Russell Simmons & heart surgeon promoting vegan diet!

[Guest guest]

It is a good media day for the vegan diet. Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons is

singing its

praises on CNN, and a leading heart surgeon is expousing it on the front page of

the

Cleveland Plain Dealer.

 

When Russell Simmons was interviewed on CNN's " American Morning, " Tuesday, June

10,

much of the interview focused on his vegan diet, which he discusses in his new

book. He

was asked why he follows a vegan diet, and he answered:

" Well, just to cause less harm and one of the things that we do know, and the

U.N. reports

that a vegan diet is -- or the consumption of animals causes more harm to the

environment than all the forms of transportation put together since we talk

about the

environment. That's one thing.

And, of course, I don't think when they said dominion over the animals they

meant the

abuse of 10 billion farm animals every year, which is what we do here in

America. So it's

just a nice statement. I feel better.

My friends report to me over the last 15 years I look better. You know, so

it's a big

change for me and you have more clarity. And I think that all of us want to be

more clear,

want to look younger, want to feel better, and want to be a greater contributor

to good on

the planet. "

 

You can watch the interview on line at: http://tinyurl.com/6guwp7

 

Even if, having read the quotes above, you don't have time to watch, just

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lets CNN know that the video they have headed, " Simmons is Vehemently Vegan " is

of

interest to viewers. And enthusiastic supportive comments from viewers will

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Hip hop moguls aren't the only ones pushing veganism. The Cleveland Dealer front

page

has an article, by Harlan Spector, " Ex-surgeon Caldwell Esselstyn Jr. espouses a

noninvasive cure for heart disease. "

 

Esselstyn is a retired surgeon who has been affiliated with the famous Cleveland

Clinic for

40 years. We're told that he suggests:

 

" Learn to live with no meat, no fish, no dairy or oils of any kind, and make

yourself 'heart-

attack proof. " "

 

We read:

" Drug companies are in fierce competition to find a cholesterol drug that does

what

Esselstyn argues can be done better through diet. The call to attack

artery-clogging

plaque naturally is a challenge to the medical profession and an unspoken threat

to the

bottom line of the medical industry. "

 

And also, " Many doctors might agree with Esselsytn, but few are likely to push

the no-

mercy diet on patients, simply because it's thought to be unachievable. "

 

You'll find the full article on line at http://tinyurl.com/5mj24w

(My thanks for Jennifer Kaden at Mercy for Animals -- www.MercyforAnimals.org --

for

making sure we saw it.

 

Clicking on the link lets the paper know you read the piece. You can also

comment at the

bottom of that web page. Or, best of all, keep the discussion alive in the Plain

Dealer with

a letter to the editor. The Plain Dealer takes letters at

http://www.cleveland.com/

plaindealer/lettertoeditor.ssf

 

Yours and the animals',

Karen Dawn

 

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