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“Flesh isn't the only source of protein. You can get all the protein you need from a varied plant-based diet. Protein is found in greens, veggies, beans, grains, nuts & seeds, avocados and so on. And there is no need to consume these foods in any special combination.” NeedsFoundSpecialSourcePlantSeedsFleshCombinationDietsNutsGrainBeansProteinPlant Based DietAvocados Author:Sharon Gannon
“On average, most people consume between 100 - 120 grams of protein per day. Not only is that unhealthy, it's extremely dangerous, as the majority of the protein consumed is animal based.” PeopleAnimalDangerousMajorityAverageConsumedUnhealthyProtein Author:Sharon Gannon
“It's important to understand that calcium isn't just about what you eat; it's also about what you keep. Acidic animal products mine minerals like potassium, magnesium and calcium from our bodies. In fact, the countries that consume the most dairy have the highest rates of hip fracture and osteoporosis.” ImportantCountryFactsBodyAnimalMinesProductsHighestRateHipsMineralsDairyFractureCalciumOsteoporosisMagnesiumPotassium Author:Sharon Gannon
“Sunlight is essential to the body's ability to absorb calcium from the food you are eating. Make sure you receive adequate vitamin D every day through sunlight. About fifteen to twenty minutes of sun on the face and hands is usually enough for most of us.” EnoughBodyHandsFacesAbilitySunMinutesEssentialsEatingTwentiesSunlightFifteenAdequateVitaminsCalciumVitamin D Author:Sharon Gannon
“Cows that are fed organic food are still kept as slaves on farms, regardless of whether it is a large corporate factory farm or a small family farm. Besides, every dairy cow, no matter what she has been fed, has her babies stolen from her shortly after birth and she will inevitably end up in the slaughterhouse.” Has BeensStillsEndsMatterBabyBirthNo Matter WhatSlaveCorporateFedsFarmsFactoriesCowsStolenDairySlaughterhousesOrganic FoodFamily FarmsDairy CowsSmall Family Author:Sharon Gannon
“Milk is for babies. Human beings are the only species that drinks milk into adulthood and besides that we prefer to drink the milk of another species (enslaved cows and goats), and we have come to consider it normal when, it is actually a pretty perverse form of sexual abuse!” HumansFormHuman BeingsBabyDrinkNormalAbuseSpeciesMilkCowsAdulthoodGoatsDrink Milk Author:Sharon Gannon
“If we weren't so dirt-conscious, we would obtain adequate vitamin B12 from soil, air, water, and bacteria, but we meticulously wash and peel our vegetables now - and with good reason, as we can't be sure our soil is not contaminated with pesticides and herbicides.” IfsReasonWaterAirConsciousSoilVegetablesDirtAdequateVitaminsBacteriaPesticidesHerbicides Author:Sharon Gannon
“Today "aged" foods like sauerkraut, miso, and tempeh are fermented in hygienically sanitized stainless-steel vats to assure cleanliness, so we can no longer be sure they will provide us with the B12 we need. Vegans should not mess around with this issue.” NeedsShouldTodayIssuesMessVeganSteelCleanlinessVatSauerkraut Author:Sharon Gannon
“Yes, all of life is sacred, including plants; and yes, there is research that demonstrates that plants have feelings - they feel it when their leaves or stems are ripped - and there is scientific evidence that while plants do not have brains and nervous systems like animals, they nevertheless actively work to ensure their survival - they want to live, thrive, reproduce, evolve.” WantFeelsFeelingsLife IsAnimalBrainSurvivalResearchEvidenceSacredPlantIncludingNervousEvolveThriveNeverthelessStemRippedNervous SystemScientific Evidence Author:Sharon Gannon
“If it were possible to live without causing harm to any living being at all, then indeed we might well choose not to eat carrots or other vegetables. But that is not possible - merely by being alive, we necessarily cause harm to many, many beings: we step on them inadvertently, we breathe them in without noticing, we kill them when we brush our teeth or wash our bodies, etc.” IfsWellsBodyMightCausesStepsAliveBreatheHarmTeethEtcVegetablesBrushesNoticingCarrots Author:Sharon Gannon
“The best we can do is strive to minimize the amount of harm we cause by living. We need to eat in order to live, and there is no moral or ethical code that dictates that we should refrain from eating and allow ourselves to die for some higher purpose.” NeedsShouldPurposeOrderDiesCausesCan DoMoralAmountHigherEatingStriveHarmCodeEthicalRefrainHigher Purpose Author:Sharon Gannon
