Some food for thought to keep your hearts healthy:
“The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, natural disasters and automobile accidents combined. If beef is your idea of real food for real people, you’d better live close to a good hospital.” —Neal D. Bernard
“Animals are my friends and I don’t eat my friends.” —George Bernard Shaw
“A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral.” —Leo Tolstoy
“By eating meat we share the responsibility of climate change, the destruction of our forests, and the poisoning of our air and water. The simple act of becoming a vegetarian will make a difference in the health of our planet.”—Thich Nhat Hanh
“I’ve been a vegetarian for years and years. I’m not judgmental about others who aren’t. I just feel I cannot eat or wear living creatures.”—Drew Barrymore
“Going meat-free can make a huge difference. Studies show that vegetarians are, on average, 10 to 20 pounds lighter than meat-eaters and that a vegetarian diet reduces our risk of heart disease by 40 percent and adds seven or more years to our lifespan. It’s healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.”—Ingrid Newkirk
“I like animals, all animals. I wouldn’t hurt a cat or a dog—or a chicken or a cow. And I wouldn’t ask someone else to hurt them for me. That’s why I’m a vegetarian.”—Peter Dinklage
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