Incy vegetarian spider is a scientific first - Times Online

Incy vegetarian spider is a scientific first - Times Online

a vegan spider! Hurrah for nature!

Name: B kiplingi
Species: Spider
Size: Thumbnail
Diet: leaf buds of wild acacia plants
Found: Mexico
Young: reared in a nest

Alicia Silverstone Messing with nature on MTV

Alicia Silverstone Brings The Vegan Message To The MTV Newsroom » MTV Newsroom

Alicia Silverstone is messing with nature

Eating meat is natures way of natural selection - killing off the people too selfish and too stupid to see that the modern meat based diet is not only killing themselves it's killing the planet.

Nature has dished out heart disease, diabetes, cancer, arthritis , osteoporosis, Altzhiemers, stroke and constipation to meat eaters for a reason.

Don't mess with nature's way Alicia, leave the meat eaters to their burgers!

Nature knows best - survival of the fittest - make way for the homo-superior

YASUS AFARI

YASUS AFARI will be appearring at The World Vegan Day celebration in Fairfield Halls Sunday 1st November

THE EARTH IS OUR FRIEND
(Garden of Creation) YASUS AFARI ©

The earth is the garden of creation
Purposefully clothed with lush, green vegetation.
Roots!
Firm enough to prevent critical soil erosion,
All elements working in union,
For natural joy and satisfaction.
The earth is a friend, we are the friends of the earth
The cyclic function of the earth’s ecology is no mystery.
Like the organs of the human body,
Each working in perfect harmony,
In this our environmental community,
of which the guardians and keepers,
are the children of humanity.
The earth is a friend, we are the friends of the earth
The rivers, like blood streams flowing into the oceans
Returning secretly to the fleshy bowels of earth’s creation
Evaporating to the atmospheric breath of life
Sun, moon and stars
Solid, liquid and gas
Land, sea and air
Flesh, blood and spirit.
The earth is a friend, we are the friends of the earth
Like the lungs of man
The trees breathe to keep the earth alive
Yeah! The Sun, like a devoted Father
Working from sunrise until sunset
And the Moon, like a loving Mother
Working from dusk until dawn
Shining with the sweet embrace of her children, the stars
The earth is a friend, we are the friends of the earth
If we protect the earth,
Then, the earth will protect us
Clothe, feed and shelter us.
The earth is the garden of creation.
If we keep the earth alive
Then we will stay alive,
The earth will keep us alive.
The earth is our friend,
We are the friends of the earth

Heather Mills Vegan Food for Kids

Heather Mills goes back to blonde as she hands out her vegan food for free | Mail Online

The Daily Mail witter on about Heather Mills' changing hairstyles from the obligatory straight long blonde rich guys' wife haircut to , platinum pixie, to an Autumnal Anne Robinson back to blonde, but a good plug about vegan food for kids and her V-bites restaurant in Hove.

Heather is allegedly trying to get on the stars in your ice show 'Dancing on Ice' lets hope her true personality manages to shine through during that.

Heather was back in New York giving out free vegan food to New Yorks financially and nutritionally challenged kids.

Vegan Mofo III: Public Feed Info

Cake Maker to the Stars: Vegan Mofo III: Public Feed Info

Thanks to Kitee Cake Maker to the Stars Blogger for turning a good idea into a twittering glittering blogtastic idea.

More delicious vegan ideas than you could shake a hemp fibre stick at!

Go Girl! VEGAN MOFO 3 2009 is just Rock'n'Roll' with cookies

An awesome warm up act for World Vegan Day

Meat Free Day Heroes

Croydon Lags Behind in the UK Meat Free Day Race

Croydon Council are dragging their feet (no wonder they are the least healthy in London) but elsewhere in the UK vegan heroes are cutting through the red tape and across the winning line

Liverpool schools could be the first in the UK to go meat free one day every week encouraged by veggie Superhero Sir Paul McCartney and The Vegetarian Society

Brighton, Lancaster and Leeds are also putting a motion to the full council with help from vegan heroes Animal Aid (See www. Meat Free Monday .com )

Bristol council are being targeted by Vegetarian champions Viva's and their Fruity Funday Campaign

Meanwhile he veggie elite at Thames Valley Vegetarians have Reading Council in their sights and Happy Hippy Veggies at the Sumac Centre are targetting Nottingham Council.

