Consumer Reports conducted an investigation on arsenic levels which showed that ten percent of their samples exceeded 10 parts per billion (ppb) — the federal arsenic limit for bottled water.

There were tested 88 samples from 28 apple and three grape juices from various lots numbers that were packaged in various ways, such as ready-to-drink bottles, concentrate and juice boxes.
Previous research has shown that chronic exposure to arsenic and lead, even below the levels allowed for bottled water, can result in serious health problems. Now, the question is why The Food and Drug Administration has not announced a threshold levels for these elements in juices, as it did for water. After all, children of ages five and younger drink juice in quantities exceeding recommendations.

“People often ask me why more people do not die from arsenic, if the exposure is so harmful. I try to explain that in most cases even at the relatively low levels of exposure many diseases are likely to be increased because no one had thought to link these two things” says Ph.D. toxicologist, Joshua Hamilton .

Consumers Union requested from the FDA to set a standard for total arsenic and lead in apple and grape juice. In numbers, the standard should be three ppb for arsenic and five ppb for lead, which is set as standard for the bottled water.

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But do all those remedies help us or are they just a bunch of baloney, continue to read and find out.

Does urine therapy help to clear up acne?

No, it doesn’t. Urine doesn’t have any antibacterial or anti-inflammatory agents. Directly from the bladder it is normally sterile. However, on its passage from the bladder to the outside world, urine becomes contaminated by bacteria normally present in the lower urethra and external genitalia. It is not an antiseptic. It will not kill infection or even fungus.

Does lemon juice make your hair brighter?

Yes it does. Lemon juice will lighten your hair if you expose yourself to sunlight. Then the sun’s UV rays will make your hair lighter.

Does tannin from black tea help with the sunburns?

Yes it does. A combination of the cool water and components of the tea (tannin) help soothe the skin and speed recovery.

Healthy nails

For healthy and stronger nails apply olive oil once a week.

Can we use olive oil for a hair growth?

No. Olive oil nourishes, conditions, and improves the strength and elasticity of your hair, but it doesn’t make it grow.

Can we use peppers for a hair growth?

Well, we do not know. Cayenne pepper has been used as a home remedie for all kinds of treatments, but we haven’t seen a study that supports this statement.

Is the hemorrhoid cream cure for puffy eyes?

Hemorrhoid cream causes the blood vessels to constrict, and the skin to tighten up. This chases the extra fluid build up out from under than delicate skin under your eyes, reducing the puffiness. But this is only a temporary fix.

Can we use mayo as a conditioner?

Well, we could. Fat and oils in mayonnaise condition damaged hair follicles, but with all that smell does it make any sense?

Do potatoes clear pimples and acne?

No they don’t. They have none of the ingredients needed to interact with them.

Does toothpaste clear pimples and acne?

The ingredients in toothpaste (menthol or alcohol) tend to dry your skin, which clears up the acne if left on the skin for a period of time. Look for a true toothpaste, not a gel. Remember, this is a temporary fix.

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We all heard of those bizarre stories, whether from our granny or from our neighbor. But there really are homemade beauty treatments that can help us and they are just a hand away.

In fact, some celebrities like Catherine Zeta-Jones believe in those stories. But are they true? If you ask her, they are. She polishes her teeth with strawberry chunks and she keeps her hair shiny using castor oil.

Model and actress Yana Gupta doesn’t believe in any kind of soap, so she uses coconut paste.

Actress Halle Berry stimulates her skin by mixing coffee grinds into her body wash. It’s a known fact that caffeine increases circulation and reduces cellulite.

But do those homemade beauty remedies help us or are they just a bunch of baloney, continue to read and find out.

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A little digression…I do not know why American football is called “foot”ball when you rarely use your feet to play this game. While in European football, your feet are main tools. And yet, this is called soccer. Go figure

To get back on the topic…friend, who works for one big cosmetic company brought a big box of aftershaves. It was like a 100 of them.

When we asked him, how come he is giving us a fortune in cosmetics, he answered: those are expired aftershaves. After that, no one dared to take one. Like it will poison them. Well, knowing a bit of chemistry I didn’t understand their fear. I mean, aftershave is nothing but a whole lot of alcohol and a bit of fragrance, which is actually some kind of an oil.

So the main question is, can alcohol or oil go bad? And if they do, what harm can they do to you?

Luckily, aftershave has a low concentration of fragrance. It’s mostly alcohol. In out of date after shave, the alcohol will preserve the fragrance for ages but the more air is in the bottle (the more it is empty) the more the fragrance might diminish.

So, over time, the fragrant oils will break down, and that process will be accelerated if the bottle is not stored in a cool and dark place, away from sunlight and heat. Colognes and perfumes, which contain more fragrance, will break down faster than aftershave.

Can We Use Expired Aftershave? Basically YES, aftershave should be discarded only when it no longer has the fragrance that you desire.

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Although pigeons seem to be alive after this play, we are wondering are they OK?

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If you haven’t seen this movie, you saw some other spy flick where the main character remembers random stuff as he goes through places. Now, you could say, OK this is a movie, people even fly in movies, so this can’t be true. But, actually, you could train your brain to do stuff like Jason Bourne did in that movie.

Brain is like a muscle, it gets better and faster if you train it. But, if you don’t use it for solving complicated and logical problems, it can fail you when you at least expect it.

Brain exercises are meant to awaken the neuroplasticity that helps to improve cognitive abilities, increase your brain power and generally perfect your brain.

You’ll get faster and clearer thinking, improved memory, increased awareness and alertness, elevated mood and better concentration.

The Switch

This is an exercise that can strengthen neural connections and even create new ones.

Switch the hand you are using to control the computer mouse. Use the hand you normally do NOT use.

What do you notice?

Is it harder to be precise and accurate with your motions?

Do you feel like you did when you were first learning to tie your shoelaces?

If you are feeling uncomfortable and awkward don’t worry, your brain is learning a new skill.

Try other neural building and strengthening exercises with everyday movements. Use your opposite hand to brush your teeth, dial the phone or operate the TV remote.

Just By Thinking About It

In a fascinating experiment, researchers at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation discovered that a muscle can be strengthened just by thinking about exercising it.

For 12 weeks (five minutes a day, five days per week) a team of 30 healthy young adults imagined either using the muscle of their little finger or of their elbow flexor. Dr. Vinoth Ranganathan and his team asked the participants to think as strongly as they could about moving the muscle being tested, to make the imaginary movement as real as they could.

Compared to a control group – that did no imaginary exercises and showed no strength gains – the little-finger group increased their pinky muscle strength by 35%. The other group increased elbow strength by 13.4%.

