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Kathy Freston
Author
Kathy Freston is a bestselling author with a focus on healthy living and conscious eating. Her latest book, Veganist: Lose Weight, Get Healthy, Change the World, was an instant New York Times bestseller, as were two of her previous books--Quantum Wellness and The One. Kathy’s other books include The Quantum Wellness Cleanse: The 21-Day Essential Guide to Healing Your Mind, Body and Spirit and Expect a Miracle: 7 Spiritual Steps to Finding the Right Relationship.
Kathy promotes a body/mind/spirit approach to health and happiness that includes a concentration on healthy diet, emotional introspection, spiritual practice, and loving relationships, among other tenants. Her work is focused on providing guidance for conscious and healthy living in our increasingly busy world. Kathy continually cites the proven value of “leaning into” change and the benefits of “progress, not perfection.”
In O Magazine, Oprah Winfrey wrote, “Kathy Freston struck a nerve for me by speaking of a higher level of awareness, what she calls 'spiritual integrity' … Kathy cautions that the way to full consciousness isn’t to give up every poor choice at once. Calling Freston "THE Veganist," she says, “Lean into it. Don’t try to break a lifetime of bad habits overnight.” I’m leaning.” On her show, Ellen DeGeneres said, “I can’t tell you how much [Quantum Wellness] has changed my life for the better," noting that Kathy has devoted her life to getting us all healthier. While on The Dr. Oz Show, Dr. Oz introduced Freston as "the woman who is revolutionizing the way we eat." And Dr. Dean Ornish says, “Kathy Freston has years of experience inspiring people to make intensive changes in diet and lifestyle that helped transform their lives for the better. Kathy’s approach is multidimensional and multifactorial, a powerful blend of what works and why.”
Kathy has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Ellen, The View, Good Morning America, and CBS's The Early Show. Her work has been featured notably in Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, Self, W, and Fitness. She is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post.
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Taking a Stand Against Animal Cruelty:
It’s Easier Than You Think
Kathy FrestonMay 03
We are a nation of animal lovers: Fully 97 percent of us tell pollsters that we believe animals should be protected from abuse. But, are we willing to do anything about it?
Not if our diets are any indication. Most Americans continue to chomp down on chicken nuggets, ribs and burgers — inadvertently supporting abuse that they believe they oppose. It’s a sad fact that farm animals are exempted from the Animal Welfare Act, and are exploited in myriad ways that would warrant criminal charges if they had the same protections as dogs and cats. This has real implications for the daily welfare of farm animals, as well as for our diets and our health.
Allow me to present two particularly harmful examples: First, billions of farm animals are routinely drugged with antibiotics to make them grow faster, and to keep them alive in deplorable conditions that would otherwise kill many of them. Second, hundreds of millions are confined to cages or stalls so small they cannot even turn around. If this happened to dogs or cats, instead of chickens and pigs, we would all be outraged. And, these intense confinement conditions directly contribute to animal illnesses and environmental pollution that negatively affect all of us.
If you care about cruelty to animals, and the problems associated with factory farming, you should know more about Farm Sanctuary, an organization that runs two sanctuaries for abused farm animals; it works on legislation, litigation and education to help all farm animals.
Take the case of Riley: This tiny seven-pound piglet was up for auction at a New York stockyard, meaning he was on his way to the average American dinner plate. He was so sick he couldn’t stand. Incapacitated animals like Riley are called “downers,” and they are frequent sights at auctions. Farm Sanctuary’s Emergency Rescue Team stepped in, rushing him to a veterinary hospital. The stockyard’s severe neglect left Riley blind in one eye, and with his head permanently tilted.
Riley was fortunate to be saved by Farm Sanctuary, and he will never know cruelty or endure neglect again. But billions of farm animals are suffering everyday. That’s why I’m supporting Farm Sanctuary’s Walk for Farm Animals. The Walks raise vital funds for Farm Sanctuary’s life-saving work; they bring together thousands of people to promote kindness toward animals and help ensure farm animals, like Riley, have a chance at a better life.
If you are interested, please take a stand against animal abuse by joining a Walk for Farm Animals near you. With your help, we will stop the systematic abuse of farm animals that causes unacknowledged suffering. Register today at walkforfarmanimals.org.