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  Blog: New videos at - biobodyfuture.com  

( http://biobodyfuture.com )We have added a feature so people can add their favorite video. This site is for people who like to learn more the focus the site is for people that are interested in the human body, heath, wellness, Massage Therapy, Medicine, Aging, Care Giving, autism, Natural and healing Foods.- Learn. Share and Post


 
Posted: Sep 15, 2008 4:41pm | comment (0) | discuss () | permalink    
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  Blog: Vegetarian diets are good for the Planet!!  
Please go to www.vote4cause.org
and vote for FARM - they have some great handouts for EarthDay  -- only couple more days left to vote.

EarthSave Report:

A New Global Warming Strategy:
How Environmentalists are Overlooking Vegetarianism as the Most Effective Tool Against Climate Change in Our Lifetimes by Noam Mohr

Download the Full Report (.pdf)

Summary
Global warming poses one of the most serious threats to the global environment ever faced in human history. Yet by focusing entirely on carbon dioxide emissions, major environmental organizations have failed to account for published data showing that other gases are the main culprits behind the global warming we see today. As a result, they are neglecting what might be the most effective strategy for reducing global warming in our lifetimes: advocating a vegetarian diet.

Global Warming and Carbon Dioxide
The environmental community rightly recognizes global warming as one of the gravest threats to the planet. Global temperatures are already higher than they’ve ever been in at least the past millennium, and the increase is accelerating even faster than scientists had predicted. The expected consequences include coastal flooding, increases in extreme weather, spreading disease, and mass extinctions.

Unfortunately, the environmental community has focused its efforts almost exclusively on abating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Domestic legislative efforts concentrate on raising fuel economy standards, capping CO2 emissions from power plants, and investing in alternative energy sources. Recommendations to consumers also focus on CO2: buy fuel-efficient cars and appliances, and minimize their use. ,

This is a serious miscalculation. Data published by Dr. James Hansen and others show that CO2 emissions are not the main cause of observed atmospheric warming. Though this may sound like the work of global warming skeptics, it isn’t: Hansen is Director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies who has been called “a grandfather of the global warming theory.” He is a longtime supporter of action against global warming, cited by Al Gore and often quoted by environmental organizations, who has argued against skeptics for subverting the scientific process. His results are generally accepted by global warming experts, including bigwigs like Dr. James McCarthy, co-chair of the International Panel on Climate Change’s Working Group II.


 
Posted: Apr 12, 2008 7:27am | comment (2) | discuss () | permalink    
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Blog: Great Organic Vegan Foods Site  

Wheatgrass Growing Kits, Juicers, Sprouting Supplies & More.  All Organic.

Wheatgrasskits.com




 
Posted: Feb 27, 2008 11:35am | comment (0) | discuss () | permalink    
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  Blog: WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW IF OUR PRODUCTS ARE ANIMAL TESTED  
PANTENE? COLGATE? ANIMAL TEST? DOGS? 

ARE THE PRODUCTS YOU USE TESTED ON ANIMALS? IT IS SO IMPORTANT YOU SIGN THIS PETITION! ITS MAIN AIM IS TO FORCE COMPANIES TO DISPLAY oN THEIR PACKAGING' WE TEST ON ANIMALS' MAKE A CHANGE BY SIGNING THIS PETITION http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/make-companies-that-test-on-animals-indicate-it-in-their-logos

 
Posted: Jan 30, 2008 10:16am | comment (1) | discuss () | permalink    
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  Blog: Texas Vegan  

One of the things we looked forward to the whole time we lived in Ohio was getting back to some good Tex-Mex food in Texas. Up North they just don’t know how to do Tex-Mex. We have been to several restaurants and their food was always plain and bland. But Texas does it up right! We have had lots of good spicy Tex-Mex, the kind that makes smoke come out your ears!! So, for 3 and a half years that is what we were looking forward to.

 

Now, I’m here and I’m a vegan. There ain’t no such thing as meatless, non-dairy Tex-Mex (at least at the restaurants we know of). So, my wife knowing my ( and her) passion for spicy Tex-Mex, went and bought some Boca meat and cooked up some tacos. She cooked it in medium salsa. She put dairy cheese on hers and I put soy cheese on mine. Mmmmm, were they good!! And they weren’t dripping with that orange grease that you get with normal taco meat. The only thing I haven’t found yet is non-dairy sour cream. But I did find a recipe for making my own using coconut milk. Got a recipe for non-dairy mayo too!

 

Then my wife made some chili with the Boca meat. I spiced mine up with my own spices (the kids won’t eat spicy food). We have learned that we can make our own Tex-Mex. It is guilt-free and cruelty-free, good for you Tex-Mex!


 
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  Blog: Going vegan helps the climate  
Go vegan to help climate, says Government



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Posted: Jun 15, 2007 3:48pm | comment (0) | discuss () | permalink    
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  Blog: My Wife's First Vegan meal  
I have told you about my progress with my kids as far as adopting a vegan lifestyle. Now, my wife is jumping on the bandwagon (kind of). Saturday she made some spicy vegan chili. It had brown rice, black beans, tomatoes, corn, onions, garlic, chili powder, an red pepper. I topped it off with some salsa, non-dairy sour cream and shredded soy cheese. It was awesome!! She is now eating vegetarian about half of the time!