What’s more, brain scans taken after the study showed greater and more focused activity in the prefrontal cortex than before. The researchers said strength gains were due to improvements in the brain’s ability to signal muscle.3

Pay attention to your breathing. Is it slow and deep, or quick and shallow? Is your belly expanding and contracting, or is your chest doing all the work?

Challenge Your Brain

It is important to challenge your brain to learn new and novel tasks, especially processes that you’ve never done before. Examples include square-dancing, chess, tai chi, yoga, or sculpture. Working with modeling clay or play dough is an especially good way for children to grow new connections. It helps develop agility and hand-brain coordination, (like controlling the computer mouse with your opposite hand).

Travel

Travel is another good way to stimulate your brain. It worked for our ancestors, the early Homo sapiens. Their nomadic lifestyle provided a tremendous stimulation for their brains that led to the development of superior tools and survival skills. In comparison, the now-extinct Neanderthal was a species that for thousands of years apparently did not venture too far from their homes. (Maybe they were simply content with their lives – in contrast to the seldom-satisfied sapien.)

Early humans gained a crucial evolutionary edge from the flexibility and innovation required by their strategic lifestyle, which also led to a more diverse diet that allowed their brains to rapidly evolve.

Neurobics – Brain Aerobics

Neurobics is a unique system of brain exercises using your five physical senses and your emotional sense in unexpected ways that encourage you to shake up your everyday routines. They are designed to help your brain manufacture its own nutrients that strengthen, preserve, and grow brain cells.

Created by Lawrence C. Katz, Ph.D., a professor of neurobiology at Duke University Medical Center, neurobics can be done anywhere, anytime, in offbeat, fun and easy ways. Nevertheless, these exercises can activate underused nerve pathways and connections, helping you achieve a fit and flexible mind.

Get dressed with your eyes closed.
Wash your hair with your eyes closed.
Share a meal and use only visual cues to communicate. No talking.

Combine two senses:
Listen to music and smell flowers.
Listen to the rain and tap your fingers.
Watch clouds and play with modeling clay at the same time.

Break routines:
Go to work on a new route.
Eat with your opposite hand.
Shop at new grocery store.

Stimulate That Brain

Consider your brain a muscle, and find opportunities to flex it. “Read, read, read,” says Dr. Amir Soas of Case Western Reserve University Medical School in Cleveland. Do crossword puzzles. Play Scrabble. Start a new hobby or learn to speak a foreign language. “Anything that stimulates the brain to think.” Also, watch less television, because “your brain goes into neutral,” he said.

Challenging the brain early in life is crucial to building up more “cognitive reserve” to counter brain-damaging disease, according to Dr. David Bennett of Chicago’s Rush University. And, reading-habits prior to age 18 are a key predictor of later cognitive function.

A cognitive psychologist in England found that when elderly people regularly played bingo, it helped minimize their memory loss and bolster their hand-eye coordination. Bingo seemed to help players of all ages remain mentally sharp.

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Cows were implanted with cloned human genes which were added to the cow embryos. Technology used was similar to the one used to produce sheep Dolly, first cloned animal.

Scientists say that this kind of milk is better for the babies.  “The milk produced by the trans genic cows is identical to the human variety and has the same immune-boosting and antibacterial qualities as breast milk”. Also, it has a higher nutritional level and less fat.

Professor Li Ning, director of the research project, says: “There are 1.5 billion people in the world who don’t get enough to eat, it’s our duty to develop science and technology, not to hold it back”.

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The links between meat and climate change have been well-known for several years. A UN study in 2006 showed that the livestock industry was responsible for a staggering 18% of man’s global greenhouse gas emissions.

We all know the truth about red meat and that the meat is not good for our health. If you have some doubts about that read about study that finds vegetarians to live longer.

Meatout is another campaign, started in 1985. to become the world’s largest annual grassroots diet education campaign.

You don’t have to live on tofu – Tofu is a protein-packed tasty and versatile ingredient in your vegetarian arsenal, but it’s not the only thing on the menu. In fact, there are several yummy options for getting your protein needs met, including veggie burgers, quinoa, and a whole parade of legumes to choose from.

The purpose is to expose the public to the joys and benefits of a plant-based diet, while promoting the availability and selection alternatives to meat and dairy in mainstream grocery stores, restaurants, and catering operations.

If this is not the right cause then watch this video!

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No matter where you stand on the animal exploitation meter, you might want to know that blood from slaughtered animals is used as adhesive in plywood, or that the keratin in your shampoo comes from ground-up horns, hoofs, feathers, quills, and hair of various creatures.

Gelatin

Gelatin is prepared using animal bones,skin, hooves, claws, etc. Gelatin is not vegan, not vegetarian, and definitely not necessary. A natural gelatin replacement is agar also known as kanten.

Where is gelatin hidden?
Gel caps (vitamins), yogurt, cereals, marshmallows, cakes, ice cream and some candies. Also in shampoos, face masks, and other cosmetics.

Carmine

It takes 70,000 beetles to make one pound of marketable carmine. This insect version of the slaughterhouse is not only non vegan, it’s a potential health hazard. Allergies to carmine can be severe. If you prefer your candy didn’t contain crushed beetles, look for some bug-free sweets.

Where is the carmine hidden?
Fruit drinks, sauces, bottled cherries, fabric and cosmetics dye, oil paints, pigments, and watercolors.

Rennet

It’s an enzyme that comes from the stomach of calves and is used most commonly in the manufacture of cheeses. Bad news for chocoholics came recently when the manufacturer of some very popular chocolate bars announced they were beginning to use animal rennet in their products.

Where is the rennet hidden?
Cheese and chocolate.

Here is the complete list of products to watch out for:

A:

ACETATE: Retinol. Vitamin A. Palmitate (see Palmitic Acid). An aliphatic alcohol. Can come from fish liver oil (ie. shark liver oil), egg yolks, butter, lemongrass, wheat germ oil, carotene in carrots, etc., synthetics. In cosmetics, creams, perfumes, hair dyes, vitamins, supplements.

Acetylated Hydrogenated Lard Glyceride

Acetylated Lanolin

Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol

Acetylated Lanolin Ricinoleate

Acetylated Tallow

ADRENALINE: From the adrenals of hogs, cattle and sheep. In medicines. Alternatives: synthetics

AFTERBIRTH: Placenta. Placenta Polypeptides Protein. Contains waste matter eliminated by the fetus. Derived from the uterus of slaughtered animals. Animal placenta is widely used in skin creams, shampoos, masks, etc. Doesn’t remove wrinkles. Alternatives: kelp, vegetable oils.

