Its Here! My First E-book! + How To Make A Swirl

First of all - on Friday, May 10th, it was my 15th birthday (happy birthday to me)! And I have some really exciting news for my lovely readers today. I am proud to announce that my first free e-book is finally here! I've been planning this book for three months, plus one month prior to planning it before it even went into full production. So, all those months of good planning - my book came out just right! The recipes came out just the way I wanted them to come out. Like a dream come true. I'm super happy to finally show you what I've been working on for three months. This is my first, real, published book ever - and I'm super proud of myself. *happy & proud face* =)

this was the green message that was on my blog letting my lovely readers & visitors know about my e-book launch date. if you haven't noticed, my book launch date kept changing so many times, but now - its here! 

My dad is seriously the luckiest man. He is my number one taste tester, and he tastes everything I make. He actually didn't see my e-book until it was finished. So, it was a complete surprise for him. My dad was extremely excited for me to launch my first e-book, and he was really excited to eat my last recipe in the e-book. The last recipe was suppose to be a raw vegan cake, but instead - I decided to add tofu, which in that case - isn't raw. Its all good, though. As long as you eat this cake in moderation - you should be fine. I'll be posting a post soon about my personal thoughts on tofu.  Stay tuned! 

The recipes you'll find in my "Raw Vegan Living Raw Chocolate Desserts E-book" are:

1. Chocolate Covered Stuffed Almond Dates Drizzled With Butter Nectar Cream Sauce (mmm... doesn't that sound epic?! its raw vegan)
2. Easy Raw Mousse Vegan Pudding (the mousse is raw, but the pudding is vegan)
3. Marbled Brownies (raw vegan)
4. Chocolate Orange Datetacious (mmm... orange + chocolate = heaven! this is actually my dad's recipe. genius, i know. its raw vegan, too)
5. Tofu Dates Swirl Cheesecake (not raw, but vegan because of the tofu. everything else is proudly raw!:)

Now, doesn't those five recipes sound epic?! Two vegan recipes, and three raw recipes. All are guilt free, too! ;) If you choose to download my e-book (yay!), you'll see the well-organized ingredients dictionary that will give you great excuses on why you should eat these desserts. Great to share with family, friends or whomever! By showing them all the health benefits of what they're eating, they'll hopefully realize that these raw vegan desserts aren't like your typical, ordinary desserts. It proves to them that healthy CAN be delicious! 

For my last e-book recipe (tofu dates swirl cheesecake), my dad was actually really excited to try it out! I've never seen him this excited before for the foods that I make. Not that my food isn't exciting or anything... but my Tofu Dates Swirl Cheesecake happen to be an even more special dessert then my other ones. He had no clue how my last recipe would turn out or what it was... so when it was all done, he was surprised and wanted to eat it immediately. My dad is so funny hilarious; when he's excited, he starts singing and dancing... which in this case - he did! I had to tell him to be patient because my cake needs to be firm before I cut it. I'm a patient person, so I waited patiently and eagerly. My dad though, was upset because he didn't eat it the day I made it (i made it the day before my birthday, and I let it firm in the fridge over night). I'm so glad I did and waited. 

My dad is one lucky taste tester. He tasted every recipe in my e-book. He loved them all, but the last recipe - he was just so excited! And it made me very happy to see that he was excited and interested in what I had in store. I have to say, I've made cheesecakes before being a raw and vegan... but my Tofu Dates Swirl Cheesecake was my biggest dessert project ever! And it turned out divine! I was a happy camper birthday girl. =)

Now, onto the e-book!

As you already read early in this post (i spilled the beans out to early maybe...) but my first raw vegan e-book has finally ARRIVED!!! I am so excited to share my first recipe e-book with all of you! As a gift from me to you, this e-book is FREE to download! Cool, right?! Downloading is easy and quick. Just follow the downloading directions below, and you'll have your free rawesome e-book in no time! The name of this book is called, "Raw Vegan Living Raw Chocolate Desserts E-book". Do you like it?! Be honest with me. Hey, don't judge a book by its cover! hehe :P ;)

The recipes in this e-book is to die live for! The recipes ingredients all are made using wholesome, super food ingredients that are all so good for your body. If you're a chocolate lover, I'm pretty sure you will love my recipes presented in this e-book... I hope. Yes, there are chocolate recipes. Actually, ALL the dessert recipes are made with chocolate! Woohoo! Chocoholics, can you agree with me?! I actually didn't notice that all my recipes were made with chocolate, until I was proofreading and designing my book cover. In case you haven't noticed (or know), but I'm a chocoholic, hehe. All the recipes in my book are gluten-free, low-fat, extremely healthy, guilt free, and most of all, delicious! I even created a little dictionary for some of the ingredients' health benefits that are used in the recipes in this book - to prove my point on how healthy the recipes and their ingredients are. How clever is that?! You'll thank me later by making my recipes. Deal? So, we're even. 

