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Paris COP21 Climate Change Conference – The Cow In The Room

The United Nations has determined that animal agriculture is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than all of the transportation sector combined. […]

Is Fish a Health Food, or Have We Just Let It Off the Hook?

Many people equate eating fish with doing something good for their health. This may be due to the illusion that fish swim in clean waters, or to the fact that they have a very different shape and form than the land animals we use for food. There even seems to be a deeply ingrained notion that aquatic animals are not part of the animal kingdom classification and that consuming fish is similar to—and just as beneficial as—consuming plant foods. So, should we be eating fish to promote health? […]

Interview with Terry Mason, MD, the Chief Operating Officer of the Cook County Department of Public Health

Terry Mason, M.D., the Chief Operating Officer of the Cook County Department of Public Health and the former Chief Medical Officer for the Cook County Health and Hospitals System, discusses plant-based, vegan diets and health. […]

Interview with Kim A. Williams, Sr., MD, President of the American College of Cardiology

Kim A. Williams, Sr., M.D. is the Chief of Cardiology at Rush University Medical Center and the current President of the American College of Cardiology. He has been vegan since 2003, and discusses the benefits of avoiding animal foods and adopting a plant-based diet. […]

Omnivores, Herbivore or Carnivores? | Meat Your Future

Are we omnivores, herbivores or carnivores?

Are we omnivores, carnivores or herbivores? It’s important for animals to eat what they are physiologically and anatomically designed to eat, to improve the chances of survival and health. So, what are humans designed to eat? Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa discusses this often misunderstood topic. […]

Livestock and the Sixth Mass Extinction

Is the sixth mass extinction already under way? Scientists from Stanford, Berkeley, Princeton and UNAM University say it is. Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa explores this alarming conclusion, the destructive role that livestock plays in the looming crisis, and what scientists say we must do now to avoid an ecosystem collapse. […]

Paris COP21 Climate Change Conference – The Cow In The Room

Is Fish a Health Food, or Have We Just Let It Off the Hook?

Interview with Terry Mason, MD, the Chief Operating Officer of the Cook County Department of Public Health

Interview with Kim A. Williams, Sr., MD, President of the American College of Cardiology

Are we omnivores, herbivores or carnivores?

Livestock and the Sixth Mass Extinction

Radio Show: Water Issues and Livestock on KPFT 90.1 FM (06/16/2015)

Problematic Aspects of Eating Animals and My Experience at a Slaughterhouse

Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa meeting Dr. Kim A. Williams, President of the American College of Cardiology

Dr. Pineda Ochoa’s speech on the Health, Environmental and Ethical Aspects of Eating Animals (SPANISH)