Russell Simmons on his vegan diet, Obama and yoga
The founder of Def Jam Records Russell Simmons was interviewed on cnn’s “American Morning”. He was asked why he follows a vegan diet. He also discusses Barack Obama and yoga. *note* Although Russell does follow a vegan diet he is not a vegan. He does wear leather.
After years of studying ancient Hindu non theistic religions such as the Jainist, Donald Watson coined the word Vegan. He explained that a Vegan is someone who avoids all animal exploitation, it is as simple as that.
@mainmanmoose There actually is a definition for what a vegan is. And in essence it is to not use any animal products of any kind.
i dont think you should judge to say who is vegan and who is not, as far as im concerned, if you wear recycled leather then you can still be considered vegan. infact i consider someone who doesnt drink milk, eat eggs or meat to be a vegan. thats the definition i choose.
hip hop culture rules!!
I Like …big butts …and I can not lie !!
Yo russell hip hop is a cult not a culture you ignoramus…Emzdad
SOY
!?? Man how i would miss tempeh and tofu. I am sure you do just fine without, i try to keep soy to a min. for sure…. just once a day hahaha. Its good to be health concious. When i was diagnoised almost 3 years ago with celiacs i was eating horribly.. now that im SO aware of how it affects me im always trying to update my diet. NExt move is to remove sugar.
@choicesdefineus I have been vegan for over 21 years. About 18 months ago I confirmed I was both gluten intolerant and soy intolerant so I am now a soy/gluten free vegan.
no way, you cant NOT eat meat and be vegan, thats just stuuuuuupid *sarcasim deeply intended* lol. I use to get that from alot of people when i started being a vegan after a year of knowing i was gluten intolreant
I am gluten intolerant so no wheat for me either. I make pizza with a rice crust.
@HumaneCelebrities I feel the same way!
Russell Simmons needs to get more of the hip hop community to get into veganism….
it’s time for a change )
you said dont spread propaganda about the american diet, so i told you to stop supressing peoples choices
sadly i am also celiac so no wheat for me
those are GREAT reasons
you make very good points… but i gotta admit to you eating me some buffalo wings from wingstop and hambergurs from fast food places really hit my taste buds… Im trying to cut back my meat intake to only 2 or 3 times a week but i will never be full vegan… whats the difference between being vegan and following a vegan diet? also how do you feel after all these years of being a vegan health wise. But yeah man im trying to eat healthier and incorporate alot of more healthy things into my diet
@thegame245
Here are four reasons for now
1)Ethical:Killing is wrong when completely unnecessary.
2)The environment:Animal agriculture is inefficient and pollutes the environment.
3)Health:There are numerous studies that show a vegan diet is healthier than a omnivorous diet. There are way less incidents of heart disease. There is increased longevity.
4) World hunger:If all the grain and land that is used for raising cattle was used for growing food there would be enough food to feed the world.
@thegame245 Well there are many good reasons to go vegan but for me there was only one reason.. I went vegan over 21 years ago because I never understood why it was OK to kill a living being. I just out of the blue, one day in my kitchen while making a sandwich decided to go veg. I just thought it was the ethical thing to do. Honestly I felt like I had no choice. What gives us the right to use, abuse and kill, I thought to myself. I’ve been vegan ever since. Although I’ll post more reasons..
your absolutley right give me 5 good reasons why i should go vegan and maybe ill make that decision?
@thegame245 I call it information. If you want you can utilize that information or you can ignore it. The choice is yours.
oh really than what do you call it?
what do you mean be more specific chump
Russell Simmons for President. Thank you Russell for being so bravely outspoken on veganism.
dont supress people and try to narrow their options?
@IampureSol I love Gaiya cheese. I can’t tell you how many pizzas I have eaten with that cheese.