Yay for healthy, guilt free indulgence! Life's too short to be feeling guilty - so eat raw desserts! After you eat these desserts, you'll be fueled with great energy. Trust me. You'll feel AWESOME afterwards. You'll be in dessert heaven, and the angels will be happily singing! Literally. If you know what I mean.... 

This e-book "Raw Vegan Living Raw Chocolate Desserts E-book" provides the following:

• nicely designed cover (by me:)
• about me page
• dictionary of the ingredients listed in all the recipes featured in this e-book
• raw tips, tricks and basics
• 5 easy, exclusive, never-before-seen, {chocolate} raw & vegan recipes (but mostly raw) with 14 pages 
• chocolate recipes for those chocolate lovers! =)
• beautiful, high-definition pictures
• ending appreciation page 

Who wants Chocolate Covered Dates Drizzled with Butter Nectar Cream Sauce? 

I am super excited to finally launch and share my first e-book with all of you!!! I'm so happy that you're finally seeing it. I've been working hard into making this come together nicely. I've been working on this e-book for three months now, and finally - its here!! "Wow, for just five recipes it took you three months to complete your book", you may ask? Well, yes. I wanted this e-book to turn out nice, neat and well... perfect. I wanted it to be pleasing to your beautiful eyes (which is YOU, my audience!). If you noticed, I haven't been posting a lot of dessert recipes lately. I've been posting more juice, smoothie and dinner recipes. That's because I've been working my butt off with this book, and I didn't really focus that much on making other raw desserts. But that's all going to change. I'll be posting more raw desserts here. Working on my book also explains why there has been a gap in my posts. I've been so focused and determined to get this book finished ASAP. 

I can't complain though - I had a great and fun time making the recipes, making the book and taking the beautiful pictures! This was a fun, first time experience for me. I also want to thank all my followers, subscribers and those who support me; for being there and reading my posts, making my recipes and just being supportive. A big THANK YOU to you!!! I appreciate all your love and support. I really hope you love and enjoy my e-book, along with the rawesome recipes inside. And guess what?! I, Miliany Bonet, published and wrote my book, plus I designed the book cover! But I gotta thank my wonderful, smart father who knows about designing and stuff. He was my judge on my book cover, (i know, don't judge a book by its cover, but this time - its vise versa) and I think it came out pretty cool and neat. I love it, especially the colors (if I do say so myself). Be sure to give me your feedback. Your opinion matters. 

Please feel free to share this e-book with family, friends or whomever! If you choose to download it (which I hope you do:), please let me know via email, tweet me or in the comments below, how you like it. It would be very much appreciated. :) I would love to hear what you guys think. If anyone makes my recipes in this e-book, please let me know, also. Take a picture and tweet them to me. I would love to see your beautiful creations! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask me. You know where to reach me. Thanks for all your love and support! Keep shining and spreading your love! You're doing a good job at it. All your beautiful comments truly makes my day and puts a smile on my face. So, please continue. :) I can't show you my happiness and appreciation enough. :D Maybe you can feel my genuine energy! :P ;)

Here's How To Download My Raw Vegan Living Raw Chocolate Desserts E-book:

If you never subscribed to my blog before, here's your chance to do so now by subscribing using my FeedBurner button, located on the right side of my blog. It will read: "subscribe to receive my posts and recipes by email". Most of you already know how to subscribe, but I'll still list the step by step instructions for those who don't know, because I just want to make sure everything is clear and understanding. 

In case you haven't gotten the memo earlier about my green scrolling text message, if you aren't a subscriber already to this blog, then subscribe and you'll receive (download) my free e-book! You'll then receive an email to download my free book. How exciting! 

So Here Are The Step By Step Instrucntions On How To Download My E-book. Trust me; it's very easy!:

~ if you're a subscriber to this blog, then you don't have to re-subscribe again to download my first free e-book. Subscribers, you will still have access to this book, and you'll still download it for free! Here's what you have to do: over the next few days, you should receive an email from me. Once you receive the email, just click on the PDF in the email, and and you'll be downloading my free book in no time! 

1. enter your email address, then click on "submit".

2. after you enter your email address, you will be led to a FeedBurner screen that reads:

this is an example picture, so instead of saying "0medz0.com", it'll say, "rawveganliving.blogspot.com". 

3. check your email to activate your subscription. You should receive an email like this:

4. click on the link that is provided in the email. Once you click on the link in the email to confirm your email subscription, you should get a confirmation message that looks something like this: 

of course, the message will have your email address on top, instead of saying mines.  

