1.
On
Protein and Vegan Diets
2. Famous Quote –
Will Tuttle
3.
Vegan
Athlete
4. Bible verse –
Psalm 104:10-14
5.
Former president of McDonald’s and Oprah to Open a Vegan-Friendly
Restaurant Chain
6. This Week’s Video
– The Vegan Show with Biz Stone
1. On Protein and Vegan Diets
Vegan diets can
easily supply all the nutrients humans need, if it’s balanced correctly.
Ginny Messina, MPH, RD, a registered dietitian and public health
nutritionist, explains why legumes and nuts are important foods in vegan
diets because they contain all the essential amino acids and healthy
fats we need. Ginny Messina and dietitian Jack Norris will have their
co-authored book, Vegan for Life, published this summer. To read
the article please search online for
Vegan Food Guide, Protein and New Book
How important it is that
conscientious dietitians and nutritionists like Messina and Norris work
tirelessly to inform and educate people that well-balanced plant-based
diets are not only complete but very healthy. A plant-based diet is
God’s ideal choice for humans for it was prescribed to us by God at the
beginning of time, as the book of Genesis tells us. Vegetarian diets are
responsible and compassionate choices that help us bring harmony and
healing into God’s Creation.
2.
Famous Quote
"What goes around comes around. We must as a species stop
the violence that is inherent in our meat habit. This should be of
paramount importance for all religious movements and teachers. It is the
call of spirituality. If our religions don’t hear this call, we must
revitalize them or create new ones that do."
~ Will Tuttle,
author of The World Peace Diet
3. Vegan Athlete
Richard Adams, vegetarian athlete and Ironman race competitor, shares
how transitioning to a plant-based diet helped him get rid of
gastrointestinal problems. He also tells the enormous impact that
visiting Farm Sanctuary had on him, especially meeting farmed animals
who had been very abused by the meat, egg and dairy industries, and who
got a second chance in life thanks to compassionate people. To read the
article please search online for
Plant, Animals and Iron
More
and more athletes are learning that an animal-based diets have no
benefits for their health or performance. In fact, they learn that
adopting a plant-based diet gives them more energy, endurance and
health. Plant-based diets show good stewardship of our bodies, temples
of the Holy Spirit.
4. Bible Quote
(RSV) Psalm
104:10-14
"Thou makest
springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills, they
give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their
thirst. By them the birds of the air have their habitation; they sing
among the branches. From thy lofty abode thou waterest the mountains;
the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy work. Thou dost cause the
grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate, that he
may bring forth food from the earth,..."
The survival of
all creatures depends on the natural world that God created. We are
called to be good stewards of it. By exploiting and abusing our bodies,
animals and the environment we are only bringing misery to all and
showing disobedience to God.
5. Former president of McDonald’s and Oprah to Open a Vegan-Friendly
Restaurant Chain
A former president of McDonald's
and Oprah are opening a vegan-friendly, high animal welfare restaurant
chain. Chicago-based Lyfe plans to open its first restaurant in Palo
Alto, CA and within five years, the company is planning as many as 250
restaurants nationally. All the items in the menu will have 600 or fewer
calories. The food will not contain any butter, cream or high-fructose
corn syrup, and desserts are going to be dairy-free and meat will come
from reputable free-range, grass-fed cattle such as Niman Ranch. To read
the article please search online for
Lyfe Kitchen to enter restaurant mix with healthy eating at its core
The demand for
healthier foods and plant-based ones has increased significantly in the
last decade. More people want to know where their food comes from and
what impact it has on their health, God's animals and the environment.
Ultimately, if everyone shows responsibility and mindfulness at the time
of choosing food, the world would be a harmonious, loving and peaceful
one, as envisioned by the prophet Isaiah.
6.
This Week’s Video: The Vegan Show with Biz Stone
Martha Stewart,
America’s domestic icon, devoted an entire hour-long episode of “The
Martha Stewart Show” to veganism. With high profile personalities like
Kathy Freston ("Veganist" author), Gene Baur (Farm Sanctuary President)
and Twitter cofounder Biz Stone, the audience and viewers learned about
the many benefits of adopting a plant-based diet. To watch an excerpt of
the show featuring Gene Baur exposing the inherent cruelty of factory
farming, please search online for
The
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