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Weiser
Waldschmidt
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The green search engine
The Game Changers
Leonardo da Vinci
Interviews
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Kim-Julie Hansen
Jasmin Wagner
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Marie meets... Glasperlenspiel
jerome
flynn
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Editorial
dear readers,
Recently I have met more and more people dealing with the same question. Why
do we go on as if nothing is happening, even though our planet is in such a bad
state?
How can we still enjoy a cold drink at the hotel bar, whose employees earn
meager wages? The leap into the sea with a full-body sun protection factor of
twenty? The cool breeze from the AC of the SUV on the way to grandma´s? The
purchase of the new bath slippers for less than ten Euros? The view from the
plane directly to the mega hotel on the beach? The fresh 1€ beef roulade from
mother‘s kitchen? The new mobile phone, although the old one still works great?
Freshwater at all times? The purchase of the new blazer although our wardrobe
is overflowing? Why all this, when it is clear to all of us that we should
change our (consumption) behavior. Knowing we have to change it to get
the climate situation under control? Facts alone are obviously not enough. It
seems to be our intention that the unpleasant things and circumstances that
do not take place in our immediate cosmos of experience or are not seen by
us, such as cruelty to animals, fires, wars, human trafficking, environmental
pollution, cruelty in general, are ignored. If this is so, why are the beautiful
things that do not take place directly around us or are not seen by us not faded out?
Why do we not spend our holidays at home, travel a little less or as environmentally friendly as possible, when
we are aware that every flight is a burden? Why do we buy clothes as if there were no tomorrow when we know
what cruel working conditions people suffer in the country of production? Why do we insist on our schnitzel
when it is clear that our meat consumption is responsible for animal suffering and the CO2 balance? In the new
book „We are the climate“ by bestselling author Jonathan Safran Foer, there is a sentence that might answer this
question: „I knew it, but I didn‘t believe it, and because I didn‘t believe it, I didn‘t know it.“ Honestly, I am not a
believer, but if faith in our knowledge contributes to changing our behavior, then Hallelujah does. Let us believe.
Above all, we believe in our own change and its effects on us and our environment. In this issue, there are lots
of inspiring people and stories that ask us to change our behavior.
Greta is an excellent example of how we can emotionalize and motivate others to take the first step. Not to snap,
but to do. It‘s all about everything, and all of us.
Sincerely, yours Markus Megyeri
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You`ll find the
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Game of Vegans
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Animal welfare in the stranglehold
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people | jerome flynn
The
Game
is real.
an interview with
actor, Singer
and animalfriend
Jerome
Flynn
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Looking at Jerome Flynn‘s biography, it‘s hardly surprising
that the Kent-born animal lover is such a successful
performer.
His father is an actor, his mother a teacher, and his
brother and half-brother in show business. So the
best conditions and circumstances to become a big
one. And that‘s precisely what Jerome Flynn is today.
A character actor to whom you take on every role. A
guy with corners and edges, who doesn‘t fall over with
every little thing. One of the old ones, my generation
would say. Maybe these are the genetic remains of
his partly noble ancestry. His maternal roots reach as
far as Oliver Cromwell and King Edward II, equipped
with the best ingredients to survive and succeed in
the hard world of acting.
First Flynn played at the theater and then on TV and
the big screen. But he was never as famous as he is
today. Since Jerome embodies the mercenary Bronn in
Games of Thrones, the whole world knows his face.
Perhaps also because Bronn is not a pleasant contemporary.
But a greedy, experienced and ruthless mercenary
who gives himself up for the highest bidder. But
he remains honest with himself and doesn‘t mince his
words.
First, there is the bodyguard of Tyrion Lannister, a
significant main character, and later training partner
and companion of his brother Jaime Lannister. Bronn
doesn‘t wear heavy armor or shield but relies on his
speed and skillful evasion. He uses only a sword and
a knife. But most dangerous is his sharp tongue. You
don‘t have to guess long to know how it‘s his turn.
