World Vegetarian Day NEXT WEEK & Vegetarian info fact sheet

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World Vegetarian Day - 1st October 2002 - Touching base

Many vegetarians are working very hard to co-ordinate making information

about the event all over the world available to vegetarians and

non-vegetarians far and wide. If you can assist in any way it would be very

much appreciated. What I especially need is a brief overview of what you,

either as an individual or as a group intend to do.

 

So I'm contacting groups of vegetarians and vegetarian societies such as

you(rs), and media, or at least a member or devotee who would be willing to

try to inspire that local veg' society to do something to propagate WVD in

your region.

 

It might be something as simple as putting an add in the local newspaper

announcing the event to be observed by vegetarians world wide. Or maybe

like some are doing in having a special dinner and inviting people to come

for a small fee. Or some are feeding the poor, some doing radio or TV

shows, some presenting the benefits of a vegetarian diet to schools and

colleges. Even inviting a few friends round for dinner also helps.......

Others are handing out flyers advertising the fact that WVD is on 1st

October each year.

 

There are untold possibilities, as many as there are people/vegetarians to

spread the news.

 

Looking forward to your positive response and a little information as to

what you plan to do.

 

Please visit "Vegetarianism and Beyond" http://turn.to/Vegetarianism for

information, articles, downloads, books, vegetarian musik samples, and much

much more.

 

World Vegetarian Day

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Please do something to celebrate - 1st October 2002!

 

Fact Sheet:

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Vegetarian - It’s Healthier

Vegetarians are healthier than people who eat meat. It’s a fact. Scientific

studies show that vegetarians suffer much less from illnesses like cancer,

heart disease, high blood pressure and other common health problems. A

major study reported in the British Medical Journal in 1994 found that, of

5000 meat-eaters and 6000 non-meat eaters, vegetarians had 40% less risk of

cancer and 30% less risk of heart disease than the meat-eaters and were 20%

less likely to die of any cause (Oxford Vegetarian Study).

 

A US study of 50,000 vegetarians showed a very low rate of cancer (Seventh

Day Adventist Study, Massachussets). It has been estimated that by

following a low-fat vegetarian diet, the risk of food poisoning is

decreased by 80%. More evidence of the benefits of a vegetarian diet is

being found each year.

 

From TIME magazine (July 2002) - A balanced vegetarian diet is better for

humans than one that includes meat:

http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020715/index.html

 

Vegetarian - It’s Humane

Billions of animals are killed in slaughterhouses around the world. In the

US, some half a million are killed each hour, while in the UK over 600

million are killed each year. A proportional number are killed in

Australia. It is nothing more than an undercover massacre. Animals suffer

enormously in the process. Quite apart from the terror of being killed,

they undergo pain and fear through routine stock mutilations and during

transportation to saleyards and abattoirs.

 

Most animals eaten in New Zealand, Australia, UK, USA and similar countries

today are intensively raised in dark, sunless sheds where they are fed a

diet of processed foods. In most cases antibiotics, growth-promotants and

hormones are routinely administered. As biological entities, these animals

are treated as little more than meat machines. We would be horrified if our

pet cat or dog was treated in this way, so why should we subject other

animals to such cruelty? The fact that the killing is done by someone else

makes it easy to eat meat but, by eating it, we are really condemning the

next animal in line. Have you ever really stopped to think about the

cruelty we systematically inflict on other species simply by eating them?

 

www.hknet.org.nz/Veg-cruelty-page.htm

www.hknet.org.nz/Veg-equal-respect-page.htm

 

Vegetarian - It’s Economical

Meat is expensive, both economically and agriculturally. With so many

starving people in the world today it is a criminal waste of food to

produce it. Meat-animals are fed perfectly good plant food which could have

been fed directly to starving people. For instance, it takes 17 kilos of

corn, beans, grain, etc, to produce one kilo of beef in feedlot cattle.

This is like investing $17.00 in a bank term deposit and withdrawing $1.00

at maturity! It requires massive reserves of land to grow the crops which

are used as animal feed. About 70% of crops grown in the US are fed to

animals and not to humans. Meanwhile, a child dies of starvation somewhere

in the world every two seconds. As the world human population grows, so too

does the need for the dwindling reserves of arable land on which to grow

crops to feed it.

 

see more fact about the cost of meat in different ways HERE:

www.hknet.org.nz/Cost-of-meat-page.htm

 

Vegetarian - It’s Environmentally Friendly

In Central America, entire forests are felled or burnt to provide land for

grazing cattle. Most of these cattle end up as second-quality hamburger

meat for the North American junk food market. Being hard-hooved, cattle

erode the vulnerable topsoil, while each animal produces over 300 litres of

methane (a “greenhouse” gas) per day. Also, the trees which are felled to

clear land for cattle ranching are left to rot. The termites which then

feed on them produce even more methane than the cattle.

