A unique project to
promote an awareness of the many benefits of a plant-based
(vegan) diet.
Serving the
greater planet Earth!
Hello and Welcome!
This web site is the result of a project recently begun by
Bill Amey and myself. There is a lot of advertising suggesting
that dairy products are good for the body, and an important
"food". Although not well publicized, there have been
studies, suggesting the opposite is true. There has also been
much promotion for the consumption of "flesh foods".
Most of us in the US have been raised eating various meats. When
we stop and look at the actual effects on our health and the environment, as well as on the lives of the animals
themselves, we begin to wonder why we are doing this. When we
look seriously at our own experiences we can see how our health
is better when we avoid meat and dairy products. Bill and I are
dietary vegans; We eat only plant-based foods. In
addition, we make purchases with the environment and animal
rights in mind (no leather, etc). There are a
growing number of people who are opting for plant-based diets.
There are a variety of reasons why people choose these diets.
Many, like myself, have originally chosen a plant-based diet
because of health. As we listen to our own bodies, and take
notice of the effects of dairy and meats on our bodies, we
decrease, and eventually eliminate, these "foods". If
everyone paid closer attention to this "cause and
effect" relationship of food and its effect on the body, I
believe there would not be many flesh-eating humans left. When we
look at our own physical anatomy, we find we are not even meant
to be ingesting flesh foods!
Many people choose to stop eating animal flesh out of their
concern for animal rights. This is a natural step because of
their love and respect of animals. Many say we have authority
over animals and can do with them what we wish. This
"authority", I believe, is actually meant to be a
guardianship. As the dominant species on this planet, we have an
inherent responsibility to take care of our fellow creatures.
This does not mean inhumanely raising animals in cruel conditions
for eventual slaughter. These animals are, by nature, kind and
gentle, and in no way deserve this kind of life.
Another reason people turn away from meats and dairy is out of
concern for our environment. Our planet is greatly affected by
the consumption of these products. Other pages on this web site
will show you startling statistics on these effects on our world.
Albert Einstein once said: "Nothing will benefit human
health or increase the chances for survival of life on earth as
the evolution to a vegetarian diet."
Many people also choose a plant-based diet because of their
spiritual and/or religious beliefs.
The project we have begun could have a great impact on our
world. With widespread health challenges, such as cancer;
diabetes; hypertension; and cardiovascular diseases, as well as
environmental challenges, we could greatly benefit from an
increase in plant-based diets. This is what our project will help
facilitate.
Our project will help bring an awareness of the health and environmental benefits,
as well as the popularity, of a plant-based diet. We know that people choose
this lifestyle for a variety of reasons: health, animal rights, the environment,
and spiritual reasons. All are affected positively by this lifestyle. Our project
origionally intended creating a book including photos of celebrity vegetarians
and short bios for each. Their bios would include their reasons for choosing
a vegetarian/vegan lifestyle, their health benefits, favorite snacks and recipes,
favorite quotes, etc. The photos would be of the celebrity sporting a plant-based
mustache [although, as the dairy industry has given a bad name to white (pus)
mustaches, we are leaning towards non-mustache photos! Our original name (SoyStache)
and logo reflect the original idea]. We wanted a book full of special people
dedicated to a healthy lifestyle, that we, and others like us, could relate
to, a book that would attract a mass audience, educate them, and compel them
to moooove to a healthier way of life. The book would also contain facts and
information on health, the environment and animal rights.
In 1999 we created this website to help communicate to the
world details of our project. The website has taken on a life of
its own. With hundreds of thousands of hits per year, our pages
attract a great deal of interest from people looking for more
information on healthy lifestyles. Our focus shifted from the
book to providing free information through our website.
In September of 2005 we accepted our first advertising in order to help support
the project. Not only has the project required thousands of hours of effort,
but it has also required thousands of dollars to get it to this point. As one
of our intentions for the celebrity interviews for the book was to raise money
for vegetarian charities, we will be donating a percentage of revenues from
the online celebrity interviews to the vegetarian charity of the individual
celebrity's choice.
As the name "SoyStache" may be perceived as a soy company and as
the name does not truly reflect our project, in March of 2006 we began the transition
of our project from "SoyStache™" to "Celebrities for Health™".
We feel this name more accurately reflects the spirit of our project. The SoyStache
addresses (URLs) will be active for additional months, then will point to the
new domain, celebritiesforhealth.com.
People love to follow celebrities and are influenced by them.
It would be wonderful for this influence to be used in a positive
way, to help people improve their own health, as well as the
health of the environment and the impact on the lives of the
animals.
The two of us have a dream, a dream of a better world. Some
simple changes in lifestyle can greatly change our world. This
project can help bring this change into fruition. We are only two
people. With your help, and the help of other concerned
vegetarians, we will make a difference.
If you are a celebrity vegetarian and are interested in being
a part of this project, please contact us. If you know celebrity
vegetarians, please share with them our project and direct them
to this site. If you like this site, please share it with your
friends. If you have comments or ideas you wish to share, please
email us.
Veganism does the body good!
Thank you for visiting us!
Jeff Rogers
Celebrities for Health
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According to WWWebster's Dictionary:
Vegetarianism
is: the theory or practice of living on a diet made up of
vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, and sometimes eggs or dairy
products
A vegan is: a strict
vegetarian who consumes no animal food or dairy products;
also : one who abstains from using animal products (as
leather)
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