Bonjour Belle :D

"Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are, it solely relies on what you think."

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:52:03 -0500

““Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are, it solely relies on what you think.””

- Buddha (via universal-wanderer)

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Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:22:13 -0500

evoleur: PARADISE YO

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:14:10 -0500

evoleur:

PARADISE YO

souls-of-my-shoes: adorbs.

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:11:22 -0500

souls-of-my-shoes:

adorbs.

souls-of-my-shoes: (via aplaceforart, lovelylittlelife)

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:11:12 -0500

souls-of-my-shoes:

(via aplaceforart, lovelylittlelife)

souls-of-my-shoes: Ubuntu! by iHennigs on Flickr. (KENYA)

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:07:59 -0500

souls-of-my-shoes:

Ubuntu! by iHennigs on Flickr.

(KENYA)

aplaceforart: made here!

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:05:27 -0500

aplaceforart:

made here!

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Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:02:06 -0500

cambodiankidsfoundation: Enough...

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 02:22:06 -0500

cambodiankidsfoundation:

Enough said.

www.cambodiankidsfoundation.org
www.facebook.com/cambodiankidsfoundation

"If you want to kill yourself, kill what you don’t like. Kill narcissus. I had an old self that I..."

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:33:29 -0500

“If you want to kill yourself, kill what you don’t like. Kill narcissus. I had an old self that I killed. You can kill yourself too, but that doesn’t mean you got to stop living.”

- Vargus, Archie’s Final Project (via creatingaquietmind)

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Mon, 24 Dec 2012 17:18:32 -0500

"Be in love with your life. Every detail of it."

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 11:31:15 -0500

“Be in love with your life. Every detail of it.”

- Jack Kerouac (via deduco)

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Sun, 16 Dec 2012 11:29:53 -0500

"Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving..."

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 11:29:03 -0500

“Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through humane ways.”

- The Dalai Lama (via universal-wanderer)

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Sun, 16 Dec 2012 03:46:48 -0500

hippieseurope: ☮❤☮❤

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 03:37:19 -0500

hippieseurope:

☮❤☮❤

unconvinced-addiction: Elephants are so beautiful.

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 03:08:42 -0500

unconvinced-addiction:

Elephants are so beautiful.

Raw Food Vegan Diet!: Huna

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 03:06:46 -0500

Raw Food Vegan Diet!: Huna:

raw-vegan:

Huna is a word adopted by Max Freedom Long (1890–1971) in 1936 to describe his theory of metaphysics which he linked to ancient Hawaiian kahuna.

The Seven Principles of Huna:

1. IKE - We Make Our Reality. The world is what we think it is. With IKE the individual accepts…

maddiem7: Gorgeous!

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 03:05:19 -0500

maddiem7:

Gorgeous!

The Benefits of Being Vegan Over Vegetarian

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 02:25:10 -0500

raw-vegan:

by Evita Ochel

Whether we are talking about veganism or vegetarianism, both of these lifestyles are, and have been on a major rise for quite some time now. As our society becomes more and more sensitive to the inhumane treatment of all animals and the environmental impacts of an animal product based diet, we see more people choosing this way of life.

Given this, there are many people out there with a lot of questions when it comes to changing to being a vegetarian or a vegan. Many of us have been heavily conditioned that meat and dairy are part of a “healthy” diet. It is for this reason that I feel we need to continue to provide high quality information for people who are thinking of making this change and knowing what benefits lay ahead.

Although both vegetarianism and veganism have their benefits, many people may not realize that there are many more benefits to being a vegan. Hence in this article, I want to provide you with an important foundation of facts, from all angles, of the benefits of veganism over vegetarianism.

Vegetarian vs Vegan

Just before we go any further, I want to define what I mean by vegetarian and vegan, so that we are all on the same page.

A vegan is someone who does not eat any animal products—meat, seafood, dairy, eggs. I am not going to address here other vegan lifestyle choices. We will only focus on the diet.

A vegetarian does not eat any meat or seafood—anything that needs to be killed, but typically eats dairy and/or eggs. This is the most general definition of vegetarian; personal choices may lead to all sorts of exceptions.

Cholesterol Benefits

Eating vegan has major cholesterol benefits. As cholesterol is a compound that is only found in animal products, vegans do not consume any cholesterol.

This significantly decreases their chances of having high cholesterol to the point that most normally never have to worry about having high cholesterol. Granted one may become prone to low levels of healthy cholesterol. This will depend on what healthy fats are incorporated as part of the daily diet and the amount of regular physical activity.

For vegetarians, both dairy and eggs are a source of bad cholesterol (LDL). A single egg contains over 200mg of cholesterol and the recommended daily allowance for cholesterol stands at 300mg per day.

However, it is important to know that high, bad cholesterol (LDL) is not only inherited from foods high in cholesterol, but rather comes more significantly from the amount of saturated and trans fat in our diet, which brings us to our next section.

Decreased Saturated and Trans Fat Benefits

Eating vegan can result in many benefits when it comes to the amount of saturated and trans fats that is in one’s diet. Most saturated fats come from animal products, with dairy fat being about 65% saturated fat, specifically cheese.

Trans fats come from hydrogenated vegetable oils. Some trans fats are naturally found in animal products, like dairy. So the next time you eat something that most consider healthy, like a yogurt, be sure to check the nutrition label and see if it agrees with your standards of what healthy means.

Most of us are by now well aware that both trans and saturated fats are strongly related to risk of heart disease. It isn’t that they are all inherently “bad”. There just seems to be some reaction that science is still unable to properly explain in how saturated, trans fats and cholesterol from animal products all work together to increase artery clogging and heart disease. On top of this, these fats have also been linked to increased risk for some cancers, gallstones, kidney disease and possibly even type 2 diabetes.

What else is important to know is that saturated and trans fats have a stronger influence on increasing our bad cholesterol, than eating cholesterol from food products itself. Hence, if you have high cholesterol the culprit may not necessarily be whether you eat eggs or not, but how much meat and dairy you consume.

Therefore, as long as vegans do not overdo the consumption of tropical oils (ex. palm oil) or processed vegan food, they have significantly lower intakes of saturated and trans fats in comparison to vegetarians. In fact, seriously health conscious vegans may have an intake of 0g trans fats in their diet. What is interesting to note as well is that saturated fat from coconut oil has been proven to be metabolized quite differently in the body than animal sources of saturated fat, adding more health benefits than risks.

For vegetarians on the other hand, especially those who rely heavily on dairy or are not health conscious as to how much and what kind of processed food they eat, their intake of saturated and trans fats can actually be very high. In fact, it can sometimes be worse than very health conscious people who occasionally consume meat.

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