Vegan vs. Paleo

Sorry, if you thought I was going to debate this, I'm not.  I've noticed that I don't care about this issue but I didn't realize why until a friend asked me to give my scientific assessment of this critique of the China Study.  Now I realize the reason I have no interest is that I'm vegan for other reasons (animals and environment).  I'm interested to know what the healthiest vegan diet is, not whether it's healthier than a meat diet.  Going vegan improved my health dramatically so I am experientially convinced that the Standard American Diet is unhealthy, and likely it's due to too many animal products and processed foods.   But whether or not the optimal diet includes some animal products doesn't interest me because I'm vegan regardless.  I feel more healthy than I ever have in my whole life, and it seems healthy enough to me.  It's easy to be an unhealthy vegan, and maybe that's why some vegans become ex-vegans.   The books I've linked to at right tell me how to be a healthy vegan.  I'm very happy to be a vegan.

Eating Animals

I'm reading this book "Eating Animals" by Jonathan Safran Foer. I thought I knew everything about how animal food is produced in this country and in the world. I thought it couldn't be any worse than I imagined. But it is. I'm horrified and disgusted all over again. Not only is it horribly unethical, it is just downright gross and disgusting. If you had any idea what is in your chicken (and ham and everything else), you wouldn't go near it with a 10 foot pole. It's bad enough that it's full of antibiotics, and bacteria, but it's also full of shit. It is so horribly disgusting. I'm going to have nightmares. I don't even want to finish the book. I'm already a vegan so why the hell am I reading this book? Because he's a good writer and I was curious to see what he would conclude after researching the topic. As he points out, we vote with our purchases. If you eat meat prepared this way (99% of available meat), you are condoning this immoral, unconscionable system of factory farming. I'm sorry to say but it makes you unethical too. It makes me want to throw up just thinking about it. I can't wait to finish this book and move on to something happier. This doesn't sound like a good recommendation but it's actually a really good book, probably the best book I've read on the subject, because the writing style and story are interesting.