Yesterday's article was about vegan bodybuilder Kenneth Williams, and his busting of the myth that in order to build muscle and be an athlete you need to eat animal protein. I wrote this article not necessarily to encourage you to become vegetarian … [Read more...]
Can You Build Muscle Without Meat?
There's this belief that to build muscle you have to eat meat, and to build lots of muscle, you have to eat lots of meat. "There's no way you can be a pro bodybuilder without meat. I've never heard of anyone who doesn't eat protein," says Dexter "The Blade" Jackson, who last year won the premier international bodybuilding championship, Mr. Olympia. Jackson routinely bookends a day of steak and chicken eating with 10 egg whites. ("My metabolism … [Read more...]
The PETA Hijinks
The Sexiest Vegetarian Man Over 50
Yesterday I told you about the organization PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - and the fact that they are known to do various publicity stunts to get their point across. Actually, in yesterday's … [Read more...]
The Sexiest Vegetarian Woman Over 50
PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - has a knack for keeping their name in the news. Sometimes controversial, sometimes provocative, sometimes whimsical, and sometimes very serious, they continue to hammer home their message: cruelty to animals in all its forms is inhumane. Now as I pointed out in the first article of this series, [Read more...]
The Meat You Eat: Steroid Use in Livestock
In yesterday's article, I discussed the rampant use of antibiotics with livestock - primarily used as a tool to help them grow larger and bigger - and how 70% of all antibiotics used in the U.S. is for livestock use. But that's only half the story of the drugging of livestock: antibiotics aren't the only drugs given to livestock to help them grow … [Read more...]
Fish, the Environment and Health
Meat and the Environment
"But when it comes to bad for the environment, nothing -- literally -- compares with eating meat. The business of raising animals for food causes about 40 percent more global warming than all cars, trucks, and planes combined. If you care about the planet, it's actually better to eat a salad in a Hummer than a cheeseburger in a Prius." - Bill Maher In the last article, I discussed Paul McCartney's campaign for[Read more...]
Sir Paul McCartney Says: “Go Meat Free on Mondays”
And before Sir Paul was Sir Paul, he used to sing songs with a band. This past July he sang one of those band's songs on top of the marquee at the Ed Sullivan Theater, as part of his appearance on the David Letterman show: You can learn more about the Meat Free Monday campaign by visiting their website: http:www.supportmfm.org/ … [Read more...]
What the China Study Says About Eating Meat
I told you in yesterday's article about several studies that showed the downside of eating meat, including a recent one concluded in the U.S. that studied 500,000 people. Today I will tell you about the landmark study that sealed the deal for once … [Read more...]
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