The most famous vegetarians. Famous vegetarians

Proper nutrition one of the most important things we can do for ourselves, and vegetarianism is one of the ways to lead healthy image life.

Instead of a turkey sandwich, many celebrities would rather make stuffing with vegetables and sweet potatoes. Why, you ask? The answer is simple. They are vegetarians, vegans and animal activists, and would rather eat tofu than juicy piece birds.

Jessica Chastain: "I'm trying to live a life where I'm not contributing to the cruelty in the world."

You'd be surprised how many celebrities embrace plant-based eating and are all about veganism.

Many celebrities have become vegans for personal reasons (to live a healthy lifestyle and stay in shape), or to support animal rights and care for environment, and some were vegetarians almost from birth.

Below you can meet the most prominent vegans from Pamela Anderson and Brad Pitt to Bill Clinton.

Carrie Underwood

Carrie, who grew up on a farm, became a vegetarian at age 13 after witnessing the killing of animals first-hand. She is also lactose intolerant, so Carrie has been a committed vegan since 2011. However, for this star, it's not a strict no-meat-and-dairy diet - if there are any cultural or social reasons for it, she might break the rules a little: "I'm a vegan, but I consider myself a practicing vegan. If I suddenly order something at a restaurant and it’s lightly sprinkled with cheese, I won’t refuse it.”

In 2005 and 2007, Carrie Underwood was named the sexiest vegetarian by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).

Christian Bale

Christian grew up with his father, an active animal rights activist, who taught him compassion for animals. Christian became a vegetarian at age 9 after reading the children's book Charlotte's Web.

Pamela Anderson

When you're a sex icon, you have to keep your body in shape, and being a vegetarian definitely helps.

Natalie Portman

Animal rights activist and vegetarian since childhood. In addition, she refuses to wear fur, feathers and leather.

During pregnancy, the actress allowed herself eggs and cheese, but then returned to full-fledged veganism. The menu for her wedding in 2012 was also vegan.

A vegetarian for 20 years, she became a vegan activist after reading the book Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer.

Tobey Maguire

Like Batman, Spider-Man is also a vegetarian.

Vegetarian since 1992 and vegan since 2009. There are no leather items in his house - no furniture, no clothes. He even forces guests to get rid of leather clothes before they walk through the front door.

Mike Tyson

The former world heavyweight boxing champion has been vegan since 2010. Since then, the boxer has lost about fifty kilograms.

“By becoming vegan, I have the opportunity to live a healthy life. My body was exhausted from drug use, I was practically falling apart. But once I became vegan, my condition improved significantly.”

Hayden Panettiere

The actress is a vegetarian and an activist in the movement against hunting whales and dolphins.

Kal Penn

The actor may have gone on a hamburger hunt in Harold & Kumar Go Wild, but in real life chooses vegetables instead of meat.

Paul McCartney

Sir Paul McCartney is an avid vegetarian and animal lover

Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen made the transition from vegetarianism to full-fledged veganism in 2008 because of her love for animals.

“I saw reality and could no longer ignore it.”

Portia de Rossi, Ellen's wife, also shares similar views. Portia has her own blog dedicated to this topic, the menu at their wedding was completely vegan, and together the couple decided to launch a vegan restaurant.

Alicia Silverstone

An animal rights activist, she adopted a vegan lifestyle in 1998. She admitted to Oprah that before changing her eating habits, she had swelling, asthma, acne and insomnia. She wrote a book on veganism, The Kind Diet, in 2009, and also shares other helpful healthy eating tips on her website.

Kristen Bell

The actress has been a vegetarian for over 17 years. “When I was little, I loved my dogs so much! But I looked at my hamburger, and then at my dogs, and saw no difference. That's partly why I became a vegetarian."

“I had a lot of weird things growing up. One of them is that I didn't want to eat meat. I didn't like the taste or smell. I was in the minority of kids who actually liked fruits and vegetables.”

Woody Harrelson

Harelson has been a strict vegetarian for nearly three decades. He was named "Sexiest Celebrity Vegetarian" by PETA in 2012, along with Jessica Chastain.

The actor and his family live on a working organic farm on the island of Maui, don't use cell phones due to electromagnetic waves, drive energy-efficient cars, and own a vegan restaurant and beer garden that serves organic beer.

Thom Yorke

The Radiohead frontman is a vegan, inspired by the song "Meat is Murder." The group Smiths.

Kristen Wiig

The Bridesmaids actress stays healthy by eating plenty of tofu and soy in her diet.

Alanis Morissette

After reading Joel Fuhrman's book "Eat to Live" and being overweight, the singer became a vegan in 2009. When asked why she decided to do this, Alanis replied:

"Longevity. I realized that I want to live to be 120 years old.”

“I like this new way of life, it can, as far as possible, prevent many types of cancer and other terrible diseases.” She shared that she lost about 10 kilograms in just a few months of being vegan and that she feels more energetic. However, Morissette admits to being only 80% vegan. “I leave the remaining 20% ​​to meet the needs of my body.”

Russell Brand

Russell Brand, a vegetarian since the age of 14, became vegan in 2011. Russell's ex-wife, singer Katy Perry, admitted that she gave up meat to make him happy.

According to PETA, the number of vegetarians in the United States has reached 5%, and vegans - 2.5%. Surely in our country the numbers are no less impressive. This rapid spread of vegetarianism is primarily due to the fact that people are more often thinking about the fate of animals, which are senselessly dying in the thousands every day. Vegan celebrities played an important role in popularizing this lifestyle.

