Veganuary campaign expects 50,000 people to join the likes of Vivienne Westwood, Romesh Ranganathan and Sara Pascoe for a month free of animal products.
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Veg*anism
Debunking myths – “Veganism isn’t healthy”
Read the whole thing. There’s important info here, but it’s a long post. For more info about veganism visit the PCRM website.
Interest in Veganism DOUBLES on Google
Growing evidence makes it ever more apparent that veganism is on the rise. Since 2009, interest in veganism has exploded.
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Veganism won’t make sense unless…
Be brave, be vegan…
‘They ask us to be brave for them, to be clear for them, and I see no other acceptable choice but to advocate veganism.’
~ Vincent J Guihan
How You Can Stick To a Vegan Diet
Veganism has seen a surge in popularity over the past decade. Vegetarian Times reports that an estimated 1,000,000 people in the U.S. are currently vegan.
A new study commissioned by the journal Appetite found an interesting trend among people who self-identified, or once self-identified, as vegan: those who chose the diet for ethical reasons stayed with it longer than those who cited health reasons.
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Personally, I have never had any trouble at all, sticking to a vegan diet. Of course, my main reason for going vegan was ‘ethical reasons’ – ie I loved animals and didn’t want them to get hurt because of me. Since then I have discovered many other great reasons, but that was the starting point.
Veg*an and animal rights news
I had a lot of fun making this so I thought I’d share it here. It’s a newspaper about veganism, animal rights and the environment. If you want, you can check it out here.
In Defence of the ‘Animal Lover’ | The Vegan Society
Read more here. I’m an animal lover and I make no apologies for that.
10 Rebuttals Every Vegan Should Know
There is no denying that being vegan has some truly positive effects. A vegan diet is clearly better for the animals, it is healthier for the environment, and it has proven to be amazing for the human body. With veganism sounding so marvelous, you would think that everyone would be intrigued by it. However, there are people out there who are not aware of the details and think that vegans are lacking from this lifestyle.
Naysayers will naysay. If you are a plant-based living person or just trying out the lifestyle for Veganuary, I’m sure you are familiar with the objection that you can sometimes get from those around you. People will ask you all sorts of questions from “where do you get your protein?” to “how will you keep your pants up without a leather belt,” and everything in between.
Ten Types of People Who Will Try to Undermine Your Veganism: An Identification Key??
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