5. type in the text that appears for you on the screen to help prevent spam. after you type in the letters, click on "complete subscription request". Don't worry. I promise I won't send you spam emails, but if you don't type in the letters - then you are putting yourself in the spam situation to receive spam! Instead of receiving my posts in your email inbox, you'll instead receive them in your spam folder. And I know you don't want that, right? 

6. after you enter in the letters, you'll be led to a email confirmation page, that looks like this, but with your email address: 

You're done! You subscribed to my blog! Now, you'll be notified every time I write a post or recipe on my blog. Remember, be sure to CHECK YOUR EMAIL INBOX to confirm your subscription!!! Once you confirm, you'll then receive an email from me within the next few days with the link to download my free e-book. Easy and simple! 

So, let's clarify - if you already subscribed to my blog before, you'll receive your free e-book - just wait until you receive an email from me with the downloading link. I will send you my downloading book link PDF personally via email. Subscribing to my blog (rawveganliving) is the same - the only difference is that you'll receive an email from me with your free e-book. 
For all new subscribers, and those who wish to download my book for free -  subscribe regularly by using my FeedBurner button (as mentioned above) to subscribe. You'll then receive an email from me within that same day (or a few days after) with the e-book link, in which you can download your free book! Remember, you MUST subscribe first in order to download my free e-book! The free e-book is my gift to YOU for subscribing to my blog. Its a way of showing you my love, thanks and appreciation to all my lovely followers! <3 
Please let me know if you have any questions (via email) concerning about all this. If you have any issues, please let me know. I'll be more then happy to help. 

Let's Break It Down:

new subscribers = subscribe using my FeedBurner button, confirm your subscription - then wait until you receive an email from me with the link to download your free e-book. Plus, you'll start receiving post updates from this blog every time I post a new post. Like FeedBurner says, if you receive an email update from the author - then I recently posted new content. If you don't receive any email from me - then no email for you because I didn't post any new content. 

already subscribers = you'll receive an email from me  personally within the next few days with the link to download your free e-book. You know how it goes. 

* If you have any issues and questions with downloading your free e-book, please don't hesitate to contact me via email. Please let me know if you don't receive an email from me with the downloading link. Also, let me know if you have any questions, concerning my book. My email is: milianybonet@gmail.com. Let me know if anything isn't clear for you. I'll be more then happy to respond and explain in hopes to make it clear and understanding. Thank you & happy downloading, reading, making and sharing my recipes!

* Please Note: the recipes found in this e-book are (like I mentioned above) exclusive, never-before-seen recipes. In other words, the recipes found in "Raw Vegan Living Raw Chocolate Desserts E-book", were never posted on my blogs before, and will never be posted on my blogs. The only way to get the recipes is to download the e-book! You will love it (I truly hope you do). If you have any questions, please let me know. You know where to get in touch. I'll be more then happy to help. 

Now, onto swirling! 

For those who choose to download my e-book, (yes!) you will find three recipes that call for swirls. Most of you may not know how to make a swirl, so I decided to make a moving image 'video' tutorial on how to form a swirl. Initially, I was going to add this tutorial in my book on how to swirl... but that didn't make it into my e-book, so I'm posting it on my blog now! Hope you like the moving images, and hopefully you find it very helpful. 

How To Make A Swirl:

What you'll need: (please note: the measurements will vary. but this is what i like to do: i spread the chocolate sauce first, then the white batter. i make more of the chocolate sauce, and a smaller amount of the white batter because you don't really need to make a lot of the second batter that you use. in other words, whichever batter you decide to spread first, then make more of that batter. and whichever batter you decide to spread second, make that batter smaller than the batter you spread first. makes sense? i like to make the chocolate first, then the white batter. cause that's how i swirl:P;) 

white batter: 

~ cashew butter 

~ almond milk (or nay nut milk of choice)

chocolate batter - one of my chocolate recipes here:

~ cacao powder

~ liquid coconut oil

~ coconut oil

~ coconut nectar or dates

~  almond milk (or any nut milk of choice)

How To Make The Swirl:

1. to make the Chocolate: place all ingredients in your blender, and blend until creamy and smooth. or use a whisk to whisk all the ingredients. 

2. to make the White batter: place all ingredients in a bowl or in a small blender, and blend or whisk until creamy and smooth. 