Bill Clinton

The 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, underwent coronary artery bypass surgery and stenting 4 times, after which he decided to become a vegan in 2010. Over the years, he lost 9 kilograms and became an ardent promoter of veganism. During an interview with CNN, he said he felt great and had more energy.

Carrie Underwood

The sexiest famous vegan in the world stopped eating animal products at age 13. It was at this age that she, living on a farm, first saw the killing of an animal. Since she suffers from lactose intolerance, switching to a new diet was not too difficult for her.

Al Gore

Former US Vice President Al Gore, known for his environmental advocacy, became a vegan himself in 2013. So he joined forces with Bill Clinton, with whom he had previously worked.

Natalie Portman

This famous actress was a vegetarian for a long time and in 2009, after reading the book “Eating Animals,” she became a vegan. She wrote about this, that the price that humanity and the environment pays for animal husbandry is too high.

Mike Tyson

The famous boxer Mike Tyson became a vegan after finishing his sports career. According to him, after that he began to feel better, lost 45 kilograms, and his blood pressure finally returned to normal.

Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres, comedian and TV host, read several books in 2008 and also became a vegan. According to her, she can no longer ignore the brutal genocide of living beings. Like many other famous vegans, Ellen maintains her own blog about veganism, and even plans to open a vegan restaurant in Russia.

Alicia Silverstone

According to Health magazine, Alicia Silverstone switched to veganism at age 21 after watching several documentaries about animal agriculture. According to her, before switching to a new diet, she constantly suffered from gastrointestinal problems, insomnia and asthma. Today, this celebrity vegan offers advice to beginners on his website, The Good Life.

Asher

This musician and dancer adopted veganism in 2012. This is due to the fact that in 2008 his father died of a heart attack, after which Asher decided to lead a healthy lifestyle.

Joaquin Phoenix

This famous vegan became one back in early childhood, at 3 years old. At this age, his parents took him fishing, where he saw how the fish pulled ashore were suffocating. After this incident, he simply could not eat what was once a living creature.

Carl Lewis

One of the world's most famous vegans, Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis, adopted veganism while preparing for the 1991 World Championships. During these competitions he managed to set a world record.

He decided to switch to veganism after meeting with two nutritionists who inspired him with their example. Adoption new diet It wasn’t easy for him, but he managed to overcome the desire to eat meat.

Woody Harrelson

One of the most famous vegans in the world, Woody Harrelson, has been leading a healthy lifestyle for 25 years. In his youth, he suffered from acne and a constant runny nose. It turned out that the problem was lactose intolerance. After this, he realized that animal products are harmful to human health.

Today, Woody Harrelson not only does not eat animal products, but also actively promotes environmental stewardship through his example. He doesn't use mobile phone, lives on an organic farm and co-owns an organic beer garden.

Thom Yorke

One of The Smiths' songs called "Meat is Murder" made the Radiohead founder think about the fate of animals, after which he completely switched to a vegan diet. Now his diet contains absolutely no animal products.

Alanis Morissette

By 2009, Alanis Morissette was overweight and feeling very unwell. But one day she came across Dr. Fuhrman’s book “Eat to Live” and became a vegan. Giving an interview to OK magazine, she said that she wants to live to be 120 years old and this moment develops a diet that can prevent most diseases. In a month of following a vegan diet, she managed to lose 9 kilograms.

Russell Brand

A vegan celebrity named Russell Brand gave up meat after watching the acclaimed film Forks Over Scalpels. After some time, he decided to switch from vegetarianism to veganism.

Morrissey

This vegan recently created quite a stir in the media with his harsh criticism of Thanksgiving. He considers it unacceptable to hold a holiday reception in the White House, because in this way the president condones brutal murder millions of turkeys: they are shocked and then their heads are cut off.

If you still eat animal food and buy food in a regular supermarket, it means that you are not living environmentally friendly and fashionable. So, at least, think representatives of new movements - vegans and freegans. "Marie Claire" found out where they came from and what they are eaten with.

Vegans

"You know what main ingredient per serving fried chicken, which you usually buy in establishments Kentucky Fried Chicken? Cruelty!" – Pamela Anderson hasn’t looked as sexy in a long time as she did in a PETA (People) video for the Ethical Treatment of Animals – “People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals”), calling for the abandonment of the consumption of eggs and chickens. The picture shows chilling footage of a poultry farm with half-dead birds in cramped dirty cages, and still alive chickens spinning on a slaughterhouse conveyor. Behind the scenes - Pamela's words: “More than 700 million chickens are destroyed in factories every year in the most cruel way. Don't support the meat and dairy industry - go vegan! We need your help!" – the star speaks with a conviction that would be the envy of many professional politicians. It is thanks to Pamela Anderson and other famous vegans that the “veganism” movement, which a couple of decades ago was a very marginal and small offshoot of vegetarianism, has recently become, if not mainstream, then at least a fashionable trend.

