Reading the news yesterday about actor Aamir Khan going vegan, triggered some debate / discussion in our Ernest Bell Library.
Kiran Rao & Aamir Khan – photo source
A Google search for aamir khan vegan this morning gives an impressive number of results, in many languages.
~ His wife Kiran Rao who’s been a vegan herself for the past few years, brought the video to his notice a couple of months ago. It is a one-hour presentation by a doctor on 15 of the most common diseases that cause death and how diet can prevent them. “At the end of it I was convinced that vegans are way ahead of non-vegetarians and even vegetarians,” says Aamir who took the call on February 2 and in the last one month has steered clear of not just non-vegetarian favourites but also eggs, milk, ghee, paneer and most Indian sweets made of milk. He even takes his tea with soya milk. ~ – one of the many articles.
ghee = butter oil / clarified butter
paneer = curd cheese made by curdling heated milk with lemon juice, vinegar, or any other food acids.
Aamir’s ‘change’ is being discussed by several hundred million people. It may be the ‘trigger’ for several million more people from India stopping consuming dairy & eggs.
Which video did he watch?
The consensus of opinion here is that it must have been this one –
The Role of Diet in Preventing Leading Causes of Death – 2013
The video above – Dr. Michael Greger has scoured the world’s scholarly literature on clinical nutrition and developed this brand-new presentation on the latest in cutting-edge research. Focusing on studies published just over the last year in peer-reviewed scientific medical journals, Dr. Greger offers practical advice on how best to feed ourselves and our families to prevent, treat, and even reverse our top 15 killer diseases.
Heart disease
Cancer
COPD (such as emphysema)
Stroke
Accidents
Alzheimer’s disease
Diabetes
Kidney failure
Respiratory infections
Suicide
Blood infections
Liver failure
High blood pressure
Parkinson’s disease
Swallowing problems
…….Doctors
Another presentation – same theme / content.
DESCRIPTION: Death in America is largely a foodborne illness. Focusing on studies published just over the last year in peer-reviewed scientific medical journals, Michael Greger, M.D., offers practical advice on how best to feed ourselves and our families to prevent, treat, and even reverse many of the top 15 killers in the United States.
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Michael Greger, M.D., is an American physician, author, Vegan and professional speaker.
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He is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Agriculture and the Tufts University School of Medicine. He became vegan in 1990. He is currently the Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International.
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Subscribe for free to Dr. Greger’s videos at http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsupdates
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Dr. Greger uploads a new video every weekday to NutritionFacts.org, the first non-commercial, science-based website to provide free daily updates on the latest discoveries in clinical nutrition.
The ‘follow-up’ video – below
‘Combatting Common Diseases’ – by Dr. Michael Greger – 2014
The video directly above – Dr. Greger has scoured the world’s scholarly literature on clinical nutrition and developed this brand-new presentation on the latest in cutting-edge research. In Dr. Greger’s annual nutrition review last year he went through the list of the 15 leading causes of death, exploring the role diet may play in preventing, arresting, and even reversing our top 15 killers. This year Dr. Greger will run through the top dozen reasons people visit doctors to highlight some of the latest research on how a healthy diet can affect some of the most common medical conditions.
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People become Vegan for many reasons
Links Mentioned in the Video are Here
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Ourselves, we particularly adore the history of Animal Activism & Veganism.
Veganism dates back at least ~2,500 years.
Animal Advocacy also dates back at least ~2,500 years.
The goal of our library project is to share our history with as many people as possible.
“A people without a history is like a tree without roots.”
April / May 2007 – Satya
Q) Colleen Patrick-Goudreau – You use the phrase “historical amnesia” to refer to the fact that contemporary animal activists—and society as a whole—know nothing of the legacy of animal activism in the U.S. What are some of the effects of having “historical amnesia”? Why is it so important to know our legacy?
A) Diane Beers – Animal advocacy has an amazing history, yet it is essentially an untold story. African American activists will often say, “A people without a history is like a tree without roots.” Indeed, if activists don’t know the history of their cause, they can have no sense of their movement’s struggles, long-term strategies, achievements and heroes. In addition, they can’t promote their long impressive movement to the public, and their opponents—the meat industry, medical research industry and the government—will fill the void. They have been the ones most aggressively and successfully constructing negative images and outright myths of animal advocacy that the public often believes.
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Our favorite historians!
2,500 years of veganism – Famous Vegetarians: from Buddha to the Beatles – by Rynn Berry & Chris Abreu-Suzuki
The quality of the video itself is not so good. The quality of the content is ‘wow’.
Veganism is nothing new…….
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Our Main Projects
The Henry Salt Archive is one of our, almost completed, projects.
The Humanitarian League is our Hong Kong registered charity.
The Ernest Bell Library – we are actively building a collection of examples of promotional material, campaign material, fundraising & marketing activities etc. – related to: –
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veg(etari)an products.
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veg(etari)an books & other publications.
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veg(etari)an organisations.
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veg(etari)an businesses.
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animal rights organisations.
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animal rights publications.
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humanitarian organisations.
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humanitarian publications.
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rambling clubs run by members of the above groups & related publications.
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the work of Richard St. Barbe Baker & the ‘Men of the Trees’ organization & its many sub-branches.
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