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美國女演員Mayim Bialik給素食媽咪的十個建議
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We're thrilled to announce that this week's guest on our "10 Questions: Vegan Rockstar" feature is actress, neuroscientist, cookbook author and mother, Mayim Bialik!
Here, Mayim is talking about what she has found to be the most effective way to spread the vegan message:
"Humor and straightforwardness combined together. There is no need to try and sugarcoat the realities of the world we live in. And there is nothing wrong with people being uncomfortable with the choices they have made. My intention is never to make people uncomfortable, but sometimes speaking simply and bluntly is enough to show people the reality of their situation." We agree! Please check out this short interview for more great insights from Mayim.
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10 Questions: Vegan Rockstar Edition with Mayim Bialik
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Mayim Bialik一般指馬伊姆·拜力克
馬伊姆·拜力克（Mayim Hoya Bialik）是美國精神學家，也是一位女演員。
最出名作品是在90年代初期NBC電視台主演的情景喜劇Blossom，
她在劇中角色是Blossom Russo。
2010年，她在美劇生活大爆炸(The Big Bang Theory)
第四季中扮演Sheldon的女友Amy Farrah Fowler這一角色。
Bialik於1975年12月12日出生在美國加利福尼亞聖地亞哥，現年39歲，
母親Babara是一所托兒所學校的校長，
父親John Bialiks是一所高中的喜劇老師。
她的祖父母們在1930年代從波蘭、捷克斯洛伐克和匈牙利移民到美國，
以色列詩人Hayim Nahman Bialik是她曾祖父的叔叔。
Bialik是在改革猶太教下長大的，她的名字“馬伊姆”在希伯來語中是“水”的意思。
第64屆艾美獎提名公布：《廣告狂人》或創記錄 ．騰訊娛樂 ．2012-07-19
10 Questions: Vegan Rockstar Edition with Mayim Bialik
I don’t know MayimBialik in person and I am not even all that familiar with her contributions to popular culture because, apparently, I live under a rock but still, still I know she is fabulous. Hordes of ‘90s kids grew up with Mayim as the floppy-hatted title character and star of Blossom, and, more recently, are enjoying her as the ascerbic Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler on The Big Bang Theory (hey, I did a little research) but in addition to these two cultural landmarks, she earned a PhD in neuroscience (as one does), had a couple of babies, went vegan, wrote a popular cookbook, and generally made the rest of us feel like a bunch of low-life slackers. It would almost make you resent Mayim if she weren’t so busy actively making the world a better place.
My sense is that Mayim is that friend who levels with you, isn’t too proud to be silly and inspires you to be your best. Oh, and she’ll make you a killer bowl of vegan matzo ball soup that will melt all your troubles away, too. Mayim is that friend we could all use more of in the world. I am so delighted for her willingness to talk, the technologies that allowed us to connect and her confidence about sharing her gifts with the world. Thanks for all you do, Mayim!
1. First of all, we'd love to hear your "vegan evolution" story. How did you start out? Did you have any early influences or experiences as a young person that in retrospect helped to pave your path?
I was the kind of young person who loved animals and always felt conflict about eating them. It wasn't until I got to college, though, that I was able to act on these feelings and become a vegetarian. It's hard to imagine but in the ‘80s and ‘90s, there were very few options for vegetarianism, so it was not at all easy to eat vegetarian. I cut out pretty much all dairy in college after repeated sinus infections and have not had a sinus infection since. Many people clearly have a dairy allergy but we walk around thinking it's normal to have those kind of sicknesses and symptoms. After my first son was born, he was sensitive to any dairy through breastmilk, so I cut it out completely and cut out all eggs after my second son was born. I have, therefore, been completely vegan just over seven years.
2. Imagine that you are pre-vegan again: how could someone have talked to you and what could they have said or shown you that could have been the most effective way to have a positive influence on you moving toward veganism?
I think the health benefits and the impact on the environment are important things that complement very nicely with a desire not to harm animals. When I read the Jonathan Safran Foer book, Eating Animals, that was what struck me the most: that your health and the environment are as affected by eating animals as the animals are.
3. What have you found to be the most effective way to communicate your message as a vegan? For example, humor, passion, images, etc.?
Humor and straightforwardness combined together. There is no need to try and sugarcoat the realities of the world we live in. And there is nothing wrong with people being uncomfortable with the choices they have made. My intention is never to make people uncomfortable, but sometimes speaking simply and bluntly is enough to show people the reality of their situation.
4. What do you think are the biggest strengths of the vegan movement?
The expansion of restaurant choices has been tremendous. The addition of veggie and vegan options into school lunches and even chain restaurants has also been tremendous.
5. What do you think are our biggest hindrances to getting the word out effectively?
I think a lot of organizations use gory or graphic imagery, which sometimes turns people off. Also, plain old apathy is still an issue.
6. All of us need a "why vegan" elevator pitch. We'd love to hear yours.
It costs more to store the animals for feeding them to people than it would be to give food away. The environment is damaged by how much meat we have to eat to keep up with the supply. And most people simply don't know what real nutrition is. The government and Dairy & Meat Lobby are basically controlling what we eat in America. Those are my main points.
7. Who are the people and what are the books, films, websites and organizations that have had the greatest influence on your veganism and your continuing evolution?
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer, PETA, the Humane Society, the documentary, "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead," the documentary "The Future of Food,"and the documentary "Food, Inc."
8. Burn-out is so common among vegans: what do you do to unwind, recharge and inspire yourself?
Getting back to basic foods and healthy foods always makes me feel better, as opposed to so much of the fun vegan food I sometimes eat too much of.
9. What is the issue nearest and dearest to your heart that you would like others to know more about?
Veganism is pretty high on that list so you guys are helping me do that.
10. Please finish this sentence: "To me, being vegan is..."
To me, being vegan is a way of making the world better, one meal at a time.
Thank you, Mayim!
十二月 9, 2014 — 食物知情權
素食創業好時機
正在尋找創業的機會嗎？如果你是個純素主義者（Vegan），你面前的早餐、午餐、晚餐，或許就是個好主意。
近日在The Guardian.com網站的一篇文章指出，人道的植物性飲食市場正在成長，在創業機會上有著正面的展望。
作者說明，「越來越多的消費者聚焦於健康的植物性飲食，為素食及純素主義者提供更多的選擇，是新興且具競爭力的市場優勢。」
隨著全世界成長的素食人口，這趨勢並不令人驚訝。今年稍早的研究指出，八分之一的英國成年人採取了素食的飲食方式。在瑞典，將近一成的人口可定義為素食者。而西班牙的素食餐廳則在近年裡成長了雙倍。
別忘了，印度的Palitana也指標性的成為全球第一個全素飲食的城市。
然而，素食人口的成長並非唯一的市場因素。私人投資者投入了大量資金在新的食品企業，例如Beyond Meat就有著微軟巨頭比爾蓋茲的支持，而Hampton Creek Foods則獲得了亞洲鉅富李嘉誠的注意力，為其投入了兩千三百萬美元的資金。
隨著素食產品愈受歡迎，市面上出現了更多美味的選項。其實，既有的多樣化素食產品，也正向更多人招手，放棄肉食，永遠都是好時機。
原文網址：MERCY FOR ANIMALS
