stfuprolifers:

For months, doctors had warned the woman, Beatriz, who has lupus and related illnesses, that as the pregnancy progressed, she could become seriously ill or even die. The fetus, they said, had anencephaly, a birth defect where parts of the brain and skull are missing, and almost no chance of survival. The A.P. reported that Beatriz, who has asked that her last name be withheld to protect her identity, was recovering in the hospital and that her baby daughter was born without a brain. 

Beatriz’s case has convulsed the region, which is known for having some of the world’s most stringent abortion laws, particularly Chile, El Salvador and Nicaragua, which have bans on the procedure. Other countries in the region have been moving toward changes in recent years.

In a 4-to-1 ruling last Wednesday, the country’s Supreme Court denied an appeal from Beatriz, citing the country’s legal “absolute impediment to authorize the practice of abortion.”

Right now she’s recovering, but we don’t know what her health is really like now.  Let’s just hope for the best.

“Pro-life” realities again, everybody! This is awful, for a second there I thought she was actually going to rightfully be allowed to have an abortion. Guess not. At least she lived.

For the dipshits who can’t read and think organic is a “sales pitch” word.

You’re on the internet, look those words up, stop eating chemicals.

Delicious! Walnuts and pine nuts are among my favorites! Good info to know.

lowbudgetbougie:

7 Proteins for Meatless Mondays (And How to Use Them)

I love that it not only tells you about alternate protein sources, but actually breaks down how you should prepare,  store and treat these products.

Cause I definitely have noooo freaking idea what to even do with stuff like tempeh and seitan…

vegan-because-fuck-you:

I can’t help but notice that I didn’t even have cellulite until after going vegan.

Even when I was overweight (about 130 pounds, for my height - 5’1”, about 10 years ago), I’ve since lost 15+ pounds of fat and gained 5+ pounds of muscle and have gone from vegetarian/pescetarian to vegan. I can’t explain it, all considering, I have no idea what even causes cellulite to show - only in harsh lighting, it’s pretty subtle, I could care less what it looks like, I just can’t figure out what made it change.

I’ve also actually had a slightly harder time losing weight since going vegan. I realize that if I wanted to make it a little easier for me I could go back to eating some seafood that is low on the food chain, but not only would that risk my health, and is above my food budget, but if I were to switch a few meals to non-vegan options for the sake of weight loss at the expense of EVERYTHING else, I would REALLY need to evaluate my priorities. Not happening, I only ever let it things slide on vacation, and never blatantly intentionally.

ecksvx:

baby-vegan:

theveganinsideme:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-friedrich/salmonella-in-chicken_b_1510788.html

Haha, that is disgusting.

Kinda dampens that whole “My food shits on your food” joke, hey. 

I see all these commercials for things like dry elbows, dry heels, toe nail fungus, brittle finger nails, fatigue, hair loss, heart burn, indigestion, diarrhea, tooth cavities, gum problems, weak tooth enamel, stomach acid problems, sinus infections, regular migraines, joint pain, muscle aches, clammy skin, excess sweating, itchy eyes, dry/itchy scalp, acne, skin discoloration, blotchy skin, chapped lips, dry winter skin, regular winter illness/cold/flu, etc.

I can’t claim that I don’t experience any of these because I’m vegan, but I can say I experienced some of these before I went vegan, and since going vegan, on top of regular exercise, I experience none of these.

I have some predetermined problems that I also fix with my lifestyle alone. I combat my scoliosis with exercise, my depression with herbal extracts and vitamins, my kidney problems with not eating meat, and eating only organic veggies, avoiding dangerous types of bacteria and chemicals, and so on.

The point is, try natural cures first, exercise, herbal extracts, tea, plants, herbs, raw vitamins, yoga, hot baths, aroma therapy, etc. before going straight to the OTC pills full of side effects and chemicals and dependency, the latter should be a last resort.

devilsspawnofravenousavocados:

This makes me laugh because the irony is that eating more bacon can cause impotence lol

Just a casual reminder that everywhere you ever find yourself at any moment, there once was a complete ecosystem there.

And you can’t eat money.

I love having this new treadmill. I worked out on it for the first time after getting off work today. A little under 20 minutes, a little over a mile, burnt 200 calories, went in between jogging at 5-6 mph and walking at 3.5 mph. Nothing feels better than breaking a sweat from a work out. I do it to keep my scoliosis from bothering me, but keeping weight off is a bonus too. Starting off slow-ish, despite how energetic I am, just because although I’ve been active all summer, it was all bike riding, it’s been about half a year since I’ve actively power-walked/jogged. After a week I’m going to go from 20 to 30 minutes, and probably double that throughout the day on my days off.

I like knowing I can have a sex life without also having a death wish!