Dr Neal Barnard - Living Vegan Legend

Thanks to enormous work by Dr Neal Barnard, every day, thousands of people are inspired to go VEGAN in United States and many other countries across the world. Today, so many doctors are advocating plant-based diet for a variety of diseases. In short, doctors no longer feel it's weird to be a vegetarian or vegan ...

Dr Neal Barnard is the president of PCRM (Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine ) .Dr Neal Barnard visits numerous cities and talks about the benefits of plant-based diet (vegan diet) . He is also the author of numerous books - Power Foods For The Brain , The Get Healthy, Go Vegan Cookbook , The Plant-Based Journey , The Foods That Cause You To Lose Weight,  and The Cancer Survivor's Guide

I like to hear his inspiring talks in Youtube. He explains logically about the wonderful benefits of plant-based diet. Today, many Americans are thankful to Dr Neal Barnard for saving precious lives...

Please listen to these amazing talks by Dr. Neal Barnard

1.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_ONFix_e4k

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqFC3tzAYiE

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDgA3T_JF2A

Vegan Diet Can Cure Diabetes

Every day, the number of people suffering from Diabetes is increasing in India and across the world. India  is known as the "Capital of Diabetes".

Diet rich in carbohydrates(white rice) and sugar is the main cause of diabetes. During my recent visit to India, I noticed that so many vegetarians were suffering from Diabetes. It breaks my heart to say that  kids and young adults were suffering from Diabetes.

Yes, Diet rich in carbohydrates, suagr , dairy milk, yogurt, and paneer is the cause of high rate of Diabetes, heart disease, and cancer in India.

Recent studies have shown that plant-based diet (vegan diet) has the capacity to keep Diabetes at a bay! Plant-based diet rich in millets, vegetables, greens, and nuts is nutrious. It is really so easy to thrive on plant-based diet in India. So many vegans in India make delicious carrot halwa  and kheer with homemade almond milk or cashew milk. Peanuts and rice milk is used to make vegan curd! Thanks to internet and youtube, you can find healthy and nutritious recipes.

Here are some interesting websites to follow a healthy lifestyle

1.  https://sharan-india.org/healthy-recipes/

2. https://www.lifepositive.com/reverse-your-diabetes/

3. http://www.pcrm.org/health/diets/india-program-intro

4. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/plant-based-diet-can-help-india-fight-diabetes-heart-ailments/1/882081.html

5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS5hT4_OYqo

November - World Vegan Month

This month, thousands of people across the world are trying vegan fare for their health and the environment. Today, it's really easy to thrive on vegan diet from Australia to India and Canada to Saudi Arabia. Doctors across the world are asking people to consume more plant-based food items...

If you are based in India, it's really a piece of cake to thrive on a vegan diet. Here are some interesting websites...

1. http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-go-vegan-with-a-vengeance-2270247

2.  http://vegan-india.blogspot.com/#sthash.VYEZA454.dpbs

Before visiting a new country or a city , please visit Happy Cow to get an idea about vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants ...

 https://www.happycow.net/

If you like Indian cuisine, the internet is brimming with numerous mind-boggling vegan websites and vegan food blogs. Here are some of my favorite Indian vegan food blogs...

1.  http://holycowvegan.net/

2.  http://www.veganricha.com/

3. http://blog.veganosaurus.com/p/recipe-hub.html 

If you love cakes, cookies , and ice creams , then it is really possible to relish vegan cakes, and vegan ice cream, without using cruel products - eggs, dairy milk, butter and cream.

http://www.theppk.com/category/recipe/desserts/

 http://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/how-to/article/vegan-ice-cream-recipes

http://plantpoweredkitchen.com/recipes/recipe-cashew-banana-ice-cream/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMjLBBXsFe4

Food Revolution Network

What we eat every day has enormous impact on our health, environment, economy, community and farmers. It is really important to eat wholesome nutritious food ...

