s in need of some assistance. I’ll let her explain. You have a great site, and a wonderful attitude. Kudos to you for being fair to everyone. Can you dispense any advice to a vegetarian/vegan wishing to go paleo – in other words, how does…
Read MoreLierre Keith Gets a Cayenne Laced Pie in the Face During San Francisco Book Fair Speech
And here’s the gloating over it. Bound Together Books and PM Press continue to try to prop up and foist veg*n antagonist Lierre Keith onto the radical community in the Bay Area. Today, at the 15th Annual San Francisco Anarchist Bookfair, where she was scheduled to be a featured speaker, Keith was served her just…
Read MoreOut & About On The Interwebs: Science Based? Weston Price; Smart Patients; Fasting vs. Cancer; Alcoholics for Agriculture; and ex-Vegan Lierre Keith
~ Well this is pretty much a disaster over at Science Based Medicine, courtesy of a seemingly confused Amy Tuteur, MD. "Longing for a past that never existed" There once was a time when all food was organic and no pesticides were used. Health problems were treated with folk wisdom and natural remedies. There was…
Read MoreTrouble in Raw Vegan Paradise?
Well, my Google alert for vitamin K2 — of all things — turned up this interesting blog post at The Fresh Network Blog. Why the shift away from veganism in the raw world? As you may already have noticed, a big change has taken place in the raw food world, and this change is ongoing.…
Read More“You have saved my life.”
That’s Lierre Keith, describing the email she gets from her book, The Vegetarian Myth (see previous link for reviews & to get the book). She’s talking about those 80% of vegetarians and vegans who fan-mail her; those relatively new to it (all life is style, nowadays), suffering from anxiety and depression. Good for you, Lierre: best…
Read MoreJohn Mackey: “We sell a bunch of junk.”
Indeed Whole Foods does. Thankfully, they also sell a lot of good stuff, albeit expensive good stuff — and in an environment I find quite pleasing most of the time. Mackey in the New Yorker. A year ago, Mackey came across a book called “The Engine 2 Diet,” by an Austin, Texas, firefighter and former…
Read MoreVegan Trolls
A high carb vegan comments. Ah yes, the low-carb, meat-addicted Weston Price clones. Saturated fat is good for you, huh? Hey, I know a bridge you can buy! Interested? lol It’s amazing how you people proliferate (and predictably, diss and despise) Campbell while worshipping your dead hero Atkins, the pseudo-scientist diet faddist who suffered from…
Read MoreHow Mean Should I Be?
An email crashes in. Hi there, I work with Silk on one of their latest new products called Heart Health. As part of their new line of wellness products, Heart Health was specifically designed to reduce cholesterol. In fact, A recent study found that people who enjoyed three servings of Silk Heart Health per day…
Read MoreNote to Angela F. Braly, CEO, WellPoint, Inc.
Dear Ms. Braly: I’m writing about the July 27, 2009 letter you received from Tracy Reiman, Executive Vice President of PETA. I figured that in case embarrassing typos ("…denied every everything;" "…many have their throats are cut;" paragraph four; "Dieticians;" paragraph two) from an Executive VP of a major organization with 2 million members wasn’t enough to…
Read MoreLinks & Quick Hits
~ Reader Rafi Bar-Lev has a project brewing: Passionate Fitness. From our email discussions and from what I can see from the website, Rafi aims to create a social network for health & fitness folks. There’s a forum, you can write and submit posts for the front page, and more. I plan to participate. So…
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