ALBUMEN: Egg Albumen. Albumin. In eggs, milk, muscles, blood and in many vegetable tissues and fluids. In cosmetics, albumen is usually derived from egg whites. May cause allergic reactions. In cakes, cookies, candies, other foods. Egg whites sometimes used in “clearing” wines.

ALBUMIN: See Albumen.

ALIPHATIC ALCOHOL: See Acetate.

ALLANTOIN: A uric acid from cows, most mammals. Also in many plants (especially comfrey). In cosmetics, especially creams & lotions, and used in the treatment of wounds and skin ulcers.

AMBERGRIS: From sperm whale intestines. Used as a fixative in perfumes and as a flavoring in foods and beverages. (US regulations currently prohibit the use of ingredients derived from marine mammals.) Alternatives: synthetic and vegetable fixatives.

Amerachol”

Aminiuccinate Acid; DL and L Forms

AMINO ACIDS: Animal or plant sources. In cosmetics, vitamins, supplements, shampoos, etc.

AMINOSUCCINATE ACID: DL and L forms. Aspartic Acid. Can be animal or plant (ie. molasses) source. Is a nonessential amino acid. In creams and ointments. Sometimes synthesized for commercial purposes.

Ammonium Hydrolyzed Protein

Amniotic Fluid

AMPD Isoteric Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

AMYLASE: An enzyme prepared from the pancreas of hogs. In cosmetics and Inedicines.

ANIMAL BONES: Bone Meal. In some fertilizers, some vitamins and supplements as a source of calcium, also in toothpastes. Alternatives: plant mulch, vegetable compost, dolomite, clay, vegetarian vitamins.

Animal Collagen Amino Acids

Animal Keratin Amino Acids

ANIMAL OILS AND FATS: In foods, cosmetics, etc. Highly allergenic. Plant derivatives are superior. Alternatives: olive oil, wheat germ oil, coconut oil, almond oil, safflower oil, etc.

Animal Protein Derivative

Animal Tissue Extract – Epiderm Oil R

ARACHIDONIC ACID: A liquid unsaturated fatty acid occurring in the liver, brain, glands, and fat of animals. Generally isolated from the liver. In skin creams and lotions to soothe eczema and rashes.

Artificial Colors: Some artificial colors are made with animal ingredients. cochineal is used to make some red dyes. See Carmine.

ASPARTIC ACID: See Aminosuccinate Acid.

ASPIC: An industry alternative for gelatin. Is made from clarified meat, fish or vegetable stocks and gelatin.

B:

Batyl Alcohol

Batyl Isostearate

BEE POLLEN: Collected from the legs of bees. Causes allergic reactions in some people. In supplements, shampoos, toothpastes, deodorants. Too concentrated for human use.

BEE PRODUCTS: From bees. For bees. Bees are selectively bred. Culls are killed. A cheap sugar is substituted for their stolen honey and millions die as a result. Their legs are often torn off by pollen-collecting trap doors.

BEESWAX: Obtained from the honeycomb of bees. Very cheap and traditional, but harmful to the skin. Some companies won’t use beeswax as it doesn’t permit the skin to breathe. In lipsticks and many other cosmetics, especially face creams, lotions, mascaras, eye creams and shadows, makeup bases, nail whiteners, etc. Used in making candles, crayons and polishes. Alternatives: Paraffin; vegetable oils and fats; ceresin, made from the mineral ozokerite (replaces beeswax in candle making); carnauba wax from the Brazilian palm tree (used in many cosmetic and in the manufacture of rubber, phonograph records, in waterproofing and writing inks); synthetic beeswax.

BENZOIC ACID: In almost all vertebrates and in berries. In mouthwashes, deodorants, creams, aftershave lotions, perfumes, foods, beverages. Alternatives: gum benzoin (tincture) from the aromatic balsamic resin from trees grown in China, Sumatra, Thailand and Cambodia.

Benzyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

BETA CAROTENE: Provitamin A. Carotene. Found in many animal tissues an in all plants. Used as a coloring in cosmetics and in the manufacture of Vitamin A.

BIOTIN: Vitamin H. Vitamin B Factor. In every living cell and in larger amounts in milk and yeast. Used in cosmetics, shampoos, creams. Alternatives: plant sources.

BLOOD: This should be obvious but if it isn’t… From any slaughtered animal. Used in cheese making, foam rubber, intravenous feedings, medicines and as adhesive in plywood. Possibly in foods as lecithin (see choline bitarate). Alternatives: synthetics, plant sources.

BOAR BRISTLES: Hair from wild or captive hogs. In “natural” toothbrushes, hairbrushes, bath brushes, cosmetic brushes and shaving brushes. Alternatives: vegetable fibers, nylon.

BONE ASH: Bone Earth. The ash of burned bones, used as a fertilizer, in making ceramics and in cleaning and polishing compounds.

BONEBLACK: Bone Charcoal. A black pigment containing about 10% charcoal made by roasting bones in an airtight container. Used in aquarium filters and in refining cane sugar. In eye shadows, polishes.

BONE CHARCOAL: See Boneblack

BONE EARTH: See Bone Ash

BONE MEAL: See Animal Bones

Brain Extract

Buttermilk

C:

C30-46 Piscine Oil

CALCIFEROOL: Vitamin D. Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2, Ergosterol, provitarnin D2, Calciferool). Vitamin D3. Vitamin D can come from fish-liver oil, eggs, milk, butter. Vitamin D2 is made by irradiating ergosterol, a provitamin from plants or yeast. Vitamin D3 is from fish-liver oil. In creams, lotions, other cosmetics, vitamins. Alternatives: sunshine, plant sources, synthetics.

CALCIUM CARBONATE: Calcite. Aragonite. A white or colorless powder, crystalline compund, found mainly in limestone, marble and chalk, bones, teeth, shells and plant ash.

CALCIUM HYDROXIDE: Slaked lime, a white crystalline compound prepared by the action of water on Calcium Oxide, used in making alkalies, bleaching powder, etc.

CALCIUM OXIDE: a white soft, caustic solid, prepared by heating Calcium Carbonate; lime: used in making mortar and plaster, and in ceramics.

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE: Any number of phosphates of calcium found in bones, teeth, and other animal tissues and used in medicine and in the manufacture of enamels, glass, cleaning agents, etc.

Calfskin Extract

Cantharides Tincture – Spanish Fly

Carbamide – Urea, urine

Carmine – Cochineal

Carminic Acid – Natural Red No. 4 (E120)

CAPRYLIC ACID: Can come from cow or goat milk. Also from palm and coconut oil, other plant oils. In perfumes, soaps.

