9 Celebs Who Said
Goodbye to Meat and Dairy and Hello to Veganism
Once a misunderstood diet, veganism continues to move more and more
into the mainstream — it's even taken Hollywood by storm. Reasons
for going vegan are probably more varied than you think: for some
it's a sensitivity to meat and dairy products, while others cite
animal cruelty or a strong dissatisfaction with factory farming.
One thing most vegans can agree upon is that both their health and
the planet's have improved since making the switch. Keep reading to
find out which female celebs have gone vegan and why.
After making the move to the West Coast for her
role on Glee, Lea
decided to go vegan, too. For her, the decision was
about living a healthy lifestyle that included
a better
awareness of the foods she eats, which results
in "being good to your body and the planet."
Natalie Portman was so impassioned about being vegan that she took
to the Huffington
Post to explain why she made the shift from a
"twenty-year vegetarian to a vegan activist." For her, it was
reading Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating
Animals, which sheds light on how animals that make it to
our plate are raised, killed, and processed
Not only is Olivia vegan, she started a website
— Wilde
Things — explaining why she made the switch.
Olivia's main reason for going vegan? To "boycott the torture
factories." Olivia says it's just an added bonus that she has
improved health and more energy.
Portia and Ellen are not only committed to one another, but
they also swore off
meat and dairy products together in
2009. Both have said that going vegan is not a
sacrifice, but the compassionate thing to do.
The unhealthy feeling Alanis had from gaining weight and eating
processed food motivated her to make a major change, and Dr.
Joel Fuhrman’s book Eat
to Live gave her the tools to do
it. Two years
ago she went vegan; since then she's lost 20 pounds
and participated in several long-distance runs, which include
the NYC
marathon.
Alicia is one of the most well-known and outspoken
vegans of the bunch. Her
book, The Kind
Diet, illustrates the benefits of going vegan while
also providing some solid vegan recipes to test out. A longtime
animal rights activist, Alicia also says that becoming
vegan can do
wonders for your health.
Like many vegans, it was the film Diet
For a New America, that made going vegan
a no-brainer for Emily — that was almost 20
years ago! Emily's sister Zooey also
made the transition to veganism, but recently gave it
up due to food sensitivities.
Ginnifer Goodwin turned to a vegan diet after learning the
drawbacks of eating
factory-farmed meat. She's since turned two of her
four parents vegan, and did so by showing
how easy and
enjoyable going vegan can be. Ginnifer says that
being vegan makes food more enjoyable since "your taste buds will
awake, and you can eat more without gaining weight!" Sounds like a
win to us!