 

Weight for weight, cattle alone outweigh the entire human population of our

planet. A recent Greenpeace report told how the dairy industry of

California uses enough water to supply a city of 22 million people. The

effluent produced from intensive piggeries, cattle feedlots and broiler

units is polluting our river systems. A NSW government newsletter pointed

out that the late Homebush abattoirs was the single greatest industrial

polluter of Sydney’s coastal waters.

 

www.hknet.org.nz/Veg-environment-page.htm

 

Vegetarian - Exploding Some Myths

Understandably, people are a bit apprehensive about changing their diet.

Everyone seems to know “someone” who looks as pale as a bleached potato

since giving up meat! The truth is that a well-balanced vegetarian diet

provides all the protein and nutrients needed for a vigorous and healthy

life (American Dietary Association Study). What is seldom pointed out are

the millions of conventional eaters who suffer from constipation,

malnutrition, gout and a host of other problems and diseases brought on by

a lack of fresh fruit and vegetables in their diet, combined with the

adverse effects of meat.

 

A study carried out the by University of Surrey in Britain found that

vegetarians were better nourished than meat eaters, and much closer to the

“ideal” diet recommended by the government’s own health advisers.

 

More information on our Vegetarianism and Beyond site

www.hknet.org.nz/Vege-AdirajIntroVeg.html

Hard Facts www.hknet.org.nz/Cost-of-meat-page.htm

Links to hundreds of Vegetarianism related sites

www.hknet.org.nz/vege-links1.html

 

Vegetarian - Aren't We Designed To Eat Meat?

Not at all. Many people say that we are meat-eaters because we have sharp

teeth. This is like judging a book by its cover. Look inside and you will

find out what is really going on.

 

Our digestive system resembles that of the herbivores and the frugivores

(fruit-eaters). It consists of a very long intestine allowing slow

digestion of nutrients. By contrast, carnivores have a short digestive

tract designed so that meat can quickly pass through the body before it

putrefies and becomes toxic. To compensate for this rapid transition,

carnivores have a stomach acid concentration 10 times greater than that of

vegetarian mammals (including humans) to enable them to quickly digest the

meat. When humans eat meat it begins to putrefy before leaving the body,

often resulting in disorders as diverse as constipation and bowel cancer if

eaten persistently over a period of time. Sure, the more fibre eaten with

meat, the quicker it passes through the intestines, but why eat meat at

all? Only vegetable matter contains fibre and a good vegetarian diet

provides all the fibre the body needs without having to add

extra”artificially”. If you are serious about lowering your cholesterol

intake, a vegetarian diet is the best way to go since only animal products

contain cholesterol.

 

Health Fact Sheet www.hknet.org.nz/VegeGo.html

Speaking out - www.hknet.org.nz/veg-stubborn-page.htm

 

Vegetarianism and the Bible - You mean it says that in the Bible

www.hknet.org.nz/Veg-UmeanItsinBible.html

Religion and Vegetarianism - www.hknet.org.nz/WesternIndologists-page.htm

Random Christian Quotes supporting Vegetarianism -

www.hknet.org.nz/Veg-christians-page.htm

 

Vegetarian - What do I eat then?

Most people imagine vegetarian eating to be meat and two “veg” minus the

meat. To a conventional meat-eater this sounds like someone being sold a

car with the engine missing! Nothing could be further from the truth.

Vegetarian eating is about eating a wide variety offoods prepared in an

abundance of different ways.

 

Being a good vegetarian means being adventurous and open-minded about food.

It is not simply about eating a predictable menu day-in, day-out. Many

vegetarian staples had their origin in different countries hundreds of

years ago … pasta from China (and later Italy), tofu from China, and tempeh

from Indonesia. Tofu is bean curd made from soya beans. Tempeh is a sort of

nut-flavoured cheese made from fermented soy beans. It is rich in enzymes

and easily digested. Both can be bought at health food stores and larger

supermarkets. These are not merely substitutes for meat, but nutritious

food in themselves which have proved to be an excellent source of protein

for centuries.

 

Stupid things that vegetarians hear all the time from meat-eaters:

www.hknet.org.nz/veg-friends.html#Stupid

 

Vegetarian - Where Do I Get My Protein?

Protein is naturally very plentiful. It occurs in every living thing, plant

and animal. Apart from fruit and vegetables, good sources of protein

include pasta, lentils, rice, potatoes, soy beans, chick peas, nuts, seeds

and grains, with or without moderate use of eggs and dairy products.

 

The amount you need depends on different personal attributes (weight,

height, etc) and the daily requirement varies considerably from 20 to 90

grams per day. By eating a variety of foods each day you should easily meet

your individual requirements. In fact, the nutritional attitude to protein

has changed dramatically in recent years. The old-fashioned notion that

“you can never get too much protein” has now been proved wrong. Excess

protein not used by the body has to be broken down and excreted as waste.