If vegetarians have existed almost always - in Ancient Greece, during the Renaissance, in India (the predecessors of Hinduism fundamentally did not eat meat back in the 8th century BC), then vegans appeared relatively recently. The Vegan Society has existed since 1944. (Its founder, a modest teacher from Yorkshire Donald Watson, lived to be 95 years old.) The word vegan itself comes from vegetarian. Vegetarians do not eat only meat and fish; vegans are much more radical - they reject all animal food without exception: eggs, milk, honey (vegans also consider it an animal product), as well as, of course, all genetically modified products. But the main thing is that, unlike vegetarianism, Veganism is not just a diet, but a whole philosophy.“Veganism is a way of life that tries, as far as possible, to eliminate all forms of exploitation of animals for food, clothing and other purposes,” says the Vegan Society’s manifesto. Vegans do not wear anything made of leather, fur, silk or other materials that are even partially made from animal products; do not use cosmetics that have been tested on animals; publicly oppose the “exploitation of animals in circuses and zoos”, as well as the “thoughtless waste of natural resources"and environmental pollution, which, in their opinion, is largely due to "intense Agriculture"(intensive farming is another interesting vegan term). Active vegans like to point to a 2006 UN study that found factory-farmed animals produce 18% of all greenhouse gases (compared to just 12% from motor vehicles). Another study conducted by professors at the University of Chicago found that one person becoming a vegan could reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by 1.5 kg per year.

According to various estimates, vegans today make up from 0.25 to 2.5% of the UK population and from 0.2 to 1.3% of the US population. Many vegans live in Holland, Sweden, Denmark and other countries Northern Europe, and also – in Lately- and in Hollywood. Among movie stars, Batman star Alicia Silverstone preaches veganism. A year ago, she shocked the world by appearing naked in a social video for the same PETA society. The actress tells everyone and everywhere that, having become a vegan, she lost 15 kg, and before she could not do this even with the help of the most sophisticated diets. Alicia is also an apologist for vegan fashion - she dresses exclusively in Stella McCartney, clothes that do not contain materials of animal origin. Veganism, like many trends that started out as just ideas, is slowly turning into an industry. For example, for those who cannot afford vegan clothing from famous designer, there are plenty of online stores offering more modest “vegan” shoes, tanks, and dresses. (It's funny that regular cotton T-shirts and linen shirts are now called "vegan clothing" too.)

Clint Eastwood

For many years he has been living on fruits, vegetables and soy products. And, as befits a vegan, he actively protects animals.

Natalie Portman

I gave up meat at age 11. She made a collection of “green” shoes and sandals for the Te Casan brand.

Adherents of veganism are convinced that sooner or later humanity will switch to plant-based foods. True, the weather is spoiled from time to time by lawsuits that question the health safety of a vegan diet. So, last year in Atlanta they prosecuted for manslaughter married couple vegans whose six-month-old baby died... from malnutrition. Doctors found that the vegan products that the parents fed the baby (mainly soy milk and Apple juice), there was a catastrophic lack of vital elements for the baby. Yet vegans are optimistic about the future. “It will be a completely different civilization,” Donald Watson, president of the Vegan Society, said in one of his last interviews in response to the question of what would happen to humanity if it switched to vegan food. “This will be the first civilization in history that will be worthy of being called a civilization.”

Why I became a vegan

Evgenia Petelina, graphic designer, 29 years old

Before I became a vegan, I was pescatarian- these are people who do not eat meat, but can eat fish and everything else. About three years ago, my mother and I bought a huge live carp at the market. While they were taking him home, he was still alive, desperately fluttering in the bag. At home, before frying it, we beat it against the wall for a long time... After that, of course, I couldn’t eat it. It always seemed to me that it was fundamentally wrong to eat living beings. And this incident somehow sank into my soul so much that I began to think about becoming a vegan. Not long before this, my husband and I moved to England, and the vegan lifestyle is very popular there. There is a lot of information about veganism on the Internet - I remember I read, for example, one blog of a vegan woman. She offered such gorgeous recipes for vegan dishes and the photos of this food were so “delicious” that I decided to try it too.

It wasn’t difficult to give up eggs – I’ve been eating them very rarely lately anyway. It was more difficult with all sorts of curds and yoghurts, which I always loved very much, but I quickly replaced them with soy yoghurts. The hardest thing was to stop eating cheese (I recently read somewhere that cheese contains substances close to drugs - they cause addiction). But, again, there is soy cheese, which tastes like Dor Blue. And in general, in my opinion, I have become much more varied in my diet. You could even say that I became an epicurean. I discovered a huge number of new products - vegetables, the existence of which I did not know before. For example, celery root - it can be added to mashed potatoes or even used instead of potatoes - say, added to soup. Or the same chickpeas (chickpeas) - I use them to make amazing hummus. And if you grind chickpeas, mix with flour, water, salt and bake in the oven, you get a flatbread that smells and even tastes like scrambled eggs. Instead of regular milk, I drink oat, rice or almond milk. Luckily, in England there is a huge selection of vegan products.

Moby

Humanist and vegan with 20 years of experience. PETA activist and owner of organic restaurant Teany in New York.

Leni Kravitz

I've been vegan for a year now. My husband still eats meat, but we agreed that he will cook it for himself. In six months I lost 15 kg, which I had never achieved before. Apparently, my metabolism “swinged” - due to the fact that there is a lot of fiber in a vegan diet. With plant foods I get all the necessary vitamins. There is a pleasant lightness in my body, and whatever I eat, the taste seems much stronger to me than before. My skin has become better - it seems to me that I have become younger. I also had a strong feeling that I was doing the right thing. That's right - because I freed myself from my addictions to certain foods. Because I am no longer part of the global cruelty associated with the production of animal food and to which we are all so accustomed that we no longer notice it. It seems to me that I and as a person have changed. I became more attentive, more tolerant, and forgive more. I had a strong feeling that the world can be changed for the better. Although, perhaps I just became more naive...

