Comments Off on Chinese Olympic Athletes Blame Performance On Vegetarian Diet
The Chinese Women’s Volleyball team has decided to eliminate meat from its training diet, due to concerns of consuming meat products contains chemicals that would make them test positive for doping.
The main ingredient of concern is clenbuterol, a drug given to livestock animals that results in leaner meat, but is banned by Olympic committees.
The athletes say the vegetarian diet they’ve been following as an alternative is causing poor performance.
“They have showed significant decline in their strength and fitness,” coach Yu Juemin said.
Comments Off on Vegetarian Fourth Of July Ideas For The Grill
The Fourth of July holiday is tomorrow, but there’s still plenty of time to run to the supermarket or natural foods store to pick up all items veggie for a great outdoor grill!
Delish has a few ideas for those that choose not to grill dead bodies.
Comments Off on Bollywood Stars Contribute To “Bolly Holly Vegan Cookbook”
Several Bollywood and Hollywood celebrities have collaborated to create a vegan cookbook filled with recipes and tips that is set for release in 2013.
The Bolly Holly Vegan Cookbook contains contributions from big names like Amrita Rao, Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha and Neha Dhupia.
“It will be perfect for everyone – veteran vegans, curious newcomers and those who just want to try the occasional meatless meal – as well as both kitchen novices and culinary wizards,” said Poorva Joshipura, head of animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India and vice president (International Operations), PETA Foundation UK.
Comments Off on Billy Ocean On Why He Went Vegetarian
At 62, soulful British R & B singer Billy Ocean is looking better than some men half his age. He attributes this to the vegetarian diet he adopted two decades ago.
Add this to the fact that he runs every day, tends to a garden and avoids taking medications intended to promote “health” and you get a formula for someone who’ll likely see 20 more years of prosperity.
“When my mother died from ovarian cancer in 1989, it transformed my life. I looked at how she’d lived — an honest, incredibly hard-working woman — only to die just three years after I was successful enough to buy her a house and take care of her,” he said.
Comments Off on Justin Balmes Makes Vegan Soup For Paula Deen Beach Party
Food Network star Justin Balmes helped Paula Deen veganize her recent Beach Party on Food Network Star.
Paula’s been promoting healthier eating these days and she was helped by one of Balmes dishes, a vegan, nut-free and wheat-free chilled sweet corn soup.
This Culinary Arts graduate may not always cook veggie, but he’s a firm supporter of sustainable ingredients, using local items when possible and holding a position as a farmers’ market specialist at a large organic retailer.
Venus Williams has had more than a few stumbling blocks lately in her career. Recovering from an ankle injury and living with Sjogren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disease that causes pain in the joints, she’s had to make a few adjustments in life, especially in her diet.
It’s a good thing she has the support of sister Serena Williams, who’s even willing to give up chicken to avoid eating it in front of Venus now that she’s adopted a vegan diet to help with the autoimmune condition.
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“I would tell her to read about what she’s doing and putting into her body. True education will only protect you and it’s important to learn about what you’re eating, wearing, etc. I think it’s important to know that our decisions affect animals. Then, people can make intelligent decisions and know there are intelligent alternatives out there.”
—Cornelia Guest, during an interview, when asked what one vegan change she’d like a person to make in their life.
Comments Off on Sammi Hanratty PETA Ad On Animals’ Unconditional Love (Video)
Sammi Hanratty, actress known for her roles on screen such as That’s So Raven, The Suite Life of Zach & Cody, and Disney’s A Christmas Carol, shared with PETA2 her tips for caring for pets and other animals.
Sammi’s dog of six years shares the spotlight as she explains why animals are important to her.
“What I love about animals is that they give you unconditional love. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done or what you say, they love you no matter what.”
“Always make sure that you have enough water and food for them and give them as much love as they give you.”
Alternatives to dissection and ending horse-drawn carriage rides are also discussed in Sammi’s video above.