Patron Saint of Vegetarians

Parish of the English Martyrs, York: "the Bishop of Worcester, Wulstan"

I kid you not - Bishop Wulstan - St Wulstan is recorded as the Patron Saint of Vegetarians and dieters

Apparently the smell of a cremated Goose put him off his prayers

Super Vegan Super Hero - Brocolli

Research - broccoli - heart disease

More evidence that Brocolli is a true super vegetable in the vegan world.

Vegan Magazine - Free !

World Vegetarian And Vegan News: Vegetarian Magazine - Free !

Yes you read it right the vegetarian and vegan heroes at Yaoh hemp products and Off the Hoof are distributing their magazine free online.

Read before you buy! How cool is that - now millions of people all over the world can read this cool magazine for free, diddly squat, nothing, zero, no charge, gratis, a gift.

Kate Moss vegan boyfriend Jamie Hince Fur Horror

Kate Moss vegan boyfriend Jamie Hince furious over models rabbit fur throw - mirror.co.uk

Jamie's Drive Time
Sound's like Kate Moss is trying to ditch vegan boyfriend Jamie Hince by using fur to drive him out. Apparently 'Kate mate' hard core vegetarian Stella McCartney won't visit Kate Moss at Kate's home because of Kate's fur fetish for dead animal Skin.

Sado Masochistic Sex
The Fur is everywhere but so far vegan Jamie Hince has been able to tolerate it for the sake of regular sex with his top super model girlfriend.

However now it seems Kate Moss wants rid of her chain smoking, Rock 'n ' Rolling vegan boyfriend Jamie Hince and is provoking him by buying a rabbit skin throw for the couple's bed.

Honking
Vegan Jamie says the rabbit skin throw makes him want to throw - made from a whole warren full of rabbits stripped of their skin. Now the Rabbits have stopped hopping it's making Jamie Hopping mad and making him feel sick asa rabbit rather than eager to hop into bed with Kate.


Rabbit Rabbit
Fur loving Kate may go like a rabbit between the fur lined sheets but the rabbit rabbit on the streets is that Kate's rabbit and fur obscession is one hop too far

Bunny Boiler
It's finally dawned on Jamie that Kate Moss is not just a bunny boiler, but a bunny skinner, a bunny eater, a bunny killer, a bunny skin wearer.

Kate's home is becoming the Watership Down rabbit equivilent of a Bunny London Dungeon.

World Vegan Day

World Vegan Day

What? World Vegan Day
is an opportunity for vegans and their friends to celebrate and promote
veganism

When? World Vegan Day
is every year on November 1st (since 1994)

Why? The world's first
Vegan Society was born on November 1st 1944 - started by Donald
Watson and friends.

Where? World Vegan Day
is celebrated internationally all over the world.

How? World Vegan Day
is celebrated in many different ways, 

from a
simple birthday party to a full vegan festival with exhibitions of
vegan food and products, talks on nutrition and cooking demonstrations.

Wishing
you very best wishes for an ethical, environmentally friendly


and healthy World Vegan Day - 1st November

Heather Mills Vegan Restaurant-V-Bites

Heather Mills Vegetarian Restaurant-V-Bites



Heather Mills looked on top of the World as she launched her new vegan vegetarian restaurant cafe in Brighton and Hove - V Bites

V - Bites' Menu looks like it has something for everyone - V bites is one place you won't walk away hungry from!

Moby's TeaNY Cafe in NYC Burns Down

Moby's TeaNY in NYC destroyed by fire

Heart goes out to Moby and Kelly as an 'electrical fire' destroys their veggie cafe in New York TeaNY



Michael Parish wrote on Ecorazzi

Moby opened the joint in 2002 with this his then girlfriend Kelly Tisdale, and later turned it over to Tisdale exclusively.

On his blog, Moby wrote:

”Apparently Kelly is working hard to repair it and get it re-opened. So there’s a good chance that Teany will re-open at some point in the next month or two.”

Healthy Vegan Recipe DVD

Healthy Vegan recipe DVDSolution for Meat Free Mondays - Famous Veggie Hero Rose Eliot, the thinking man's Delia Smith (or Fanny Farmer) a celebrity recipe queen for Vegan Diets presents a shedload of healthy recipes.

DVD of recipes - cooking and raw food too with health tips from Yvonne Bishop-Weston

Comes with a free little recipe cookbook booklet.