Bronn seems to be fearless and doesn‘t shy away from
a fight. This makes him look arrogant but in an entertaining
way. One has the feeling that he expresses
what many others don‘t dare. From the very first appearance
in the series, you couldn‘t imagine a GOT
without him. But even though GOT is the most successful
series of all time, Jerome Flynn has a long and
remarkable career behind him. In the series „Soldier
Soldier“ Flynn played a leading role as Sergeant Paddy
Garvey from 1991 to 1995. The series deals with the aftermath
of the Cold War, in the early 90s. In the crime
series „Ripper Street“ Flynn played alongside Matthew
Macfadyen from 2012-2016 the investigator Bennet
Drake in London‘s East End. Besides all the serial roles,
Flynn played in countless movies. Most recently in the
hit movie „John Wick“ with Keanu Reeves. Besides all
the acting Jerome, born in 1963, was also successful
as a singer. From 1995-1999 he appeared with his film
partner Robert Green as a vocal duo. The two even
created three number one hits and their two albums
were at the top of the hit list.
But let‘s back away from show business. As you can
imagine, we are most interested in the human being
Jerome Flynn. And in the fact that he has been a vegetarian
for decades and is now vegan. He has been
committed to the Vegetarian Society since he was 18.
The VeganNation, based in Tel Aviv, was even able to
win Jerome for a video message in April this year to
support their goal. Namely, to establish a vegan cryptocurrency,
the Vegancoin, for a global economy and
ecosystem. A platform that facilitates vegan lifestyles
and inspires as many people as possible to rethink
their lifestyles. For the benefit of animals and humanity
as a whole.
In January the animal rights organization PETA UK
published a video with Jerome. There he tells of the
cruel conditions of the mass animal husbandry on the
farms in Great Britain. You can tell that the topic is
clearly getting under his skin. Here the tough Flynn
becomes very soft and the voice for those who don‘t
have one.
Jerome supports former child soldiers from Southern
Sudan as World Vision Ambassador so that they can
live a life free of fear. Their terrible experiences, triggered
by the conflict in their own country, are hardly
imaginable. There is a video where Flynn talks in an
interview about the devastating circumstances in war
zones and the psychological conditions of the child
soldiers. Suddenly the fearless fighter can no longer
speak, and tears overpower him. This picture seems
so surreal because one loses all notions of the impregnable.
And it shows in an authentic, natural way what
Jerome carries in his heart. Compassion for all living
beings. Especially for the (supposedly) weaker ones.
In addition, Jerome traveled to India for several years
in his 30s to participate in week-long meditation retreats
at the Ganges in the foothills of the Himalayas.
Deep relaxation and joy in the beautiful surroundings
were the rewards. In general, Jerome has seen a lot of
the world and got to know a lot of different people and
cultures. Perhaps this has broadened his view, opened
his heart, and made him understand that the world is
one.
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We are sure that Jerome Flynn will star in many movies.
Maybe even in an unexpectedly loving role. As
a single father and guru of four children who has to
move his yoga studio home. But he doesn‘t let anything
or anyone get him
out of his rhythm. Or as
a super-rich widower, on
a futile search for a new
love. Where everyone is
only keen on his money.
Until the right one arrives
and the tide turns.
A professor, philosopher,
and farm owner who lives
and talks with his
animals would also be
very well conceivable. He
shows his students that
everyone can do this if
they are only willing to
listen. But well, we will
see what fate has in store
for Jerome.
His commitment to animal
welfare and other aid
projects is far from over.
At least, that‘s how it
feels like if you asked me.
And if Flynn survives
the upcoming Hollywood
career without damage,
then we can enjoy him
and his acting skills on
the big or small screens
for many years to come.
We are grateful for the
following interview.
WVM: Are you finding
time to rest following the
enormous success with
the series? What is like having the show come to its
ending?
Jerome: It‘s been such an amazing project to be part of,
both creatively and from the point of view of opening
new doors in all sorts of areas. But most importantly,
it has given me a channel for activism and speaking
from the heart. Earlier in my working life, I had
experienced quite a large dose of hype and limelight,
so I was perhaps more adjusted to it than some of the
younger cast. Besides, Bronn wasn‘t one of the leads,
so I managed to keep my head low for a while. But yes
it did reach a crescendo towards the end there, and
none of us series survivors
could really escape
the craziness of it all.
The global popularity of
GOT is unheard of, I don‘t
think any of us saw it coming.
I couldn‘t say I was resting,
life has never been
so full, whether I‘m working
or not, in fact when
I‘m working life can seem
a lot simpler.
