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The report authors are Andrea Polanco and Jo Anderson of Faunalytics Interview support was provided by Coni Arévalo and Zach Wulderk.
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Acknowledgments
This study would not have been possible without the 13 organizations that gave us their time for interviews: Agriculture Fairness Alliance, Earthjustice, Environmental Working Group, Farm Action, Fórum Animal, Friends Of The Earth, The Good Food Institute Brazil, Nation Rising, Public Justice Food Project, Reimagine Agriculture, Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, Stray Dog Institute, and The Vegan Society We’d also like to thank Cleo Verkuijl (Stockholm Environment Institute) and Ren Springlea (Animal Ask) for their feedback, and an anonymous funder for their generous support of this research.
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Andrea Polanco is a trained animal welfare scientist with a PhD from the University of Guelph, but is now happily conducting social science research at Faunalytics Although Andrea entered the field of animal welfare science to reduce animal suffering, she became vegan and a more vocal animal advocate halfway through her PhD These changes led her to discovering Faunalytics and the empirical study of animal advocacy In her spare time, Andrea enjoys birding, discovering new tv shows, and relaxing with her cat companion Zupa/Zuppa/Sopa (‘soup’)
Jo Frederiks is a passionate animal rights advocate, speaking through her art to create awareness and inspire change to a vegan way of life. She is a full-time practicing artist, exposing the well-hidden plight of animals we enslave, exploit and needlessly use for food, clothing, entertainment and research
Working in varying mediums, Frederiks favors graphite and oil paint. She has previously studied at The Arts Academy in Brisbane, graduating with Honors She has had many solo, joint, and group exhibitions throughout the years, and her work is in private collections in numerous countries across the world Her drawings are sensitive, exquisite and beautifully detailed, portraying the unique character of each individual being.
Frederiks grew up on a million-acre cattle station in central Queensland, Australia It was this environment that not only nurtured her connection to nonhuman animals but highlighted their immense vulnerability at the hands of humankind
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Today, good health has become too widely accepted, by both people and doctors, as a hit and miss path towards an inevitable arise of chronic and killer diseases. Sadly, this is conventional and “normal” for modern times regarding health. Many people simply accept the need for taking prescribed drugs for months or even years to try and fix or control chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes without questioning the drugs and doctors for a better way. Most would consider a doctor’s opinion to be next to law, so why would they? On the thinking side, should it be “normal” to take drugs for health unless it was an emergency? Do we unknowingly have a better choice to prevent disease even as we age? We do!
There are 3 daily chances through the foods we choose! For this reason, each meal is important, as just one wrong meal a day can soon add up to increase our risk for health problems The reason is we simply can’t lie to our body Cheating on our diet will eventually allow disease to win in the game of good health because every single ingredient and element will eventually be accounted for
So then, what do we eat?
For the last 5 decades or so, debates have intensified over 3 main diets, each being touted as healthier than the others: meat eating, vegetarian, and vegan Having been in favor for the plant-based diet these past 6 years, experience and education has allowed me to list faults for all. Yes, all! What I hope to reveal here is these diets, and most others for the matter, are missing one common thing: food enzymes!
You may be asking, but why do we need food enzymes when we make our own?