FREE video follows - Please Be Patient (read blogs below whilst you wait) You Tube we ain't. (Advisory: Actually in this particular free celebrity video clip it's the equivilent of XXX vegan health porn as Rose Elliot makes treat food with white flour, sugar and margarine!! )

Chocolate Chip Cookies from WDF Productions on Vimeo.

See also Vegan Cookbook

Paul McCartney's Meat Free Mondays

World Vegetarian And Vegan News: Meat Free Monday - Launch

Sir Paul McCartney, family and celebrity friends kicked off a global media blitz yesterday with his call to make Mondays meat free.

Over 300 stories about going vegetarian so far - it will be interesting to see how many cities follow Belgium city Ghent's example and give up meat for one day per week. One thing is sure, with Boris Johnson in control of London it's not happening any time soon in the UK capital city.

'The Goode Family' Cartoon Vegan Sitcom

TV Review - The Goode Family - On ABC, a Clan So Virtuous Even Its Dog Is Vegan - NYTimes.com

The Goode family from ABC is a new cartoon sitcom about a recycling vegan family. It locks in a lot of the stereo typical cliches that vegans get bombarded with and is definitely vegans according to meat eaters but is hugely funny nonetheless.

http://abc.go.com/primetime/thegoodefamily/

video YouTube

Sir Paul McCartney’s House On Google Street View

Sir Paul McCartney’s London pad is taken off Google Street View after he made a complaint | The Sun |Showbiz|Bizarre

Champion Vegetarian, Paul McCartney's family home on Google has now been deleted on Google Street view after his security team complained.

National Vegetarian Week 2009 - Art- Pinky Binks

National Vegetarian Week 2009 - News - Pinky Binks





Art for Smiths - For National Vegetarian Week (18-24 May) vegan artist and lecturer Pinky Binks created a tribute to the thousands of animals slaughtered in a now lonely and dilapidated slaughterhouse in Hamsterley.

The installation was also timed to mark Morrissey’s 50th birthday (Friday 22nd May) as he has been an ardent campaigner for animal rights throughout his life and is partly made up of pink gladioli. Morrissey has also been named the UK’s Favourite Vegetarian in a nationwide poll, beating Sir Paul McCartney for the very first time.

Vegan Heroes

World Vegetarian And Vegan News: Vegan sausage beats off egg rivals in taste test

This weeks vegan heros are Redwood's sausages

McCartney Celebrity Heirloom Challenge

Paul McCartney Celebrity Family Heirloom Under Threat by Health Food Giants

In a National Vegetarian Week Battle of the Bangers it's now not enough that the McCartneys 2nd greatest legacy to the world, The Linda McCartney sausage is the healthiest veggie sausage (highest %protein and lowest %salt) and also the best value (99p in Iceland) it has to be the tastiest too.

New flexitarians, demi vegetarians, conveinegans, and conscious consumers demand the same choice, the same quality, the same value for money but more importantly the same enjoyment from their vegetarian foods as they expected when they ate meat.

Will the new redesigned healthier Linda McCartney sausage fulfil all those demands and stave off the might of Premier Brands industrialisation of vegetarian foods?

Lets see what the experts say at The National Vegetarian Week big breakfast event at tibits restaurant in London. tibits will also be showcasing a selection of top vegetarian products including a new Vegan Cookbook coming out in June

Vegetarian celebrity of the year

National Vegetarian Week 09



Will Russell Brand be your favourite National Vegetarian Week 2009 Celebrity of the year? Vote Now

Oprah Moves Back onto the Vegan Hitlist

Oprah Gives Away Free Chicken; We Yawn and Say We Told You So



After delighting millions by going vegan on national TV and worldwide on her blog the Oprah media machine has leavered opened the trap door underneath her ethical fans feet by going all KFC on us.

There's nothing worse than a vegan's scorn, I mean it's not like she was ever one of us, highly unlikely she'd give up Dairy Ice cream for good - the vegan stuff is just never in the right place at the right time for her - and she did kind of hint that unless she had a vegan chef pandering to her every need she would struggle.

But this???? - KFC's the enemy - you put a vegan spotlight on yourself and then Dance with the devil then plagues of vegan locust be upon you foul torturer! manslaughter be on your hands

Now Star Trek Diets to Fight against Pig Flu

There will be no room for star trek pigs who would compete for space, air, water and food and cause waste and pollution problems due to their excrements and flatulence (and be a constant worry about H1N1 swine flu).

