When we have a choice it is always best to choose kindness. Veganism is simply the kinder choice. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Eating a vegetarian diet can contribute more to saving ourselves and the planet than any other single effort. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
What you eat affects you physically as well as other beings you share this planet with. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Human overconsumption is a greater problem than human population growth, and meat eating is a big part of that problem. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Lions and other carnivorous animals do eat meat, but that doesn't mean we should. They would die if they didn't eat meat.… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
The fact is that eating meat and dairy is bad for your health, the health of the animals eaten, as well as… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
On average, most people consume between 100 - 120 grams of protein per day. Not only is that unhealthy, it's extremely dangerous,… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
What you eat should not just be "good for you" but it should contribute to your happiness; it should make you a… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
I am a fast cook. I have to be, as I am a busy person with many responsibilities and don't have a… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
“Ethical vegetarians eat only plant-based food in order to show compassion toward animals and other humans and to benefit the planet.” — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
In fact, studies show that vegans tend to get more iron than meat eaters. Vitamin C from fruits and vegetables increases iron… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
There are many activities that human beings have been doing "forever." We might argue from that perspective that eating meat should be… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Flesh isn't the only source of protein. You can get all the protein you need from a varied plant-based diet. Protein is… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Eating meat and dairy products is the SAD (Standard American Diet) diet. The SAD diet can only make you sad. It causes… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
It's important to understand that calcium isn't just about what you eat; it's also about what you keep. Acidic animal products mine… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
It is a fact that the ecological devastation of the planet can be traced to the consumption of meat and dairy, which… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Cows that are fed organic food are still kept as slaves on farms, regardless of whether it is a large corporate factory… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Today "aged" foods like sauerkraut, miso, and tempeh are fermented in hygienically sanitized stainless-steel vats to assure cleanliness, so we can no… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
If it were possible to live without causing harm to any living being at all, then indeed we might well choose not… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Some meat eaters defend meat eating by pointing out that it is natural: in the wild, animals eat one another. The animals… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
As humans, we do get to choose what we eat, and when we choose to eat a plant, we are eating (i.e.,… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Most of the food crops raised in the world today are fed to livestock destined for slaughter for us to eat, and… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
I've gotten it down to one hour. If dinner takes me longer than an hour to prepare, then it is too complicated.… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
To find out how much protein you need, take your weight and divide it by three. Rest assured, a whole foods, varied… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Being a joyful vegan is the best way I know to contribute to the happiness of others, ultimately ensuring our own happiness. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
It may take sixteen pounds of grain to make one pound of beef, but it also takes one hundred pounds of fish… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
It is true that veganism is a serious issue, but there should be fun involved. Why do anything if it doesn't bring… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
If we want to consider the sanctity of life in deciding what to eat, the choice is clear. Eating a plant based… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Vegan food is not only good for you, the animals, and the planet, but cooking vegan can be simple, easy, and fun. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Sunlight is essential to the body's ability to absorb calcium from the food you are eating. Make sure you receive adequate vitamin… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
In fact, drinking milk and eating dairy products can rob your body of calcium and contribute to osteoporosis. If you eat dark… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
In fact, we would know ourselves that we are not meant to be meat eaters, and we would not have allowed ourselves… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
It's a common myth that athletes and other highly active people need the protein from meat and dairy to fuel their activities… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Raising crops to feed animals for human consumption requires a lot of land. It takes eight or nine cows a year to… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
It is a testament to the effectiveness of advertising campaigns funded by the animal-user industries that a diet that is bad for… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
The best we can do is strive to minimize the amount of harm we cause by living. We need to eat in… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Communication implies communing, having a shared experience with another, not "talking at" or "talking down to" someone. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share
Human overconsumption is a greater problem than human population growth, and meat eating is a big part of that problem. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share
Some well-to-do parents may say, "I have a right to have as many children as I want because I can take care of them."… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share
In fact, studies show that vegans tend to get more iron than meat eaters. Vitamin C from fruits and vegetables increases iron absorption. Meanwhile,… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share
Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment or for any exploitative purpose. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share
When we have a choice it is always best to choose kindness. Veganism is simply the kinder choice. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share
Don't try to do this by yourself: to become a good yogi you need a teacher. Find a teacher you can bow to, who… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share
It is true that every being is enjoying life or suffering as a direct result of his or her own past actions. The animals… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share
Lions and other carnivorous animals do a lot of things besides eat meat. They live outdoors, not in houses; they don't wear clothes or… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share
Yoga may have originated in India, where the cow has been revered as sacred for thousands of years, but times have changed since Lord… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share
It may take sixteen pounds of grain to make one pound of beef, but it also takes one hundred pounds of fish to make… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share
Yes, all of life is sacred, including plants; and yes, there is research that demonstrates that plants have feelings - they feel it when… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share
Live with the anticipation that something incredible might happen at any time. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share
Yoga teaches us that we can have whatever we may want in life if we are willing to provide it for others first. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share
Welfarists are concerned with the quality of the animals' lives before or even during their slaughter and want animals to be treated, and slaughtered,… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share