“As humans, we do get to choose what we eat, and when we choose to eat a plant, we are eating (i.e., harming) just that plant, plus indirectly whatever nutrients that plant consumed over its lifetime (and we are also harming whatever beings may have been living on that plant or who were injured or killed in the harvesting process). But when we eat an animal, we are eating not just that animal, but also indirectly all of the plants and other beings that that animal ate over its lifetime - those plants became the flesh that we eat.” HumansMayHas BeensProcessAnimalEatingPlantLifetimeFleshOver ItPlusConsumedInjuredLiving OnNutrients Author:Sharon Gannon
“Eating vegetables, fruits and grains rarely causes total destruction of the plant or tree on which the food grew; after harvesting, seeds remain to be replanted the next season. But this certainly does not happen when an animal is slaughtered - death is final; that animal will not reproduce again!” DoeHappensNextCausesAnimalTreeGrewEatingDestructionSeasonsPlantFruitFinalsSeedsVegetablesGrain Author:Sharon Gannon
“Most of the food crops raised in the world today are fed to livestock destined for slaughter for us to eat, and most of the water used is used to raise the food crops that are fed to those animals. It has been estimated that, because of the extraordinary amount of grain it takes to raise food animals, if we reduced the amount of meat we eat by only ten percent, that would free up enough grain to feed all the starving humans in the world. So when we choose to eat meat instead of vegetables, we are choosing to take food away from others who are hungry.” IfsWorldHumansHas BeensEnoughTodayUsedWaterAnimalAmountTenPercentRaisesRaisedExtraordinaryHungryMeatFedsVegetablesGrainDestinedStarvingCropsWorld TodaySlaughterLivestock Author:Sharon Gannon
“Raising crops to feed animals for human consumption requires a lot of land. It takes eight or nine cows a year to feed one average meat eater; each cow eats one acre of green plants, soybeans and corn per year; so it takes eight or nine acres of plants a year to feed one meat eater, compared with only half an acre to feed one vegetarian.” YearsHumansAnimalHalfLandGreenPlantAverageEightNineMeatVegetarianCowsConsumptionCornCropsAcresSoybeansGreen Plants Author:Sharon Gannon
“Most of the plants grown to be fed to farm animals are heavily saturated with pesticides and herbicides and have been genetically modified, all of which contributes to the pollution and destruction of our environment, which harms us all.” Has BeensAnimalEnvironmentDestructionPlantHarmFedsFarmsPollutionOur EnvironmentSaturatedPesticidesGenetically ModifiedHerbicides Author:Sharon Gannon
“If we want to consider the sanctity of life in deciding what to eat, the choice is clear. Eating a plant based diet causes less harm, to ourselves, to the other animals, to the planet.” IfsWantChoicesCausesAnimalClearPlanetsEatingPlantHarmDietsSanctityPlant Based DietSanctity Of Life Author:Sharon Gannon
“Because we lack sharp claws, aren't very fast on our feet, and aren't exactly endowed with lightning reflexes, it would be very difficult if not impossible for us to run down an animal, catch it with our bare hands, and tear through its fur and skin in order to eat it. Biologically, we are designed to be frugivorous herbivores eating mainly fruits, seeds, roots, and leaves.” IfsHandsWould BeRunningOrderDifficultAnimalImpossibleFeetTearsEatingRootsSkinsFruitSeedsLightningFurClawsReflexes Author:Sharon Gannon
“We have been conditioned, taught, and coerced by the agents of our culture (parents, grandparents, advertisers, food critic, etc.) to eat the flesh and drink the milk of other animals. Because of this conditioning, which has occurred over a long period of time (thousands of years), we have developed addictive eating habits and blinded ourselves to the facts of our biological system and its true needs.” NeedsYearsLongHas BeensFactsCultureParentAnimalTaughtHabitPeriodsDrinkEatingCriticsFleshAgentsEtcMilkGrandparentConditioningBlindedLong Periods Of TimeAdvertisersEating Habits Author:Sharon Gannon
“The number of human deaths due to hardening of the arteries and other similar diseases suggests that human beings were not meant to eat animals; our bodies are unable to digest the animal fat effectively and it ends up stored in our blood vessels, not to mention our waist lines, buttocks and thighs!” HumansEndsBodyLinesHuman BeingsAnimalNumbersBloodDiseaseDuesFatsVesselThighsArteriesButtocksBlood Vessels Author:Sharon Gannon
“Arctic-dwelling Eskimos have no choice but to eat large amounts of meat and animal fat. But let's get our facts straight: according to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Eskimos also have the highest incidences of heart disease and osteoporosis in the world and, in general, short life spans. Perhaps that is something to consider when we are faced with the choice of what to eat for dinner and unlike Eskimos most of us do have choices.” WorldHeartFactsChoicesAnimalAmountDiseaseHighestDinnerFatsMeatNutritionJournalDwellingShort LifeArcticHeart DiseaseClinicalsLife SpanIncidenceOsteoporosis Author:Sharon Gannon