CARBAMIDE: Urea. Imidazolidinyl Urea. Uric Acid. Found in urine and other body fluids. Also produced synthetically In deodorants, ammoniated dentifrices, mouthwashes, hair colorings, hand creams, lotions, shampoos, etc. Used to “brown” baked goods such as pretzels.

CARMINE: Cochineal. Carminic Acid. E120. Red pigment from the crushed female cochineal insect. Reportedly 70,000 beetles may be killed to produce one pound of this red dye. Used in cosmetics, shampoos, red apple sauce and other foods. May cause allergic reactions. Alternatives: beet juice, no known toxicity (used in powders, rouges, shampoos); alkanet root, from the root of an herblike tree, no known toxicity (used as a red dye for inks, wines, lip balms, etc. and can be combined to make a copper or blue coloring).

CARMINIC ACID: See Carmine.

CAROTENE: See Beta Carotene.

CASEIN: Caseinogen. Milk protein. In “non-dairy” creamers, many cosmetics, hair preparations, beauty masks. Alternatives: soy protein, vegetable milks.

CASEINOGEN: See Casein.

CASTOR: Castoreum. From muskrat and beaver genitals. Used in perfumes and incense. Castor oil comes from the castor bean and is used in many cosmetics. Alternatives: synthetics, plant sources.

CASTOREUM: See Castor.

CATGUT: Tough cord or thread made from the intestines of sheep, horses, etc. Used for surgical sutures and for stringing tennis rackets and musical instruments, etc. Alternatives: nylon & other man-made fibers.

Catharidin

Ceteth-2 – Poltethylene (2) Cetyl Ether

Ceteth-2, -4, -6, -10, -30

CETYL ALCOHOL: Cetyl Lactate. Cetyl Myristate. Cetyl Palmitate. Ceteth-1, 02, etc. Wax found in spermaceti from sperm whales or dolphin. Used in lipsticks, mascaras, nail polish removers, hand lotions, cream, rouges and many other cosmetics, shampoos, hair lacquers and other hair products, deodorants, antiperspirants (US regulations currently prohibit the use of ingredients derived from marine mammals.) Alternatives: vegetable cetyl alcohol (ie. coconut) synthetic spermaceti.

CETYL LACTATE: See Cetyl Alcohol.

CETYL MYRISTATE/ CETETH-(#): See Cetyl Alcohol.

CETYL PALMITATE: See Spermaceti and Cetyl Alcohol.

CHOLESTERIN: Cholesterol. A steroid alcohol, especially in all animal fats and oils, nerve tissue, egg yolk and blood. Can be derived from lanolin . In cosmetics, eye creams, shampoos, etc. Alternatives: plant sources, synthetics.

CHOLESTEROL: See Cholesterin.

CHOLINE BITARTATE: Lecithin. In all living organisms. Frequently obtained for commercial purposes from eggs and soybeans (when stated soy lecithin). Also from nerve tissue, blood, milk, corn. Choline bitartrate, the basic constituent of lecithin, is in many animal and plant tissues or prepared synthetically. Lecithin can be in eye creams, lipsticks, liquid powders, hand creams, lotions, soaps, shampoos, other cosmetics, candies, other foods and medicines.

Chondroitin: Made from animal cartilage, such as tracheas or shark cartilage.

CIVET. Obtained from the civet, a small mammal, by stimulating it, usually through torture. Civets are kept captive in cages in horrible conditions. Used in perfumes as a fixative.

COCHINEAL (E120): See Carmine.

COD LIVER OIL: Fish Liver Oil. Fish Livers. Used in Lubricating creams and lotions, vitamins and supplements. In milk fortified with Vitamin D. Alternatives: vegetable oils, yeast extract ergosterol, sunshine.

Coleth-24

COLLAGEN: A fibrous protein in vertebrates. Usually derived from animal tissue. In cosmetics. Can’t affect the skin’s own collagen. Alternatives: soy protein, almond oil, amla oil (from Indian tree’s fruit).

CORTICO STEROID: Cortisone. Hormone from cattle liver. Widely used in medicine. Alternatives: synthetics.

CORTISONE: See Cortico Steroid.

CYSTEINE, L-Form: Cystine. Two amino acids which can come from animals.

Used in hair products and creams, in some bakery products and wound healing formulations. Alternatives: Plant sources.

CYSTINE: See Cysteine, L-Form.

D:

Dea-Oleth-10 Phosphate

DNA/RNA: Deoxyribonucleic Acid. Ribonucleic Acid. Polypeptides. Obtained from slaughterhouse wastes. In all living cells. Used in many protein shampoos and cosmetics. Alternatives: plant cells.

DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID: See DNA/RNA.

DEPANTHENOL: Panthenol. Vitamin B Complex Factor. Provitarnin B5. Can come from animal or plant sources or synthetics. In shampoos, foods, supplements, emollients, etc.

Desamido Animal Collagen

Desamidocollagen

Dicapryloyl Cystine

Diethylene Tricaseinamide

DIGLYCERIDES: Monoglycerides. Glycerides. From animal fat. In margarines, cake mixes, confectionaries, foods, peanut butter, non-dairy coffee creamer, cosmetics, etc. Glycerin. Alternatives: vegetable monoglycerides and diglycerides, synthetics.

Dihydrocholesterol

Dihydrocholesterol Octyledecanoate

Dihydrocholeth-15

Dihydrocholeth-30

Dihydrogenated Tallow Benzylmoniumchloride

Dihydrogenated Tallow Methylamine

Dihydrogenated Tallow Phthalate

Dihydroxyethyl Tallow Amine Oxide

Dimethyl Hydrogenated Tallowamine

Dimethyl Tallowamine

Disodium Hydrogenated TallowGlutamate

Disodium Tallamido Mea-Sulfosuccinate

Disodium Tallowaminodipropionate

Ditallowdimonium Chloride

DOWN: Goose or duck insulating feathers. Often from slaughtered or cruelly exploited geese. Used in pillows and as an insulator in quilts, parkas and sleeping bags. Bad in cold, wet weather as it packs down. Alternatives: many polyester and man-made substitutes, superior in many ways; Kapok (silky fibers from the seeds of some tropical trees); milkweed seed pod fibers.

Dried Buttermilk

Dried Egg Yolk

DUODENUM SUBSTANCES: From the digestive tracts of cattle and swine. In some vitamins and medicines. Alternatives: vegetarian vitamins, synthetics.

E:

E120: See Carmine.

E542

Edible Bone Phosphate

Egg

EGG ALBUMEN/ALBUMIN: See Albumen.

