After being disappointed by Oprah’s veganism show, I wasn’t sure what to expect from Dr. Oz’s veganism show, which aired yesterday… IT WAS AMAZING! Dr. Oz featured the documentary Forks Over Knives, which will be in theaters in May. The movie is based on the research from The China Study, which is a very comprehensive study on …
Apr
26
What Are We Eating?
I loved this infographic from visualeconomics.com. And I’m completely floored by the amount of non-cheese dairy! What are people eating so much of that is making up this huge section? Ice cream? Yogurt? (Oh those poor cows.*) — * Mercy For Animals recently released undercover footage from a Texas farm that raises dairy cows. It is …
Nov
09
Scandal: The USDA’s Conflict Over Cheese
This front-page New York Times expose on how the government is pushing dairy (while at the same time supposedly shunning saturated fat and obesity) is causing quite a stir. Dairy Management, a marketing and promotion agency created by the USDA to push more dairy down our throats, is doing an excellent job. According to the …
May
26
This Is Your Milk On Drugs
I thought that by now nearly everyone had heard about hormones in milk. Yet, people continue to buy conventional milk! I’m baffled. Maybe more explanation will finally wake people up about this?! Bovine Growth Hormone Bovine Growth Hormone (BGH), or Bovine Somatotropin (BST), is a protein hormone that cattle naturally produce. Back in 1937, it …
Mar
09
Why Are Vegetarians So Depressing?
by Martha Flumenbaum, from The Huffington Post Animal agriculture is a bigger cause of global warming than cars. You’d be better off driving a Hummer than eating a steak. Eating too much meat can cause heart disease and cancer. Factory farms cause pollution and the people who live near them are getting asthma. Animals on …
Feb
19
Milk Alternatives
To follow up on yesterday’s post about the cruelty and abuse in the dairy industry, here is a list of compassionate, healthy, just as tasty (and in my humble opinion, more tasty) alternatives to milk. Plus, all dairy-free milks are cholesterol free. Soy Milk The most widely available dairy-free milk is soy milk, which can …
Feb
18
The Dairy Disaster
A recent Mercy For Animals undercover investigation of the dairy industry made huge headlines. In case you missed the buzz, here’s the bottom line: The vast majority of dairy cows live a life of abuse, neglect, and painful mutilation. The investigation revealed: Cows with bloody open wounds, prolapsed uteruses, pus-filled infections, and swollen joints, apparently …
