Arnold Schwarzenegger endorses going vegan!!

Riseofthevegan.com has published a great article yesterday about Arnold Schwarzenegger advocating cutting down on meat for human health and the environment.  For someone who had such a meat-based diet to not only follow a plant-based diet but to advocate it is quite a massive boon to the vegan world.

I think we are all becoming aware of the devastating effects of cattle farming.  Many of us have watched Cowspiracy and Forks Over Knives and other such documentaries that explore the link between cattle farming and the environment.

We are also being made more aware of evidence showing that plant-based diets can have extremely positive effects on the human body.  Here's an article from mainstream media outlet Huffington Post advocating the many benefits of plant-based living. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carole-bartolotto/plant-based-diet_b_3807973.html

"The China Study" author Dr T Colin Campbell has been a pioneering force for plant-based living for more than 40 years, at the forefront of nutrition research.  Maybe now Arne is on board we will see more traction for veganism in not only the world of body building, but in the world.  There have been too many myths surrounding plant-based diets, pegging them as being unhealthy. But it is becoming more and more widely agreed that the benefits are vast for you health, the environment and your wallet.

I am a lifelong vegetarian and now gluten and dairy free. I love food. I love how the world is begin to change and open it's mind to the benefits of a plant-based diet.

"Luckily we know that you can get your protein from many different ways. You can get it from vegetables; I have seen many bodybuilders and lifters that are vegetarian and are strong and healthy." And we know one "protein source" (animal flesh) causes pain and suffering to the animals involved and is linked to the increased risk of many diseases, and has awful environmental consequences, the other protein source (plants) does not... It's an easy choice and just involves breaking the habit and saying "enough is enough, I no longer want to take part in this". - Arnold Schwarzenegger