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Why Elementary Schools Going Vegetarian Will Be an Increasing Trend (Money)
Saw this today: Elementary School Cafeteria Goes Vegetarian. A New York City elementary school cafeteria is one of the first in the nation to go meatless. Students at P.S. 244 , the Active Learning Elementary School, are being treated to eclectic fare, including black bean and cheese quesadillas, falafel and tofu in an Asian sesame sauce.…
Read MoreTwo Success Stories: Rescued from Vegetarian and Back to High School Weight
It’s always great to stop and realize that eating an evolutionarily appropriate diet for human animals actually helps human animals improve their lives. Yep, there’s a point to this after all and it goes far beyond any drama or nit-picking minutiae anyone can bother to conjure up. The first is a story from The Independent that I…
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 MoreAnother Grain Fed Vegetarian & Vegan, Saved by Grain Free, Gluten Free Paleo
Read Jennifer’s story. Hi Richard, Long time reader…. Mmmmm…veganism! it took me a while to learn the lesson that not eating meat is just a delusional quest for health. As a little girl, my very, very, very favorite food was filet mignon. My dad would actually chop it into tiny bites, deep fry it just…
Read MoreThe Latest Uh-Oh for the Vegetarians and Vegans: Creatine
So guess where you get Creatine? If you’re a gorilla, ape, vegetarian or vegan you might have a problem because it’s not an essential nutrient, as it is manufactured in the human body from L-arginine, glycine, and L-methionine BUT, in human animals and other animals, approximately half of stored creatine originates from food (mainly from meat).…
Read MoreVegetarians and Vegans Read Free the Animal and I Have No Idea Why
Seriously. Is any-Paleo-one more prolific than I in trashing veg*ans? Yet they read, some, and stick around. If you’ve been paying attention you’ll see them in comments, and I get emails, too. Plant based gluttons for punishment? OK, let me not get off on the wrong track because I have something to share. And this…
Read MoreMy New Hero: 25-Year Vegetarian Christopher Gardner
Being a hero or gaining respect is easy: be honest. Bonus points for being honest when it’s the very last thing you desire to do. How you deliver honesty is irrelevant. That’s why I do it a bit rough, now and then. Dr. Gardner did it gently, and he did it in spades and spades…
Read MoreThe 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 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 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 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 MoreVegetarian Paleo
Here’s how to deal with me when we have a fundamental conflict, unlike some people. A comment from a vegetarian reader. I see this blog all of the time and I love reading it. I never comment because, as interesting as I think it is… I am newly a vegetarian and am really enjoying this lifestyle choice. Is it possible to practice this diet with the exclusion of meat? I keep a foodie blog, tracking my progress as a vegetarian. Well, I took a quick five or so at your blog and there’s no mystery at all. You’re having a ball. Quite obvious, and I salute and congratulate you on it. Even though our food choices are not the same, much of what you’re doing is real food, you’re doing it yourself, and you’re doing it with imagination and gusto. Salut! How could I possibly dis that? Here’s what I think: in spite of you adopting a diet that I would not undertake, I think you’re heads & tails above most. I didn’t see any fish, and I’ve had many acquaintances over the years who call themselves “vegetarian” but eat fish and/or shellfish. Could you consider that? It would make…
Read MorePoint of Order – Vegetarianism
Got my first email question regarding vegetarianism. It was from a concerned friend. One of the insructors at my gym – a vegetarian – is fighting a cold, and is often slightly sick. Beside the diet, she is way over-trained (she is the instructor for 15 or so intense aerobics classes per week). She has 2 problems – diet and over-exercise. Her lifestyle and her job make it impossible to change either – and her immune system suffers. I really wish her well, but I don’t think I, or anyone else could be of any meaningful help. We simply are not evolutionarily adapted to be vegetarian. We’re not adapted to do 15 intense aerobics/cardio sessions per week. Combining the two is a recipe for disaster. When is the last time you saw lions, tigers, wolves, or even omnivores out jogging every day? The life of an animal evolutionarily adapted to energy and nutritionally dense animal protein and fat is one of languid rest, play, and intense — all in — explosive bursts. So, my response: I’m going to maintain a strict policy with regard to vegetarians and vegans. No advice whatsoever. The “advice” I give out is based on my…
Read MoreFah Talai Jone (Andrographis Paniculata) is the best thing for respiratory and sinus I’ve ever taken
I’ve got a real and true treat for a lot of you. I’m 65 years old and cannot remember a time in my life that I was not suffering some level of respiratory and sinus deficit. Some level is always there…like a very frequent need to blow my nose. Perhaps the worst, more than the…
Read MoreAll the Good and Fun Stuff
Greetings From Northeast Rural Thailand Hey there, greetings from Northeast rural Thailand, and I’m coming to you with something that’s just all to the good. My last post was a real downer about a health crisis—which you can read if you haven’t already—and I’m gonna save anything more on that for a subsequent update that…
Read MoreCatharsis and a Thailand Road Trip
A celebratory road trip Catharsis: the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. Enough has been said, written, and captured in video than to add my dog on the pile, so just a couple of references of others. Then I’ll get to the fun stuff. … Perhaps the best message…
Read MoreThinking of Good Fats as Healthy Could Make You Fat
Harping on it for a dozen years… Time for a revisiting. When I first began my journey around 2007 or 2008, I hit the gym, started fasting, and adopted a low-carb Paleo diet. I already had a blog for five years and began writing about these changes. Serendipitously, I became a Paleo influencer for the……...
Anxiety in the Face of the AI Revolution
From Fire to Silicon: Getting Used to Radical Advancement “As man now is, God once was; as God now is, man may be.” lorenzo snow [This is Part 2. Parts 1 and 3 are here and here.] The quote is from 1840. Snow was the 5th president of the LDS Church, the Mormons. It popped…
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