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Animals Eating Giving Perfection

Animal agriculture takes up an incredible 70% of all agricultural land, and a whopping 30% of the land surface of the planet. As a result, farmed animals are probably the biggest cause of slashing and burning the world's forests.

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Animal, Land, Agriculture

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An abundance of peer-reviewed science is showing that a whole foods, plant-based diet prevents most heart attacks, strokes, and even many kinds of cancer. It gets you to your ideal weight easily and sustainably, reverses Type 2 diabetes, and even fixes erectile dysfunction (because it greatly improves circulation!).

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Cancer, Heart, Type 2 Diabetes

"Kathy Freston: On How to Become a Veganista". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. April 7, 2013.

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In the middle of it all, pause and look around you. Appreciate what’s beautiful. Take in the love. Nod to what’s good and true. And then move forward one step at a time.

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Beautiful, Moving, Appreciate

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Quantum wellness isn’t about deprivation and it’s not about perfection. It is about pointing yourself in the direction of growth, training yourself to get comfortable with your highest potential, and then taking small steps to support that shift. It’s about showing up for yourself, day by day, and then one day finding that you’ve undergone a transformation.

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Perfection, Support, Growth

"Quantum Wellness: A Step-by-Step Guide to Health and Happiness". Book by Kathy Freston, 2008.

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Every little thing you do adds up, and before you know it, you've created your life. And how you create your life ripples out and affects everyone and everything that crosses your path, known or unknown to you.

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Add, Littles, Path

Kathy Freston (2012). “Quantum Wellness: A Step-by-Step Guide to Health and Happiness”, p.25, Random House

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What you want is to rev up your metabolism so that you are burning fat and calories, not preserving fat and calories.

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Burning, Want, Metabolism

Kathy Freston (2012). “The Lean: A Revolutionary (and Simple!) 30-Day Plan for Healthy, Lasting Weight Loss”, p.19, Hachette UK

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I grew up in Doraville, Georgia and I ate barbecued ribs and chicken fried steak, and all kinds of cheesy grits, you know, and I never even thought twice about it.

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Cheesy, Grit, Georgia

"Going Vegan Doesn't Mean Missing Out On Favorites". "Morning Edition" with Renee Montagne and David Greene,, www.npr.org. December 27, 2012.

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The goal is progress, not perfection!

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Progress Not Perfection, Goal, Perfection

"Kathy Freston: On How to Become a Veganista". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. April 7, 2013.

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Nourished people, people who love and care for themselves, are also more efficient and nicer to be around. When you give yourself permission to relax, people will feel more relaxed around you; your environment will become more harmonious. Balance - between work and pleasure, giving and receiving, seriousness and levity - creates a happy healthy life.

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Giving, People, Healthy

Kathy Freston (2012). “Quantum Wellness: A Step-by-Step Guide to Health and Happiness”, p.149, Random House

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Vegetarian is the New Prius!

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Vegetarian, Climate Change, Prius

"Exclusive: Quantum Wellness Author Kathy Freston Shares Her Thoughts". www.ecorazzi.com. May 25, 2009.

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...you need not do and be everything.

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Stress, Needs

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Whole foods like grains and beans release their sugar very, very slowly because of the fiber in them, and they don't give you a sugar rush. They feed your cells as needed, and as a result, you have loads of stable energy that powers you through the day.

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Cells, Giving, Sugar

"3 Reasons Your Diet Isn’t Working" by Kathy Freston, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 14, 2012.

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You don't need to stick to tough rules or overnight changes; you need not rely on hardcore discipline that makes you hate your life. You need only focus on progress, not perfection. Lean in to the process of losing weight, and it will happen easily.

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Hate, Progress Not Perfection, Discipline

"3 Reasons Your Diet Isn’t Working" by Kathy Freston, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 14, 2012.

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The reason fiber helps us control our weight is that it fills the belly yet yields few calories since fiber is, for the most part, not something that we can digest.

