Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for January 05, 2015
January 04, 2015
January 06, 2015
Transcript:
Ned: So how's the whole-food plant-based diet going, Bob? Bob: Great! Down 30 pounds already. Ned: Any down-side? Do you miss eating meat? Bob: No! I've got more energy and never felt better in my life! But I've had to buy new clothes and... Voice out of frame: Oh, BLAH BLAH BLAH! You'll be back when you get tired of all that boring health junk. You vegan girlie-man!! Ned: Wow...what's THAT all about? Bob: Carnivores feel threatened when anyone leaves the fold. Voice out of frame: Life without bacon isn't worth living, traitor!
“Being vegan is about reverence for life.”
That’s just part of it, Dogsniff, not all of it. While there are many good ethical, political and ecological reasons to quit eating meat (and dairy), I think the reason most have taken up the whole-food-plant-based diet is for health reasons. Here’s an item a reader sent me this morning.
http://happyherbivore.com/2015/01/how-heather-m-irregular-heart-beat-pain-weight-los/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HappyHerbivore-Blog+%28Happy+Herbivore+-+Blog%29
It’s representative of hundreds of stories across the country and why the numbers of people turning to this is growning every day. Why this provokes so much fear, as displayed here today, is quite beyond me. No one is trying to force anyone to change their diet. The irony here is, so many of you are actually validating the accuracy of the cartoon! For that, I thank you. :-)