These days, numerous food items is brimming with flavors, chemicals,  pesticides, and most of the fruits and vegetables are "GMO".  John Robbins and Ocean Robbins want to make our food  nutritious and wholesome. They are involved in helping farmers, communities and trying their best to help everyone from children to farmers in United States and across the world to eat wholesome nutritious fare...

Food Revotion Network is a great organization engaged in noble work. If you want know about farmers, supermarkets, organic farming,  healthy food items, environment, clean food, amazing health tips, and global warming, then you should visit http://foodrevolution.org/about/ and
https://www.facebook.com/foodrevolutionnetwork/

Doctors Urge People to Eat Plant-based Diet

Many doctors in United States are going vegan, and they all feel that Vegan diet is great for the health.

Dr Kim A.Williams is a leading Cardiologist in United States. He has been thriving on a vegan diet from past 13 years, and his health is in excellent condition. Dr.Williams says that low-fat vegan diet has the capacity to lower the risk of Diabetes and Obesity.

Here are few interesting articles - Medical professionals advocating Plant-based diet.
1. http://www.onegreenplanet.org/natural-health/reasons-why-choosing-to-eat-plant-based-is-totally-badass/

2. http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-8047/why-im-a-vegan-a-cardiologist-explains.html

3. http://wellandgood.com/2014/12/29/meet-the-new-york-doctor-who-prescribes-vegan-diets/

4. http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/valley/people/closeup/vegan-doc-emphasizes-lifestyle/article_bed0f8c9-0e3b-540b-b96e-2857e4360262.html

Meatless Monday

Many people concerned about the environment are eating less meat. United Nations is urging people to eat less Meat. Numerous towns and cities across the world are encouraging "Meatless Monday".
Los Angeles Times publishes meatless recipes every Monday. Meatless Monday is a global movement, encouraging people to try plant-based food.

Thanks to Meatless Monday, thousands of people are getting used to tasty and nutritious plant-based dishes. Fortunately,  meatless entrees is available in most of the restaurants.

Going meatless is great for our environment and health.

Here are some interesting links
http://www.meatlessmonday.com/
https://www.facebook.com/MeatlessMonday
https://www.pinterest.com/meatlessmonday/

One Green Planet - Website For a Peaceful Earth

It is really exciting to be a Vegan these days! You can explore variety of fruits, vegetables and make new dishes every day.


One Green Planet is an amazing website, awash with yummy vegan recipes and cute animal videos.


Visit http://www.onegreenplanet.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/onegreenplanet

Israel Goes Vegan

According to a news report, there are about 200,000 vegans in Israel. The number of vegans is increasing every day. According to israel21c website (http://israel21c.org/ ), many Israelites are going vegan after hearing Gary Yourofsky's speech. Gary Yourofsky is an American animal-rights activist.

A few months ago my 16 year old niece from India sent me the link to Gary Yourofsky's speech in youtube. My niece told me that her friends were shocked to hear about the suffering of innocent animals  in dairy industries. I am sure many people will go VEGAN after hearing to Gary Yourofsky's enlightening speech.

You can hear his speech at (http://gary-tv.com/en/ ) . You can also hear his famous speech in Youtube  ( http://www.youtube.com/ )

50 Million Vegetarians in China

I'm so happy that many people across the world are eating plant-based food. According to a latest survey, there are about 50 million vegetarians in China.

It seems many Chinese are thriving on plant-based diet to protect wild life. Some Chinese are inspired to become vegetarians because of vegetarian celebrities such as Natalie Portman and Faye Wong. Young Chinese want to stop the suffering of millions of animals by eating plant-based diet, good for health and our beautiful planet Earth.

Our world will be a better place if everyone eats plant-based fare every day!

Dr.Neal Barnard in Michigan

Dr. Neal Barnard, a popular nutrition researcher, author and health advocate will be in
Detroit area to talk about his book - Power Foods for the Brain
I have read so many of his health  books, and I'm really thankful that he has written such amazing books, which inspire people to try plant-based diet.

