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| Simple & Nutritious Cooking with Supreme Master Ching Hai
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Lazy Deli, Instant Noodle, Fruit Salad
Sticky Happy
Instant Vegetable Pickle •Deep Fried Stinky Tofu •Golden Tofu
Simple Curry-March 25, 2009
Ching Hai's Goulash-March 6, 2009
Baked Apples and Savory Pancakes - March 4, 2009
Coco Delight Exotic Avocado Salad February 24, 2009
Rich Morning Meal - * Vegan Sausage Rolls * Vegan Omelette * Fried Tomatoes & Mushrooms * Homemade Citrus & Pear Marmalade
Marinated Thai Eggplant * Challenging Tofu * Boiled Green Beans * Hot Banana Quickie - Feb 10, 2009
Special Valentine's Day Dinner * Diamond Baguettes Stuffed with Vegan Ham Paste * Heart-shaped Bell Pepper with Peas * Sautéed Colorful Fruits * Sweet Tofu Hearts with Fresh Tangerine & Raisins - February 4, 2009
Vegan Zucchini Lasagna * Wholemeal Bread with Vegan Cream Cheese * Tomato & Cucumber Salad with Japanese Mustard Dressing - January 2009
Lunar New Year Special: * Chinese Hot Pot * Reunion Pudding January 1, 2009
Greek Salad with Vegan Feta Cheese,Mushroom Curry Sautéed Cherry Tomatoes,Vegan Sausage Sandwich - January 10, 2009
Gluten Protein (Seitan) with Creamy Vegan Pear Sauce * Boiled Fresh Vegetables November 27, 2008
*Green Papaya & Green Mango Salad *Savory Soya Protein Sticks *Simple Tofu December 26, 2008
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| Harms of Meat & Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet |
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 Some Harms of Meat Consumption /Production
SOME DISEASES RELATED TO MEAT CONSUMPTION / PRODUCTION
- Swine flu
- Blue tongue disease
- E. coli
- Salmonella
- Bird flu
- Mad cow disease
- Pig's disease (PMWS)
- Listeriosis
- Shellfish poisoning
- Pre-eclampsia
SOME OF THE COSTS OF MEAT EATING:
HEART DISEASE
- Over 17 million lives lost globally each year
- Cost of cardiovascular disease is at least US$1 trillion a year
CANCER
- Over 1 million new colon cancer patients diagnosed each year
- More than 600,000 colon cancer-related mortalities annually
- In the United States alone, colon cancer treatment costs about US$6.5 billion.
- Millions of people are newly diagnosed with other meat-related cancers every year.
DIABETES
- 246 million people are affected worldwide
- An estimated US$174 billion spent each year on treatment.
OBESITY
- Worldwide 1.6 billion adults are overweight with 400 million more who are obese
- Costs US$93 billion each year for medical expenses in the United States alone.
- At least 2.6 million people die annually from problems related to being overweight or obese
ENVIRONMENTAL
- Use up to 70% of clean water
- Pollute most of the water bodies
- Deforest the lungs of the Earth
- Uses up to 43% of the world's cereal
- Uses up to 85% of the world's soy
- Cause world hunger & wars
- 80% cause of global warming
PLUS MORE… SOME OF THE COSTS OF MILK CONSUMPTION:
- Breast, prostate and testicular cancer from hormones present in milk
- Listeria and Crohn’s disease
- Hormones and saturated fat leads to osteoporosis, obesity, diabetes and heart disease
- Linked to higher incidences of multiple sclerosis
- Classified as a major allergen
- Lactose intolerance
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Some Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet
SOME BENEFITS OF A VEGETARIAN DIET:
- Lower blood pressure
- Lower cholesterol levels
- Reduce Type 2 diabetes
- Prevent stroke conditions
- Reverse atherosclerosis
- Reduce heart disease risk by 50%
- Reduce heart surgery risk by 80%
- Prevent many forms of cancer
- Stronger immune system
- Increase life expectancy up to 15 years
- Higher IQ
- Conserves up to 70% clean water
- Saves 80% of the cleared Amazonian rainforest from animal grazing
- A solution for world hunger:
- Free up 3,433 billion hectares of land
- Free up 760 million tons of grain every year (half the world’s grain supply)
- Consumes 1/3 less fossil fuels of those used for meat production.
- Reduces pollution from untreated animal waste
- Maintains cleaner air
- Saves 4.5 tons of emissions per US household per year
- Stop 80% of global warming
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