Page 7 - May 2018 Magazine

Fortunately, a small but growing cruel to animals, immoral, and
number of conscientious individuals in unnecessary for human health, they
Western societies are taking action to argue.
correct this dysfunctional living
pattern. A growing segment of the medical and
health research community are coming
I personally was motivated to do to agree with this position, notably

something about my risk for heart T.Colin Campbell, PhD, author of The
disease and diabetes after losing three China Study, Dr. John McDougall, Dr.
members of my close family to them Caldwell Esselstyn, Dr. Dean Ornish, to
before I turned sixteen. name just a few.

There is not time nor space to credit all With growing food costs leading to riots
the leaders of this movement to in many part of the world -- and a
rationalize our dietary habits in light of diminishing supply of cheap oil and
a healthy, sustainable lifestyle for all natural gas leading to wars for the
residents of this unique planet, but the remaining reserves -- it might be wise
book Diet for a Small Planet by Frances for the average person in prosperous
Moore Lappe' was a huge impetus in Westernized nations to begin to think
getting a large number of people seriously about adjusting their dietary
thinking about this issue. Since then, habits.
the works of John Robbins have also
been seminal. Our Unhealthy Diet Is Driving Our High
Health Care Costs.
Their basic
premise is that
our present
methods of
growing an
average of ten
pounds of corn
and soybeans to
feed to cows for
each pound of
beef that we
receive is an
unwise use of
protein. To spend

a lot of effort and
fossil fuels to
produce meat at
a net loss of
protein is
unsustainable,

Bliss Planet 7