Dr Neal Barnard will be in Novi, on april 22, 2013
4-5.30 P.M
Better Health Market
42875 Grand River Avenue
Novi, MI 48375

Monday, april 22
7-8 P.M
Adat Shalom Synagogue
29901 Middlebelt Rd
Farmington Hills, MI 48334

Contact Shaina Chimes at 202-527-7314 or schimes@pcrm.org for more information

A Vegan in India - Vegetarian Paradise

For the last couple of months I was in India. While it
is very easy to thrive on a vegetarian fare, it was
really very challenging for me, to be a vegan in
India.

In India , vegetarian diet is synonymous with
lacto vegetarian diet. For thousands of years, Indians
have consumed milk and milk products such as
buttermilk, yogurt and ghee(clarified butter)
regularly. These days supermarkets across India are
not only flooded with traditional milk
products such as ghee, and buttermilk but also cheeses
and flavored milks.

My parents tried to convince me that "cow's milk" is
nutritious. They were shocked when I told them I don't
eat anything that has milk and milk products. They
were curious to know why I avoid milk and milk
products. I tried explaining about how cows are
treated as "milking machines". They just could not
understand the cruelty involved in producing diary milk. Everyone from my parents to siblings and friends to relatives considered me weird for not
including milk or milk based products in my diet.

My parents were worried and concerned about my health.
People in India believe that to lead a
healthy lifestyle, everyone should include some milk
or milk products such as buttermilk, yogurt or ghee in
their diet. I really wish if everyone could read, The
China Study to know about the negative impact of milk and milk
products on our health.

Once my mom made crispy dosa(rice and lentil
pancakes), which was laced with copious amounts of
ghee(clarified butter). She was so mad at me when I
refused to touch the dosas. My father once bought my
favorite sweet, mysore pak, from a popular sweet
store, in Bangalore. Of course, I could not eat that
sweet because the package said, "made with pure ghee".
In India, people shower you with milk based items if
they like you.

I gave my mom some tips to veganize some recipes. My
mom made Badam burfi and Mysore pak
Well, my parents were thrilled that I got to indulge
some delicious vegan sweets. They were also so
surprised by the fact that it is pretty easy to
veganize some Indian sweets.

Many people in India thrive on lacto-vegetarian fare,
because they associate only meat with cruelty.
An article about the modern production of milk in India.

I used to see old cows and bulls roaming about the
crowded streets in search of food in Bangalore. The
result of numerous bulls, is the result of the
thriving diary industry in India. I wonder why people
still don't associate "cow's milk" with cruelty.

Decades ago male cows or bulls were used to plough the
fields. But, these days tractors have replaced bulls
to plough the fields. Most of the bulls have no use in
Indian society these days.

People in India assume that milk producing cows
are well taken care by the farmers. As the demand for milk
is growing every day, farmers inject cows with oxytocin harmone,
so that they produce more milk.

Along with Peta, there are only a handful of animal
welfare organizations in India. So, people are not aware of the
cruelty involved in production of milk. The
consumption of milk and milk products by everyone from
children to adults has increased by many fold in the
past decade. In short, cow's milk is considered to be
gift to mankind.

For days I explained to my father about the cruelty involved in diary industry and the negative impact of livestock on our environment. I also discusses about
the positive health benefits of the vegan diet.

While I tried to convince my father that vegan diet is best for our health
,my father tried to convince me that diary milk is indeed good for our health.
He felt that if baby cows are allowed to drink all the milk the cow produces,
the baby cow will die by drinking huge amount of milk.
My father, who comes from an agricultural background,
felt that human beings were indeed saving the lives of
baby cows, by consuming some of the milk. The milkman
who gives milk to my parent's home, also told that
baby cows will fall sick if they drink more milk. I was
shocked to hear this new "theory".

I asked the milkman about the oxytocin harmone injected
to cows. He told that he injects his cows with
oxytocin harmone rarely. An article about usage of oxytocin harmone in cows.

