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I'm The NRA--And I'm NOT A Conservative!
I'm also a gun owner and enjoy target shooting. I'm vegan, do yoga but would not consider joining the NRA -- at least the way it is run currently. I agree with this article. NRA needs to keep out of politics!— July 14, 2009 10:55 a.m.
You Eat Chicken, Don't You?
Bravo!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! As a new vegan (Jan 2008) it's been so frustrating to hear that same nag about protein. Broccoli has 11 grams of protein per serving! I don't need dead, decomposing flesh to nourish myself. My story -- father passed away of heart attack nearly 2 years ago. His diet was fat, salt, sugar and lots of processed meats. He hated "rabbit food" as he called it. I mourn his loss to this day, but vowed I'd not go down that road. I became vegan soon after. Dropped 32 lbs and counting. My husband is down 20 in 2 months. My liver is healthier, my blood pressure is great, I can eat to full load capacity and am still losing weight. It's also been interesting to see the righteous indignation people have against vegetarians? I don't get it either. Why do they care? Is it like alcoholics who don't feel right unless someone else is imbibing with them. When I ate meat, I didn't think my vegan friends were weird or malnourished. All these "diets" are a scam. They blame it on "genetics." Really? Well, where were all those genetics before factory farmed meat? We didn't have the obesity rate we do now. The food pyramid is a joke. How can you eat 4-6 servings from the bread group and not gain weight? I had tried the South Beach, Atkins and Fat Flush diets, and more. My weight has yoyo'd for years. Now I feel great. And I'm not abusing animals to provide myself with nutrition. I no longer have cravings. My skin is clear, my nails are healthy. My IBS is cleared up. And my colon is happier. One last thing. There is something I can't put my finger on since I stopped eating meat -- but I feel lighter in my psyche. Maybe it was unrecognized guilt or maybe it's the lack of ingesting the despair and suffering of animals. At any rate, the book "World Peace Diet" is invaluable in understanding the effects of meat eating on the planet and why we have been unable to attain peace in this world. I don't consider this a diet either. To me it's been a whole new awakening.— December 1, 2008 3:33 p.m.