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by Eric O’Grey
www.vegandinnerparties.com
 My story
 Medical and scientific facts
 Common questions and
  objections
 Implementing a healthy,
  sustainable, and cruelty-free
  world
August 21, 2010
Why i am a vegan
   Hired a vegan nutritionist/life coach
   Committed to plan/weekly meetings
   Adopted a dog from my local shelter
   Walked my dog for a half hour each day
   Learned to cook
   Only ate organic whole plants
   No processed sugar or processed foods
   Lost 105 lbs in 7 months!
Before                      After
   280 lbs                   175 lbs
   Type 2 diabetes           Normal glucose
   Cholesterol: 300          Cholesterol: 114
   BP: 160/100               BP: 96/60
   >$1000 meds/mo            Zero meds
   Waist: 50/Shirt: 3XL      Waist: 32/Shirt: M
   Neck: 18.5                Neck: 16
   Shoes: 11.5 EEE           Shoes: 10 D
From couch to Boston Marathon in 2 years
Dramatic improvement in skin and appearance
Why i am a vegan
Peety
Top Questions/Objections
   What do you eat?
   Where do you get your protein?
   Don’t you miss eating meat and dairy?
   Aren’t vegans radicals and extremists?
   My doctor said I need to eat meat and dairy.
   I can’t afford to be vegan.
   Animals eat animals, why shouldn’t people
    eat animals?
   I only eat “humane” and “free range” animal
    products.
What I eat - breakfast
What I eat – lunch and dinner
Where do you get your protein?
Where do you get your protein?
   Do I look like I need more protein?
   Where do elephants and bulls get protein?
   UN: People only need 5% dietary protein.
   Medical fact: Except in cases of
    malnutrition, there has never been a
    documented case of protein deficiency in
    the history of the world.
   Athletes: Do the protein math - as you
    workout, you eat more calories, so you are
    eating proportionately more protein.
Where do you get your protein?

“Americans on the SAD consume six-to-10
times more protein than they need. That
excess protein overworks the liver and
kidneys, causing both these organs to
become enlarged and injured. Excess protein
consumption causes the kidneys to pull large
quantities of calcium from the body, causing
bones to weaken and kidney stones to form.”

Dr. John McDougall, M.D.
Aren’t vegans radicals and
        extremists?
My doctor said I need to eat
     meat and dairy
My doctor said I need to eat
          meat and dairy
   Most doctors do not receive adequate
    nutritional training. Nutrition Education in U.S. Medical
    Schools: Latest Update of a National Survey, Journal of the
    Association of American Medical Colleges, 2010.
   Most patients are given drugs instead of a
    plant based option because many doctors
    assume patients won’t follow nutritional
    advice. Mostly Plants, American Journal of Cardiology, 2009.
   The majority of non-vegans need statins to
    reduce their cholesterol to healthy levels.
    Preventing and arresting coronary atherosclerosis, American Heart
    Journal, 1995
I can’t afford to be vegan.
   Yes you can, especially in California.
   Buy healthy unpackaged food from sources
    including Berkeley Bowl, Rainbow Grocery,
    and Farmers markets.
   Buy grains, legumes etc. from Bulk bins.
   Buy only 100% organic (non-GMO) whole
    foods.
   Don’t buy anything in a can, box, package
    or frozen (except products such as organic
    tofu, dried pasta, unsweetened almond
    milk, and frozen blueberries).
Animals eat animals, why
shouldn’t people eat animals?
   Examples of why this notion is ridiculous.
   Are you a human, or a jackal?
   Some animals are carnivores, but every
    human can thrive on a vegan diet:
     “Well planned vegetarian [including total vegan] diets
     are healthful for individuals during all stages of the
     life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy,
     childhood, and adolescence, and for athletes.”
     Position of the American Dietetic Association, 2009
I only eat “humane” and “free
range” animal products.
   There are no such thing as “humane” animal
    products.
   Animals raised for food live 10 to 20
    percent of their natural lives on average.
   An animal is not a stalk of corn, the life of
    every creature means as much to it as your
    life means to you.
   Examples of the horrors of factory farming
    and slaughterhouses
Global Benefits of a Vegan Diet
   Environmental: Raising animals for food
    damages the environment as much or more
    than all fossil fuel used on the planet. United
    Nations Report, 2006.
   Healthcare costs: $200 billion per year in
    US for obesity related illness, $200 billion
    for memory care, etc.
   Animals: Nine billion animals are
    slaughtered each year in the US for food.
   Global hunger: 70% of US agriculture is fed
    to animals raised for human consumption.
Essential Resources: What
         everyone should do:
   Netflix: Watch “Forks Over Knives”
   Netflix: Watch “Earthlings”
   Download: “Vegan Starter Kit” from PCRM
   Cookbooks: Forks Over Knives Cookbook
    and thousands of other vegan cookbooks
   Internet: Thousands of vegan blogs
   Dine vegan: Many great vegan restaurants
   Get involved: In your local vegan
    community
Why i am a vegan