My father somehow wanted me to get rid of my vegan
diet. He read some passages from hindu
scriptures, where cows are considered as mother.
Infact Hindu religious rituals often call for milk and
milk products such as ghee and yogurt. Even the
ancient art of Indian medicine -Ayurveda, considers
milk, ghee, butter and yogurt to be of great
nutritional value. In a nutshell, Indian culture
deeply revolves around milk and milk products.

The word "vegan" is not common in India. Pure
vegetarian, means a person who consumes milk and milk
products, but not meat and eggs. Visit these websites ;Hinduonnet
, IBNLIVE
, Hinduonet1 , and Hindustantimes
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=6a34a112-ac3c-4133-9295-0c52efbd980f

India is a goldmine for vegetarian food. And millions of
recipes can be easily veganized .It is possible to thrive on a vegan diet in India.
But, you can't find dairy-free icecream and
chocolates. Most of the Indian sweets in upscale
stores will be drenched with either milk or ghee.

To know more the horrible conditions of cows in India,
read article1 and article2.

Meme

I've been tagged by Theresa, to participate in a meme.

K is for Kannada, a south Indian language which is my
mother tongue. I love to view Kannada film songs in
youtube.

U is for urban. I feel that zoos which are present in
the urban setting are sort of a prison for animals. I
wish adults and kids don't visit zoos, so that all the zoos are
forced to shut-down. Imagine tropical animals such as
elephants living in zoos in countries with harsh cold
climate.

M is for Mulesing. For a very long time, I thought
that only leather caused pain and suffering for the
animals. Recently, I learnt that even wool causes a
lot of pain and suffering for the sheep. I decided not
to buy wool after learning about muleasing, in which
huge chunks of skin and flesh are cut from the
animals’ backsides, without any painkillers.

U is for Udupi. I like to visit ancient places. I want
to visit Udupi, a very popular town in Karnataka.I
also would like to visit Ur, which according to some
scholars, is world's first city.

D is for Date. I love dates. When I think of dates, I
think of Iraq. I hope someday I can eat Iraqi
dates, which according to my parents are the tastiest
dates in the world. Unfortunately, millions of date
palms in Iraq has been destroyed in the war.

H is for Health. I'm eternally thankful to Physicians
Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) for creating
awarness across the world in the arena of diet and
nutrition. I think that the percentage of vegans is
increasing in many countries, because PCRM proves time
and again, that a plant-based diet is best for a
well-balanced health by conducting numerous
researches.

A is for Animals. I don't adore animals, but I feel
that animals should be treated with some respect. I
thank PETA, for exposing the horrible conditions of
cows, pigs, sheep, goats and chicken in factory farms
across the world. Thanks to PETA, these days it is so
easy to find everything from shampoo to cleaning
products that does not contain animal products and
which are not tested on animals.

Dada J. P. Vaswani, a popular religious leader says,
"The 18th century gave rights to man, the 19th century
gave rights to slaves, and the 20th century has given
rights to women. The 21st century, I verily believe,
will give rights to animals, and that will be a
glorious day in the history of humanity. I believe
there will be no peace on Earth unless we stop all killing."

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)

The number of vegans around the world would be very
high, if the percentage of vegan doctors ,dietitians
and nutritionists was high in our world.

For the vast majority of the population in the world,
milk and its byproducts such as yogurt, ghee(clarified
butter), butter and butter-milk is considered healthy
foods. Since everyone from doctors to nutritionists
believe that milk is a healthy food, it is natural for
people to consume loads of milk products to get
calcium, even though there are millions of people
suffering from milk allergy.

Fortunately, there is one non-profit organization
consisting of doctors who fully agree that it is
possible to lead a healthy lifestyle by consuming only
plant-based food.

It is indeed very easy to get all the nutrients our
body needs from plant-based foods.

Visit PCRM's website to know more plant-based foods.