If Star Trek fantasies are ever to become a reality then the food dilemma has to be sorted first. It’s thought tomorrow’s Star Trek Space explorers will have to be self-sustaining farmers, growing enough plant foods such as fresh greens and vegetables to provide optimum nutrition for long journeys.

As the cost of sending equipment into space is estimated to be around $30,000 per pound, plants will have to also earn their keep by filtering and cleaning Star Trek air and water supplies.


Many experts suggest we should be looking more closely at an ethical Star Trek diet for planet earth as we approach environmental catastrophe due to our greed for animal food. Other experts have suggested it’s immoral for us to be feeding grain and water to pigs when there are so many people on the planet starving or dying from dehydration from lack of water.



The World Health Organisation and ex Beatle Sir Paul McCartney have urged us to just try vegetarianism even if it’s just once a week. McCartney has helped launch the concept of Meat Out Mondays all over the world as an ethical first step.

Despite the mountain of environmental evidence in favour of a plant based vegetarian Star Trek diet, the modern cornucopia of realistic alternative choice to meat and dairy products and the health risks it’s estimated over 50% of the population still eat meat more than once a week.

Health writer and nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston says “Dealing with the emotional attachment to eating meat means people find their habits difficult to change. They come up with all kinds of spurious claims such as “My body needs meat!” or “I only eat organic meat”. True, we’d be unlikely to be facing a pandemic of killer swine flu this Autumn if meat was farmed organically, however, whilst organic meat is undoubtedly less harmful to our bodies and the planet, it’s more vegetables we need in our diets not more animal products. Less than a quarter of the UK population even reach the NHS’s modest suggested targets of 5 fruit and vegetable portions per day”



Things have changed dramatically in recent years. McDonalds now sell salads whilst Burger King have allegedly paid Heather Mills $6 million (since denied by Sir Paul McCartney’s ex wife) to help launch a new swine flu free vegan veggie burger.
Swiss based Tibits, a vegetarian blue blood heritage restaurant chain in London, are leading the celebrations for National Vegetarian Week 2009 that starts on Monday 18th May, and are on a mission to encourage people to eat more fruit and veg.
Tibits will host; a photo call for vegetable body art, a launch of a new plant based cookery DVD, a vegan for dummies style recipe book launch, a fashion event to view a new range of designer shoes to rival Stella McCartney’s range and other vegetarian celebrity style products as well as their banquet choice of inspired dishes that make choosing your 5 a day an immune system boosting simple delight.

The finale of National Vegetarian Week is The Bristol Vegan Fayre on 30th and 31st May that last year attracted 12,000 people

London - National Vegetarian Week 2009

London - National Vegetarian Week 2009 Tibits restaurant is the hero of this years National Vegetarian Week Celebrations it seems

Celebrity Wet & Wild Young Beavers Exposed

Beaver diary - Wet and Wild (WWT)

Celebrity Young Beavers Exposed - FREE VIDEO

These wet and wild young beavers are shown getting wet, muddy and wild outdoors. Named Wizzy by a young girl in a natural nature project our hairy baby beaver has joined her mum and dad to become an honorary member of The Vegetarian Society UK with the approval of it's WWT babysitter.

See the amateur celebrity beaver outdoors swimming, splashing, licking and munching a fresh strawberry and nibbling on a fat corn cob with a remarkable display of pure naked basic instinct coming into play as she gets a twig in her mouth and drags it ashore for some good dam fun.

See Free Hi-Res Young Beaver Video

Celebrity Beavers

Joacquin Pheonix loses the Plot

Joaquin Phoenix Mental Breakdown?
Is he or isn't He?

Mad or clever?

Mis guided or deranged?

What is it with Joacquin Pheonix is it just lack of vitamin B12 and Essential omega 3 fats?

Or has he truly gone stark raving bark at the moon bonkers?

Superbowl Bans Vegetables

Peta Vegetable Sex Ad Banned from TV Network

Whatever next? is it a conspiracy? Macdonalds OK? GoDaddy OK? Alcohol OK? Vegetables Banned? Have the Superbowl gone mad or KKK?

Russell Brand - Vegan Aspirations

Russell Brand considers quitting sex - Vegan aspirations for celebrity Veggie Russell Brand



Russell Brand has declared to US GQ magazine in an interview that he's getting bored with his life of sex and materialism and is worried about being more famous for being a tart than a comedian.

Apparently he's now on a mission to be celibate and vegan.

“ That’s all got to go" he said in the interview "until I’m in a position where I can say, ‘Look I’m celibate, I’m a vegan. All I do is meditate, come out and do stand-up and make films,’” he added.