Freegans

“If I need something, I go to the trash heap,” says Adam Weissman. “Furniture, clothes, appliances, fresh food - in general, everything that people usually buy in supermarkets for money.” This is said by a person who has a home, a family, and a well-paid job. From one trash can he hangs around to another not out of need, but out of conviction. Moral and ethical. He considers it a crime to throw away tons of food when millions of people are starving around the world and when the planet’s resources are inexorably declining due to the exorbitant appetites of the “capitalist consumer society.” Thousands of other Americans who regularly raid the dumpsters of supermarkets and restaurants in search of a better life think so too. They are not homeless, not outcasts and not perverts, but the most ordinary people: teachers, security guards, teachers and students - they are just freegans. “We want to stop wasting the planet's resources by reducing our consumer spending. So we eat and live off what other people throw away. We are the orderlies of this rotten consumer society!” – explains the meaning of the term by the ideologist of freeganism and the creator of the website www.freegan.info, 28-year-old Adam Weissman.

The first freegans appeared in New York 12 years ago, but now the geography of the movement has expanded - there are followers in Australia, Europe and Latin America. The word "freegan" comes from free (free) and vegan (strict vegetarian). At first it was one of the radical directions of vegetarianism. But freegans, although they abandoned animal products, left a loophole for themselves: you can eat meat only if you get it for free.

When asked if it is unhealthy to eat food from the trash, Adam replies: “Isn’t it unhealthy to work from 9 to 6 pm and increase the wealth of corporations that steal natural resources?! So eat to your health!” The website www.freegan.info provides detailed instructions, how to distinguish spoiled foods from normal ones and which goods are better not to take - in a word, how to eat wisely in the trash and not get sick. No cases of mass poisoning of freegans have been recorded yet. Here are a few golden rules for seasoned freegans: get gloves and a flashlight; do not go where it says “No Entry”; around the container after you should be as clean as before you arrived; if there was nothing in the container yesterday, this does not mean that there will be nothing there tomorrow, etc. New York freegans are simply spoiled for choice - the same site has a lot of useful addresses: where are the most “delicious” garbage dumps and in what mode do they work, which garbage container should look into for lovers of Chinese, French, Moroccan cuisine, and for real gourmets - the garbage dumps of the most pretentious restaurants and the hours when bags of food are brought out there. A whole Michelin guide!

“People think we eat garbage, but in fact it’s normal food that hasn’t even expired,” says Weissman. His words are confirmed by American economists, who have been sounding the alarm for a long time. According to their estimates, from 30 to 50% of food products that go on sale never reach the consumer and end up as waste. Moreover, these are not expired products, but those that either do not fit on supermarket shelves or fall into the “risk group”. For example, if there are several rotten fruits in a container with tomatoes, throw away the entire container. For stores, this is cheaper than hiring a person to sort vegetables.

Skeptics say that freegans shirk work, hiding behind the fact that they can live off other people's waste. In fact, there are significantly more working freegans than idle people. Most freegans are middle class people with higher education who work in corporations, live in their own apartments and regularly pay taxes. And the garbage dumps are a kind of anti-globalist slap in the face to public taste and an attempt to clearly show people that it is a shame to be so wasteful. “We have all been taught that happiness lies on store shelves and the more we can buy, the happier we are. Nonsense! - Vaisman is convinced. “We believe that a person doesn’t need that much – if you approach your expenses rationally, it will become clear that you can work much less or even not work.” The question then arises, what do freegans spend their earned money on? They, of course, buy some things, but this does not compare with what the average metropolitan resident spends. And they donate part of the funds to charitable foundations and environmental organizations.

“Last year I found a bag of designer clothes. For some it has gone out of fashion - but it’s just right for me! After all, people in the West maniacally want to have everything new and shiny.” Adam Weissman's entire house, where he lives with his parents, is littered with "garbage" - furniture, a computer, a stereo system, dishes - he found these treasures in city garbage dumps. By the way, many freegans move in with their parents, relatives or friends, others become squatters, occupying abandoned houses, and some rent cheap apartments on the outskirts of cities. The main goal of such “clumping” is to spend less resources.

Freegans go out to get their prey every Friday at 9 pm, when supermarkets close. “You look in the container, and there is chicken in tarragon sauce, which expired just today, Haagen-Dazs ice cream with the same expiration date, several packs of fresh eggs, one of which is broken. Take it - I don’t want it!” – Adam brags about his “shopping spree.”

Freegans have a large support army, and their number is growing year by year. Activists from the Food Not Bombs movement (www.foodnotbombs.net) agree with them. In Russia there is their branch - “Food instead of bombs”. The organization opposes massive military spending while millions of people around the world are dying of hunger. They collect food that is thrown away from food factories and distribute it to everyone who comes to them.