3. to make the Swirl: first, spread the chocolate sauce all over the batter you are swirling on (for example: swirling on brownies & cakes; you'll spread the chocolate all over on top of the brownie or cake) and drop tablespoons or teaspoons of the white batter in a row (you could pour the batter in whichever order you wish. read my "please note" above next to the text "what you'll need".) using a toothpick or a sharp knife, start swirling by starting at the center of the pie, and swirl at one direction, and then the other. Swirl in an "S" shape. "S" for swirling! ;) 

Tips: Be careful not to swirl too much, then otherwise - it will look like a big blurr (blob). You want the swirl to look pretty and cool. The chocolate sauce will harden almost too quickly, so I suggest that you add the white batter quickly before the chocolate hardens. The reason why I say to do this is, because the chocolate hardens almost too quickly when exposed to air. So, by adding the white batter when the chocolate is soft, it will make your swirling job much easier, and your swirl will look prettier. this prevents the swirl from blurring and blobbing (LOL)! i learned that trick (my lesson) when i made my last e-book recipe. yeah, it had to happen. but i don't mind the way it turned out, though. i have to say, my brownie swirl came out better than mu cake swirl. bummer. =(

this is my last e-book recipe; Tofu Dates Swirl Cheesecake!

Enjoy the moving images 'video' tutorial! Enjoy! <3 let me know how you like it, and what you think of my cake swirl?!

Happy Swirling!! ;)

Remember to let me know how you like my e-book, and if you have any questions or concerns! I would LOVE to know what you think. If you follow me on Twitter, feel free to tweet me @RawVeganLiving to let me know. You know where to reach me, anyways. :)

Happy {very belated} Birthday To Me! <3 

Stay tuned for my next post: My 15th Birthday Recaps! 

Questions of the day:
Was this post helpful? Are the e-book downloading instructions and "how to form a swirl tutorial" clear enough and helpful? If not, please don't hesitate to ask me, so I can hopefully make it clear to you as much as possible. Do you like the way I wrote out the subscribing instructions? Are the information above helpful? Do you like the moving images? What do you like about this post? Hope you LOVE my e-book! 

Have the best day ever!! <3 =)

Banana Coconut Poppy Seed Ice Cream Pie + My First Time Experience with Wheatgrass & Coconut Wheatgrass Detox Smoothie (3 recipes)!

This is banana-zas! Yes, I make up words. This turned out very well - I was proud. This post was intended to be posted on Earth Day, but that never happened (as you can see). But it's all good. All that matters is that I'm sharing it with you now. And for my delay on posting this, I'm actually sharing with you today three recipes! And they're all raw vegan, healthy, guilt free and delicious! One's a pie, the other one's a detox smoothie and a banana coconut poppy seed ice cream. The funny part was, I actually didn't even know it was Earth Day on April 22. I usually remember when it's Mother Nature's birthday... but this year, I happen to forget. Whoops. 

   

On Earth Day, I made a banana coconut poppy seed ice cream/pie. I added poppy seeds in the pie and the ice cream. You can add poppy seeds to almost anything; dressings, puddings, cheesecakes, ice cream, cakes, pies, and other baked goods! This pie is made with wholesome, all raw ingredients that are great for you and your body. It contains vitamins, minerals, proteins and super foods to nourish your body! If you like bananas and coconut, you will most certainly like this pie. 

Get Bananazas & Coconutty! 

Just look at this beautiful pie that i happen to enjoy very much! <3

The ice cream is basically made with frozen bananas and coconut, plus natural sweeteners like dates, raisins and coconut nectar. If you have over-riped or riped bananas, go and freeze them NOW! The best way to avoid throwing away over ripe bananas is to freeze them. I suggest you do this because frozen bananas = ice cream! I froze about five bananas that were over ripe, which meant I had leftover ice cream! 

I love raw ice creams! 

I personally, do not like to eat bananas when they are mushy and over riped. But if I had to eat them (fresh, mushy and over-ripe) then I would. But eating bananas that way is not my preference. Although, eating bananas when its brown is actually healthier for you. The banana is at its sweetest. Just because I'm a raw vegan, doesn't mean I have to eat bananas in a mushy way if I don't want to. Don't get me wrong, I like bananas. I just prefer to eat them when they are yellow and slightly brown. On this lifestyle, it's very important that you enjoy what you eat. I know I do. :) 

Anyways, the crust is nut-free, and it's delicious! It's made with raw oats, flax meal, hemp seeds, cacao, dates, and raisins. To me, it tastes as if I added figs! I didn't add any (although, it would have been really awesome if I did!), but maybe next time I will. This pie is perfect for summer, while enjoying it under the warm sun. It's so refreshing, and I absolutely love this ice cream pie. I shared this pie with my dad, and he loved it too! In case you missed it in my other posts, my dad is my number one taste tester! He is honest with me, so he'll tell me if my recipes are okay or epic. He asked me if I added carrots inside the pie crust because it tastes as if I did add some. I didn't add any, but if I did - it would've been a great addition to carrot cake, though. I am very happy at how this pie turned out. It came out nice and firm. Just the way I imagined and wanted it. 