Vegan Awards 2009

Vegan Awards 2009

Chef Heather Mills Gives Vegan Cooking Lessons

Vegetarian Star » Blog Archive » Chef Heather Mills Gives Vegan Cooking Lessons

Say what you will about Heather Mills-McCartney but she gets off her backside and does something. She also likes a challenge.

She went to the poorest part of New York blighted with some of the USA's highest rates of obesity, diabetes, asthma, and other health issues.

Not only did she donate a $1Million of vegan food she got on down and showed them how to cook low cost healthy food too.

Sinead O'Connor sings 'Troy'

Sinead O'Connor sings 'Troy 'available live from Antwerp show| Irish News in Continental Europe

Sinead O'Connor has returned from a 5 week tour with Night of the Proms - in Belgium and Netherlands - She performed Troy - for the first time in 20 years.

She still has that naked ambition to encourage the world to be a better place.

Kate Winslet's Fur Coat

Kate Winslet and a shaggy coat story | Life and style | guardian.co.uk

Seems veggie-ish Kate Winslet wouldn't necessarily rather go naked rather than wear fur, she would settle for fake faux fur. Unfortunately, and this is a big problem at the moment and partially responsible (we think) for the increase in sales of fur, like many other celebs she can't tell the difference between fabric and skin.

Perhaps celeb training could be started - Skin recognition for the ethically challenged?

Alicia Silverstone's Diet and Fitness Book

Rodale to Publish Actress Alicia Silverstone's Diet and Fitness Book - MarketWatch

Rodale Inc. plans to publish actress and animal rights advocate Alicia Silverstone's book, "The Kind Diet," in the fall of 2009. The book explores the connection between what we put in our bodies and what we're doing to the planet, and how choosing the right foods in the kitchen can help you feeling lighter, sexier, and more alive than you ever thought possible. The book will include a 3-step diet program and 75 vegan and macrobiotic recipes.

Vegan Diet Recipe Book

McFuneral - Ronald is Dead

McFuneral - CollegeHumor video

Off The Hoof For Vegans

Off The Hoof For Vegans - Ethical Pulse

New Vegan Magazine targets 30 million ‘Nearly Vegetarians' for World Vegan Day Nov 1st 2008

Vegan Heroes Yaoh have launched a new independent vegan magazine titled Off the Hoof
with an irreverent, idiosyncratic style - a cross between The Big
Issue, Private Eye and Nuts or Loaded magazine - is due to be launched on World Vegan Day on 1st November.

Bristol Vegan Fayre Food & Music Festival

Bristol Vegan Fayre Food Music Festival Be there or be like one of those people who still wishes they were at Woodstock, or Live Aid or whatever.

The tide is about to turn - be part of it bring your friends be a supervegan!

Vegan Festival

Theatre Bristol : Bristol Vegan Fayre

Vegan Bristol Fayre Myspace

Vegan festival - Gumtree

Skiddle - Vegan Festival

Oprah Winfrey Goes Vegan

World Vegetarian And Vegan News: Oprah Winfrey Goes Vegan

Another one bites the fruit.

This timeit's Oprah Winfrey's turn to discover the amazing benefits of a vegan diet!

Saf Restaurant London

Saf Restaurant London

Go now - Saf will change your life. A true culinary hero in the world of vegan cuisine. truly Saf - ilicious.

Visit Saf

Joaquin Phoenix - Vegan Hollywood Star

Getting a rush - Film - Entertainment - Home - brisbanetimes.com.au

The twice Oscar-nominated 33-year-old, who riveted audiences as the emperor's ruthless son, Commodus, in Gladiator, and Johnny Cash in Walk The Line, says there have been three important movies in his career but he won't name them.

Interview with Brisbane Times

Joaquin Phoenix... 'Acting is like bungy jumping … You want to get a rush'

Paul McCartney on ITV ITN News at Ten

World Vegetarian And Vegan News: Paul McCartney on ITV ITN News at Ten

I hear you yawning, Sir Paul McCartney banging on about vegetarianism again. Yeah but be fair - he's on News at 10 and he's written to Gordon Brown about the UN Livestock's long shadow report - what have you done today?

Ethical Guide

Ethical Guide for Conscious Consumers

The Vegan Heroes at Ethical Junction are planning an Ethical Guide for Conscious Consumers. If it's anything like their Ethical Junction website it should be smashing!

