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Eat, Pray, Kill: The Basic Brutality of Eating

Beatrice Marovich, Religion Dispatches. May 28, 2012.

Is there a soul-cure for the stomachache that comes from eating the body of another sentient creature?

More Nature, More Sex, More Sleep: 8 New Year's Resolutions That Will Actually Make You Happy and Healthy

Alison Pace, AlterNet. December 29, 2011.

Dirt? Morning sex? You bet. Novelist Alison Pace shares tips for body and mind to kick off the new year.

The Sexual Politics of Meat: How Sexism and Animal Cruelty Coexist

Teresa Noll, On The Issues Magazine. December 18, 2010.

Our obsession with women's "parts" (breasts, thighs, butts) is inextricably linked to our culture's tendency to value animals as nothing but sources of beef, bacon or veal.

High Protein, Meat-Based Diets Mean Higher Mortality Rate, Study Says

Sara Novak, Planet Green. September 10, 2010.

Instead, choose a high protein plant-based diet.

Death by Hamburger: How Much Meat Is Too Much?

Kiera Butler, Mother Jones. June 23, 2010.

A proponent of the light-on-meat flexitarian diet, recommends thinking of meat as "condiment instead of a large-meal focal point."

Vegetarians Are Happier Than Meat-Eaters

Matt McDermott, Planet Green. June 22, 2010.

A new study in Nutrition Journal finds vegetarians have lower incidence of depression, anxiety, and other mood problems than their meat-eating neighbors.

Can You Be an Environmentalist and Still Eat Meat?

Vanessa Barrington, EcoSalon. June 3, 2010.

A recent debate between vegetarian-rancher Nicolette Hahn Niman and Howard Lyman focused on the ethics of eating meat and the environmental impacts of meat production.

How Factory Farms Are Pumping Americans Full of Deadly Bacteria and Pathogens

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. January 13, 2010.

We're getting sicker and sicker, thanks to gruesome conditions in animal agriculture nationwide.

Quitting Meat Is at the Heart of 2009's Health Zeitgeist, And Author Kathy Freston Is Leading the Debate

AlterNetDecember 19, 2009.

Have you been missing out on one of AlterNet's most popular authors? Here are 10 of Freston's best works from the year.

Quitting Meat Is a Process -- Almost Impossible to Do All at Once

Quitting Meat Is a Process -- Almost Impossible to Do All at Once

Jonathan Safran Foer, AlterNet. November 11, 2009.

When it comes to meat, change is almost always cast as an absolute. You are a vegetarian or you are not. It's a strange formulation, and it's distracting.

PETA Teams Up With Glenn Beck to Bash Al Gore

PETA Teams Up With Glenn Beck to Bash Al Gore

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. November 6, 2009.

Apparently Beck thinks PETA is as rad as the NRA. Who knew?

Jonathan Safran Foer's 'Eating Animals' Book Will Fundamentally Change the Way You Think About Food

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. November 4, 2009.

"He is the Michael Pollan of a younger generation: grittier and more daring, more insightful and decisive."

Mad Cowboys, Skinny Bitches, and Vegan Freaks: 10 Books for Your Cruelty-Free Diet Library

Mad Cowboys, Skinny Bitches, and Vegan Freaks: 10 Books for Your Cruelty-Free Diet Library

Mickey Z., Planet Green. October 20, 2009.

These vegan volumes offer much more than food for thought.

Is Eating a Plant-Based Diet a Cure for Cancer?

Is Eating a Plant-Based Diet a Cure for Cancer?

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. September 25, 2009.

Experts are saying a plant-based diet is not only good for our health, but it's also curative of the very serious diseases we face.

The Trials of Being a Conscious Meat Eater

The Trials of Being a Conscious Meat Eater

Sandor Ellix Katz, Chelsea Green Publishing. September 16, 2009.

"Everything I see, hear, or read about standard commercial factory farming and slaughtering fills me with disgust," writes Katz, who explores why people choose vegetarianism.

Will We Still Eat Meat, Drink Milk, and Fry Eggs in 2109?

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. June 8, 2009.

The world will be a much better place in 100 years if we rethink the way we eat.

13 Breathtaking Effects of Cutting Back on Meat

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. April 22, 2009.

The meat industry contributes to land degradation, climate change, air pollution, water shortage and pollution, and loss of biodiversity.

The Only Diet for a Peacemaker Is a Vegetarian Diet

John Dear, National Catholic Reporter. July 12, 2008.

Vegetarianism a key ingredient in the new life of peace, compassion and nonviolence.

Is a Big Hunk of Steak Worth Almost 2,000 Gallons of Water?

Collin Dunn, Huffington Post. July 1, 2008.

Sometimes the kick we need to green our lives is a hard look at the numbers.

Taking the Food Crisis Personally

Bruce Friedrich, AlterNet. June 25, 2008.

Corn and wheat used to feed chicken, pigs and other farmed animals is food being diverted from the mouths of the global poor.

Getting Past the 'Protein Myth' That Keeps People from Quitting Meat and Dairy

Kathy Freston, Huffington Post. June 3, 2008.

The way Americans obsess about protein, you'd think protein deficiency was the number one health problem in America. Of course it's not.

Top Ten Reasons To Go Vegetarian

Bruce Friedrich, AlterNet. May 19, 2008.

It's World Vegetarian Week and here's a few reasons to kick the meat habit.

Face It, We All Aren't Going to Become Vegetarians

George Monbiot, Monbiot.com. April 18, 2008.

It's better for the planet to avoid eating meat, but the reality is we have to make it more sustainable for people who don't want to be vegetarians.

Eating As If the Climate Mattered

Bruce Friedrich, AlterNet. January 23, 2008.

Changing what we eat can help alleviate one of the most serious global environmental problems.

New Years Resolution: Eat Less Meat

Bruce Friedrich, Huffington Post. January 2, 2008.

Cutting down on meat can help you loose weight and get fit.

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