Egg Oil

Egg Powder

EGG PROTEIN: In shampoos, skin preparations, etc. Alternatives: plant proteins.

Egg Yolk

Egg Yolk Extract

ELASTIN: Found in the neck ligaments and aorta of bovine. Similar to collagen. Can’t affect the skin’s own elasticity. Alternatives: synthetics, proteins from plant tissues.

Embryo Extract

ERGISTEROL: See Calciferool.

ERGOCALCIFEROL: See Calciferool.

ESTRADIOL: Estrone. Estrogen. From cow ovaries and pregnant mares’ urine. Considered a drug. Can have harmful systemic effects if used by children. Used for reproductive problems and in birth control pills. In creams and lotions. Has no effect in the creams as a “nourishing” factor and simple vegetable source creams are considered better. Alternatives: Oral contraceptives marketed today are usually based on synthetic steroids. Phytoestrogens (from plants) are being researched currently.

Estradiol Benzoate

ESTROGEN: See Estradiol.

ESTRONE: See Estradiol.

Ethyl Arachidonate

Ethyl Ester of Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

Ethyl Morrhuate – Lipineate

Ethylene Dehydrogenated Tallowamide

F:

FATTY ACIDS: Can be one or any mixture of liquid and solid acids, caprylic, myristic, oleic, palmitic, stearic , behenic. Used in bubble baths, lipsticks, soaps, detergents, cosmetics, shampoos, foods. Alternatives: vegetable-derived acids, soy lecithin, safflower oil, bitter almond oil, sunflower oil, etc.

FEATHERS: Down. Keratin. Generally from exploited and/or slaughtered birds. Can be used as ornaments in whole or can be ground up in shampoos, etc.

Fish Glycerides

FISH LIVER(S): See Cod Liver Oil.

FISH LIVER OIL: See Cod Liver Oil.

FISH OIL: Marine Oil. From fish or marine mammals (including porpoises). Used in soap making, candles, lubricants, paints and as a shortening (especially in some margarines). US regulations currently prohibit the use of ingredients derived from marine mammals.

FISH SCALES: Used in shimmery makeups (eye, etc.). Garbage cans full of scales are sold to manufacturers. Alternatives: mica, rayon.

FLETAN OIL: Rare ingredient derived from fish liver which includes lecithin, Vitamin A and Vitamin D.

FUR: Hopefully speaks for itself.

G:

GELATIN: Sometimes Gel. Protein obtained by boiling skin, tendons, ligaments or bones with water, from cattle and hogs. Used in shampoos, face masks, other cosmetics. Used as a thickener for fruit gelatins and puddings (Jello-brand desserts). In candies, marshmallows, cakes, ice cream, yogurts. On photographic film as a coating and in vitamins as capsules. Sometimes used to assist in “clearing” wines. Alternatives: algae and seaweed (carrageen/ Irish Moss, algin, agar-agar, kelp), Gelozone, used in jellies, plastics, medicines, pectin from fruit, dextrins, locust bean gum and cotton gum. Marshmallows were originally made from the root of the marshmallow plant.

GEL: See Gelatin,

Glucosamine: Made from the shells of crabs, lobster, and shrimp.

Glucuronic Acid

GLUTAMIC ACID: An amino acid found widely in plant and animal tissue. Used as food seasoning and as an antioxidant in cosmetics.

GLYCERIDES: See Diglycerides.

GLYCERIN: Glycerine. Glycerol. Polyglycerol. Polytethylene Glycol (PEG). A byproduct of soap manufacture (normally used animal fat). In cosmetics, foods, mouthwashes, toothpastes, soaps, ointments, medicines, lubricants, transmission and brake fluids, plastics. Alternatives: vegetable or vegetable glycerin, a by-product of vegetable oil soap; derivatives of seaweed, petroleum.

GLYCERINE: See Glycerin,

GLYCEROL: See Diglycerides.

Glyceryl Lanolate

Glycogen

GOOSE INSULATING FEATHERS: See Down.

GUANINE: Pearl Essence. Obtained from scales of fish. Constituent of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid and is found in all animal and plant tissues. In shampoos, nail polish, other cosmetics. Alternatives: leguminous plants, synthetics.

H:

Heptylundecanol

HIDE GLUE: Same as gelatin but of a cruder, more impure form. Alternatives: dextrins and synthetic petrochemical-based adhesives.

HONEY. Food for bees, made by bees. Still a sugar, too concentrated for humans. Contains toxins harmful to humans. Can cause allergic reactions. In cosmetics, foods. Alternatives: Maple syrup, date sugar, syrups made from grains.

HORSE HAIR AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR: In some blankets, mattresses, brushes, furniture, etc. Alternatives: vegetable and man-made fibers.

Human Placental Protein

Human Umbilical Extract

Hyaluronic Acid

Hydrogenated Animal Glyceride

Hydrogenated Ditallow Amine

Hydrogenated Honey

Hydrogenated Laneth-5, -20, -25

Hydrogenated Lanolin

Hydrogenated Lanolin Alcohol

Hydrogenated Lard Glyceride

Hydrogenated Shark-Liver Oil

Hydrogenated Tallow Acid

Hydrogenated Tallow Betaine

Hydrogenated Tallow Glyceride

Hydrolyzed Animal Elastin

Hydrolyzed Animal Keratin

HYDROLYZED ANIMAL PROTEIN: In cosmetics, especially shampoos and hair treatments. Alternatives: soy protein, other vegetable proteins, amla oil (from an Indian tree’s fruit).

Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

Hydrolyzed Casein

Hydrolyzed Elastin

Hydrlyzed Human Placental Protein

Hydrolyzed Keratin

HYDROLYZED MILK PROTEIN: Milk Protein. From cows’ milk. In cosmetics, shampoos, moisturizers, conditioners, etc. Alteratives: soy protein, other plant proteins.

Hydrolyzed Silk

Hydroxylated Lanolin

I:

IMIDAZOLIDINYL UREA: See Carbamide,

INSULIN: From the pancreas of hogs and oxen. Used by millions of diabetics daily. Alternatives: synthetics, human insulin grown in a lab, diet when possible.

ISINGLASS: A form of gelatin prepared from the internal membranes of fish bladders. In foods and sometimes used in “clearing” wines and beers. Alternatives: bentonite clay, “Japanese isinglass”. Isinglass is also a mineral, mica, used in cosmetics.

Isobutylated Lanolin

Isopropyl Lanolate

ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE: Myristate Acid. Myristyl. In most animal and vegetable fats. In butter acids. Used in shampoos, creams, cosmetics, food flavorings. Alternatives: nut butters, oil of lovage, coconut oil, extract from seed kernels of nutmeg, etc.