Vegan Environmental Awards 2008

World Vegetarian And Vegan News: Vegan Environmental Awards 2008

What are you waiting for? Vote now!



Chance to Win a hamper worth £50 every month just for voting!

Eva Mendes Nude

PETA UK >> Feat >> Eva Mendes Poses Nude to Speak Out Against Fur

Skinny Bitch

Still Skinny, but Now This Bitch Can Cook - New York Times



These ' skinny Bitches ' mean business. They have sold 850,000 copies of their vegan diet book ' skinny bitch ' (they even sold one to Victoria Beckham - Queen Skinny Bitch)

Their new vegan book, a cook book ' skinny bitch in the kitch ' seems set to do just as well.

“We really want everyone to stop doing all this stupid math,” Ms. Freedman said. “Just stuff yourself with things that are good for you, and you will be fine.”

Laboring heroically to make a vegan diet seem like the simplest thing in the world, Ms. Freedman said: “We are normal girls. We like reality TV and purses, all the fun stuff. But we just happen to know that most of what normal girls put in their bodies on a daily basis is barely even food.”

Vegan Cook Book

Vegan Review of 2007 - Vegan Trends

World Vegetarian And Vegan News: Vegan Review of 2007 - Vegan Market Trends

World Vegan Day - Pass it on

Wishing you very best wishes for an ethical, environmentally friendly and healthy

World Vegan Day - 1st November

PASS IT ON!

If you do nothing else, please vote in the World Vegan Day poll and please sign the petition

For Life, Health, Planet

WorldVegan Day Petition


World Vegan Day Poll


World Vegan Day Veganize a Pizza Campaign


World Vegan Day 1st November

Vegan Heroes and celebrities will be gathering at The International Vegan Festival in Bristol on June 9th and 10th 2007

Be there or be square - at the Vegan Festival 2007 and vote in the Vegan Awards for your favourite vegan hero

John Mackey: Vegan CEO Of Whole Foods Market

John Mackey: Not Your Average Grocer, Dan Rather Profiles The Founder And Vegan CEO Of Whole Foods Market - CBS News



At the age of 52, John Mackey has become that big man on campus in corporate America, running a Fortune 500 company.

Yet, in one of the most competitive industries, Mackey's unorthodox approach has transformed Whole Foods Market into a business worth about $9 billion. In the last five years alone, the company's stock has grown faster than such powerhouses as eBay, Yahoo and Microsoft. And he has done it by creating a supermarket unlike any other.

"Shopping for groceries for most people is like a chore," says Mackey. "It's like doing the laundry or taking out the garbage. And we strive to make shopping engaging, fun and interactive."

Da Vinci Da Vegan

The Da Vegan Code: "O Draconian Devil - Leonardo Da Vinci: 'It is apparent from the works of Leonardo and his early biographers that he was a man of high integrity and very sensitive to moral issues. His respect for life led him to being a vegetarian at least part of his life (although, the term 'vegan' would fit him well, he even entertained the notion that taking milk from cows amounts to stealing. Under the heading, 'Of the beasts from whom cheese is made,' he answers, 'the milk will be taken from the tiny children.' Citation needed). Vasari reports a story that as a young man in Florence he often bought caged birds just to release them. He was also a respected judge on matters of beauty and elegance, particularly in the creation of pageants.'"

Vegan wins kickboxing Title

Raw food vegan wins British kickboxing competition

London 10 April 2006 --- James Southwood of North London, a vegan of ten years and more recently of a raw food diet, defeated all opposition at the British Savate kickboxing League in March.

Boxe-Francaise Savate is a ring fighting art that uses fists and feet in quick, athletic strikes. To win, a fighter must be skilled, aware, physically fit and flexible. At the recent Great Britain Savate Federation League meeting, held in Cambridge on 19th March, James won all his fights to lead the field in ranking points. James chooses the raw food vegan diet for its optimum health-giving edge.

"Training five times a week as hard as a professional athlete, I need the right sort of nutrition." says James. "I would feel less able to do this without the nutrients available on a raw food diet and the health and well-being it provides.

As any of my opponents will tell you, my fitness and endurance are my big advantages in a fight. As I don't weigh myself down with unnecessary animal products or processed food, working flat out in the ring or in training is no problem."

At 186cm and 80kg, James is perfectly weighted for his height (BMI of 23).

With the World Championships in Paris a distinct possibility for James in September, how will he be preparing?