I love when my vision comes to life! 

Last Monday, my dad & I tried wheatgrass for the first time ever. We've been wanting to try wheatgrass since last year, and now we FINALLY did! And the funny part of it all is that we tried it on Earth Day! We made a coconut wheatgrass smoothie. It was a beautiful green colour, and the taste was good. Too bad I didn't take any photos of the smoothie, but at least I got pictures of the pie and ice cream! That's all that matters to me, anyways. 

Wheatgrass provides amazing health benefits, especially in the process of detoxification. It does a great job at that. Wheatgrass is great for repairing your red blood cells, detoxifying your lymph glands, high in chlorophyll levels, helps with weight loss, and so much more! Most raw vegans (and most people in general) may not find the taste very appealing. Some find the taste sour and bitter, while others find it interesting. To me, I find it to be intense! Of course, if I added it to my smoothies or juices, I'll sweeten it up with fruits. It takes some getting used to (just like anything new you try really if you don't like it). A perfect example: At first, I didn't really like tofu, but now I love it - even when its plain with no seasonings. I find tofu to my liking of epicness. 

Here are all three recipes! Hope you enjoy them all!!!

Earth Day Banana Coconut Poppy Seed Pie:
makes one pie - serves about 8 
Crust:
1 1/2 cup raw rolled oats (preferably 2 cups)
1 tbsp cacao powder, optional
6 tablespoons flax meal
1 cup raisins
8-10 pitted dates

Ice Cream Filling:
3-5 frozen bananas, peeled of course! 
Meat of one young coconut
1 cup pitted dates
1/4 cup raisins
3 tablespoons coconut nectar
1 teaspoon poppy seeds
1 tablespoon hemp seeds
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon melted coconut oil

To make the Crust: place all ingredients in your food processor and process until a dough. It should stick. If not, add more dates & raisins. Form a crust at the bottom of a pie pan. Set aside.

To make the Ice Cream: place all ingredients in your blender, and blend until creamy & smooth. TASTE & see if you like it. Add more or less of sweetener if needed. Pour the ice cream onto the crust in the pie pan. Place in the freezer for 3 hours, or until firm. I suggest thawing it out the freezer for 15 minutes. Feel free to garnish it with additional hemp & poppy seeds. Serve and enjoy! I really hope you enjoy this as much as I did! =) <3

* The third recipe would be the ice cream of course! You don't have to use the ice cream as a filling (only for this recipe you do, though), you can simply eat it like ice cream; soft serve, or place it in a bowl and store in the freezer, stirring every 30 minutes. I had leftover ice cream, so I just ate it soft serve and garnished it with poppy and hemp seeds. You can do that too if you like. Enjoy!

(sorry... no pictures because I forgot too take pictures. It was an avocado colour. Just imagine blending beautifully ripe avocados... it turns into a thick, cream smoothly!)

Detox Coconut Wheatgrass Smoothie:

Serves 1-2

Heaping two handfuls of wheatgrass
Meat & water from one Thai young coconut (feel free to add another one)

Crack open your coconut. Pour the water in your blender and scoop out the meat and place it in your blender too. Blend until creamy and smooth. Pour, drink, sip, enjoy! Your either gonna like it or hate it. :P it smells just like it tastes. Just saying. If you don't like the taste and wish it was sweeter, just add dates, coconut nectar, bananas or raisins. I must warn you though, wheatgrass is intense, but knowing it is so good for you makes it so much easier to drink. Hope that tip helps.... ><

Happy {Very Belated} Earth Day!!! <3

To learn about the health benefits of wheatgrass, what it is and even how to grow your own wheatgrass - watch this video! It's very informative!

~ Wheatgrass is great for red blood cells

~ Great to detoxify your lymph glands (it removes any junk you may have stuck, especially from all the dairy threw out the years. Yuck!) 

~ High in chlororphyll (notice in the image above, the light green level in the glass. do you see it? that's the chlorophyll level in the juice - from the wheatgrass! read my post on the health benefits of chlorophyll here. 

~ High in fiber

~ Makes a great elixir

~ Has a bitter, intense taste! I warned you. 

~ And so much more! Just watch the video (from the provided link above) and also, click on the wheatgrass clickable links in the post).

FYI - this is wheatgrass, not grass! 

Questions Of The Day:
I know it's not Earth Day anymore, but I can still ask these questions: Did you enjoy something green on Earth Day? Did you eat your greens? What did you eat on Earth Day? Do you like bananas? Do you like coconuts? Who else loves raw ice creams like me? Have you ever tried wheatgrass? Who else likes to eat their bananas when they are less brown? Who likes to eat their bananas over ripe? If so, did you love, like or hate it? Sharing is caring! ;) 

you want a slice?! ;) notice the beautiful garnishing on top of the pie. you see the beautiful purple color? the purple little seeds are poppy seeds. the white little seeds are hemp seeds. in which are amazing! 

