7/29/11
7/28/11
Humans are not like carnivores
1. Humans have small mouths suitable for softer plant foods while carnivores have wide mouths suitable for swallowing large chunks of meat.
2. Humans eat more slowly than carniovores.
3. Human teeth are similar to those found in other herbivores. Our canines are flat and small. Our incisors are flat and spadelike, useful for peeling and biting relatively soft materials.
4. Our nails are not claws.
5. We find rotting or raw flesh gross. (Isn't it interesting that we have to cook and season the meat to make it taste better? No other animal does this.)
6. We perspire through skin pores while carnivores perspire through their tongue.
7. We have an intestinal tract 10-12 times our body length while carnivores have an intestinal tract that is only 3 times their body length so that they can rapidly pass decaying meat.
8. Humans have stomach acid that is 20 times weaker than that of a carnivore.
9. Humans have alkaline saliva with ptyalin to pre-digest grains while carnivores don't.
This gives evidence as to why humans are not supposed to eat meat. We are conditioned to eat meat. It is what we have known since our parents fed us meat. We can easily live without eating meat. It is even healthier!!!
Where I got the information:
The Face on Your Plate by Jefferey Moussaieff Masson
"How humans are not physically created to eat meat"
2. Humans eat more slowly than carniovores.
3. Human teeth are similar to those found in other herbivores. Our canines are flat and small. Our incisors are flat and spadelike, useful for peeling and biting relatively soft materials.
4. Our nails are not claws.
5. We find rotting or raw flesh gross. (Isn't it interesting that we have to cook and season the meat to make it taste better? No other animal does this.)
6. We perspire through skin pores while carnivores perspire through their tongue.
7. We have an intestinal tract 10-12 times our body length while carnivores have an intestinal tract that is only 3 times their body length so that they can rapidly pass decaying meat.
8. Humans have stomach acid that is 20 times weaker than that of a carnivore.
9. Humans have alkaline saliva with ptyalin to pre-digest grains while carnivores don't.
This gives evidence as to why humans are not supposed to eat meat. We are conditioned to eat meat. It is what we have known since our parents fed us meat. We can easily live without eating meat. It is even healthier!!!
Where I got the information:
The Face on Your Plate by Jefferey Moussaieff Masson
"How humans are not physically created to eat meat"
7/26/11
Foods not to buy
1. baby carrots- regular carrots are cheaper, you're just paying for them to be chopped up.
2. things in cans and jars-often have added salt, sugar, preservatives, chemicals
3. bread, pizza crust, pitas, bagels (make it yourself)
4. meat, eggs, dairy-I am vegan and I will talk more about my reasons of why I became vegan
5. foods with a lot of ingredients that you don't recognize
6. pop
7. candy
8. don't buy the big brand names
9. packaged vegetables and fruits-you're just paying for them to cut it up and package it
10. individually packaged items
11. avoid food with sugar, high fructose corn syrup and white flour
2. things in cans and jars-often have added salt, sugar, preservatives, chemicals
3. bread, pizza crust, pitas, bagels (make it yourself)
4. meat, eggs, dairy-I am vegan and I will talk more about my reasons of why I became vegan
5. foods with a lot of ingredients that you don't recognize
6. pop
7. candy
8. don't buy the big brand names
9. packaged vegetables and fruits-you're just paying for them to cut it up and package it
10. individually packaged items
11. avoid food with sugar, high fructose corn syrup and white flour
Some of my pictures
Black Bears in Canada-trying to cross the road
Banff
Dall Sheep in Denali National Park
Bald Eagle in the Raptor Program
Kona sunset
Living with little money
I am not someone who has been sucked into this consumerist world. I have always lived frugally but having fun at the same time. Here are some tips to saving money especially in this recession:
1.Choose between a cell phone or a landline. If you decide to go with the cell phone, stick to talking at night so that you don’t exceed your minutes.
2. Credit cards can get you into a lot of debt. Switch to a debit card if you think you will spend more money than you have.
3. When going to the bars, bring cash so that you don’t overspend.
4. Go to free concerts, events, and happy hours. Also, going to the park, hiking, and running are usually free.
5. Ride the bus or ride your bike when you can.
6. Go to the library instead of buying books, DVD’s and CD’s.
1.Choose between a cell phone or a landline. If you decide to go with the cell phone, stick to talking at night so that you don’t exceed your minutes.
2. Credit cards can get you into a lot of debt. Switch to a debit card if you think you will spend more money than you have.
3. When going to the bars, bring cash so that you don’t overspend.
4. Go to free concerts, events, and happy hours. Also, going to the park, hiking, and running are usually free.
5. Ride the bus or ride your bike when you can.
6. Go to the library instead of buying books, DVD’s and CD’s.
7. Go to a cheaper place to buy clothes such as Ross, TJ Maxx and Plato’s closet.
8. Try to cut out something in your life you can live without such as buying a coffee every day, going out to eat, going to the movies, or buying a newspaper or magazine. You can go to the cheap movies, read the news online, and make coffee and food at home.
9.Cut down your electric bill by lowering your thermostat, or use oil lamps instead of lights.
10. When shopping, buy the store brand and buy in bulk if you can. Sunflower market has a great bulk section. You can even get spices in bulk. Also, use coupons and try to drink tap water instead of buying expensive water and soda.
11. DIY: Make your own shampoo out of baking soda, make your own dish soap, cleaners, deodorant, face wash, bread, tomato sauce, bagels, pizza crust, etc.
12. When traveling, use couchsurfing or camp.
13. Use reusable cleaning cloths instead of paper towels.
14. Buy seasonal produce.
15. Make homemade cards.
16. Grow your own vegetables and fruits.
8. Try to cut out something in your life you can live without such as buying a coffee every day, going out to eat, going to the movies, or buying a newspaper or magazine. You can go to the cheap movies, read the news online, and make coffee and food at home.
9.Cut down your electric bill by lowering your thermostat, or use oil lamps instead of lights.
10. When shopping, buy the store brand and buy in bulk if you can. Sunflower market has a great bulk section. You can even get spices in bulk. Also, use coupons and try to drink tap water instead of buying expensive water and soda.
11. DIY: Make your own shampoo out of baking soda, make your own dish soap, cleaners, deodorant, face wash, bread, tomato sauce, bagels, pizza crust, etc.
12. When traveling, use couchsurfing or camp.
13. Use reusable cleaning cloths instead of paper towels.
14. Buy seasonal produce.
15. Make homemade cards.
16. Grow your own vegetables and fruits.
7/20/11
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