forwarding the McDougall Newsletter - December 2008

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The McDougall Newsletter - December 2008The Fat Vegan

 

You may consider this title an oxymoron-a figure of speech that combines two

normally contradictory terms, but in real life this concurrence is all too

common. You may also think the title is offensive. My intention is to help, not

to provoke anger. People who have declared themselves " vegan, " have said " no "

to eating all animal-derived foods. At extraordinary personal costs, many of

these guardians labor tirelessly to protect the welfare of all animals. Fat

vegans, however, have failed one important animal: themselves. Furthermore,

their audiences of meat-eaters and animal-abusers may be so distracted by their

appearance that they cannot hear the vital issues of animal rights and the

environment; resulting in an unacknowledged setback for a fat vegan's hard work

for change.

 

I have a vested interest in helping vegans lose weight and become healthier.

People living the vegan lifestyle have already embraced the most important tenet

of the McDougall diet: consuming meat, poultry, fish, and dairy-products is at

the root of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and

intestinal problems. Ours is a growing relationship. When I began my

lifestyle-oriented medical practice as an internist in 1978, I was interested in

dietary change only for the sake of my patients-I was unaware of animal rights

and environmental issues. Over the years I have grown to understand that

changing what humans eat is also essential for planet survival; meaning

eliminating cruelty at the dinner table, and slowing climate change and

pollution. People who believe in any or all of these issues must stand

together; helping each other in order to make a difference in the future.

 

MORE at http://www.drmcdougall.com:80/misc/2008nl/dec/fat.htm

 

 

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Favorite Five Articles from Recent Medical Journals

 

a.. Undeniable Evidence: Diabetes Treatments Do More Harm Than Good

 

b.. Brain Impairment from the Atkins Diet

 

c.. Breast Cancers Spontaneously Disappears

 

d.. The Ancient Human Diet Is Starch-based

 

e.. Diet Benefits Prostate Cancer (Another Ornish Contribution)

 

MORE at http://www.drmcdougall.com:80/misc/2008nl/dec/fav5.htm

 

 

 

 

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Featured Recipes

 

a.. Vegetable Udon Soup

 

b.. Vegetable Curry

 

c.. Lima Bean Soup

 

d.. Quick Tomato Salsa

 

e.. Lima Bean Surprise

 

f.. Creamy Soy Dressing

 

g.. Mango Raspberry Dressing

 

MORE at http://www.drmcdougall.com:80/misc/2008nl/dec/recipes.htm