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Is it wrong to eat meat?
© ap
Is it really wrong to eat meat? My mind often dwells on this issue and I wanted to share some thoughts I’ve been having.
The Native American Indians were extremely spiritual people and there are writings that show just how much…
Beautiful poems about the “great spirits” and the wonder of nature. In the movie The Last of the Mohicans we see the killing of a deer and the great honour, respect and thanks given to the creature and sadness that it was necessary for survival… Read more
How to stop your self destructive mind
© balladist
Why do we do things we know are bad for us?
In the self destructive mindset we are seeking to escape pain.
Emotional pain that we don’t want to face at that particular moment…
The pain of that moment could be brought about by any number of things…
Self-hatred, an abusive relationship, not coping in our lives and so-on. In that moment we seek a temporary fix, a drug, food, sex, whatever our particular fix, to make us feel good again… Read more
Are you getting enough protein in a raw vegan diet?
© haraldwalker
Few subjects are more confusing in the field of nutrition than the question of protein so I wanted to look into this whole protein issue and maybe bust some myths surrounding it.
Firstly we hear a lot of justification for veganism in raw food circles, coming from the idea that gorillas or cows or any vegan creature having massive strength from just eating grass or leaves or whatever.
Another argument that is closely related to the first one is that vegetation contains a lot of protein… high 40’s even 50+% is quoted…
In addition, we sometimes see a misrepresentation of the raw vegan diet by using facts and figures of cooked vegan diets containing beans, lentils, tofu and so-on… So the argument for veganism is used to justify raw veganism but these are two different diets… Read more