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Why i am a vegan

  • 2.  My story  Medical and scientific facts  Common questions and objections  Implementing a healthy, sustainable, and cruelty-free world
  • 5. Hired a vegan nutritionist/life coach  Committed to plan/weekly meetings  Adopted a dog from my local shelter  Walked my dog for a half hour each day  Learned to cook  Only ate organic whole plants  No processed sugar or processed foods  Lost 105 lbs in 7 months!
  • 6. Before After  280 lbs  175 lbs  Type 2 diabetes  Normal glucose  Cholesterol: 300  Cholesterol: 114  BP: 160/100  BP: 96/60  >$1000 meds/mo  Zero meds  Waist: 50/Shirt: 3XL  Waist: 32/Shirt: M  Neck: 18.5  Neck: 16  Shoes: 11.5 EEE  Shoes: 10 D
  • 7. From couch to Boston Marathon in 2 years
  • 8. Dramatic improvement in skin and appearance
  • 10. Peety
  • 11. Top Questions/Objections  What do you eat?  Where do you get your protein?  Don’t you miss eating meat and dairy?  Aren’t vegans radicals and extremists?  My doctor said I need to eat meat and dairy.  I can’t afford to be vegan.  Animals eat animals, why shouldn’t people eat animals?  I only eat “humane” and “free range” animal products.
  • 12. What I eat - breakfast
  • 13. What I eat – lunch and dinner
  • 14. Where do you get your protein?
  • 15. Where do you get your protein?  Do I look like I need more protein?  Where do elephants and bulls get protein?  UN: People only need 5% dietary protein.  Medical fact: Except in cases of malnutrition, there has never been a documented case of protein deficiency in the history of the world.  Athletes: Do the protein math - as you workout, you eat more calories, so you are eating proportionately more protein.
  • 16. Where do you get your protein? “Americans on the SAD consume six-to-10 times more protein than they need. That excess protein overworks the liver and kidneys, causing both these organs to become enlarged and injured. Excess protein consumption causes the kidneys to pull large quantities of calcium from the body, causing bones to weaken and kidney stones to form.” Dr. John McDougall, M.D.
  • 17. Aren’t vegans radicals and extremists?
  • 18. My doctor said I need to eat meat and dairy
  • 19. My doctor said I need to eat meat and dairy  Most doctors do not receive adequate nutritional training. Nutrition Education in U.S. Medical Schools: Latest Update of a National Survey, Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 2010.  Most patients are given drugs instead of a plant based option because many doctors assume patients won’t follow nutritional advice. Mostly Plants, American Journal of Cardiology, 2009.  The majority of non-vegans need statins to reduce their cholesterol to healthy levels. Preventing and arresting coronary atherosclerosis, American Heart Journal, 1995
  • 20. I can’t afford to be vegan.  Yes you can, especially in California.  Buy healthy unpackaged food from sources including Berkeley Bowl, Rainbow Grocery, and Farmers markets.  Buy grains, legumes etc. from Bulk bins.  Buy only 100% organic (non-GMO) whole foods.  Don’t buy anything in a can, box, package or frozen (except products such as organic tofu, dried pasta, unsweetened almond milk, and frozen blueberries).
  • 21. Animals eat animals, why shouldn’t people eat animals?  Examples of why this notion is ridiculous.  Are you a human, or a jackal?  Some animals are carnivores, but every human can thrive on a vegan diet: “Well planned vegetarian [including total vegan] diets are healthful for individuals during all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and for athletes.” Position of the American Dietetic Association, 2009
  • 22. I only eat “humane” and “free range” animal products.  There are no such thing as “humane” animal products.  Animals raised for food live 10 to 20 percent of their natural lives on average.  An animal is not a stalk of corn, the life of every creature means as much to it as your life means to you.  Examples of the horrors of factory farming and slaughterhouses
  • 23. Global Benefits of a Vegan Diet  Environmental: Raising animals for food damages the environment as much or more than all fossil fuel used on the planet. United Nations Report, 2006.  Healthcare costs: $200 billion per year in US for obesity related illness, $200 billion for memory care, etc.  Animals: Nine billion animals are slaughtered each year in the US for food.  Global hunger: 70% of US agriculture is fed to animals raised for human consumption.
  • 24. Essential Resources: What everyone should do:  Netflix: Watch “Forks Over Knives”  Netflix: Watch “Earthlings”  Download: “Vegan Starter Kit” from PCRM  Cookbooks: Forks Over Knives Cookbook and thousands of other vegan cookbooks  Internet: Thousands of vegan blogs  Dine vegan: Many great vegan restaurants  Get involved: In your local vegan community