In fact, a major culprit in many human degenerative diseases is a protein

overdose. For example, calcium loss in osteoporosis has been linked largely

to an excess of high-protein foods.

 

This site lists everything that anyone would need to have a balanced

healthy life-style as a vegetarian; vitamins and minerals sources, the food

triangle, check it out: www.hknet.org.nz/Vege-VitaminSources.html

 

Vegetarian - What about Minerals like Iron and Calcium?

A sound vegetarian diet should provide all needed nutrients. The presence

of vitamin C with iron in the diet will help iron absorption by up to 30%.

It is a myth that you have to eat meat to get sufficient iron. It is

readily available in breakfast cereals, whole grain products, soy products,

legumes and leafy green vegetables. Tiredness is not necessarily caused by

iron deficiency. It may also be caused by lack of sleep, depression, stress

and poor eating habits (usually junk food).

 

Calcium is found in all unprocessed vegetable foods in amounts that are

sufficient to meet the needs of both adults and growing children. Whatever

the calcium intake, the intestine absorbs sufficient calcium to meet the

body’s needs. Good sources of calcium are sesame seeds, tofu, almonds, soy

beans, parsley, green vegetables and fortified soy milk. A recent dietary

study on 6,500 Chinese found that even those who ate no animal products

actually consumed twice the amount of iron as the average North American.

In spite of the fact that dairy products were not eaten, osteoporosis was

almost unknown.

 

It's all here www.hknet.org.nz/Vege-VitaminSources.html

 

Vegetarian - The change - How Do I Start?

The best place to start going vegetarian is in the kitchen! Buy a cookbook

and start preparing. You will soon get used to the types of food that are

used and how they are prepared. Also, your taste for vegetarian food will

adapt. If you are doubtful about your abilities as a cook you can enrol in

cooking classes. Information about these is often available in health food

shops and some courses are run at TAFE colleges(in Australia). See HERE

www.hknet.org.nz/vege-links1.htm for some we know of..... otherwise the

Vegetarian Society(ies) www.hknet.org.nz/vege-links2.htm often has a list

of recommended classes.

 

Giving up meat might seem strange at first, but so does giving up tobacco

to the cigarette addict! If you feel that you can’t drop meat straight

away, try cutting it down bit by bit. Just increase your use of foods like

beans, grains, nuts, seeds, tofu, tempeh, gluten and some of the many low

cholesterol convenience foods (like burgers and sausages) now available at

health food stores and supermarkets.

 

Some Recommended On-line and Hard-copy Cook books

Higher Taste Cookbook - available from Hare Krishna temples and centres

view it on-line http://www.webcom.com/ara/col/books/VEG/ht/ or

at http://www.webcom.com/ara/col/books/VEG/

Great Vegetarian Dishes by Kurma dasa - BBT

http://www.webcom.com/ara/col/catalog/vd.html

Cooking With Kurma - http://www.webcom.com/ara/col/catalog/cwk.html

The Hare Krishna Book of vegetarian cooking

http://www.webcom.com/ara/col/catalog/hkvc.html

http://www.webcom.com/ara/col/books/VEG/hkvc1.html

Vegetarian and lowfat food recipes (WinHelp) (FREE

Download) http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?500000010774

 

Others available at the bookstore:

Eat More, Weigh Less by Dean Ornish

Food for Life by Neal Barnard

Squirrel’s Cookbook No.1 & No.2

PassionATE ­ Pure Vegetarian Cuisine

Christine Lehmann

The Cookbook for People Who Love Animals

Gentle World

The Vegan Health Plan Amanda Sweet

The Moosewood Cookbook Mollie Katzen

The Vegan Kitchen Mate David Horton

Vegetarian Cookery Rose Elliot

Sarah Brown’s Vegetarian Cookbook Sarah Brown

The Very Best of Vegetarian Cooking Janet Hunt

Gourmet Vegetarian Cooking Rose Elliot

First Steps in Vegetarian Cooking Kathy SilkFor children and babies

The Vegetarian Baby Sharon Yntema

Vegetarian Children Sharon Yntema

Rose Elliot’s Vegetarian Mother and Baby Book

 

Vegetarian - Do You Want to Know More?

The following books are highly recommended for their revealing analysis of

all aspects of vegetarianism and how it relates to health, the environment

and animal rights.

 

Living Without Cruelty Mark Gold (Green Print)

Food for a Future Jon Wynne-Tyson (Centaur Press)

The Silent Ark Juliet Gellatley

Diet For a New America

John Robbins (Stillpoint Publishing)

Why You Don’t Need Meat Peter Cox (Bloomsbury)

Animal Factories

Jim Mason and Peter Singer (Crown Publishers)

Your Heart, Your Planet

Harvey Diamond (Pythagorean Press)

 

Vegetarian - Why Do So Many People Eat Meat?