“In fact, we would know ourselves that we are not meant to be meat eaters, and we would not have allowed ourselves to become conditioned to meat eating in the first place, if the effects of meat eating were felt right away. But since heart disease, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, etc. usually take many years to develop, we are able to separate them from their cause (or contributing factors) and go on happily eating an animal-based diet.” IfsKnowsYearsFirstsHeartFactsAbleFeltCausesAnimalEffectsGoes OnDiseaseEatingCancerFactorsMeatDietsEtcMeant To BeContributingDiabetesHeart DiseaseMeat EatingOsteoporosis Author:Sharon Gannon
“We enslave, torture and then slaughter animals to eat them, then when we eventually become sick from that we enslave, torture and kill more animals in laboratories in the hopes of creating drugs to enable us to continue with our animal-abusive lifestyle! Few of us look to the future (i.e., to our parents and grandparents), see the effects of an omnivorous lifestyle, and opt out of it before it makes us sick.” LooksParentAnimalEffectsDrugCreatingSickLifestyleTortureGrandparentLaboratorySlaughterAbusiveParents And GrandparentsLooking To The Future Author:Sharon Gannon
“Human population growth is a problem in that most humans consume more than they need. The Earth's resources are now strained to sustain the needs and wants of the human population, which continues to escalate.” WantNeedsHumansProblemEarthGrowthResourcesPopulationPopulation GrowthNeeds And WantsHuman Population Author:Sharon Gannon
“In the United States, the average is two children per family, while in Africa it is five children per family. On the surface, the statistic seems to indicate that Africans are having way too many kids and are taxing the Earth's resources, while American kids are born into families who are able to take care of them. However, the average American child consumes roughly the same resources as fifteen African children. So when an American family says they only have two children, they are actually consuming the resources of an African family of thirty children!” WayChildrenTwoStatesSeemsCareKidsAbleEarthBornUnitedUnited StatesFiveResourcesAverageTake CareSurfaceThirtyFifteenConsumingAmerican Family Author:Sharon Gannon
“Human overconsumption is a greater problem than human population growth, and meat eating is a big part of that problem.” HumansProblemBigsGrowthGreaterEatingPopulationMeatOverconsumptionPopulation GrowthHuman PopulationMeat Eating Author:Sharon Gannon
“Some well-to-do parents may say, "I have a right to have as many children as I want because I can take care of them." That may be so, but can the Earth take care of them?” WantWellsMayChildrenI CanCareEarthParentTake CareBecause I Can Author:Sharon Gannon
“Farms, whether small or large, are places where slaves are kept. The animals are fattened up to be eaten, or exploited for their ability to make honey or milk, or for their fur, wool or body parts; they are kept as breeders to produce more animals who can in turn be exploited and ultimately sold, slaughtered, and eaten.” BodyTurnsAbilityAnimalProduceSlaveFarmsHoneyMilkFurWoolBreeders Author:Sharon Gannon
“Some people may argue that if the animals are treated humanely prior to being slaughtered, this justifies their confinement and slaughter. Is it ethical to rob beings of their freedom but give them a comfortable prison and provide them with food until they become fat enough to be slaughtered? Any way you look at it, farms are places where animals are kept in preparation to be slaughtered and ultimately eaten as food.” PeopleIfsWayGivingLooksMayEnoughAnimalComfortablePrisonArguingTreatedFatsPreparationJustifyEthicalFarmsSlaughterConfinement Author:Sharon Gannon
“Is it really that much better to make friends with animals before you kill them than to treat them as nameless, faceless objects before you kill them? From a yogic point of view, one must weigh the karmic consequences of perceiving others as mere objects to be used and the consequences of profiting from the suffering of others.” UsedSufferingAnimalViewsObjectsConsequenceTreatsMerePoint Of ViewNamelessSuffering Of OthersFaceless Author:Sharon Gannon
“Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment or for any exploitative purpose.” UsePurposeAnimalEntertainmentExperiments Author:Sharon Gannon
“Welfarists are concerned with the quality of the animals' lives before or even during their slaughter and want animals to be treated, and slaughtered, "humanely." Welfarists don't necessarily feel that it is wrong for humans to use animals for our own purposes.” WantFeelsHumansUsePurposeAnimalQualityConcernedTreatedSlaughter Author:Sharon Gannon