Skappy - green yuppies

First there were hippies, then yuppies, and now an explosive cross between the first and the second has appeared - skappy. These are successful careerists who are seriously concerned about environmental issues and do everything possible not to harm our planet. That's why they wear clothes from natural materials– hemp, soy, recycled paper – and sneakers made from used tires. They drive cars with a hybrid engine, eat only organic products, write with biopenes with ink made from berry juice, and even talk on mobile phones made of bamboo and bioplastic, which have to be recharged by hand: I turned the lever in the case for three minutes and talked once. For Skappy children, they buy reusable diapers that can be worn until they are completely worn out. Eco-fads are very expensive, noskappies can afford them. They work in large corporations, earn a lot, live in megacities, travel (if possible, not by plane - planes destroy the ozone layer) and, in general, do not deny themselves anything, but with only one condition - do not harm the planet. Skappy is called “reformists of the consumer society " Although not everyone is sympathetic to their attempts to impose their ideals and buy off (literally!) from planetary wrath. They build their relationship with nature on the “buy and sell” principle. Saved on a car with reduced carbon dioxide emissions - donated money to develop a car using corn cake. If you flew to the seaside, spend a few dollars to fight airplane fumes. And please help me charitable foundations for the protection of Ussuri tigers, blue whales, tropical forests and in general to everyone who asks for help. Skappy even negotiate with the bank so that money from their credit cards is automatically debited to fund accounts. Skappy corporations have already appeared - for example, Google, where a giant solar battery operates, and employees who want to buy an environmentally friendly Toyota Prius are given a free loan. Expert opinion

According to the theory of Nobel laureate Tom Hayek, population growth is environmentally dangerous as long as the number of identical people grows - those who want and can do the same things. And when the number of different people increases, waste from one activity becomes raw material for another. According to this theory, freeganism is a holy cause! And from an environmental and economic point of view, this is very promising direction. In our country, this environmental function is still performed by homeless people.

Don’t ask me to say that such phenomena are new religions. You can distinguish religion from the usual way of human interaction by the degree of aggression. Religions are always aggressive! The sect is hostile to everyone who does not belong to their denomination. So, when vegans, freegans and others like them begin to destroy McDonald's and kill meat-eaters, these movements will acquire strong religious features. In religion, giving up something (food, amenities) is asceticism. Vegans are ascetics in this regard. But ascetics and hermits, according to my observations, are most often people with mental disorders. In general, the fascination with new trends and the need to gather in groups is caused by a lack of communication. Scientifically, this is called “frustration of the affiliative need.”

Celebrities play by different rules. Their fame is both a gift and a curse. Having experienced public recognition, a person takes into account not only personal responsibility, but also realizes how much he can influence others.

Most of the world's famous vegetarians enjoy the privilege of awakening minds by promoting an eco-friendly lifestyle, caring for the world and animals. This is the case when widespread popularity is for good: you may have never heard of veganism before, but learning about famous people who are vegetarians will at least make you wonder what the point is.

That is why the demand from popular people is a little higher. The influence can be both destructive and creative. In this article you will learn about people who have become examples, inspiration, and lessons for most of us, read their quotes and appreciate their experience. After looking at the character, you can draw conclusions, renounce meat-eating and take the path of vegetarianism.

Celebrities are vegetarians: what are they?

What is the difference between a famous vegetarian and an ordinary environmentalist? Except in terms of popularity and scale of influence. Celebrities can lead a crowd, but anyone in that crowd makes an informed and personal choice. It’s not enough to look at your favorite actor, read that he gave up meat and then stop yourself. The stars rather help us direct our thoughts in the right direction and make a choice. Meanwhile, they often make mistakes themselves.

To change the world, you need to change yourself

Leonardo DiCaprio believes that the planet can still be saved. He does enough for this himself - he uses solar panels and drives a hybrid Toyota Prius. The actor self-critically points out that there is something to strive for, for example, setting up a compost pit in his yard and spending more time in the garden.

Spiritual leaders say: you don’t need to come to people and insist that they change, you just need to shine. In the example of vegetarian celebrities, we see how flawlessly this truth works. Actor DiCaprio does not have to shout about his principles at every corner, calling for a reduction in consumption; with his worldview and lifestyle he shows how one can create.

Taking care of the environment, it is not necessary to go from room to room visiting friends, instructively turning off the lights everywhere. You can talk about it to yourself, and the listener will decide for himself. He will start by thinking: “hey, he’s right, we need to turn off the light bulbs around the house” and the next time he will remember that the hero of the Titanic does this and will want to repeat his idol. We constantly imitate the stars, so it’s better to imitate something good.

Some famous vegetarians are called active activists for animal rights and the environment. It's good to be like that, but the idea spreads not through struggle, but through acceptance. If your friend comes to your home and proudly starts teaching you how to save energy, you will resist: “What does he think he is?” It’s another matter if he talked about it to himself, leaving the right of choice to you. And then you willingly agree to the idea of ​​ecology.

People should consume less - this is the most a big problem for today. Leonardo DiCaprio.

Most of the world's famous vegetarians understand this concept. They don't fight, but talk about their experiences. We are always open to new things if we are given a choice, especially if this choice is left by famous vegetarians.

The same Leonardo DiCaprio admits how he used to love Bavarian sausages. And this makes him a person, as simple as we are. You'll breathe a sigh of relief because you, too, might have developed old habits from time to time, and then you'll order with the same relief. You're no longer a meat eater, but we all experience inner confusion. Famous vegetarians help overcome it. And the list of such people is impressive.

Hard experiences either break you or make you better.

Mike Tyson has never been a positive character. If he didn’t have a bright story, replicated throughout the world, we would avoid him. A dysfunctional family, aggressive behavior, problems with the law and drugs - all this more than offset his achievements in the sports arena.

