Bees make honey. It’s actually the vomit of thousands of bees, because one bee will only make one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey its entire life. Therefore, vegans don’t eat honey, because it is an animal product…. [Read More]
How Showing Animal Nursery Rhymes to Kids & Feeding Them Meat Breeds Speciesism
A massive percentage of the nursery rhymes we read our children or let them watch on YouTube or TV feature animals in leading character roles. For example, take this latest playlist I put on for my little one the… [Read More]
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B12 Guide: Deficiency, RDA, Plant Based Sources, Supplements
Vitamin B12 is a hot issue when people first turn to the vegan lifestyle, and with good reason. Most people only have a vague idea of what B12 is and what it is used by our bodies for. At best people know that B vitamins are good for us…. [Read More]
Why Vegans Should Eat at Meat-Serving Restaurants & Shop at Non-Vegan Stores
As a vegan, I naturally have a tendency to get het up about animal welfare. What can I say; I love animals. Over the years (prior to going vegan) I had donated to dog shelters and other animal… [Read More]
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The Truth About Protein: Vegan Deficiency or Omnivore Overdose?
If your friends and family are anything like mine (in other words, meat eaters) then I’ll bet good money that the first question you had when you told them you were going vegan was “all well and good,… [Read More]
Vegan Vs. Vegetarian – What’s the Difference [And is There Beef?]
Veganism is widely cited as a form of vegetarianism, but vegans generally don’t see it like that and prefer to distinguish clearly between the two. Why? Well, one reason is that a number of sub-category diets have emerged… [Read More]
Meat, Money & Antibiotics – How the Food Chain is Endangered for Profit
Ah, a day on the farm. Corn-fed cows a-mooing, chickens in the pen, a summer breeze rippling through the corn fields. Idyllic, no? Well, no. That depends on your position in the food chain. The reality is that… [Read More]
3 Morally-Sobering Reasons Vegans Don’t Eat Eggs
Vegans avoid all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose. So of course, vegans do not eat eggs. “But why not”? I hear you ask. “Eating an egg doesn’t kill… [Read More]
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Is Soy Bad For You? Unearthing The Truth Behind The Speculation
Vegetarians who consume tofu and bean curd as a substitute for meat and dairy products risk severe mineral deficiencies. The results of calcium, magnesium and iron deficiency are well known, those of zinc are less so. Zinc deficiency… [Read More]