"Bodyweight exercises plus lots of sparring on the physical side - lots of green veg, fruit and nuts on the nutrition side, along with relaxation and meditation."

Anyone doubting the vegan role in optimum fitness is invited to train and spar with James five times a week in Camden, Holborn and London Victoria.

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More information on Savate and classes in London can be found on www.londonsavate.co.uk

Personal training with James is offered on www.jamessouthwood.com along with kickboxing fitness tips.

4 Deaths: 4 Famous Vegetarian and Vegans Die

2005 was a sad year for vegetarians and vegans as 4 of the founding members and history changing pioneers of the vegan movement have died in the last 12 months.

2005 finished as it started with the sad death of a leading light of veganism.

Arthur Ling the man who gave us soya milk and vegan chocolate and an early president of The Vegan Society died at the begining of the year.

As 2005 drew to close Donald Watson inventer of the word Vegan and founder of The Vegan Society in 1944 sadly died too.


Neville Hall, who died on 6th December 2004 aged 94, was a former President of The Vegetarian Society, and was instrumental in the creation of the Society through the amalgamation of the London and Manchester Societies in 1969. For over 30 years he was President and Chairman of Homes for Elderly Vegetarians, now known as the Vegetarian Housing Association, which offers accommodation to elderly vegetarians and vegans in its sheltered homes in Hastings and Colwyn Bay. Neville was also a founder member of the Humane Research Trust - a charity which seeks alternatives to the use of animals in medical research.

Arthur Ling, who died on 18th January 2005 aged 85, became a vegan at the age of seven and went on to become President and an Honorary Patron of The Vegan Society. Founder of Plamil Foods Limited, the first British company to manufacture ‘soya milk’, and pioneer of vegan chocolate and non-dairy egg-free mayonnaise. In the late 1980s Plamil organised two half-marathon races for vegetarians and vegans to highlight vegan fitness. Arthur took a particular interest in the health of vegan infants and children, and Plamil’s Vegan Infants Case Histories booklet gave valuable reassurance to parents wishing to rear their children on a vegan diet

Maxwell Lee, who died on 3rd March 2005 aged 73, served the vegetarian movement for more than 50 years, holding senior positions within The Vegetarian Society, the European Vegetarian Union and the International Vegetarian Union during that time. He was an outstanding ambassador for vegetarianism, taking the vegetarian message worldwide through speaking tours and international conferences. At the time of his death he was still active on the Council of The Vegetarian Society and a trustee of The Vegetarian Charity - a trust providing grants to young people to promote vegetarianism.


Donald Watson, who died on 16th November 2005 aged 95, invented the word vegan at a dance with his wife Dorothy, “from the beginning and end of vegetarian”, and founded The Vegan Society in November 1944. He said recently that whenever he died, be it next week, next month, or next, year they should get the flags out as “I will have made it”. Driven by awe and admiration for creation and nature, all of his predictions from 60 years ago came true. Despite a weak heart he proved all his critics wrong by living fit, well and strong until a few weeks before his death without medical intervention. On reading his early diaries recently he reflected with satisfaction that his views had remained the same and his basic instincts were right. For his 95th birthday Donald spoke to millions of people via the BBC World Service.

WORLD'S OLDEST, LONGEST LIVING, VEGAN ON EARTH IS 175 Years Old

EXCLUSIVE: THE OLDEST CREATURE ON EARTH
She was hatched when Queen Victoria was still a teenager she's now 175 years old - By Clare Raymond

HER skin is wrinkled and she's carrying a few extra pounds, but there's still a twinkle in the old girl's eyes.

In fact she's in uncommonly good shape for someone who was born before Victoria came to the throne.

Harriet, a giant (vegetarian) Galapagos Land tortoise and the world's oldest living creature, celebrates her 175th birthday.

Whilst animal research is not a good way to determine effects on humans it's still a good example of the potential benefits of a vegan / vegetarian diets.

Harriet dines on a diet of aubergines, courgettes, string beans, parsley, squash, endives, carrots, tomatoes, bok choi and her favourite morning treat - pink hibiscus flowers.

While Harriet is currently the oldest living being on earth, she isn't the oldest living animal ever.

According to the Guinness Book Of World Records, a Madagascar radiated tortoise called Tui Malila presented to the Tongan royal family by Captain James Cook in the late 1700s, was either 188 or 192 when it died in 1965.

