This is one of the most important books ive read in the past two decades, and i think youll agree, whether youre vegetarian. Feb 04, 2010 the vegetarian myth is really a science book, not a novel or a thriller and i could hardly put it down. Writing tagged vegetarian vegetarians and vegans visiting thailand need to know this 1 chapters updated may, 2015 06. The book is really three books interleaved into one.
Keith pulls no punches, but she does address vegetarians with empathy and love. Buy vegetarian myth, the envi by lierre keith isbn. But our attachment to the vegetarian myth leaves us uneasy, silent, and ultimately immobilized when the culprit is wheat and the victim is the prairie the vast majority of people in the us dont grow food, let alone hunt and gather it. An evidencesupported analysis of veganism and vegetarianism. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the vegetarian myth. Jun 25, 2009 the vegetarian myth is an eloquent and utterly persuasive argument against vegetarianism. Of course, there is no cogent reason why this myth should have embarrassed a movement that contributes so much to the health of chickens, as. The vegetarian myth ebook hillsborough county public.
And those longings for compassion, for sustainability, for an equitable distribution of resourcesare not served by the philosophy or practice of vegetarianism. Some rather woowoo ideas about finding a unique diet for each individual. Keith also considers modern agriculture to be the root cause of slavery. The vegetarian myth is really a science book, not a novel or a thriller and i could hardly put it down.
The vegetarian myth the people who want a gentler world. The introduction to the vegetarian myth explores ms. The effectiveness of her assault may dishearten anyone with abiding fondness for these institutions. In hollywoodese, the vegetarian myth is michael pollans meets walt whitmans leaves of grass. But eating plants exclusively will not solve the planets problems.
Suffice it to say, she has obliged us to do a careful, line by line reading of the vegetarian myth. Isaac bashevis singers vegetarianism would have touched off a chain of letters that ended by exploding the myth of hitlers vegetarianism. Both are evil vegetarianvegan myths rdn resources for consumers. This book is right up there with malcolm gladwells books.
It seems like there are all of these books and interviews now with gurus claiming that becoming vegetarianvegan will magically make you lose weight and youll be this physically gorgeous person. Youll have less energy getty images most peopleespecially if they cut out processed foodsactually have more energy after switching to a vegetarian diet, dr. She puts the puzzle pieces together excellently and without holes. Food, justice, and sustainability is an examination of the ecological effects of agriculture and vegetarianism. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Food, justice, and sustainability kindle edition by keith, lierre.
Shes got the creds and it is great to see someone clarify the apparent wrongs in this book. Sattvic diet also known as yogic diet, a plantbased diet which may also include dairy and honey, but excludes eggs, red lentils, durian, mushrooms, alliums, blue cheeses, fermented foods or sauces, and alcoholic drinks. An unflinching determination to take the whole evidence into account is the only method of preservation against the fluctuating extremes of fashionable opinion. A look at lierre keiths claims against veganism and the validity of her antivegan bible the vegetarian myth. The evolution of a myth along with the unjustified and unscientific saturated fat and cholesterol scares of the past several decades has come the notion that vegetarianism is a healthier dietary option for people. Last week i wrote about my switch from vegetarianism to finding peace with being an omnivore, a process that was slow and difficult on me emotionally. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Keith is an exvegan who believes veganism has damaged her health and.
The 3 pies were laced with hot pepper and therefor had an effect similar to pepper spray, blinding the author for a time. I can highly recommend the first two, but i deplore the third. List of books and articles about vegetarianism online. The incomplete protein myth was inadvertently promoted in the 1971 book, diet for a small planet, by frances moore lappe. It is as groundbreaking to food and health as the tipping point was and still is to marketing. The vegetarian myth food, justice, and sustainability ebook. Instead, this book is an effort to honor our deepest longings for a just world. Food, justice and sustainability table of contents. It manages to be interesting and entertaining and funny and personal, at the same time as being factual and scientific no small feat. Not only does the vegetarian myth make clear how we should be eating, but also how the dominant food system is killing the planet.