The enzymes we produce are like “construction workers” that build and run the operation of living Enzymes are required for every process and every function taking place in the body Even thinking requires enzymes! The simplest way to explain the need for food enzymes would be through comparison Smart phones require “electrical energy” from batteries to run The apps that come with a smart phone simply won’t work if there isn’t a charge. The same holds true for the body. Without enzymes, our bodies won’t function. Furthermore, some apps use up more charge than others. Digestion is the most energy consuming process of the body. Despite the fact we can make our own enzymes to complete these jobs, the Law of Adaptive Secretion of Digestive Enzymes, termed by Dr Edward Howell, states that “living organisms will secrete no more enzymes than are needed for digesting food ” What this means in the laws of nature is we automatically preserve our own enzymes Production of metabolic enzymes, the ones that heal and maintain our body’s organs and tissues, will start to slow down when digestive enzymes become pathogenically needed for digesting too many cooked foods. Like batteries, endogenous enzymes eventually wear out and die. Without supplementing our diet with foods still intact with enzymes, it will be sooner than later! Health and longevity isn’t possible if we continue to ignore our deficiency of food enzymes
Food enzymes have been a required part of digestion for all living things since creation. Unfortunately, modern humanity is now paying the price for ignoring them. Chronic and killer diseases have skyrocketed in the last century with the “improvement” of modern cooking methods. We were convinced that electric cooking appliances such as ovens, grills, stoves, microwaves, deep fryers, air fryers, and toasters, were advancements to our life. To some extent, a few of these are helpful but have mostly led us astray from our natural raw foods diet and kill 100% of food enzymes. As for the vegan movement, I agree that we are taking the next best step to eating more plants. Focusing on plants, we are likely including many servings of “uncooked” food through delicious smoothies, juices, and salads. Becoming aware of this, we can prevent ourselves from becoming trapped into another new “over-cooked” food culture of plant-based foods.
Food enzymes are simply a part of food and although all their functions are not “scientifically” proven, they should still be considered necessary simply because they are components in food Just as vitamin C is an accepted required component, enzymes too, should be considered necessary for promoting health The good news is, you don’t have to go fully raw to reap the benefits of food enzymes!
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Contents in picture: Variety of leafy greens, tomato, yellow peppers, avocado, broccoli sprouts, black sesame seeds.
1990… the -media- of the ‘90s………………….. brought us boy-bands: The Backstreet Boys ………………N-SYNC. In papers and pictures, worldwide, we saw the official end of the Cold War in 1991. Television programs of the 1990s have been called: ………………. The Golden Era. Let’s go ‘back in the day’ and… name a few: ‘show of hands’ for Seinfeld; …let’s see, there was Friends; anyone for the Simpsons…?... …anyone…?… … …
And do you remember those commercial-advertisements that featured the white-
The dairy industry chose, as a marketing-direction:
“Popular Celebrity FAN-CLUB- … associations” …as something of value…… …………………to be followed & imitated. In this way, fans can be in a real-world-relationship with their favorite celebrity alter mustache means that I have: “…been sharing cool-personality-quirks with ‘my gang.’ ”
Well, okay, fine… but. “What is the world-gang …up to?”
If “Kermit The Frog” drinks milk from cows… then, every 5-year-old wants a white-milk-mustache ……too.
The Dairy Industry rolled out a big-campaign which was advocated for, by many high-profile-personalities through the “Got-Milk advertisements” …athletes, movie stars, singers… meanwhile, most everyone today… is buying into the myth, still.
I know, I did I loved milk Ever since I was just a toddler, I’ve had milk-n-cookies conditioning/habit followed me into my adult years I was so hooked on milk that I drank it, even though it made me ill. That’s right… if there was no milk in the house in the evening, no matter the time… 10pm…?!... I would trudge ‘out the house’ and return with milk “ had-to-have my milk-n-cookies ” Even though milk never felt good in my tummy, I was drawn to it, compulsively
Shall we reminisce over some… vintage propaganda:
“Milk is… …good for the body; milk is a natural;
..…milk, It does the body… …good; …………got milk?”
And so, propaganda it was, for as it turns out, dairy-milk -is not- is-certainly-not good for humans. But those discussions………..……………. are a few moments ahead.*
Let me embellish…… on the story of my Milk Addiction…… briefly~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~I entered a contest… for the “Got Milk” advertisements. I aimed at offering up, for commercial-use… my version of…… The Best Milk-Mustache. Didn’t place or anything…but I entered. I tried to locate the picture, at home yesterday, but it evaded me …here is what the picture looks like…. (picture me younger…). Mmm… how I loved milk. But, the best news…
…I still drink it… only, it’s better this time… (and, once again, …………………….. a few moments ahead*).~ ~ ~
Now, let me get on to… today’s point. I’m here to talk about dairy. Milk, specifically.