Donald Watson Dies aged 95

Breaking Vegan News, Vegetarian News, International News, Worldwide vegan News Feed

Donald Watson has died peacefully a few months after his 95th Birthday.

Interview with Donald Watson 1910- 2005

Vegan Heather Small in the Olympics

ITV Heather Small: "Heather Small has been responsible for some of the iconic tunes of the last decade. But with her single, Proud, she captured the essence of the London Olympic bid. We chatted to her about the release of the single."

What inspired you to re-release Proud?

Well, when we won the Olympic bid, the retailers called the record label to say that they thought we should release the single. I wasn’t too sure about it, but I was told that you shouldn’t argue with the retailers so I went along with it.

So how did you get involved with the Olympic bid?

The Olympic team called my manager and asked if I wanted to get involved. They told me that the song captured the spirit of the Olympic, which was really flattering. And I thought if this helps with the bid, then why not? Then I saw the video and the visuals. Because the song is five years old, I didn’t really know what to expect, but with the video it just looked fresh.

Would you like to perform Proud at the opening ceremony?

If I was asked, then I’d love to do it. I remember when I was standing at Trafalgar Square waiting for the decision. It was a really great day and the atmosphere was fantastic.

But when I was standing there, I tried to be very British about the whole thing. I thought that if we got it, we got it, if we didn’t, we didn’t. We’re so used to losing in this country that I wasn’t sure we’d win. Then the guy said ‘London’ and the Square went mad.

What was it like being there?

It was fantastic. It was something that I’ll treasure for the rest of my life.

More (ITN Interview) - Heather Small - More 100 greats - Heather Small Pride of Manchester- Proud - Lyrics

HEATHER MILLS McCARTNEY TO GO VEGAN

HEATHER MILLS McCARTNEY TO GO VEGAN

Celebrity HEATHER MILLS McCARTNEY is so inspired by her music star husband SIR PAUL McCARTNEY's devotion to vegetarianism and animal rights, she's planning to maybe go one step further by becoming Vegan.

The former model is so concerned about the animal kingdom, she plans to forgo all dairy products as well as meat in her quest to improve the planet.

She explains, "It's only since I met Paul that I really got to understand how vegetarianism not only benefits your health but also makes a huge difference to the planet and to feeding the world.

"I could never go back to eating meat or fish and I'm moving towards being vegan. When I crack an egg now, I think, 'Could that have been a baby?'"

(Or - how many useless male chicks were gassed or crushed to put that egg on your plate Heather?)

Vegan Marathon Runner wins 135-Mile Marathon

Seattle man amazes everyone in 135-mile marathon--including himself: "On July 12, in 24 hours, 36 minutes and eight seconds, the Seattle man won the Badwater, one of ultrarunning's toughest events. Before the California race, Jurek had never run more than 90 minutes on pavement. Nor had he trained for the intense desert heat, except for arriving a week early to the Death Valley start area. And, he'd just come off of winning another world-class ultramarathon two weeks earlier -- barely any recovery time between two colossally demanding endurance feats."

For food, Jurek, a vegan, ate energy bars and gels, potatoes and rice balls, chased by soy protein drinks and electrolyte capsules. He consumed 60-120 calories every 20-30 minutes, mostly on the run.

Donald Watson - Vegan Society Founder

Donald Watson formed the word vegan from the begining and end of "vegetarian" and founded The Vegan Society in November 1944.

Donald Watson - Vegan Society Founder:

Interview with Donald Watson founder and patron of The Vegan Society by Vegan Society Trustee and Author of The Vegan Passport George D. Rodger on 15 December 2002. First published in The Vegan Summer 2003 Edition. This extract from www.worldveganday.org

"Q: What do you think of the way the Vegan Society has developed since you were running it?
A: Better than expected, certainly. The genie is now out of the bottle and no one can ever put it back to the ignorant days before 1944, when this seed was planted by people full of hope. Now wherever Man lives he can have a vegan diet. All the early work was done by volunteers. In a way, everyone the Society has ever paid to do the office work have all been volunteers. Even our Chief Executive is on a wage at the very bottom of anything that is paid in the commercial sector. Because we can afford nothing more. So the Vegan Society has always, in that sense, been supported by voluntary labour. And we're enormously grateful to these people because heaven knows what would happen if they all packed in. "

More - 24 Carrot Award * www.worldveganday.org * Joanne Stepaniak
* The Vegan Society * Vegan Birthday - World Vegan Day

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