So we are well on our way to being a vegan family. I think thats great!

Lee


 
Posted: May 30, 2007 4:56pm | comment (1) | discuss () | permalink    
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  Blog: Something Funny  
I went to an Earth Day Celebration on Sunday at one of our local parks. The first thing I was impressed with was that there was so many people there. They have this huge field that they use for parking and it was full. I was glad to see so many earth conscience people in one place. We looked around at many of the demonstrations and I had a wonderful feeling knowing that there are other people out there who care. This one particular park has free train rides on little mini trains through the woods. They had all kinds of trains, electric, gasoline, and steamers. The steamers burn coal. Yes, thats right coal. One of the most polluting things that you can burn! When these steamers came into the station to drop off and pick up passangers they would billow out this huge plume of black and brown noxious smoke. A woman in front of me said, "Hey, I thought this was Earth Day?" To which I added, "I was thinking the exact same thing. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of having Earth Day?" It was a little upsetting. In one part of the park they have a demonstration on green energy (solar and wind power) and at the other end of the park they are polluting the environment!! That is so riduculous its funny!! In fact, I was so unnerved I almost left. But the kids were really wanting to ride on the train. We were there the previous day and I promised them I would take them. So, we stood in this long line for about an hour in direct sun with no shade. I didn't even think of taking sunscreen. Now we are all paying for it! Anyway, I was hoping we would get an electric one to ride on. But we get all the way down there and get the worst of the two steamers they had! I have great luck. But I waited over an hour for this thing so we got on. As we were getting on I noticed that the engineer's face was covered with black soot from having his face in that smoke all day. I'm thinking, "This can't be good." It actually wasn't too bad. The wind only blew the smoke in our face a couple of times.

One of the railroad workers was sitting at the back right behind me and I was talking to her most of the ride and I made sure to mention the contradiction of celebrating Earth Day while gurgling plumes of black smoke into the air. She nodded her head but didn't make any comment. She probably had never thought of it that way before. Maybe I made an impression on her. Id' like to see them get rid of the steamers and gas-powered engines. To me that would be cheaper and makes more sense. We should be able to enjoy the beauty of nature without polluting it at the same time.



 
Posted: Apr 24, 2007 5:52am | comment (0) | discuss () | permalink    
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  Blog: Good news!!  
Yesterday I was watching a video about animal cruelty on Google. Two of my kids sat down and were watching it with me. After seeing what goes on in our slaughterhouses they both said they are not going to eat meat anymore! My wife was upset that I let them watch the video and said I should be ashamed. I said the ones eating the meat that comes from those poor animals should be ashamed. My kids are very tender-hearted and have inherited a great respect for nature. My wife was raised on a Texas farm and defends her beloved meat industry. But while she was eating lunch today she said she felt sick to her stomach about the things I told her that were in the video. I told her that was good.

Lee



 
Posted: Apr 7, 2007 12:51pm | comment (1) | discuss () | permalink    
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  Blog: NYSE Defies Animal Extremists... and Promotes Animal Cruelty  
(PLEASE CLICK ON THE PETITION LINK AT THE END TO HELP)


It looks like animal testing will continue for the time being, according to a UPI story by Shaun Waterman, which I've excerpted here:

"NYSE defies animal extremists

By SHAUN WATERMAN
UPI Homeland and National Security Editor

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29, 2006 (UPI) -- The decision by the New York Stock Exchange to list a medical research company targeted by animal rights protestors on a new electronic market where shares can be traded anonymously is being hailed as a victory by animal researchers.

Life Sciences Research, Inc., a Princeton, N.J.-based medical research firm that specializes in animal experiments announced just before Christmas that it had settled a dispute with the NYSE, and would be listed on the exchange's new all-electronic trading platform called Arca.

"We're thrilled," the company's Chief Financial Officer Richard Michaelson told United Press International. "It is a totally anonymous trading environment," he said of the new electronic exchange. "In our situation that is a big advantage."

Life Sciences Research, Inc., is the parent of U.K.-based Huntingdon Life Sciences, and has been targeted on both sides of the Atlantic by animal rights activists organized under the name Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, or SHAC..."

However, 'business' for Life Sciences Research, Inc. could turn very, sour very fast... and millions of frightened, defenseless, innocent animals currently slated for repeated, often excruciatingly painfull procedures, violent treatment, and hopeless lonely deaths could suddenly be free... if The Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research, and other animal and consumer protection groups have anything to say about it!!!


AND ALL OF YOU CAN HELP... NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE!

"The European legislation governing EU animal experiments (Directive 86/609/EEC), is now some 20 years old, desperately out of date and in urgent need of review. The European Commission has recognised this and a review is now underway. The Commission has also launched an 'Action Plan' that explicitly states "The final aim is to replace animal experiments with methods not entailing the use of an animal."

The revision of Directive 86/609/EEC provides an unprecedented opportunity for the European Union to increase efforts to replace all animal experiments through carefully targeted and co-ordinated research to develop, valid
ate and implement non-animal methods. This could save millions of laboratory animals and improve the quality of research and testing."

- Please see more info and SIGN THEIR PETITION by clicking this link -

It will happen in the EU. It will happen everywhere!

Imported from external blog


 
Posted: Dec 29, 2006 7:36pm | comment (5) | discuss () | permalink    
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