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Or we could all just shift toward a diet of veganism, reduce the amount of both methane emissions and animal waste (which is completely unregulated by the way, even there's more of it than humans waste) by drastically reducing the amount of animals farmed for food, and eat healthy vegetable based organic foods. It astounds…

I have one. He's pretty great. We watch movies together all the time. He's vegan like me. He likes horror movies like me. He likes Tosh.0 like me. He's artistic. He's quiet. He's laid back. He loves me. He's mine!!! :)

My friend, who is a doctor, said that most people are deficient in vitamin D. The best suggestion is to get out in the sunlight for 15 minutes per day. But you have to wear a limited amount of clothing to be sure a large enough percentage of your body is being exposed.

No. Don't listen to people on here about starvation mode. 99% of them don't know what they are talking about.

http://www.sprword.com/videos/simplyraw/ This is a really amazing documentary about food.

Skinny people aren't emotional eaters. They don't want food when they are sick or sad. It has the opposite effect.

Some people just really like the waif look. Some people want to be willowy. An equal BMI for me, at 5'5 1/2" would be 102lbs. Hey, I'm not saying I'm ever going to get there but if I could, I sure wouldn't complain. I've been that thin before. Studies have shown that people who maintain a low weigh throughout most of their…

I love condiments as well. My guilt-free favs: low fat veganaise tree of life ketchup tree of life mustard tofutti sour cream linda's vegan honey mustard salad dressing

1. Apple 2. Banana 3. EXPOSED aloe drink 4. KIND bars. 5. Raw revolution bars. I don't use microwaves and there's no toaster oven here, so I try to keep it pretty simple.

Not really. They just try to ruin everything. They just take a poo all over everybody's conversation. It sucks.

I'm vegan and have been for 9 months. I'm NOT saying you need to be vegan, though I do think its a great lifestyle. BUT since you're already considering cutting back on meat I'll tell ya this: I've ONLY been vegan for 9 months. Before that I was a meat eater and I've dieted many times in my life. I've always been thin to…

Good luck on your path to better health! I think its a great decision! xraychick I very much agree with your comment as well, but I think quitting red meat is a really good first step! And if its the only step that ever happens, then at least some cows are saved. Many people believe that the cow represents our mother,…

Oh I looked up what he told me the name of it was its neurocardiogenic syncope that I have. There's medication I can take for it but I can't afford to do that because I dont have health insurance. So my plan is to try getting into better shape and maybe if I can get used to doing cardio without passing out it'll improve my…

I agree. I liked the movie Food Inc as well, I think it had some really useful information that probably a lot of people didn't know. Humane farming is so important not just for the welfare of the animals but for the health of humans as well--eating sick animals makes for sick human bodies. I'm proud to say I eat a 100%…

I believe we have a similar condition. I can't ever remember the name of it lol. Its too complicated. But basically he said its a dysfunction or glitch in my heart or nervous system that causes me to lose conciousness and that one symptom is low blood pressure, which I also have. I'm a healthy weight though so I dont have…

How low calorie are we talking, and how long do you do it for?

Has anyone else ever noticed that the person who makes a comment about your weight always ends up being someone WAAAYYYY larger than you are? Its like, who are YOU of all people to talk?? And since when does someone smaller than you not have feelings??

Pasta is very good for you as long as it isn't refined--you have to get wheat pasta or quinoa pasta rather than white, then its great for you! Olive oil does have a significant amount of fat but its a healthy kind of fat, plenty healthy for you! Just make sure to get extra virgin so that the nutrients aren't processed out…

People have said that to me even when I was still really skinny--if I went from 107lbs to 112lbs somebody would have to comment and either tell me I looked like I was gaining weight or tell me that then also ask me if I'm pregnant. People are just insensitive idiots. I mean really, people who are overweight may scoff at a…

If you go to Native Sun, Whole Foods, or one of the specialty organic type grocery stores, go to the bulk section where you have a section of foods you can scoop into a plastic baggie and choose your own quantity--these bins of food usually run you much cheaper than if you buy it in packages somewhere else in the store,…

I don't look at other people's carts because I know that 99% of the time the stuff I have in mine is fresher and healthier so if I look at theirs it'll just make me silently scoff at what unhealthy fools everyone is lol and I try not to think like that.

Agree with Fattack--avoid the refined carbs. Nonwheat pasta, white bread, white rice. These things are "refined" aka they process the hell of it until all nutrition is gone. Make sure when you eat bread/rice/pasta you get brown/wheat/etc so that way you're getting fiber from it. Also incorporate more veggies and fruits.…

T. Colin Campbell, the main author of The China Study, grew up on a dairy farm. I would think you can't get any less biased than that, idk.

A note to the people who found the article harsh to read: I apologize that I didn't initially see that. After your comments, looking back, I can see how reading the article would make someone who eats me a little put off. As if its saying, "of course meat's not healthy, so why are you eating it?!" I know that probably…

ZeroMileDiet, I'm sorry to disagree, but I do because I think this article has nothing to do with the topic being discussed. It is a study on high protein vs. high carbohydrate diets. I didn't see them say anywhere on the study what these people actually ate. What percentage of protein was animal derived, and how much was…

Actually FreeRange, the only reason animals have calcium in any products we derive from them is because they get the calcium from the plants they eat. So it only makes sense that you would get more calcium if you eat those plant sources of calcium directly, rather than have them filtered through animals and therefore…

I'm vegan and I don't conciously attempt to get lots of protein because I've been told by vegan doctors and speakers that most people get about twice the protein they need and that its just a myth that people need so much protein. So sometimes I end my day at only half the protein recommended on here, and sometimes I may…

Thank you, Sarah.

Just because it isn't the same thing you eat doesn't mean that I am judging you. I used to eat meat myself. I understand why a person would eat meat. I was not born a vegetarian. I have many friends who eat meat and we don't have a problem with each other. I may hand them a pamphlet once in a while since I am an activist.…

Destructed, I feel you have been very nice and I have enjoyed reading your posts. I also appreciate that you care about how animals are farmed and choose to buy organic. Buying organic and local are things that I also value. To answer your questions, I feel that local sustainable farming is very important and I do make an…