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unplug magazine asks you to unplug from your current modes of thought and look at life in a new way, whether this means unplugging from our toxic consumer culture, mainstream society, the tv, or a limiting mindset. author megan prusynski explores life's alternatives and discusses activism, progressive thinking, and moving towards a "green" & sustainable life.
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Meat=Cancer, Go Veg!
I just read this report from BBC News, saying that eating red meat often is linked to bowel cancer. Well, duh! I'm sure some factory farm advocates will soon fund a study saying the opposite. It's unfortunate that people don't have more access to important health information such as this from their government, because so many lobbyists want Washington to downplay the dangers of things like factory farms, meat, and genetically modified food.
Seneca showed me this site recently. It's really very interesting. It examines human phisiology and evolution and discovers that a plant-based diet is the most natural and healthy human diet. We do not have the digestive system, teeth, or other traits that most carnivores have, and we are not evolved to eat as much meat as we do. If you need more convincing, check out Meet your Meat, a video showing what really happens to animals in factory farms. Beware, it's disturbing, disgusting, and if you have a soul at all, it will make you cry. It definitely reaffirmed my commitment to vegetarianism, and made both Seneca and I consider going vegan instead of eating organic dairy. It's disturbing knowing where your food came from these days...
Labels: activism, animal rights
