RE: Lierre Keith - Vegetarian Myth at Anarchist bookfair in GG Park tomorrow 2pm

March 14, 2010

I was! I went to leaflet after her talk

and she was silenced by soy whip cream! VERY vegan friendly crowd. 4 out of 5 people

were all ready vegan and the rest took my brochure.

Hope Bohanec

Grassroots Campaigns Director

In Defense of Animals

hope

(415) 448-0058

On Behalf Of Rose Aguilar

Sunday, March 14, 2010 12:07

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Re: Lierre

Keith – Vegetarian Myth at Anarchist bookfair in GG Park tomorrow 2pm

Was anyone there for this?

Veg*n Antagonist Lierre

Keith Pied in the Face at 2010 SF Anarchist Bookfair

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/03/14/18640886.php

On Mar 12, 2010, at 4:52 PM, bikegata (AT) copper (DOT) net

wrote:

As if it wasn't bad enough that KPFA

offered her book as a premium, interviewed her ad nauseum and generally fauned

on her, the Anarchist Bookfair is having her speak tomorrow. I don't know if I

can make it there, but I wanted to let the list know. Has anyone done some good

fair analysis of her book?

Janice Rothstein

March 15, 2010

Relating to this Vegetarian Myth book:

I have recently become aware of something that seems to be some sort of ( is it new?) trend. And I think it is important for us to be aware of. In the past few weeks I have encountered 2 people who told me that they don't eat grains. In both cases, they had health/ digestive issues and now are feeling much better. My conversation with the first person was very brief as he was a cashier ringing up my food purchase. However, I had a long conversation with the 2nd person.

The 2nd person is eating meat at every meal. She talked about Loren Cordain who is the author of the Paleo Diet and of the Vegetarian Myth and of Rob Wolf who is a biochemist and nutritionist. Haven't read their stuff, but here is what I think. I've seen it before.

This woman at one point was a vegetarian. I think for 2 years. She herself said that her vegetarian diet was unhealthy.

I think that she has a problem with gluten and dairy, which many people do. She is now eating neither of those things and feels better but thinks that she needs to eat meat.

I asked her if she had ever tried a eating a gluten free, whole foods vegan diet. And she said no and agreed that it might be something to try.

I have seen this before. People go vegetarian and start basing their diet on cheese, pizza, pasta, etc. They have problems and go back to meat. I remember a few years ago , alot of naturopaths were recommending the blood type diet which says that type O's ( the most common blood type) should do that. Then these former vegetarians eliminate the wheat and dairy, start eating meat again and viola, feel better and think that they need meat, when they just needed to eliminate the foods that were causing them problems.

Anyway, I want to find out more about this so I can counter it. I want to find out what the nutritional claims are.

Nettie

On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 3:18 PM, Hope <hope wrote:

I was! I went to leaflet after her talk and she was silenced by soy whip cream! VERY vegan friendly crowd. 4 out of 5 people were all ready vegan and the rest took my brochure.

Hope Bohanec

Grassroots Campaigns Director

In Defense of Animals

hope

(415) 448-0058

On Behalf Of Rose Aguilar

Sunday, March 14, 2010 12:07 PMBAV mail listRe: Lierre Keith – Vegetarian Myth at Anarchist bookfair in GG Park tomorrow 2pm

Was anyone there for this?

Veg*n Antagonist Lierre Keith Pied in the Face at 2010 SF Anarchist Bookfair

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/03/14/18640886.php

On Mar 12, 2010, at 4:52 PM, bikegata wrote:

As if it wasn't bad enough that KPFA offered her book as a premium, interviewed her ad nauseum and generally fauned on her, the Anarchist Bookfair is having her speak tomorrow. I don't know if I can make it there, but I wanted to let the list know. Has anyone done some good fair analysis of her book?

Janice Rothstein

-- " The thinking (person) must oppose all cruel customs, no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must avoid bringing torment and injury into the life of another. "

Albert Schweitzer Check out the website: chooseveg.com