Meat-eating in the quantity our society eats today really began with the

industrial revolution. Better machines led to more efficient agriculture.

When a surplus of crops was produced, this was fed to animals and the

animals eaten by those who could afford meat. Thus meat became something of

a status symbol. Unfortunately the status symbol developed into a habit so

that most of us in the wealthier countries think that it is a normal part

of our diet. As we approach a new century, it is high time we turned back

to the healthier, less wasteful diet of our forebears.

 

Today the meat and dairy industries promote the myth of their products

being necessary through heavy advertising (you only have to count the times

they appear on television to see that!). Close behind them are the

pharmaceutical companies which provide the hormones, antibiotics and growth

promotants to the animal producers. Altogether there are many vested

interests in keeping us eating animal products! Unfortunately the only

interests that are lost in this expensive advertising jungle are yours.

Individual health … and a healthy environment … begins with good eating

habits, and a vegetarian lifestyle is the simplest and most effective way

to achieve them.

 

Living in Harmony with Vegetarians www.hknet.org.nz/veg-friends.html

Taking a graphic look at Animal slaughter and meat eating:

www.hknet.org.nz/DeadAnimalFleshnFood.html

 

Download books, musik and video VCd that reveal the truth about the big

business behind keeping you addicted to eating meat with no consideration

for man nor beast: www.hknet.org.nz/V-meetURmeat.html

 

Vegetarian - 101 Reasons Why I'm a Vegetarian:

http://www.vivavegie.org/vv101/index.html

 

Vegetarian - Making the Change

To make any change is not easy, particularly when it involves explanations

to friends and family. However, making a change that you know will take an

enormous burden off the environmental stresses of the planet, that will

improve your health and ultimately save millions of animals from cruelty

makes it easy.

 

Already in the US and Britain there is a massive change towards a meat-free

diet. Some half a million people are adopting a vegetarian lifestyle each

year in the US while the number of British vegetarians is now 4 million.

The trend is catching in Australia and New Zealand where many, mainly young

people, are realising that they want a healthy and humane future.

Whether you go vegetarian overnight or over a period of time does not

matter. The important thing is to get on the track. Even cutting down on

meat consumption will make an enormous difference.

 

TIME magazine ran an 8 page article asking "Should we all be Vegetarians?"

their conclusion was that a healthy balanced vegetarian diet is better than

one that includes meat www.hknet.org.nz/veg-articles.html

 

Health and a Meatless Diet www.hknet.org.nz/veg-health-meatless-diet-page.htm

 

A Beginners Guide to Vegetarianism:

http://people.qualcomm.com/sriharid/info/vegetarianism/veg.html

 

How Mary and Frank and Friends Eat - very nice Vegetarian pages:

http://www.all-creatures.org/recipes.html

 

The new millenium is the time to make the change. Let’s make it a goal

for the whole planet. Remember … You’re in good company!

 

Vegetarian - Famous Vegetarians

Pythagoras, Plutarch, Leonardo Da Vinci, Tolstoy, Shelley, George Bernard

Shaw, Gandhi, Thoreau, Bob Dylan, Joanna Lumley, George Harrison, Paul and

Linda McCartney, Michael Jackson, Madona, Martina Navratilova, Hayley

Mills, William Shatner, Sir Mark Oliphant, Cliff Young, Peter Singer, Bob

Barker, Spike Milligan, Nigel Hawthorne, Annie Besant, Anthony Robbins,

Peter Sumner, Chrissie Hynde, Tim McCartney-Snape, Peter Brock, Lynda

Stoner, Johnny Weissmuller (the first Tarzan), Julie Christie, Morissey

(The Smiths), Marty Feldman, Murray Rose, Paavo Nurmi (9 Olympic medals),

Andreas Cahling (body building champion), Dave Scott (6-time Ironman

Triathlon winner), k.d.lang, Belinda Carlisle, Edwin Moses, Sean Hughes,

Bryan Adams, Dennis Weaver, Woody Harrelson, Killer Kowalski (champion

wrestler), Alicia Silverstone, Annalise Braakensiek, Vanessa Amorosi, Greg

Chappell, Jerry Seinfeld, Uri Geller, Kim Basinger, Alec Baldwin, James

Cromwell, Radha Mitchell, Daniel Johns (silverchair), Susie Porter, Joaquin

Phoenix, Josef Brown, Daniel Jones (Savage Garden).

 

To see hundreds more visit our page

http://www.hknet.org.nz/Veg-famouspeople-page.htm

 

For all this and more see our page at Vegetarianism and Beyond

http://www.hknet.org.nz/Veges-Beyond5page.htm or at

http://turn.to/Vegetarianism

 

For still more information jtcd (AT) xtra (DOT) co.nz

 

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