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Yield, Weight, Fiber

"An Apple a Day Melts the Pounds Away!" by Kathy Freston, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 13, 2012.

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If you want to feel more comfortable and happy, work on making the people around you more comfortable and happy.

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People, Finding Happiness, Want

Kathy Freston (2012). “Quantum Wellness: A Step-by-Step Guide to Health and Happiness”, p.147, Random House

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You know how most people think that eggs are great sources of protein? Well, you only get about six grams from an egg, and about half of that is in the yolk and the other half is in the white. If instead you opt for a cup of lentils, you get a whopping eighteen grams of protein, plus all that fiber that makes you feel full and cleans out your body!

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Thinking, Eggs, White

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The business of raising animals for food (with its continuous heavy waste stream of methane and nitrous oxide - leading global warming gases) is responsible for about 18% of global warming. Some scientists actually say the number is closer to 50%.

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Animal, Numbers, Waste

"Kathy Freston: On How to Become a Veganista". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. April 7, 2013.

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Little by little we discover that we don't need to eat animal products at all, because there are so many healthier alternatives that taste great. The trick is going easy with yourself so that you can find your way comfortably. Then you'll stick with it.

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Animal, Needs, Alternatives

"Kathy Freston: On How to Become a Veganista". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. April 7, 2013.

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We've all seen chicken portrayed as the low-fat, heart-healthy alternative to red meat for years, but it no longer adds up. You might want to lean away from eating birds and lean toward more plant-based options of protein like black beans, lentils, tofu, chickpeas and whole grains.

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Heart, Years, Bird

"Could Chicken Be Contributing to the Obesity Epidemic?" by Kathy Freston, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 11, 2012.

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My favorite meal is I'll make like a three-bean soup and I freeze half of it. But I'm also a big fan of meat alternatives, so I can still have my chicken and mashed potatoes and green beans, but I just have the chicken from a plant-based thing.

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Fans, Meals, Three

"Going Vegan Doesn't Mean Missing Out On Favorites". "Morning Edition" with Renee Montagne and David Greene, www.npr.org. December 27, 2012.

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I missed a tuna-fish sandwich with mayo on toasted wheat bread more than anything. Six months after I went vegan, I snuck into a deli and took one home. And, of course, it wasn't nearly as good as I fantasized. It tasted, well, fishy.

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Home, Tuna Fish, Six Months

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You know you are addicted to a food if despite knowing it is bad for you and despite wanting to change, you still keep eating it. Addiction means that a craving has more control over your behavior than you do.

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Mean, Knowing, Addiction

Kathy Freston (2011). “Veganist: Lose Weight, Get Healthy, Change the World (Large Print 16pt)”, p.242, ReadHowYouWant.com

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So if you serve a whole chicken to your family like grandma did, you may be serving them 10 times as much fat than the days of yesteryear. That's a whole lotta fat, and big trouble for the waistline.

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Grandma, May, Yesteryear

"Could Chicken Be Contributing to the Obesity Epidemic?" by Kathy Freston, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 11, 2012.

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So if you're rooting around for something to eat, grab an apple while you're looking, and usually by the time you're finished eating it, your hunger will have been sidelined; it's crowding out at its best!

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Apples, Hunger, Eating

"An Apple a Day Melts the Pounds Away!" by Kathy Freston, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 13, 2012.

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When you gradually add in nutrient-dense, fiber-rich foods, you simply stop feeling cravings. You run out of space in your belly for the old junk. Instead of craving, you feel full, fulfilled, and content.

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Running, Space, Feelings

Kathy Freston (2012). “The Lean: A Revolutionary (and Simple!) 30-Day Plan for Healthy, Lasting Weight Loss”, p.10, Hachette UK

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"The business of raising animals for food (with its continuous heavy waste stream of methane and nitrous oxide - leading global warming gases) is responsible for about 18% of global warming. Some scientists actually say the number is closer to 50%."

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