The Fruit of Vanity

In the fall of 2001 the Padayatra came to Vrindavan to conduct the Vraja Mandala Parikrama and during their stay we often visited their camp to admire the bulls. The most impressive of the lot was Krsna, the black and regal Kankraj veteran who had circumambulated...

The Consequences of Eating Meat

Number of people worldwide who will die of starvation this year: 60 million. Number of people who could be adequately fed with the grain saved if Americans reduced their intake of meat by 10 perc.: 60 million. Human beings in America: 243 million. Number of people who...

Report Warns of Threat to Milk Supply

About a third of an ounce of botulism toxin poured by bioterrorists into a milk truck en route from a dairy farm to a processing plant could cause hundreds of thousands of deaths and billions of dollars in economic losses, according to a scientific analysis that was...

Non-human Molecule Is Absorbed by Eating Red Meat

9/30/2003 — A non-human, cellular molecule is absorbed into human tissues as a result of eating red meat and milk products, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, published online the week of...

God, Christianity and Meat

Article by Kathy Freston A while back, I began considering my diet as a way to practice my spiritual beliefs, and as I weighed what would be right for me, I came up against so much inner turmoil. As a southern gal, I grew up going to church and enjoying various...

Drink Your Milk: A Refrain for All Ages, Now More Than Ever

The goal of the “Got Milk?” campaign may be to sell more milk, but the main beneficiaries of this advertising effort could well be the bones and health of current and future adults. As we learn more about the benefits of calcium and the particular...