Boxer for a long time was a style icon for bad boys. He would have remained that way, but deep grief - the loss of his daughter - changed him.

Troubles are like fire: some are burned in them, others are tempered. Looking at Mike Tyson's experience, you will think that you can probably do it too. After all, he could do it, and so can you.

Survive death loved one incredibly difficult, but even smaller troubles can break you. The consolations of others do not work well; the personal example of a famous vegetarian is another matter. By looking at how your hero deals with a problem, it will be easier for you to overcome your adversity.

Now I don't eat anything that might make me angry. Mike Tyson.

Tyson was supported by his wife. She was the first to think about changing her diet. I also dragged my husband into this interesting idea. He agreed for the sake of his daughter, radically changing himself, habits, and life. The result is successful recovery, avoidance of harmful substances, and weight loss.

Fortitude despite close influence

Despite the difficult experience, boxer Tyson was surrounded by the support of his wife. She looked after him, cared for him, influenced him. If everyone in your family adheres to a creative diet, wears and washes special clothes, then it’s easy for you to start doing the same.

Support and joint events are strong and fun. What if you decide to live a healthy life, but your loved ones don’t? Mike Tyson and DiCaprio are good, but they are out there somewhere, hidden behind the pages of glossy magazines. And you and your questions are here, among meat-eaters and skeptics. Having attacked with all its mental pressure, it will not be difficult for the crowd to lead you astray from a new path. They have a battery of convincing arguments against your dubious idea. And yet you have a chance.

Brad Pitt is a vegetarian. Not a role model, but he convincingly stands his ground in giving up meat. For this alone, the star guy deserves to be on our list of famous vegetarians. He may drink coffee and eat pizza, but thanks to him, people think about the right attitude towards animals.

Brad Pitt also tried to recruit his wife into the ranks of vegetarians. Nothing came of the idea, but this cannot be considered a sufficient reason for a quarrel. Apparently, everyone remained unconvinced, giving the other the right to follow their values.

However, the couple has children and these six follow their mother's habits. The whole family left Pitt in his splendid isolation to defend animal rights. In such an environment it is difficult to insist on anything. Moreover, in such an environment it is difficult to remain true to yourself.

Some of us have definitely been in a similar situation. Disputes arise about how to eat, how to create a menu, what to choose in a cafe and how to sit next to a person peacefully chewing a steak. right hand from you. Too many contradictions can arise in such an atmosphere. And it’s still good if no one tries to convince you.

A world in which a cow is killed for a hamburger is a cruel one. Brad Pitt.

If Brad Pitt can do it, you can do it. Take this as a test. It is difficult to withstand public opinion, but fortitude will one day help not only you. By following your principles, sooner or later you will inspire someone around you, and the scales will move in your favor.

Famous vegetarians and their stories

Famous vegetarians have the same fates as ours. They live, they make mistakes, they ask questions, they fight for what is right. Vegetarianism, despite its seemingly absolute health, takes on many reproaches from meat-eaters and doubters.

Adding fuel to the fire real cases. A young woman, a vegetarian by conviction, is expecting a new baby. Comes to see a doctor. The specialist concludes that it’s time to start eating meat, since the baby’s life is at risk. And he carefully shakes printouts about the levels of sugar, hemoglobin and iron in front of the patient, scared to death. This is cooler than the moralizing of relatives - here a doctor took over the matter, and he has impressive education and experience.

Health workers are good people and they do good work, but they also make mistakes. That woman nevertheless gathered all her will into a fist, enlisted information support from books and gave birth to a healthy, strong baby.

The nurses did not let up: what are you doing? Eat a piece of meat, you won’t have milk! But there was milk, the child grew, the dogs barked, and the caravan continued on.

Perhaps it’s worth raising the topic of the influence of consciousness on the body, but first, the story of Steve Jobs.

Too many contradictions or how they attract the ears

The story of the apple genius is intertwined with funny, sad, phenomenal and fatal incidents. We will focus on veganism, oncology and lead.

Steve Jobs was a vegetarian. Not always and not all my life. But this man went a little further - he tried fruitarianism. This nutritional system involves eating only fruits and nothing more. An excellent example to follow, but Jobs is diagnosed with cancer, and after a while the whole world learns about the death of a genius.

This combination of events caused a wave of indignation on the part of skeptical people - all the stones were thrown into the vegans’ garden. And no other cases in the world of star faces, without cancer and excess weight, could not convince the critics. They insisted that the disease was a direct result of Jobs' senselessly restrictive diet. In their opinion, if Steve Jobs had a “nutritious” diet, using eggs, meat and seafood on the menu, the disease would not have occurred.

By the way, what about people who got sick and died from cancer, but were previously omnivores?

One of the qualified specialists, who has been working with cancer patients for many years, insisted that Jobs’s special diet only helped – it extended his life. According to the doctor, the cancer developed over the course of for long years and began to raise its disgusting head in teenage years genius when he worked with lead, a heavy metal and carcinogen that causes cancer.

The situation was heated up unexpectedly by Steve Wozniak, co-founder Apple and a confirmed overweight meat eater. On the one hand there is a sickly fruitarian with cancer, on the other there is a burger lover with bad habits. +1 in favor of meat eaters. But the lack of protein in Jobs’s body attracted attention, as did Wozniak’s health. The disease was misdiagnosed several times and prolonged. Jobs himself decided to take drastic measures when it was too late, and if you lay out all the facts before your eyes, it turns out that the vegan lifestyle has nothing to do with it.

