Vegetarian Star

“One day, I just thought, if you see a bird with a broken leg, you really have the urge to do something about it and help the bird. Then, at the same time, you go to a restaurant and eat a chicken or something. It doesn’t make any sense.”

—Patrik Baboumian, vegan bodybuilder and weight lifting champion who holds the world record for log lifts and overhead beer keg lifts. Baboumian was a recent guest at the Toronto Vegetarian Festival. A vegetarian since 2006 and a recent convert to veganism, Patrik didn’t have to research much to learn the good things a plant-based diet can do for body.

A little birdie told him so.

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“My impulse came from a documentary about rastros, which is what they call slaughterhouses in Mexico. And in this documentary, you could see the cruelty that the animals suffered and the way in which they kill them and how they leave them to bleed out. And from that moment on, I decided to stop eating them. Animals are our brothers, and we can’t keep using them and causing them pain.”

—Ruben Albarron, in an interview with PETA, explaining his reason for going vegetarian. The singer of the popular Mexican musical group Cafe Tacvba struck a pose in one of its ads promoting the meatless diet, Revolucion Vegetariana.

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“I really believe that the more informed you are about the benefits of a healthy bite versus the chain reaction that you’re going to put into effect in your body when you take that bite—you just suddenly don’t want to make that choice for yourself anymore. It’s beyond willpower at that point, it’s become a desire to do something good for yourself.”

—Christie Brinkley, her advice to women looking to reduce their waistlines. Studies show vegetarians are less likely to be obese and suffer from obesity-related diseases than their non-vegan dieters. Following Brinkley’s plant-based eating style is just one more piece of advice those looking to slim down should follow.

Photo: David Shankbone/Creative Commons

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“It takes a bit of a time investment. For some people it may be just two to three weeks. For others, who’ve been eating a typical American diet for four decades, maybe six, seven, eight months.”

–vegan triathlete Brendan Brazier, in an interview with The News-Press, on how long it takes to get used to a plant-based diet if you’re used to a steady one of meat and potatoes. When you finally reach the moment when seitan works just as well as steak, “it doesn’t feel restrictive,” he added.

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“I was a vegan for two years, and I really enjoyed it. Then, I got to a point in my life at which I wanted to do something else, so now I’m a vegetarian. You should make your diet one that best fits you and how you feel. Listen to your body. The most important thing is to exercise, drink lots of water, and take really good care of yourself.”

—Lea Michele, from a list of her most memorable quotes compiled after her recent birthday. The actress turned 27 yesterday and is looking better than ever, something she can probably at least partially attribute to following some kind of plant-based diet.

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“We don’t support breed-specific legislation — research shows that bans on certain types of dogs are largely ineffective and often a waste of public resources.”

“As an alternative to breed-specific policies, the CDC recommends a community-based approach to prevent dog bites. And ultimately, we think that’s a much more promising way to build stronger communities of pets and pet owners.”

–The Obama Administration, in response to a petition from opponents of legislation that bans certain breeds of dogs. The official response from the White House cites two decades of statistics on dog bites and people who use abuse and neglect dogs to state their point on why such laws hurt rather than help animals.

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“I believe in rescuing your pets, not buying them.”

—Olivia Munn, who believes in a lot of things good for the animals, including ending circuses that abuse and treat them poorly, doing away with the fur trade and taking those in the horse-drawn carriage industry off the congested and dangerous roads.

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“Most people don’t think very much about the impacts of when they eat and those impacts are profound not only for our own health but for the well being of other animals and for the planet itself.”

“[Veganism] It’s good for us, it’s good for the animals and it’s good for the planet.”

—Gene Baur, president of Farm Sanctuary, one of the largest and well known sanctuaries for abused, rescued and neglected farm animals in the United States, during a recent appearance in Charleston, West Virginia.

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