Tag: diet

  • 10 Famous Reasons to Give Up Eating Meat

    Why do people choose a vegan or vegetarian diet and give up eating meat? From feelings of friendship and compassion for animals, to morality or even frank disgust, people who don’t eat meat have interesting reasons. 10 of my favorites, in the words of famous writers, are: “Animals are my friends…and I don’t eat my…

  • Escape Fire, the Movie – A Health Care Revolution

    Escape Fire is a new documentary film that shines a strong steady light on the powerful dark matter of medicine. Personal stories of patients seeking care are interwoven with expert commentary from heads of government, insurance companies, doctors and journalists. While the call that US healthcare is broken seems old, the stories shown here are…

  • Vegan for a Month

    I’ve been trying the vegan diet for a month now. It is one of my thought experiments that has become a life experiment. What is a vegan anyway?

  • Vegan for a Week

    Where did this food actually come from? I’ve been asking myself the question before I eat anything lately, and it’s surprising how often I don’t know the answer. For the past week I’ve avoided eating anything with known animal (fish, bird, animal) origins. I’m sticking to fruits, vegetables and grains. It’s my vegan experiment. The…