By the way, Jobs remained true to his nutrition concept, despite all the convincing arguments of those around him. He did not overcome the disease because more complex factors came into play.

Famous vegetarians and ordinary people, healthy or sick - we all represent not only a human organism, but also consciousness. Thoughts affect the body more powerfully than food. Convincing ourselves of pain, we really feel it. Everyone has had a nightmare at least once in their life and woke up in a cold sweat. A nightmare is a fiction, but the body's reaction is not. Here's another example: feel the sour taste of a cut lemon in your mouth. There is no fruit, but saliva has come out.

The philosophy of vegetarianism teaches us to eat plant foods because it is ethically correct. But even if you are the strictest vegan in the world, if you mentally program yourself for destruction, apples will not help. However, like a million-dollar fortune.

Losses among our own

Musician David Bowie and actor David Duchovny are known as famous vegetarians, but these two are considered controversial vegetarians. There were many rumors and speculations about the former, but the world community is inclined to believe that Bowie was never a vegetarian, and if he was, it was only for a short time.

Duchovny, the star of “The X-Files” and “Californication,” lasted for a while, but after the release of the second series, he gave up the idea of ​​proper nutrition.

There are hundreds of such cases, and not only among famous vegetarians. There is no point in condemning these people; rather, we should be glad that there were at least attempts. Many people don’t even dare to do this. By their example, the stars show that mistakes are part of life and you can’t escape them.

What’s more important is the loss of reference points. When a person wants to give up meat, but keeps returning to it, this can be explained by many factors - work, stress, pressure from loved ones or the public. But if a split occurs in consciousness, it is difficult to find the way back.

The principles of ecology are based on the preservation of the world, including the preservation of animal life. It’s okay if some kind of regression occurs, this is part of working on yourself. You need to be able to forgive yourself and move on.

The difficulty is that if an ordinary person returns to meat-eating, then only those around him will know about it. But when a famous actor refuses vegetarianism, it seriously affects the world community. Immediately, disputes flare up and it is not so much about the man himself, but about the discussion between two camps - animal defenders and meat eaters.

That is why popular people should not rush to conclusions or publish their worldview. If a person is looking, then it’s better to say so. And for us, ordinary people, you shouldn’t take the media’s word for it, journalists like to change what is said so that all meaning is lost in it.

If it so happens that your favorite hero has lost his bearings, this does not mean that you should lose them too. Perhaps you are much stronger and more principled than him.

Celebrity Vegans: Role Models

To find the strength to follow the path of creation and harmony, look for inspiration from the most persistent.

Jared Leto's flexibility

Fans of the actor will definitely mention a couple of unpleasant facts about Jared Leto. For example, once for another picture he sacrificed his principles and ate fish. Meat eaters applaud, and Leto himself easily returns to a vegan diet. The passion for work and the need to make sacrifices makes the actor to some extent a hypocrite. On the other hand, his services to the public are so great that there is simply nothing to blame the actor for.

A couple of times for a serious purpose - it almost doesn’t count, although it doesn’t justify it. Other stars can't stand the fight against old habits and return to meat-eating, but not Jared. His diet consists of nuts, fruits and vegetables. He knows how to structure his diet so that he feels great and, apparently, has no problems with adaptation.

Why did Jared Leto stand out so much? There are many vegans, and he is not the only one who can boast of eco-thinking. But he does have a couple of trump cards.

At one of the fashion events, the actor showed up in a coat with a fur collar. The audience was taken aback by surprise, because everyone knew the star as an ardent defender of animals. Then the compromising questions hurt him - the guy did not expect that everyone would doubt his loyalty to vegetarianism. Fur collar was artificial, and Leto himself once again confirmed that he would never put on the skin of a killed animal.

Jared is one example where, as a vegan himself, he feels obligated to do everything possible to uphold his principles. Participates in protective actions, promotes wearing artificial fur, makes donations to charity.

The case when a vegan is a hero

Comparing our time and the recent past, it seems that now it is easier to claim your rights as a vegetarian. Lots of tasty and healthy food, information flows on the Internet, technology - everything allows you to undergo personal transformation as quickly as possible, although not always easily.

But how did the heroes from the past fare? Ivan Poddubny is a Russian hero, athlete and strongman who turned out to be a vegan. An amazing example of how a strongman, for whom, according to the laws of biology, protein and amino acids were vitally important, strengthened his power on radishes and cabbage.

Russian cuisine was more than enough to eat nourishingly, but in a vegan way: fruits, seeds, nuts, bread, cereals. History will no longer tell where the hero found the moral strength to remain so unusual in his time, but he did it well.

Poddubny is a role model because by his example he debunks myths about the relationship between health and meat. Another confirmation of the dependence of consciousness on the body to a greater extent than the body on nutrition.

World champion and Honored Master of Sports Poddubny showed that victory is possible, and not only over an opponent, but also over oneself.

Worldwide famous personalities became famous thanks to their love for work and sincere dedication. Everyone could be in the place of a star, but looks towards others only because he thinks that he himself can no longer do it. By remaining in his place, a person benefits a just cause, illuminating the way for others.

We had and still have to fight with public opinion, experience personal transformation, conquer inner demons, and persevere in moments of anxiety. Famous people are the same people, with their own strengths and weaknesses. We can use them as role models or as lessons, but in the life of anyone there are more than enough such lessons.

