I was driving on a highway during a recent trip out of state, and I got extremely excited to see three different vegan-related billboards. Two had images of animals and had messages about compassion and veganism, and one displayed food images for a restaurant and prominently read “vegetarian and vegan options”. The reason that these …
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Veganism and Masculinity
Veganism is good for humans, animals, and the environment, as evidenced by the following: Vegan diets are associated with health benefits such as lower risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, diabetes, and obesity as well as increased longevity. The American Dietetic Association says that a vegan diet is healthy, nutritionally adequate, and appropriate for …
How To Cope With Being Vegan In a Non-Vegan Workplace
Vegans are often in the minority at work and have unique challenges to face. These include: Being excluded. This happens accidentally, such as when a person ordering food for an event does not think to include vegan options. It also happens purposely when non-vegan co-workers consciously exclude vegans. Being questioned. Sometimes this is done innocently and …