Isopropyl Tallowatelsopropyl Lanolate

Isostearic Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

Isostearoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

K:

KERATIN: From the ground-up horns, hoofs, feathers, quills and hair of various creatures. In hair rinses, shampoos, permanent wave solutions. Alternatives: almond oil, soy protein, amla oil (from an Indian tree’s fruit), rosemary, nettle. Rosemary and nettle give body and strand strength to hair.

Keratin Amino Acids

L:

L-FORM: See Cysteine.

L-LACTIC ACID: Lactic Acid (a by-product of the slaughterhouse). Produced by the fermentation of lactose when milk sours or from sucrose and some other carbohydrates by the action of certain microorganisms. Can be found in blood and muscle tissue. In skin fresheners, adhesives, plasticizers, pharmaceuticals, sour milk, beer, sauerkraut, pickles and other food products made by bacterial fermentation. Used in foods and beverages as an acidulant, flavoring and preservative.

LACTIC ACID: See L-Lactic Acid.

Lactic Yeasts

LACTOSE: Milk Sugar. Milk of Mammals. In eye lotions, foods, tablets, cosmetics, baked goods, medicines, shampoos. Alternatives: plant milk sugars.

Laneth-5 through -40

Laneth-9 and -10 Acetate

LANOLIN: Lanolin Acid. Lanolin Alcohols (Sterol, Triterpene Alcohol, Aliphatic Alcohol). Wool Fat. Laneth-5, -10, etc. Lanogene. Lanosterol. Isopropyl Lanolate. A product of the oil glands of sheep, extracted from their wool. In many skin care products and cosmetics and in medicines. Some cosmetic companies won’t use it because it commonly causes allergic contact skin rashes, and also they consider it to be a cheap filler. Vegetable sources are thought to be better moisturizers; lanolin is too greasy, waterproof and sealing – skin can’t breathe.

LANOLIN ACID: See Lanolin.

LANOLIN ALCOHOLS: See Lanolin.

Lanolin Linoleate

Lanolin Oil

Lanolin Ricinoleate

Lanolin Wax

Lanoinamide DEA

LANOSTEROL: See Lanolin.

LARD: Fat from hog abdomens. In shaving creams, soaps, cosmetics, baked goods and other foods. Hard to digest. Alternatives: vegetable fats or oils.

Lard Glyceride

Lauroyl hydrolyzed Animal Protein

LEATHER: Suede, Calfskin. Sheepskin. Alligator. Kid. Euphemism for animal skin. The use of and sale of it subsidizes the meat industry. Used to make wallets, handbags, belts, furniture and car upholstery, shoes, coats, etc. Alternatives: natural materials such as cotton and canvas. Also man-made materials such as nylon and vinyl.

LECITHIN: See Choline Bitartrate.

Leucine

L-Lactic Acid

LINOLEIC ACID: An essential fatty acid. In cosmetics, vitamins.

LIPASE: Enzyme from the stomachs and tongue glands of calves, kids and lambs. Probably in some vitamins. Alternatives: vegetable enzymes.

LIPOIDS/ LIPIDS: Fat and fat-like substances which occur in animals and plants.

Liver Extract

LUNA SPONGE: Sea Sponge. A plant-like animal that lives in the sea and is becoming scarce. Alternatives: man-made sponges.

Lysine

M:

Magnesium Lanolate

Magnesium Tallowate

Mammarian Extract

MARINE OIL: See Fish Oil.

Mayonnaise

MEA-Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

Menhaden Oil – Pogy Oil; Mossbunker Oil

METHIONINE: An essential amino acid found in various proteins. Used as a texturizer in creams.

MILK OF MAMMALS: If this isn’t already obvious, see Lactose.

MILK PROTEIN: Hydrolyzed Milk Protein. From cows’ milk. In cosmetics, shampoos, moisturizers, conditioners, etc. Alteratives: soy protein, other plant proteins.

MILK SUGAR: See Lactose.

MINK OIL: From minks. In cosmetics, creams, etc. Alternatives: vegetable oils and emollients (ie. avocado, almond oil, jojoba).

Minkamidopropyl Diethylamine

MONOGLYCERIDES: See Diglycerides.

Muscle Extract

MUSK: Obtained from the genitals of the Northern Asian small hornless deer. In perfumes and food flavorings. Can cause allergic reactions. Alternatives: labdanum (oil which comes from various rockrose shrubs) – no known toxicity. Other plants have a musky scent also.

Musk Ambrette

MYRISTATE ACID: See Isopropyl Myristate.

MYRISTYL: See Isopropyl Myristate.

Myristoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

N:

NATURAL FLAVOR: Natural Flavoring. Natural Source. Can mean animal, vegetable or mineral source. Most often in the health food industry, it means an animal source, especially in cosmetics (ie. animal elastin, animal glands, fat, protein, oil). Be wary of this term. Find out exact source.

NATURAL SOURCE: See Natural Flavor.

NUCLEIC ACID: In the nucleus of all living cells. Used in cosmetics, shampoos, conditioners, vitamins, supplements, etc. Alternatives: plant sources.

O:

OCTYL DODECANOL: Mixture of solid waxy alcohols. Primarily from stearyl alcohol.

OLEAN®: Olestra®. A man-made fat substitude that contains fatty acids. Originally planned to be marketed as a drug. Depletes body of, and prevents absorbtion of vitamins. In some potato chips and other fried foods. Alternatives: plant sources.

Oleamidopropyl Dimethylamine Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

OLEIC ACID: Oleth-2, -3, -20, etc. Oleyl Alcohol. Oleamine. Oleyl Betaine. Obtained from various animal and vegetable fats and oils, Is usually obtained commercially from inedible tallow, sometimes synthesized from petroleum. In foods, soft soaps, bar soaps, permanent wave solutions, shampoos, creams, nail polish, lipsticks, liquid makeups, many other skin preparations. Alternatives: coconut oil; see alternatives for animal oils and Fats.

Oleostearine

Oleoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

OLESTRA®: See Olean®.

OLETH-2, -3-20, 25, 50 ETC./ OLEYL ALCOHOL/ OLEAMINE/ OLEYL BETAINE: See Oleic Acid.

Oleyl Betatine

OLYL ALCOHOL/ BETAINE: See Oleic Acid.

Oleyl Arachidate

Oleyl Imidazoline

Oleyl Lanolate

Ovarian Extract

OX BILE: Oxgall. From castrated bovines. In creams.

OXGALL: See Ox Bile.