The Dangers Of Drinking Cow Milk & Where Do Vegans Get Calcium

Milk, milk, milk. Oh, typical milk. "Drink your milk! It's healthy for you, kids"!

As a child, we are taught and brainwashed to think (Mother's especially, who are only being influenced by the media) that we need milk because it is healthy; it promotes strong, healthy bones and prevents osteoporosis. We hear it almost everywhere - the media, magazines, books, movies, commercials, doctors, parents, teachers, nurses, family members, and friends. They're all trapped into the Dairy Industry Lie: milk is great for bone strength, and to prevent osteoporosis. Actually, milk weakens your bones. Not surprising to me, though.

Milk Is Toxic! 

The truth of the matter is, dairy milk is NOT healthy; as they make it seem. I'd never understood that until I became a vegan. My dad knew the dangers of milk, and we used to use the organic milk with no hormones and antibiotics. But what we didn't know was that diary milk isn't REALLY HEALTHY.

What's Milk & What's It Made Out Of?

Dairy (cow) milk comes from cows (obviously). In other words, an animal. "Okay, so what am I trying to say", you may ask? Cows are being mistreated in a very bad way. The conditions in the factory farms are disgusting and very disturbing. Unfortunately, cows don't live a happy life. The poor cows are being pumped with antibiotics, hormones, dirty bacteria and other toxic chemicals to help keep them alive in their disgusting factory farms. Otherwise, if they didn't have all these drugs in them, sadly they'd die immediately because the conditions are so poor, dirty and gross. Cows aren't even treated in a humane way. They are being treated like dirt. They don't even feed them the right food. So technically, the milk you're drinking isn't from a happy, healthy animal. This is a very serious post, people.

If you don't believe me when I say animals are being treated cruelly, then I highly suggest you watch Earthlings & Food, Inc. It might change your point of view and way of thinking at animal abuse. Beware to be alarmed, though! The two movies document what happens in reality - not fake life. So they aren't made up or anything. The events in the docs show what happens to actual animals in real life! It is saddening... but it happens every day in the typically, sick factory farms. There are a lot of great documentaries that talk, show and really get deep in exposing the TRUTH on what happens to poor animals in factory farms. I'll just leave you with these two docs. =(

ever wonder why cows looked huge in their milking area? hmm... hormones. the poor cow can barely walk in the picture. =(

While the animals are alive, they experience stress, fear and pain that cause diseases in their bodies. Yes, just like humans. Stress is the number one cause of disease. So, all that goes into your milk, AND your body! Animals have feelings too, you know. In order to be a being, you must have a heart, a digestive system, eyes, mouth, taste, senses, feelings - and animals have just that. Plants, however, do not have a digestive system, a heart, feelings - so it's okay to eat plants. You see what I'm trying to say.

Now on the other hand, animals aren't "just animals". No. They are more then that. Animals have their own personality, and they're just like one of us... in a furry form, though. Just give them their respect, and they'll respect you back. Talk about their own personality. Anyway, hopefully you get what I'm trying to say here. The hormones in the milk can lead to early puberty in kids. Ever wonder why kids are growing up and developing so fast? Maybe it's the hormones presented not just in dairy, but in meat, too (it's the foods that they eat, of course! it's NO good on the body! and it shows from the inside and out!). I definitely do not want the sadness, pain, drugs and all the agony that animals went threw in my food and in my milk. Would you like that in your milk? All that affects with your mood, the way you think AND act. Eating and using animals as a resource to live life is not meant for human survival at all!

what do you want in your milk? did you know that milk contains the following:

what you may not know may hurt you. 

Sounds yum??? EWW NO!!! YUCK! ><

the pus presented in cow milk is the reason why most people get cysts, swollen and enlarged lymph glands. have you ever noticed a bump on someone's body? unfortunately, my mother has one on her wrist, and has pus in her lymph glands (in her throat). that's called a cysts. the cysts is usually filled with a white coloured cream (eww... all the diary milk that you consumed in your life. it's catching up to you now by popping out of nowhere!), and is very painful to remove. Thank goodness I don't have one. 

On many dairy labelings, the manufacture's make it seem as if the animals lived a happy, healthy life. They don't tell you the secret behind the animals suffering, do they? No, of course not. The animals went threw a lot before being packaged and entered into your supermarkets. It's just sad. 

