The Australian Vegan Magazine — May-June 2017

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EDITOR/GRAPHIC DESIGNER/SALES Michaela Gainey

CONTRIBUTORS Sydney Pig Save Emily Rice, PETA Australia Tim Westcott, Vegan Australia Mark Pearson, AJP Paul Mahony, terrastendo Sarah Williams Annelise Stephenson Clare Mann Sarah Wooding Omanisa Ross ND Hannah Miles Elaina Love Dr Robert Gropel Pasqualina Perona

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THERE’S NO PLANET BGETTING SERIOUS ABOUT AGRICULTURE

Waging WAR on STEREOTYPES

WARMERS

Toasty winter

PIG FARMERS IN OUR SCHOOLS

MAY/JUNE 2017 ISSUE 2 $14.90 (INCL GST)

YES, YOU CAN GET protein FROM PLANTS

The deal with plant-based IRON GLUTEN-FREE DISHES&

Beat the FLUWITH SUPER- FOODS

ARE YOU AUSTRALIA’S sexiest ON THE COVER vegan?

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here are so many different reasons why I enjoy putting The Australian Vegan Magazine together. Of course, the biggest one for me is to educate vegans, vegetarians and omnis alike in the hope that the mag convinces some of the non-vegans to “convert”. But one of the more selfish reasons is definitely that I get to learn so many new things. It amazes me how many things I still don’t know about! For example, I had no idea that getting too much iron can be even worse than not getting enough and that supplements can be bad for us (p86)! I specifically wanted to put more health- related topics into this issue with winter coming up and bringing with it its cold and flu season. Health is definitely something very new to me. I mean I’ve always generally looked after my health and always selected the healthier choice (at least what I thought was the healthier choice), but I became vegan for the animals and it just so happened that all my health problems disappeared. For 20 years I had daily nausea and headaches; I was always border-line anaemic no matter how much meat I ate; I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome; and at one stage, they even thought I had lupus. Food allergy tests revealed I was mildly sensitive to wheat but that was it. After going vegan, within the first few days, all of these symptoms disappeared! Although I was aware of this, I never really did further research into the nutritional benefits of a vegan diet, so I really enjoyed learning about vegan nutrition in this issue.

I had no idea it was so multi-dimensional! Although I must confess, after everything I’ve read, I feel like I’m the only vegan in the world who hasn’t lost any weight in the last 14 months since I became vegan. I mean everywhere I look people have lost 10-20-30 kilos, but me..nope. Nothing. And I’m definitely far, far from being malnourished so it is something I need to do for my health. If you have had a similar experience you are definitely not alone and I’d love to hear your stories about your own experience. It doesn’t help that I LOVE food. I’m talking comfort foods like curries. I usually have a green smoothie for breakfast, a huge salad for lunch and then a curry for dinner. Snacks are nuts and fruit. But I may have to forgo my beloved curries. This issue definitely motivated me to try eating mostly fruit and vegetables as it seems to be working for so many people. Again, please write to me and tell me about your diet and experience. In saying that, the carefully-selected recipes in this issue are far from just fruit and veggies. But it’s winter and who doesn’t need their winter comfort food! Mental note to self. Start eating mostly fruit and veggies after I’ve cooked and sampled all the recipes! Other great health topics covered in this issue are foods that are high in protein and calcium p.90; beating the flu with raw but warm superfoods p.92; how to cope with anger and depression as an animal activist p.82; and how athletes have realised becoming vegan gives them an edge over other athletes p.84. Enjoy!

Correction...

The photo on last month’s cover was of Mo Wyse and NOT Shannon Martinez, from Smiths & Daughters: A Cookbook (that happens to be vegan). Sorry Mo and Shannon!

The Australian Vegan Magazine — May-June 2017

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