Follow the Money: Big Pharma, Meat, Dairy and Junk Food Industries:

How do you feel about what you eat? Do you feel guilt after a meal or snack, or are you smiling, knowing for certain that you have done something wonderful for your body?

Let's not be a silent witness to our own health. How do we take back our vitality? Become educated, and follow the money for a while to see what's really going on...

Pharmaceutical companies, Meat, Dairy and Junk Food Industries around the world have embedded themselves into the Nutrition and Health Sciences, funding them with great amounts of money in order to have a strong influence in the following areas: 

1. The Pharmaceutical Industry approaches doctors, giving them samples of the latest drugs, and making deals to have them promote it to patients. They provide posters and pamphlets to put up in the doctor's offices, and since we are all supposed to trust our doctors, we believe that money could never be involved in our health. 






2. Big Pharma, Meat, Dairy and Junk Food Industries fund scientific studies in universities and other institutions specifically designed, (or edited), to make their products appear as safe answers to our problems. Brave whistle blowers have come forward over the years, risking their entire careers to tell the truth about how they were told to change results, and got sued as a result. People are afraid, so they just do what they are told, and truths remain hidden.

3. Big Pharma, Meat, Dairy and Junk Food Industries infiltrate governments with what is termed a revolving door hiring policy:
"The revolving door is the movement of personnel between roles as legislators and regulators and the industries affected by the legislation and regulation within lobbying companies... Political analysts claim that an unhealthy relationship can develop between the private sector and government, based on the granting of reciprocated privileges to the detriment of the nation, and can lead to regulatory capture." (Wikipedia definition).
In other words, the people making the decisions are the same people who would be most monetarily benefited by the decisions. 

4. School-aged children have been a key target within their classrooms and cafeterias where we will find campaigns for distribution of milk and educating about the health benefits of meat and dairy in health classes (like I was). Here is the latest milk study from Harvard that declares dairy no longer a healthy part of our diet. Coke and Pepsi Machines are given to the schools by those corporations in order to get them hooked while they are young.

We have been lied to about what a healthy meal is. Large Pharmaceutical companies want us to remain sick, the food industry wants us to remain sick, and I will be so bold to say that the Cancer Societies of the world want us to remain sick, because IT MEANS MONEY. BIG MONEY $$$. If people really understood (and were taught from the beginning), that eating fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds kept them leaps and bounds more healthy than the current food pyramid, or drugs and supplements ever could, they would be out of business because they can't patent whole foods (yet).  Here is an article I wrote on the Cancer and Disease Industry $$$.



Billions of dollars are raised every year for the Cancer Societies, and I have said this before, but would you, as a corporation, give up a cash cow as big as that to tell people the truth? NO WAY. But countless people are PROVING mainstream health and nutrition wrong, by reversing their diseases, pains, obesity and depression, simply by cutting out meat, dairy and animal bi-products, and adopting whole food, plant-based diets (which are not fad diets, they are lifestyle changes). The video above is the trailer for the film Forks Over Knives, which should be shown in every single school around the world, especially medical campuses.

Many of the most brilliant thinkers of this world have claimed radical, deep transformation of thought, consciousness and health, by cutting out animal flesh. We are trained to 

CONFORM! CONFORM! CONFORM!... 

I SAY, DON'T.

Think for yourself, and be curious enough to explore different, alternative options, such as the Vegan lifestyle, that just might surprise and transform you. Only YOU will feel the difference, and then you will have the truth. 

Below is a documentary I really love, and I watch it whenever I am feeling down, or like I don't know what I'm doing with my life. It's called Anima, and I hope you like it too!


(There is swearing in this documentary, just to warn you, but I feel it's DEFINITELY worth watching).

Raw Chocolate Turtles!! Best Treat Ever!

Hello my lovelies! Just a quick update on my Raw Vegan Adventure, and an easy Raw recipe for Raw Vegan Chocolate Turtles!


With gratitude,

Dear Future...

Dear future,

How's it going? Here in the present things are a little messed up. Half of the people on this planet are staving to death, while much of the rest are dying of over-consumption. What should I do? I feel like I am so small and don't really make a difference in the bigger scheme of things.

Dear Lyn,

Every single action matters. You vote with each dollar you spend, so chose wisely because what you buy keeps alive the huge corporations that dump heavy pollutants into the environment and have no regard for life, or it supports small, family-owned businesses that have compassion and much less of a footprint. What you do determines how the future will look. I won't tell you what happens, but make sure your decisions today reflect what you would like to see later. 

If you ever want peace on Earth you will have to stop factory farming practices, which are, quite literally, hell. By not consuming animal products you are saying "I will not participate in the problem", and consciousness will evolve. 

 

 

Dear future,

Ok, I will try harder to make a difference, and be sure I know where everything I buy comes from. Hopefully that's enough to change things for the better.

Raw Vegan Weigh Loss!

This is Freelee, and even though she was never obese, she was unhappy with the way she looked and felt before going raw vegan, so she did something about it. I always thought she was naturally tiny and fit so I never would have guessed that she ever had 40 Lbs to lose. She doesn't have an ounce of fat on her now, and is an inspirational for me becoming super healthy after gaining weight following the accident. If you just can't lose that extra weight that is bothering you, go raw and it just falls off naturally, no matter how much you eat (at least that is my experience, and that of others like Angela Stokes who lost 160 Lbs by going raw vegan- see the 3rd video below).