The Milk Myth
You're probably a witness of hearing, or being told that milk is great for building strong bones. Maybe because of the protein and calcium it contains. Okay, but maybe you didn't know that it's a myth that milk will give you strong bones. Like I said above, milk actually weakens your bones rather then strengthening them. If you drank dairy milk from the day you were born up until your an adult, then over time, your bones will slowly weaken, leading up to osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a condition in which your bones become weak and break easily. No, osteoporosis isn't caused by the lack of milk you drink. It's caused by the EXCESSIVE AMOUNT of milk and dairy you eat and drink. Your bones will only get thinner and thinner. By the time you know it, sadly you've got osteoporosis that could've been easily avoided.

this is what will occur if you choose to drink dairy milk

It's no surprise that milk causes all sorts of serious health problems. From cancer, to diabetes, to kidney stones, to osteoporosis (which we already established), to enlarged lymph glands and pus, to weight gain - oh boy. The list goes on and on. Extra protein is no good; as it can cause kidney problems in adults, as well! I'm not joking, people. This is serious stuff. It's funny because there's NUMEROUS of studies that show and prove that milk IS the cause to osteoporosis, many serious health problems, and it does not protect against bone strength. You can't beat the facts. If you were to do a Google search on the dangers of drinking cow milk, you'll discover the TRUE FACTS, and its ugly, dark secret about dairy milk.

do you get the photo below? the cow is drinking drugs in the orange tube, and pumping out milk (in the right) into milk cartons. so, that's what you end up drinking. can someone say, "YUCK"!

this is what will happen to your lymph glands if you choose to drink dairy milk. one word: PUS!

Okay, so even if you don't care that the cows were treated like dirt, I would at least hope that you care about your own body (and your health). If your attitude is not for the cows - then at least do it for the sake of YOUR HEALTH and your FAMILY'S HEALTH! If you want to learn more about the TRUE FACTS about milk and what it does to your body, I highly suggest reading The China Study. Its a great book.

this picture explains the corruptness of the Dairy Industry. They know that people actually believe in the 'milk & protein myth', which is why they are laughing at us in the photo. the picture is funny, but yet, so true. 

So, the question is: why do we (humans) drink milk anyways? Mainly for vitamin D, calcium and protein, right? 

Well, here's a little summary: 

Vitamin D: We should really only get this from the sun. And no, the sun does not cause cancer! That's another myth right there. Expose your skin to the beautiful sun! Don't be afraid. The sun wasn't put here on earth to give people cancer. 

Calcium: Milk is very acidic (disease can only live in a body that is at an acidic state), and our bodies require an alkaline environment (disease cannot live in a alkalized body). We actually stop the acidity with calcium. Our bodies can't absorb calcium from milk anyways, so our bodies have to LEECH CALCIUM FROM OUR BONES! Which means, over time, milk will thin your bones. It doesn't strengthen them! It will only get thinner and thinner and thinner! I'm not trying to scare you (If I am, oh well) but these are true, real facts that I believe everyone should know about. 
So, now you're probably wondering, "where do you get your calcium from, since you don't get it from animal products"? Well, calcium is naturally found in broccoli, kale, other greens and plant foods. The calcium found in those foods are very-absorbable, and will strengthen your bones. 

Proteins: This is the famous one. It seems as if this is carnivore's favorite question to ask vegans, "where do you get your proteins". This question actually makes me laugh every time. I find this question very hilarious because there are numerous of resources where us vegans get our proteins from. We get them from kale, spinach, other greens, brown rice, beans, hemp seeds (they are a complete protein, by the way!), peanut butter, bananas, other fruits - the list goes on and on. 
Have you ever heard of protein deficiency? Maybe not because it rarely develops as a severe condition. It's not as serious as vitamin deficiencies, though. It's known as the "Protein Myth". The truth is, we don't need protein to survive. If you don't exercise, then you don't really need to worry about eating proteins. We especially don't need ANY source of protein that comes from animals. We do, however, need good protein. And by good protein, I mean protein that comes naturally from fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. We need those good proteins, just like we need those good fats. It's a comparison that makes perfect sense. Can you dig it? 
But you don't have to worry about this whole protein stuff unless of course, you're a bodybuilder and exercise and want muscles, which in that case, I recommend getting your proteins naturally from tofu, hemp seeds, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. Plants are the number one source for protein. You bet you heard me right. 

What happens when you eat too much protein? You become huge, bloated look, too much muscles, etc. There are side affects on intaking too much protein. Just do a google search for yourself and you'll see the photos. 

So, where do vegans get their calcium? How do you think vegans have strong bones and muscles if they don't eat or dink milk and intake protein from animals? Look at me for example. I'm flexing my vegan muscles. And I don't eat animal protein, & I don't drink cow milk. What'cha gotta say now? I'm vegan strong!