People who consciously refused to eat animal meat and fish have always existed. For example, it is believed that famous vegetarians were ancient greek philosophers Plato and Plutarch. Over the years, there is no absolute certainty, but indirect evidence suggests that this was the case.

The most famous vegetarians are cultural figures and politicians, athletes and musicians, show business representatives and other public figures. In our country, vegetarianism has not yet become a significant trend. Although there are famous vegetarians in Russia too.

The Spread of Vegetarianism

Vegetarianism requires year-round access to relatively cheap plant-based foods. This requires certain climatic conditions. Therefore, vegetarian practice developed in places where it is warm, humid, and there is an abundance of vegetables and fruits almost or all year round. This is primarily southeast Asia. To be more precise - India.

Beginning in the 1960s, the modern boom in vegetarianism began to spread throughout the world. Famous vegetarians began to appear.

For many well-known vegetarians, the ideological basis for the transition to food of exclusively plant origin was the Hindu or Buddhist worldview, which assumed the presence of a particle of God in every living creature and the concept of energetic rebirth into other bodies.

One way or another, millions of people have given up eating meat from other living beings. Some of the first famous vegetarians were members of the Beatles: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Star. Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, is still a vegetarian at 82 years old.

Another famous vegetarian of the 20th century, Albert Einstein, believed that “nothing improves a person’s health and increases his life expectancy as much as switching to a vegetarian diet.”

Subsequently, hundreds of studies conducted, confirming the Buddhist concept, proved that eating meat provokes cardiovascular diseases and shortens life.

Vegetarian celebrities past and present

Giving up meat is a modern trend. We have selected the most famous people vegetarians and allowed them to describe their vegetarianism in a few words.

Public and political figures

Buddha

"No one should kill another Living being, cause murder or incite another to murder. Do not hurt any living creature on earth, weak or strong."

Mahatma Gandhi, political and spiritual leader of India

“We should all be vegetarians. Why not, if the British physician Henry Thomson called the statement that meat is indispensable for our existence a “vulgar mistake,” and the most eminent physiologists believe that fruits are the most natural food for humans. People sticking plant food, have strong muscular bodies, proving the superiority of the vegetarian athlete's diet. The most powerful and useful animal, the horse, is a herbivore. The most ferocious and useless thing is the lion, a carnivore.”

Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States

“I realized that I had been playing Russian roulette because even though I had changed my diet a little by lowering my calorie intake and limiting cholesterol-laden foods, I was still—without any scientific basis for what I was doing—consuming too much cholesterol. , not knowing if my body is able to cope with it. It turned out that he was not capable” (after suffering a heart attack at the age of 58).

Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF

Among famous vegetarians, Lagarde is an absolute vegetarian; goes to the gym every day, rides a bike from 20 to 30 km once a week and... She told a French newspaper:

“Success is not something completed. It's an endless battle. Every morning you must test your capabilities again.”

Musicians, show business, scientific and cultural figures

Bryan Adams, singer

“Since I began to understand the attitude of people towards animals, I slowly but surely moved towards the lifestyle that I lead now - complete veganism.”

Pamela Anderson, actress.

Pamela, one of the most famous vegetarians, an active participant in the social movement in defense of animal rights, raises her children in the right spirit:

“Every time we drive past a KFC, my kids ask me to honk the horn and they shout “ugh” out the window.”

Charles Darwin, scientist, founder of the theory of evolution

“There is no fundamental difference between man and animal in their capacity to feel pleasure and pain, happiness or suffering.”

Moby, singer

"Can you look an animal in the eye and say, 'My appetite is more important than your life'?"

Lev Tolstoy, writer

“A person can live and be healthy without killing animals. If he eats meat, he sacrifices the animal for the sake of his appetite. This behavior is immoral."

Chuck Palahniuk, writer

“Do you know why most Holocaust survivors are vegans? Because they know from their own experience what it’s like to be treated like an animal.”

Olga Shelest, TV presenter

Among the famous vegetarians in Russia is Shelest - he looks great and is an example that a vegetarian can be cheerful, healthy and positive. She notes that one of the results of changing her diet is the absence of colds and good health.

Athletes are vegetarians

Mike Tyson, boxer

“Chocolate and nuts are the best nutrition for a vegetarian athlete, I love them very much. Once I ate the most delicious pieces of meat, but woke up feeling nauseous. It was terrible. I realized that meat had become poison for me."

Martina Navratilova, tennis player

The diet of a vegetarian athlete includes a little rice, pasta,...

“I noticed that I began to wake up better in the morning and recover faster after training. Muscle spasms have decreased. I almost gave up ibuprofen, although most tennis players eat it like candy.”

“For me, vegetarianism has never been a tribute to political correctness or concern for health. I don't eat meat for the sake of animals. How can you take care of your pet and have another animal for dinner?”

Carl Lewis, track and field athlete, winner of Olympic gold medals

“Can a vegetarian athlete's diet provide enough protein for a world-class athlete? I have discovered that a person does not require animal protein to be a successful athlete. In fact, my best year professionally it was when I switched to a vegan diet. My weight is always normal, I like the way I look, I don’t have to think about how much I eat. I’ve been feeling great for 11 years now.”

When asked about the vegetarian athlete's diet, Lewis replied: "I ate tons of lentils and my favorite beans to replace the astronomical amount of meat that most people eat."

Watch the following video in which famous athletes vegetarians talk about themselves and show the results of their achievements.