Vegetarian Star

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Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of The Mars Volta used to be a hard core partyer like the rest of his bandmates.

Then, when one ex member, Jeremy Ward, died of an overdose of drugs in 2003, Omar and the rest of Mars Volta were scared into straight edge vegans who won’t even drink coffee.

Now, you don’t have to be a coffee abstainer to be a vegan or a vegetarian. You can still have your beer.

But could the vegetarian and vegan community benefit its  members from promoting a substance free lifestyle that uses even legal substances sparingly?

The late River Phoenix was known as a hippie, easy go lucky vegan. But behind his clean diet was a drug habit that led to his death.

There is speculation that the late King of Pop Michael Jackson allegedly had problems with narcotics and prescription drugs, and that may have contributed to his death.

Vegans may be stereotyped as pot smoking people, but is it time for that to change? Should the abstinence of drugs and alcohol and the avoidance of heavy medications even if they are legal be pushed as much as not buying leather?

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Jason Donovan is an Australian actor and singer, who like some in the entertainment business, dabbled in drugs. OK, not really dabbled, but made another part time career in it.

He once suffered a drug induced coma at Kate Moss’ 21st birthday party at the Viper Room, the same club where River Phoenix died two years before.

Once he and partner Angela Malloch had their eldest child, Jemma, he cleaned up his lifestyle, but has he become addicted to another pleasure? In an interview with the UK Times Online:

“We start here, and we toxify ourselves, we realise the damage we do, and we all become vegan f***ing soy bean addicts.”

A vegan soy bean addict sure sounds like fun. The drug is cheap, tasty, and is even good for you in moderate amounts.

While in some regions it may be hard to find, in others it’s on every street corner-at convenience stores, supermarkets, restaurants, and food carts.

And you never have to worry about developing a code word to ask for it.

Show us a dealer. We wanna get hooked.

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Joanne Rose is an Australian born actress that has appeared in “CSI: New York” and as a stand in for the movie Knocked Up.

She was heavily influenced by the late River Phoenix, who was also a vegetarian, in her decision to stop eating animal products and is not too keen on the advice some medical professionals give about healthy eating.

“It bothers me that there are dietitians out there who encourage people to eat meat and dairy,” she told Celebrities For Health. “They believe that eating red meat gives you the essential iron intake you need…You can get all the right vitamins and minerals from being a Vegan. You can also take vitamin supplements to enhance your dietary needs.”

Some of her favorite foods are rice balls, tofu burgers, and wheat-free vegan pizza. She was kind enough to share one of her favorite recipes for “Savory Sauce.” We haven’t tried it yet, but sure sounds like something to share at a future staff dinner.

via Celebrities For Health

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Joaquin Phoenix (pronounced “WAA-keen”) took the named “Leaf,” as a child, reportedly because he had a little sibling rivalry and wanted a more “earthy” name like his brother and sister, Rain and the late River Phoenix.

He’s an actor who’s starred in films such as “Walk The Line,” the story of Johnny Cash, and once said that making movies involved a lot of manipulation:

“Making movies is a constant manipulation. You manipulate the environment. You make it rain when you want it to. You manipulate actors. And as an actor, you try and manipulate your feelings to match what you think you’d be going through in a situation where your character is going through something.”

One area he refuses to be manipulated in, however, is his personal beliefs. He refused to wear leather for many screen appearances, including going barefoot during a Prada shoot because the shoes were made of leather. He’s also requested fake leather for costumes in movies like “Gladiator” and “Quills”.

via IMDB

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