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Small list of plant based sources of omegas: Omega 3: *Chia seeds *Linseed *Flaxseed *Hemp seeds *Walnuts *Vegetable oil Omega 6: *Hemp seeds *Pumpkin seeds *Sunflower seeds *Walnuts *Soya spread healthline.com/nutrition/7-p… eatingwell.com/article/29196… vegansociety.com/resources/n…

Soy: Contains phytoestrogens; compounds that look like estrogens but can usually have the opposite effect - blocking some of our bodies' estrogen receptors and prevents real estrogen sources from taking hold - Animal foods have real estrogen.

(Con't) nutrients you can get on a plant based diet: Silicon / Sodium / Sulforaphane / Sulfur / Super-Oxide Dismutase / Theronine / Trace Minerals / Tryptophan / Tyrosine / Valine / Vanadium / Zeaxabthin / Zeta-Carotene / Vanadium / Zeaxabthin / Zeta-Carotene / zinc

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Understanding land use opportunity costs (1/3): "...animal-based food production has a much higher material cost than plant-based food production and therefore requires far more substantial areas of land." @TruthOrDrought truthordrought.com/land-use-…

Harvard: #Milk/#Dairy is 'not part of a healthy diet.' #wrightstuff #thismorning #bbc #vegan #bioy #ywam #ditchdairy healthesolutions.com/harvard…

Harvard University: 'Dairy is NOT part of a healthy diet.' And they link it with #breastcancer and #prostatecancer. #vegan #februdairy #nhs x.com/FrasierHarry/status/85…

And also a main route for reproduction for some plants is for seeds to be transported by being eaten and 'deposited' else where. A pain system with associated responses could stop that from occuring, so evolution is unlikely to support a sentient pain system in plants.

Oh boy, this got me heated. bbc.com/future/article/20200… @BBC_Future This is full of half-truths and misleading claims. Was a nutrition expert even contacted before writing this? Or just cherry picked researchers in who fit the narrative of this biased piece? #nutrition #RDchat

(2/6) If some meat eaters aren't bothered about animals going through a level of mental trauma for their own taste buds, then surely they would care that virtually all slaughterhouse workers go through some form of PTSD. It could come close to army vets metro.co.uk/2017/12/31/how-k…

#veganuary #Veganuary2020 A thread of common and uncommon nutrients you can get on a plant based diet: Vitamin B5 / B6 / B12 / B15 / B17 / Biotin / Choline

Cows tell each other how they feel through their moos 🐮 #FridayThoughts #Veganuary2020 #FridayMotivation #Veganuary independent.co.uk/news/scien…

Basic facts about omega-3s: 1. Humans have enzymes to convert ALA to both EPA and DHA omega-3s, proven by nuclear med studies. 2. Evolution usually works well for populations, individuals vary. 3. Huge industry sells this for big profit and it would be wasted otherwise.