Some of the groups we network with are also environmentalists but do not advocate for a plant-based diet. Considering the catastrophic affect factory farming is having on our atmosphere and our planet that stance makes no sense. Furthermore, they are attacking meat substitutes because if Bill Gates supports non animal meats, they must be suspect. Ten billion animals are raised in factory farms. Factory farming accounts for 37 percent of methane emission which has more than 20 times the global warming potential of CO2. A human carnivore is ten times more likely to have coronary heart disease than a non-meat eater. The build up of unsaturated fats, abundant in meat products, causes a plethora of cardiovascular and brain disorders. Animal flesh is loaded with antibiotics, arsenic, dioxins, decaying enzymes that can cause cancer, dementia, neurological problems and more. All of us who are promoting natural health and a clean environment should be doing everything in our power to be advocating for a plant based diet.

Factory farming is a huge, powerful industry with yearly profits exceeding $165 billion. They lobby and corrupt government officials to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. They use their lobby group, The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), to increase profits and build consumer demands by convincing the public that eating animals does not cause cancer, heart attacks and clogged arteries, that animals are not loaded with antibiotics and are not having a devastating impact on our environment. One of their main goals is to “steer” people away from eating vegan meat and back to the meat industry!

Boca Burgers, Morningstar Farms, and Worthington fake meats have been around for decades, but were never sold to mainstream until recently. Those meat substitutes had way more chemicals and were not non-GMO. Beyond Meat, Impossible Burgers, Incognito and other vegan meat substitute brands have made it to mainstream in a big way. They are non-GMO and, especially in the case of Beyond Meat, have healthy ingredients. The NCBA is going out of their way to spread lies about safety, etc. They are calling it synthetic meat which is a lie. Synthetic meat is made of animal cells and grown in a laboratory, which is the antithesis of what PRISM supports.

Of course, all you have to do is mention Bill Gates regarding anything and people who don’t do their due diligence and use their B.S. detectors to see behind the meat, dairy and the chemical/pharmaceutical industry P.R., will go right along with it.

Look at how many chemicals and pharmaceuticals, including vaccines, are used in livestock production of meaty meats and dairy. What about prions? These abnormal proteins found in factory farmed animals cause a fatal brain disease in humans known as Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease. To an enlightened individual, the multitude of commercials produced by the meat industry extolling the endless delights of eating animal flesh does not disguise the negative impact on the human body and the horrors of factory farming.

This current campaign against meat substitutes is no different than any other smear campaign to derail the move toward environmentally sound vegan sources of food. As a result, the amount of beef consumption has gone up due to the smoke screen created by the beef industry. Tofu, and other soy products became popular, and the meat and dairy industry spread lies about soy causing feminization in males and increasing breast cancer. As a result, people started avoiding tofu and tempeh and are missing out on the cancer-preventing qualities of those foods. Vegetarians/vegans are only helping the meat industry when they criticize anyone for wanting to consume healthier alternatives to meat because they miss the taste and texture. We are happy to have all meat eaters leave the dark side and join us!

Dr. Deborah Goldsmith - D.C., A.P., D.O.M., PRISM Co-Founder and Board Member, Vegan