P:

PALMITATE: Palmitic Acid. Fatty Acids. From fats, oils, mixed with stearic acid. Occurs in many animal fats and plant oils. In shampoos, shaving soaps, creams. Alternatives: palm oil and other vegetable source.

PALMITIC ACID: See Palmitate.

Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Milk Protein

PANTHENOL: See Depanthenol.

PEARL ESSENCE: See Guanine.

PEG-28 Glyceryl Tallowate

PEG-8 Hydrogenated Fish Glycerides

PEG-5 through -70 Hydrogenated Lanolin

PEG-13 Hydrogenated Tallow Amide

PEG-5 to -20 Lanolate

PEG-5 through -100 Lanolin

PEG-75 Lanolin Oil and Wax

PEG-2 Milk Solids

PEG-6, -8, -20 Sorbitan Beeswax

PEG-40, -75, or -80 Sorbitan Lanolate

PEG-3, -10, or -15 Tallow Aminopropylamine

PEG-15 Tallow Polyamine

PEG-20 Tallowate

Pentahydrosqualene

PEPSIN: Obtained from the stomachs of hogs. A clotting agent. In some cheeses and vitamins. Same uses and alternatives as rennet.

Perhydrosqualene

Pigskin Extract

PLACENTA: See Afterbirth.

PLACENTA POLYPEPTIDES PROTEIN: See Afterbirth.

Placental Enzymes, Lipids and Proteins

Placental Extract

Placental Protein

POLYGLYCEROL: See Glycerin.

Polyglyceryl-2 Lanolin Alcohol Ether

POLYPEPTIDES: See DNA/RNA.

POLYPEPTIDES PROTEIN: See Afterbirth.

POLYSORBATES: Derivatives of fatty acids. In cosmetics, foods.

POLYTETYLENE GLYCEROL/Glycol/PEG: See Glycerin.

Potassium Caseinate

Potassium Tallowate

Potassium Undecylenoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

PPG-12-PEG-50 Lanolin

PPG-2, -5, -10. -20, -30 Lanolin Alcohol Ethers

PPG-30 Lanolin Ether

Pregnenolone Acetate

PRISTANE: Obtained from the liver oil of sharks and from whale ambergris. See Squalene. Used as a lubricant and anticorrosive agent. In cosmetics. (US regulations currently prohibit the use of ingredients derived from marine mammals.) Alternatives: plant oils, synthetics.

PROGESTERONE: A steroid hormone used in face creams. Can have adverse systemic effects. Alternatives: synthetics.

PROPOLIS: A resinous substance collected from various plants by bees and used in the construction of their hives. In toothpastes, shampoos, deodorants, supplements, etc.

PROVITAMIN A: See Beta Carotene.

PROVITAMIN B5: See Depanthenol.

Purcelline Oil Syn

Q:

QUATERNIUM 27: Tallow. Stearamide. Stearate. Stearic Acid. Stearin. Fat from cows, sheep, etc. (could be dogs and cats from shelters). Most often refers to a fatty substance taken from the stomachs of pigs. Can be harsh, irritating. Used in cosmetics, soaps, lubricants, candles, hairsprays, conditioners, deodorants, creams. Alternatives: can be found in many vegetable fats (ie. coconut).

R:

RENNET: Rennin. From calves’ stomachs. Used in cheesemaking, rennet custard (junket) and in many coagulated dairy products. Alternatives: microbial coagulating agents, bacteria culture, lemon juice.

RENNIN: See Rennet.

RETINOL: See Acetate.

RIBONUCLEIC ACID: See DNA/RNA.

RNA/DNA: See DNA/RNA.

ROYAL JELLY: Secretion of the throat glands of the honeybee workers that is fed to the larvae in a colony and to all queens’ larvae. No proven value in cosmetic preparations. Alternatives: aloe vera, cornfrey, other plant derivatives.

S:

SABLE BRUSHES: From the fur of sables (weasel-like mammals). Used to make cosmetic brushes. Alternatives: synthetic furs and fibers.

Saccharide Hydrolysate

Saccharide Isomerate

SEA SPONGE: See Luna Sponge.

SEA TURTLE OIL: Turtle Oil. From the muscles and genitals of giant sea turtles. In soaps, skin creams, nail creams, other cosmetics. Alternatives: Vegetable emollients. (See alternatives for animal oils and fats.)

Serum Albumin

Serum Proteins

Shark-Liver Oil

SHEEPSKIN: See Leather.

SHELLAC: Obtained from the bodies of the female scale insect Tachardia lacca. Shellac is used as varnish, as a coating on wood and plaster, in electrical insulation, and in sealing wax.

Shellac Wax

SILK: Shiny fiber made by silkworms to form their cocoons. Boiled or roasted in their cocoons to get the silk. Used in cloth and silk screening. Alternatives: milkweed seed pod fibers, nylon, silk-cotton tree and ceiba tree filaments (kapok), rayon, man-made silks. Other fine cloth can be and is used for silk screening. Taffeta can be made from silk or nylon.

Silk Amino Acids

SILK POWDER: Obtained from the secretion of the silkworm. Used as a coloring agent in face powders, soaps, etc. Causes severe allergic reactions; systemic reactions if inhaled or ingested.

SNAILS: Crushed. In some cosmetics.

Sodium Caseinate

Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate

Sodium Coco-Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

Sodium Hydrogenated Tallow Glutamate

Sodiurn Laneth Sulfate

Sodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate

Sodium n-Mythyl-n-Oleyl Taurtate

Sodium Soya Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

Sodium Tallow Sulfate

Sodium Tallowate

Sodium / TEA-Lauroyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

Sodium / TEA-Undecylenoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

Sodium Undecylenate

Soluble (Animal) Collagen

Soya Hydroxyethyl Imidazoline

SPERMACETI: Cetyl Palmitate. Sperm Oil. Waxy oil derived from the sperm whale’s head or from dolphins. In skin creams, ointments, shampoos, candles, many margarines. Used in the leather industry. May become rancid and cause irritations. (US regulations currently prohibit the use of ingredients derived from marine mammals.) Alternatives: Synthetic spermaceti, jojobas oil and other vegetable emollients.

SPERM OIL: See Spermaceti.

Spleen Extract

SQUALANE: Squalene. Obtained from shark liver oil. Lubricant and perfume fixative. Alternatives: synthetics.

SQUALENE: Obtained from shark liver oil or vegetable oil. An emollient from a “natural source”. A precursor of cholesterol in biosynthesis. In cosmetics, moisturizers, hair dyes. Alternatives: vegetable emollients (olive oil, wheat germ oil, rice bran oil, etc.).

