| I've followed a vegetarian diet about four and half | | | | from what we put into our bodies. |
| years now. Often people ask why and at this point, | | | | And just to be clear, World War II prisoners may |
| I'm really not sure which answer to give. I do | | | | have been better treated than many animals used |
| remember the reason that flipped the switch for me | | | | for consumption are today. You know your dog or |
| though. It was: If humans didn't consume animals, and | | | | cat has feelings, so why would you assume that |
| all of the grain grown (that is used to feed the | | | | other animals - ones used for consumption - don't? |
| animals) were properly distributed, there would be no | | | | These animals have been treated miserably, and then |
| hunger on Earth. I pretty quickly decided I'd rather be | | | | murdered. So, what kind of energy do you think |
| part of the solution than the problem, so that did it | | | | these animals will have? Do you think it would be |
| for me. | | | | happy and loving energy? Or do you think it's more |
| Since that time, I've learned a great deal about eating | | | | likely to be fear and sadness? If you had to choose, |
| animals and a lot of it is shocking. Did you know that | | | | which would you pick? |
| many animals used for consumption these days have | | | | Now that you've chosen, do you think this energy is |
| cancers and tumors? They just cut around them. In | | | | something you want to be putting in your body? |
| addition, most animals are on hormones, antibiotics | | | | I'm just asking because in a world where some large |
| and other drugs, and many animals these days are so | | | | percentage of the population feels the need to take |
| diseased that they can't even walk - yet they are still | | | | drugs for depression, and you can't open a |
| used for consumption. Do you really think that | | | | newspaper or get on the Internet without reading |
| consuming drugged and diseased animals is good for | | | | about a war, rape, maim, or murder somewhere, I |
| you? | | | | just think we might want to look at common |
| Now they've started genetically modifying animals for | | | | practices that could be contributing to the human |
| consumption, which is just plain wrong. When they | | | | condition. What do you think? |
| first started doing genetic experiments with foods in | | | | Now, if I was reading this, I'd pretty quickly decide |
| the early 90's, the scientists and biotech companies | | | | that eating animals was no longer for me. But |
| didn't even know that each gene controls several | | | | perhaps you're not quite there yet, but you would |
| different functions - so the outcomes were and are | | | | like to make some healthy changes. Excellent. What |
| totally unpredictable. Now they know this, but it | | | | can you do? |
| hasn't stopped them from genetically altering things, | | | | For starters, you should know that just one serving |
| including many of the foods you likely already | | | | of meat per week meets the protein requirements |
| consuming, and now animals. Funny thing is, not only | | | | of human beings, so you can start by considerably |
| are they legal - they're also unlabeled. An extreme | | | | decreasing your intake. Try having only one or two |
| version of buyer beware, if you ask me... | | | | servings each week, and preferably fish only. |
| In addition, if you care about the world we live in, | | | | You might also want to start using beans and nuts, |
| you should know that it takes approximately one | | | | which are both wonderful sources of protein. And |
| thousand gallons of water to raise one pound of | | | | just six to seven cups of beans also meets the |
| beef. Rainforests (the lungs of the planet) are also | | | | weekly protein requirements of human beings. |
| being leveled to make room for cattle grazing (to | | | | To fully enjoy your meals, you may need to learn a |
| feed first world counties). | | | | few new recipe options, which really isn't too much |
| But there's another angle that you might not be | | | | to ask. You might also want ask your favorite |
| familiar with. We all have energy, called consciousness. | | | | restaurants to carry some hearty meat-free options |
| And so do animals. Now, different people's energy | | | | as well; you'd be surprised what they'll do if you ask |
| can be dramatically different. It depends on a number | | | | the right person. While these may seem like big |
| of things including: how they think, how they act, are | | | | changes in the beginning, once you're in the swing of |
| they and their actions fear-based or love-based, and | | | | things, you'll see there's nothing to it. Chances are |
| so on. But consciousness, or this energy, also comes | | | | you won't miss a thing. |