“It has been an obsession of human beings to create a hierarchy that places the human species on top and lumps all the "other animals" together beneath us. The resulting "speciesism" allows us to look upon animals as less deserving of all manner of rights and considerations than humans. To support this lower status, humans have argued that animals act instinctually; don't have souls; don't feel physical pain like we do; and lack self-consciousness, cognitive intelligence, emotional feelings, morality, and ethics.” FeelsHumansLooksHas BeensSoulSelfFeelingsPainTogetherHuman BeingsAnimalConsciousnessSupportRightsEmotionalMoralityEthicsSpeciesObsessionLook UpConsiderationHierarchyDeservingCognitiveLumpsSelf ConsciousnessHuman SpeciesPhysical PainSpeciesismMorality And Ethics Author:Sharon Gannon
“In fact, numerous scientific laboratory tests and field observations have led to the conclusion that animals are conscious, intelligent, emotional beings. They are not machines and truly feel physical pain when it is inflicted upon them. They are capable of experiencing a wide range of emotions, including loneliness, embarrassment, sadness, longing, depression, anxiety, panic, and fear, as well as joy, relief, surprise, happiness, contentment, and peace.” FeelsWellsFactsPainJoyAnimalEmotionSadnessLonelinessFieldsEmotionalAnxietyCapableConsciousTestsMachinesIntelligentLongingSurpriseIncludingWideConclusionObservationRangeReliefContentmentPanicEmbarrassmentLaboratoryPhysical PainContentment And PeaceRange Of Emotions Author:Sharon Gannon
“We are so unconscious about our actions that we don't even realize the immense suffering we are causing to animals, the planet, and ourselves.” ActionSufferingRealizingAnimalPlanetsUnconsciousImmenseOur Actions Author:Sharon Gannon
“We have become so addicted to our greed-driven habits that we have lost our moral compass and don't know what is right and wrong.” KnowsLostMoralHabitGreedDrivenCompassMoral Compass Author:Sharon Gannon
“Because of our unenlightenment, we do not know that what we do to others we ultimately do to ourselves.” Knows Author:Sharon Gannon
“Everyone is caught in the web of his or her own actions and is bound by past karmas (actions). Good and bad are relative terms. Every action takes one to the next place.” ActionPastNextTermBoundsCaughtKarmaRelativeGood And Bad Author:Sharon Gannon
“One's knowledge of karma should not be used to judge others. You should ask yourself: Do I like where I am going, or do I want to change my direction?” WantShouldUsedAsksJudgingKarma Author:Sharon Gannon
“Through yoga practice you can change the course of your life by purifying your karma. But to do that you must have an idea of where you've been and where you want to go.” WantIdeasCoursesPracticeYogaKarmaYoga PracticePurifying Author:Sharon Gannon
“Patanjali tells us that if we practice aparigraha, (greedlessness) we will begin to understand not only where we have come from but where we are going and how our karmas have contributed to where we are now.” IfsPracticeKarma Author:Sharon Gannon
“All living beings are spiritual beings because all of life breathes. Breath is an indication that spirit is present.” SpiritualSpiritBreathsBreatheIndicationSpiritual Beings Author:Sharon Gannon
“Our breath is connected to the air that every being breathes. By breathing consciously, we acknowledge our communion with all of life.” AirBreathsConnectedBreatheBreathingAcknowledgeCommunion Author:Sharon Gannon
“There are atoms of air in your lungs that were once in the lungs of everyone who has ever lived. In essence, we are breathing (inspiring) one another.” AirEssenceBreathingAtomsLungs Author:Sharon Gannon
“To live and breathe with an exclusive focus on one's small self, disconnected from the whole, is the definition of egotism.” SelfWholeFocusDefinitionsBreatheExclusiveEgotismDisconnected Author:Sharon Gannon
“The enemy of the spirit is the selfish ego, which thinks that happiness can be gained through causing unhappiness and disharmony to others. In many ancient languages, the word for enemy means "one who falls out of rhythm; one who is not working in harmony with the larger group."” ThinkingMeanSpiritFallLanguageEnemyGroupsEgoHarmonyAncientSelfishRhythmUnhappinessDisharmony Author:Sharon Gannon
“If you want to know if someone is a "spiritual being" ask yourself, "Is he or she breathing?" If the answer is yes, then you know that you are in the presence of a spiritual being.” IfsKnowsWantSpiritualAsksAnswersBreathingSpiritual Beings Author:Sharon Gannon
“All breathing beings are spiritual; this includes everyone who breathes, whether they are animals or humans, carnivores or vegetarians.” HumansSpiritualAnimalBreatheBreathingVegetarianCarnivores Author:Sharon Gannon
“To be an environmentalist is to care about the environment and care about life on planet Earth.” CareEarthEnvironmentPlanetsPlanet EarthEnvironmentalist Author:Sharon Gannon