Milk was never intended for human consumption, in the first place. Any milk that comes from an animal is simply not healthy! Okay, just think about it: WHY ARE WE (HUMANS) DRINKING THE MILK OF ANOTHER SPECIES? Do you see dogs suckling milk from a pig or a horse's tit? No, because that would be wrong for one, and that wouldn't make any sense now would it? See my point? Allow yourself to be open-minded to the truth, and nothing but the truth!

this picture is very funny, but it's also real life, too. some people actually think this way, and would say this, too. 

Would you go to a cow and drink its milk straight from its tits? Would you go up down to a cow (or animal) and do this? Of course not...Then why do you drink milk?

Cows milk is for cows, NOT humans! It's very abnormal for humans to drink cow milk. Think of it like this - would cows go up to you and drink milk straight from YOUR tits? Would a cow come up to you and start milking you if it could? No, right... because that would be very wrong, silly and would not make any sense. It's silly to think that humans need to drink milk from another species. Okay, I know we are humans who like creamy fats... BUT there's seriously no excuse to get our fats from animals.

even the cows are telling us that we should drink human milk. See... 

Now, which picture looks more normal to you?

this one:             

 or this one: I would hope you picked the second one (the lamb, not the human). it's more natural for animals to drink animal milk. But for humans to drink animal milk, that's just plain silliness and wrong in many ways! 

 

There are a lot of way better, non-dairy milk alternatives to dairy milk. Try hemp/almond/soy/coconut/rice/brazil/cashew milk. Yes, nut milk! Believe it or not, it's MUCH MORE healthier, and tastier than dairy milk. Plus, it contains more calcium than dairy milk! I am proud to say that I don't drink milk from another species, and I don't get pus. And you can be proud like me, too. All dairy is nasty. I feel sick to my stomach at just looking at the photos.

Honestly to me, the milk mustache stuff isn't even cool. The media (like the 'got milk' commercial especially) makes it seem as if it's cool to get a mustache from milk. who care's about the milk mustache, anyways. I know I don't. I never understood that when I used to drink milk. 

9 Interesting DID YOU KNOW FACTS ABOUT MILK:

The worst beverage a pregnant woman can drink is dairy milk. Poor babies. 

~ 75% of the word's population is lactose-intolerant? Hmm... that means, shows and says something. Humans aren't supposed to be drinking dairy milk! 

 

~ The number one cause to osteoporosis is the consumption of milk (as I mentioned above already)!

~ Americans over-dose on their protein. We only need a 10% of protein. That's like 10 pennies in a cup! 

~ Protein is naturally found in your hair, nails and skin!

~ Your body can't store protein! So you can probably imagine what would happen if you intake too much. Serious, sometimes fatal health benefits (a.k.a side effects) can occur. :}

~ *This fact is disturbing* It's impossible (nobody was and isn't able to do it) to chug down cow milk within an hour. Your body won't be able to digest it. Instead, you'll throw it right up. So, instead of the milk staying down, it'll come right back up. I never tried this stupid idea, but I've heard/read/learned/seen that it's impossible to chug down milk without it coming back up. Talk about barfing. Everyone who tried doing it, they always throw up. Okay, I know. This fact is the most disturbing one out of all eight. I told you so. :P But hey, it's a fact on dairy milk - so I mentioned it. 

~ Meat and dairy cause cancer! Watch this video if you don't believe me. 

~ Almond milk has 50% more calcium than dairy milk! Drink nut milk, not cow milk! 

Drink nut milk!

NOT Cow Milk! 

Say No to Cow Milk, and say Yes to Nut Milk! 

I hope you like this post. This is filled with useful information - so feel free to share/tweet/email this post. This may enlighten most people to avoid drinking and eating dairy products. You can do a Google search on the dangers of diary milk, and you'll find NUMEROUS of studies that show (as I linked above) that provide accurate answers to diary. The studies clearly show that all diary milk is dangerous and unhealthy. Milk is the most disgusting beverage out there. Most people are allergic to milk, anyways. I never understood that as a child, but now - I completely understand why. Milk is simply gross.  

I also suggest watching documentaries such as Food, Inc and Earthlings. Of course, there are so much more great documentaries that you can watch, but I suggest watching those two documentaires (as linked above).

I highly suggest watching this documentary. This was actually my first documentary I watched before I chose to go vegan. This movie opened my eyes more on animal abuse. 

Secondly, I recommend watching this documentary. This was my second documentary that I watched before going vegan. 

QUESTIONS OF THE DAY:

Do you like this post? Did you find the following information above helpful? Have you ever watched Earthlings and/or Food, Inc? If so, what do you think of it? What do you think about this whole dairy talk? Please let me know, and share your thoughts kindly in the comments below. :) 

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