Raw food is for me!  I have done raw food for many years on and off, but now I am so sure about what my body needs/wants that I am not going back. I'm not going to freak out at myself if I have something cooked here and there, but stick with raw food as my core diet.

I figured out the trick to not having cravings = eating as much fruit as I want. I also find that having dates and figs on-hand really reduces my thoughts on sweet treats because they are a natural sweet treat! Once I stick with the raw food for a month all I crave is raw food. It's just getting past that one month mark (for me anyway). Now I don't crave anything. The hardest thing for me before was that I am mostly drawn to greens, and not eating very much fruit. That's why I was having cravings for breads, pastas and other heavy carbs, when all I needed was fruit :) It seriously works!

Here is Freelee in a short video talking about getting enough fruit to stop cravings:


I know now that being vegan is just the start, and it's a great start. But for optimal health, based on my experience and listening to what so many other people report, raw vegan is king.

Here is Angela Stokes talking about how she lost 160 Lbs by simply going raw vegan!

Well, I hope you are all doing well out there, and living the best lives possible. It makes me feel so good to know you are making efforts to improve the quality of life for not only yourself, but for the planet and the animals who live here with us.

Vegan Kids All Grown Up! Raising Kids Vegan:

This is my son, joshua. He was little, but now he's all grown up. We've had such an interesting, and fun life together. I am so grateful to have been given the chance to teach and learn with this beautiful soul. What a journey we have had! He has always been able to make me laugh with his sense of humour, and it really has been fun to be around him all these years. 

 I get him do photo shoots from time to time (he gets embarrassed, but whatever- I need photos!), and I can't believe how fast our lives have gone from him being a small child to now. When did this happen?

He's 21 and is a hardcore Vegan! Yep, he's 6' 3" and he's all made of veggies, fruit, nuts, seeds and a whole lot of love. He was raised vegetarian and then we turned to the Vegan lifestyle about 14 years ago... never looked back. 

Do not be afraid or raising your kids Vegan! He has been a pleasure to raise and I am so very proud of him. Josh is the kind of person who you want to hang out with in whatever capacity. He's really funny and makes everyone feel comfortable enough to be themselves. He's been like this his whole life.

It kind of makes me sad sometimes when I realize Josh is independent and doesn't need me to tie his shoes or take him to the playground anymore (..that would be weird...). He has a really nice girlfriend, and his whole future ahead of him, so I have to be happy that he's been making such good choices. 

Josh is an inspiration to so many teens and parents alike, who wonder if they have made the right decision to go Vegan (they HAVE!). You're all about to see him a lot more through the V-Logs (Vegan Videos), on beautiful vegan, so stay tuned!!

I love you Josh. Thanks for being you.

(Mom) :)

The Jazzy Vegetarian Cookbook (Vegan) Review:

Here is a little V-Log we made to review The Jazzy Vegetarian Cookbook (which actually is Vegan, as far as I can tell). Hope you like it!

xoxo

Lyn and Erin

Beautiful-Vegan Bootcamp! 3 Easy Steps to a Kick-Ass Body!

Good morning my lovelies! It's time to whip you into shape with our beautiful-vegan-boot-camp! We're going to focus on 3 really easy things you can do to tone your body and feel sexy!

1. The Invisible Stomach Crunch: Simple as it gets, and can be done anywhere you are, whether you are standing on the bus, sitting at your desk or laying down watching a movie. You just tighten your stomach muscles and then release, to the count of 100 in a set. Doing this, over a short period of time, will tighten those abs and burn up belly fat! Make it a habit. I have been doing this for a couple of months now, and see a big difference.

2. The Butt Crunch: Want a tight, rounded bottom that looks great in a bikini? Again, in sets of 100, tighten up those butt muscles and release. These are a little more obvious than the Invisible Stomach Crunches, so you may want to do them in private if you don't want people thinking there is a problem ;) This will very quickly shape your derriere and strengthen your lower back at the same time! Easy!

3. The Stretch: One thing we forget to do in our daily lives is STRETCH! We are accustomed to being in 3 positions: Standing, sitting and laying down, but we have over 650 muscles in the human body, and they ALL need a good stretch to function their best. Enrolling in a yoga class or simply following along with a video will make all the difference in the world. Yoga has changed my life forever. I thought that after the accident I would not be able to do anything physical again, and I let pain rule me. But taking the brave step of starting up again, I found out that it helps TREMENDOUSLY and I have come a long way! 

So every single morning and just before I go to bed, I do 20 minutes of yoga. It allows me to start my day on the right foot, and end my day with an amazing sleep. It tones the body, strengthens and stretches out those tight muscles that store stress and stagnant energy. Just do it! You might do as I did and commit to 5 minutes a day, and once you start you will want to do more. 

Oh, and one last thing: GO VEGAN if you haven't already!! Raw Vegan if you can swing it, because the more raw food you add to your diet the EASIER IT IS TO LOSE WEIGHT!