Lierre keith is a former vegan vegetarian who bowed out after twenty long years of poor health and paralyzing. Youll have less energy getty images most peopleespecially if they cut out processed foodsactually have more energy after switching to a. The vegetarian myth is an eloquent and utterly persuasive argument against vegetarianism. The vegetarian myth nature and environment mother earth news. The author describes how, after twenty years as a vegan, she came to the realization that a plantbased diet is not environmentally friendly. The vegetarian myth assumes animals are bad for the environment, but buffalo and other grazing animals are a natural part of grassland ecosystems. What we eat is destroying both our bodies and the planet, according to author lierre keith, a recovering twentyyear vegan. She could have called it my experience with a vegetarian diet to be. There are three arguments that vegetarians make as to why we should all be vegetarian and keith structures the. This necessary book challenges many of the destructive myths we live by and offers us a way back into our bodies, and back into the fight to save the planet. Were designed to be able to eat meat occasionally, as a survival mechanism, but our digestive systems are very similar to those of the other planteaters and totally unlike those of carnivores. In the vegetarian myth, she sees agriculture as destroying entire ecosystems, such as the north american prairie. So to call the book the vegetarian myth is totally unfair, as though that in itself is a truth when millions of us survive and thrive on a vegan diet. And those longings for compassion, for sustainability, for an equitable distribution of.
Keith argues that agriculture is destroying not only human health but entire ecosystems, such as the north american prairie, and destroying topsoil. Busting the vegan myth 8 things people think about veganism. But, for the moment, i would like to take a step back from the details and talk about a particular pachyderm hanging out in that corner over there. Keiths rationale for writing such a book, a book that, given her years of walking the vegetarian walk, must have been incredibly difficult to write. Keith is an exvegan who believes veganism has damaged her health and others. The vegetarian myth keiths 2009 book the vegetarian myth. Food, justice, and sustainability is a 2009 book by lierre keith. Consuming a variety of nutritious plant foods can provide all of the nutrients.
The book, a critique of the moral defense of vegetarianism, was released by palgrave macmillan this month. Ive had a compulsionobsession with healthfoodthe environment at least since i was a teenager, and now, at nearly 40 years old, ive read about and tried different nutrition trends. This is a beautifully written and well researched discussion of human eating practices through history. Last year i was turned on to a mindexpanding booked called the vegetarian myth, which is an excellent read for anyone who eats whether youre a vegetarian, an omnivore, or any shade in between. This is an antivegan book which will be a difficult book for vegans to read. Ovolacto vegetarianism or lactoovo vegetarianism includes animal products such as eggs, milk, and honey.
When the rainforest falls to beef, progressives are outraged, aware, ready to boycott. Nov 01, 2011 suffice it to say, she has obliged us to do a careful, line by line reading of the vegetarian myth. Food, justice, and sustainability for an alternative perspective to the veganvegetarian diet. Part memoir, nutritional primer, and political manifesto, this controversial examination exposes the destructive history of agriculturecausing the devastation ofprairies and forests, driving countless species extinct, altering the climate, and destroying the topsoiland asserts that, in order to save. Also, the less meat someone eats, the less their risk of just about every. Both are evil the late author and vegan activist rynn berry smashes the popular myth about hitlers dietary habits in an attempt to defile the animal rights movement, meat, dairy and eggeaters often proclaim that hitler practiced vegetarianism. Part memoir, nutritional primer, and political manifesto, this. She writes about discovering the truth about agriculture and the death toll required to grow the plants the vegans eat, and the destruction of life, soil and the planet. Food, justice, and sustainability by lierre kieth is one of the best books ive read in at least a decade. The vegetarian myth food, justice, and sustainability book. Daniel quinn, author of the awardwinning philosophical novel ishmael, said of the book. Food, justice, and sustainability, was one such book.
Lierre keith has suffered from multiple health problems all of her life and was desperate to find an answer. Food, justice, and sustainability, lierre keith successfully assails not only vegetarianism, but also industrial civilization and agriculture itself. The painful attack was was carried out by three masked, militant vegans unhappy with the substance of the authors new book, the vegetarian myth. A vegetarianvegan diet is not safe for a growing child a wellplanned vegetarianvegan diet is safe for people of all ages, including babies, children, teenagers, pregnant mothers, and adults. Review of the vegetarian myth the vegan rd ginny messina absolutely dismantles the arguments in this book. The vegetarian myth tells us that not eating meat leads to a sustainable diet. The vegetarian myth by lierre keith has taken a drubbing by some vegans and vegetarians but i think it is a brilliant book about the reality of eating on this planet. In hollywoodese, the vegetarian myth is michael pollans meets walt whitmans. Pierre keith writes in this book, the vegetarian myth, about her journey from vegan to meat eater and what she has learned along the way. In it, the author stated that plant foods do not contain all the essential amino acids, so in order to be a healthy vegetarian, you needed to eat a combination of certain plant foods in order to get all of the. The vegetarian myth debunked w real sciencebased facts. Aug 12, 2009 the introduction to the vegetarian myth explores ms.
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