STEARAMIDE/ STEARATE/ STEARIN: See Quaternium 27.

STEARIC ACID: See Quaterniun 27.

STEARYL ALCOHOL: Stenol. A mixture of solid alcohols; can be prepared from sperm whale oil. In medicines, creams, rinses, shampoos, etc. (US regulations currently prohibit the use of ingredients derived from marine mammals.) Alternatives: plant tissues, synthetics.

STENOL: See Stearyl Alcohol.

STEROID: Sterol. From various animal glands or from plant tissues. Steroids include sterols. Sterols are alcohols from animals or plants (ie. cholesterol). Used in hormone preparations. In creams, lotions, hair conditioners, fragrances, etc. Alternatives: plant tissues, synthetics.

STEROL: See Steroid.

SUEDE: See Leather.

T:

TALLOW: Tallowate. Tallow Fatty Alcohol. Stearic Acid. Rendered beef or sheep fat. May cause eczema and blackheads. In wax paper, crayons, margarines, paints, rubber, lubricants, candles, soaps, shampoos, lipsticks, shaving creams, other cosmetics. Alternatives: vegetable tallow (animal tallow usually used commercially), Japan tallow, paraffin, ceresin. (See alternatives for Beeswax.)

Tallow Acid

Tallow Amide

Tallow Amidopropylamine Oxide

Tallow Amine

Tallow Amine Oxide

Tallow Fatty Alcohol

Tallow Glycerides

Tallow Hydroxyethal Imidazoline

Tallow Imidazoline

TALLOWATE: See Tallow.

Tallowmide DEA and MEA

Tallowmidopropyl Hydroxysultaine

Tallowminopropylamine

Tallowmphoacete

Talloweth-6

TALLOW FATTY ALCOHOL: See Tallow.

Tallow Trimonium Chloride – Tallow

Taurine – is found in the bile of mammals. It can be synthesized
in a lab, but in doing so is encredibly harsh on the environment.

Tea-Abietoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

Tea-Coco Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

Tea-Lauroyl Animal Collagen Amino Acids

Tea-Lauroyl Animal Keratin Amino Acids

Tea-Myristol Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

Tea-Undecylenoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

Testicular Extract

Threonine: natural amino acids, Found in eggs, milk, gelatin…

Triethonium Hydrolyzed Animal Protein Ethosulfate

Trilaneth-4 Phosphate

TURTLE OIL: See Sea Turtle Oil.

U:

UREA: Urine. The waste product of protein metabolism, made by the liver and removed from the body via the kidneys.

URIC ACID: Carbamide. The end product of urine breakdown

V:

VITAMIN A: Retinol. Acetate and Palmitate. (See Palmitic Acid.)

VITAMIN B COMPLEX FACTOR: Provitamin B5. Depanthenol. Panthenol.

VITAMIN B FACTOR: See Biotin.

VITAMIN B12: Usually from an animal source. Some vegetarian B12 fortified yeasts and analogs available. Some vegetarian B12 vitamins are in a stomach base. Plant algae discovered containing B12, now in supplement form (spirulina). Also, B12 is produced in a healthy body.

VITAMIN D: See Calciferool.

VITAMIN H: See Biotin.

OTHER VITAMINS: (Choline, Biotin, Inositol, Riboflavin, etc.). Many other vitamins can come from animal sources. Alternatives: vegetarian vitamins, plant and mineral sources.

W:

WHEY: From milk. Usually in cakes, cookies, candies, cheese. Alternatives: soybean whey.

WOOL: From sheep (in the US, mostly from slaughtered ones). Used in clothing, including blends. Ram lambs and old “wool” sheep are slaughtered for their meat and last shearing. Sheep are transported without food or water in extreme heat and cold. Legs are broken, eyes injured, etc. Sheep are bred to be unnaturally woolly. Inferior sheep are killed. Shearing DOES hurt the sheep. They are pinned down violently, sheared roughly. Their skin is cut up. “Natural” wool raising uses enormous amounts of resources and energy (to breed, raise, feed, shear, transport and slaughter the sheep). Many people are allergic to wool. Alternatives: cotton, cotton flannel, linen, man made fibers.

WOOL FAT: See Lanol.

Wool Wax Alcohols

Y:

Yogurt

Z:

Zinc Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

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First humans that walk the Earth were in fact vegetarians. They would pick fruits from trees, eat berries, and do a little farming. Later on, we started to hunt for feeding and clothing purposes.

On East, i.e., India, it is embedded in their culture to be vegetarians. In Europe, Pythagoras, Greek philosopher, was promoting vegetarian lifestyle, not only for moral reasons, but for health as well. He was one of the most known Greek mathematicians. First vegetarian society was created in Europe in 19th century.

Cutting off meat is not easy. Specially if you are addicted on junk food. Western Society is based on meat and meat products. In fact, meat is not only in steaks and burgers we eat. Meat is found in candies, cosmetics and clothes we carry. Eliminating meat has to be gradually. Try to reduce meat day by day, each day less and less. It will not be easy, but it is necessary for your health.

While you are eliminating meat, try to substitute it with fresh vegetables and grains. Each day, try to eat less and less meat and more and more vegetables. Fresh if you can.

Try to watch what you eat. Although you are eliminating meat, it doesn’t mean that you should eliminate proteins. Beans, seeds, grains, nuts and some other vegetables are great sources of proteins. Also, you can use a soy-based protein powder, combined with fruit and soy milk, to make a delicious shake or smoothie. There is a wide range of soy products out there, so you do not  need to settle for a plain block of tofu.

Although there is no mandate to give up dairy or eggs if you are giving up meat, do what feels right for you. If you think that you are eating same food all the time, mix in these products. But if you go meatless for a while, and want to try to go a little further (in terms of health, the environment, and helping animal suffering), consider these foods. For one thing, they are often high in saturated fat, especially compared to soy alternatives.

Explore with new recipes. You do not have to eat fresh or cooked vegetables, only. If you like pizza, we have one delicious recipe for you. Also, if you like lasagnas… vegetarian lasagnas are one of my favorite meals. I liked them even when I ate meat. It is a light, tasty and healthy (up to a point) meal. You do not even have to have some special recipe. Be creative and prepare it with vegetables you like.

Visit local grocery store. Take your time exploring the shelves and do not be afraid to pick new things up to examine them further. Also ask a grocer for recommendations regarding an imitation meat. Just remember to be open to trying new things. Eventually you will find things you love.

And remember, you are not only doing this for your health, but for the health of your children, and not to mention the hygiene conditions and the torture your food is getting.

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