09.06.2017 ►Jain Vegans ►Newsletter

• Sunday 25th June (5 - 7pm)
• Niland Conference Centre, Bushey
• Free registration here

Join us for an evening with Dr. Jina Shah to learn more about fasting and health in a Jain context.

Jains have been fasting for thousands of years. There is a lot of accumulated wisdom about the benefits of fasting in the Jain community. But stories of negative health effects occasionally surface too.

Scientists have recently begun to take an interest in fasting and started to research the health effects.  Many people in the West have also started to try some form of fasting in hope of “detoxing” or helping control or reverse disease.

Dr. Jina Shah recently worked alongside Dr. Michael Kleper, a leading expert in vegan nutrition, with patients at the TrueNorth Center in California.  At TrueNorth, clinical research is being carried out on the role of fasting and a whole foods vegan diet free of oil, sugar and salt, in the management of a variety of conditions, including diabetes, high blood pressure, autoimmune disorders and lymphoma.  

As a medical doctor, vegan nutrition expert and active member of the U.S. community, Jina is well placed to share lessons learned on the science and physiology of fasting alongside traditional Jain practices and spiritual philosophy.

Jina will be speaking on the same topic at the upcoming 2017 JAINA convention in New Jersey, and has previously spoken to UK audiences about health and nutrition on a Jain vegan diet.

• Sunday 16th July
• 10am - 3pm
• EKTA Centre, 366a Stag Lane, Kingsbury NW9 9AA
• £5 OAUK members / £15 non-members

• Shambhu's
• Made in Hackney

Abuse and killing of cows in milk production

1. The cow is forcefully impregnated through artificial insemination. If a cow isn’t made pregnant, she won’t produce milk.
2. The newborn calf is normally taken away from his/her mother within 24-48 hours. This is traumatic for cows, who, like human mothers, are very motherly and develop strong bonds with their babies.
3. Male calves are killed shortly after birth or sold on for meat/leather production.  They have no other use to dairy farmers.
4. Female calves are kept on to replace their mothers as milk-producing cows.
5. The mother cow will be killed when 5-7 years old, even though she could live for 15 to 20 years if given the chance.  This is because after bearing a calf and giving milk each year, her milk yield drops such that it is no longer profitable for a dairy farmer to keep her alive.

NHS website supportive of a vegan diet 

For further information on vegan health nutrition, please consult the  Vegan Section on the NHS website  or visit this link: http://www.vegansociety.com/resources/nutrition-and-health

• Cow milk with Soya/Rice/Almond/Coconut Milk (Supermarket ownbrands, Alpro, Provamel, Bonsoy, Ecomil, Koko, Sojade)
• Yoghurt / Dahi with plant based curds (Provamel, Alpro, Sojade, Coyo, supermarket own brands)
• Butter with vegetable spreads (Pure and Vitalite are commonly available from supermarkets. Note many margarines contain butter milk and thus are not suitable for vegans)
• Cheese / Paneer with Dairy Free Cheeses (Tofu, VBites, Sheese, Tofutti, Vegusto, Vegourmet, Violife)
• Ice Creams with sorbets or dairy free ice creams (Alpro, Bessant and Drury, Swedish Glace, Booja Booja, Almond Dream, Coyo, supermarket own brands)
• Chocolate with dark chocolate (Plamil and Organica do specialist dairy free ‘milk chocolate’ and many brands do vegan dark chocolate)
• Eggs with egg replacement powder (baking) or tofu (scrambled)
• Honey with  maple syrup, rice syrup, agave syrup, date syrup or golden syrup

About Jain Vegans

Jain Vegans supports members of the Jain community in the transition towards a plant-based low-himsa lifestyle, and helps raise awareness about the abuse, violation and killing of cows in milk production.

You can find out more about Jain Vegans online (www.jainvegans.org) or interact with us through the following online channels:

..a friendly online forum where you can ask questions and exchange ideas about the vegan lifestyle with other members from around the world....

...follow us on Twitter (@JainVegans) for instant news and information...

'like' us on facebook for updates on our activities and invitations to events... 

THE JAIN VEGANS WORKING GROUP

In the UK, the Jain Vegans Working Group actively works with UK Jain organisations to deliver informative and empowering events on a plant-based lifestyle, and to encourage them to make the transition to all-vegan catering at their events. Please  us if you'd like us to help your Jain organisation/community in this way. Please also  if you are interested in supporting our activities, for example by volunteering.

With warm wishes,

The Jain Vegans Team
www.jainvegans.org