I re-mention, here…… the famous ad’s ‘jingle’ ……with its lyrics: “Milk is a natural.” “Milk is Un-natural,” …meet my revision. Because……… “Milk, it does the body ………harm.”
I concur with Dr. Michael Klaper, “Humans do not need cow’s milk, as we also, do not need: dogs’ milk, horses’ milk, nor giraffes’ milk.”
Despite contrary beliefs …Milk....is not a ‘health’ food, Milk is a “hurt” food. We have not been taught this because, The Dairy Industry works hard to: “suppress that very truth.”
An example of such “suppression of truth” …follows.
Lactose Intolerance1 is a serious infliction on our people, that can be so serious, as to cause death. It is criminal that the Dairy Industry and the US Government have contractual agreements to: ‘knowingly’ …supply lactose intolerant children with dairy milk in their school lunches.
1(“Lactose Intolerance” affects about 95 percent of Asian Americans, 74 percent of Native Americans, 70 percent of African Americans, 53 percent of Mexican Americans, and 15 percent of Caucasians).
The protein identified as casein {which, furthermore, is basically a glue} is the main protein present in milk; and is strongly linked to various cancers It is used in processed foods and in adhesives, paints, and other industrial products
One of the most popular myths of “dairy milk” is the claim that, “ it builds strong bones ”
However, due to the acidity of cows’ milk it (reverse-ing-ly) “pulls calcium from your bones” rather than ‘giving’ calcium Studies have shown that higher bone-fracture rates, are found in countries where milk consumption is highest
Milk forms mucous, as all dairy foods do. The mucous buildup can lead to health problems like asthma, congestion, and infections (sinus; throat; stomach; lung; )
Dairy milk is very high in: saturated fat; and cholesterol These increase the risk of heart disease, cancers, strokes, and diabetes
Like all mammals, cows must give birth to produce milk Therefore, dairy farmers get maximum production by keeping their “milk producers” pregnant
Commercial-Dairy-Cows are “trapped” in cycles of: forced impregnation (this is: rape); perpetual lactation; and constant confinement Dairy cows are overworked; and, when their bodies begin producing less milk (at around 4 to 5 years of age), they are slaughtered
Due to extensive biological manipulation, today’s dairy cows produce up to… 12 times more milk… than they would naturally produce.
Over 90% of U.S. dairy cows suffer confinement to indoor operations. And more than 60% are tethered by the neck, within barren stalls.
Now let’s review some reasons why you should avoid consuming dairy, since…. Milk actually does not do… a body good.
First-ly… and right-ly… dairy milk is: a maternal bodily secretion. It is a short-term nutrient for… new-born calves.
Number 2 – The composition of, any and all, Mothers’ Milk, throughout the Animal Kingdom, is “species-specific.” Let’s have a look at this chart. Notice that the ‘ nutritional-requirements’ for the “various species of baby-mammals,” are all uniquely different, one from another.
Human milk and cow’s milk, for example have, comparatively, from: the amount of protein & fat; to the amount of feces That’s
Number 3 - Milk is full of chemicals, which cause cows to lactate appear whiter and create an artificially creamy texture; but more other skin problems; allergies; inflammation of
Number 4 - Dairy milk is disgusting It consists of pus, blood, believe it or not poop! That’s right, good old-fashioned feces feces? And it regularly does
Number 5 – When you add dairy milk to tea, coffee, chocolate, diminished
What can you do?
The good news is that you can eliminate dairy from your diet without much difficulty. It is easier than ever, to drop the unhealthy cruelty-filled dairy milk… for a more nutritious plant-based milk. There are so many delicious varieties of vegan-milk, that are conveniently available right now, at most grocery stores.