Aside from acting, the
success of GOT has
brought in multiple offers
that call to my activist‘s
heart, so I‘ve been getting
stuck into a lot of really
important causes, most
recently the „Farms not
Factories“ campaign.
Acting wise, I also recently
shot a pilot for Stephen
King‘s Dark Tower
in Croatia. It‘s an exciting
project, and we are hoping
Amazon will take it
to a series next spring. I
am lucky enough to live
on the St David‘s peninsula
in West Wales,
which is truly a balm for
my soul with its wonderful
coastline, wildlife,
and a very warmhearted local community.
Jerome Flynn in action.
The sympathic actor made a video For PETA UK to
pay attention to the cruelty of mass
animal farming.
WVM: Given that you are a true fighter for the vegan
cause and one whose word counts, what was it like
playing Bronn? Were there any alignments?
Jerome: Well, in the end, Bronn was loyal to his own
desire to get a castle and reach a high status. Personally,
I thought he had it in him to be more heroic in the
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last season, but there were plenty of heroes in there,
so the writers chose a direction that was perhaps truer
to George Martins original character.
In the real world, I try to be a true and loyal friend and
turn up for life each day with my heart leading the
way, but I‘ve perhaps got better at forgiving myself for
the times that inevitably, I don‘t manage to do that as
successfully as I would like.
WVM: What drives you on a daily basis to stand up for
the animals and for the planet?
Jerome: I could do a lot more believe me. There are so
many wonderful people out there giving everything
they have, humbling and inspiring me along the way.
What drives any of us to care for the health of this miraculous
and beautiful planet and all of her life forms.
If our birth Mother were being poisoned and abused,
we wouldn‘t think twice about doing what we can to
save her. So it‘s love for our Mother planet and a sense
of responsibility to our young ones and future generations
that drives me.
WVM: There is so much evidence proving that a
plant-based diet is the healthiest diet for humans.
Why, in your opinion, is it so difficult to convince people
to let go of their meat, dairy, fish, etc. ?
Jerome: Our Western culture is steeped in a warped
mindset of personal entitlement, so when you mix
that with our habituated relationship to food, i.e., I‘ll
eat what I want when I want, well there‘s our catastrophe
right there! And meat literally is the sacred cow
in the midst of that condition, if you‘ll pardon the pun.
But look, it doesn‘t stop with meat eating, I don‘t want
to give up bananas, I have a fear that life and breakfasts
are going to be pretty desolate without them, yet
due to the footprint involved, I‘m now having to question
everything that‘s coming to my plate strongly.
WVM: How do you approach convincing humanity to
transition to a plant-based diet? Have you found a tactic
that works in the long-term?
Jerome: I think Education is everything, on the three
obvious fronts, animal-cruelty, the encroaching environmental/
climate crisis, and of course health. The
Climate crisis and the irrefutable science behind it is
- I‘m sure - presently responsible for a huge upsurge in
Veganism, and there are a growing number of powerful
films exposing the horror of factory farming.
WVM: So is being vegan enough, or do we have to
change our entire perspective on the way we consume
goods and services?
Jerome: As much as it‘s clear that a radical switch to a
plant-based diet is crucial if we are to halt the climate
crisis and species extinction, it would be foolish to
imagine Veganism is the cure for it all. We could all
be vegan and still continue screwing up, continuing to
treat the planet merely as a resource to feed our consumerist
lifestyles. So yes, an entire shift in perspective
and priorities is the only way.
Before we were colonised and started colonising, our
indigenous Ancestors will have had a much deeper
sense of their belonging to nature and its natural
order, and of a kinship with all life. So I think a remembrance
of where we came from and of those who
came before us is crucial. A remembrance that, not so
long ago, things were very different and that we do
not have to be stuck in this culture and its outdated,
dysfunctional systems.
WVM: Can you tell us more about how you try to minimize
your footprint on the planet? Can you give us
some tips for daily in-house sustainability and footprint
minimization techniques?
Jerome: Well I‘m still learning about eco footprints.
Buying as much locally produced, organic, in-season
food is definitely a big step. And of course, utilising
what land we have for growing our own vegetables.
Trying to avoid single-use plastics, using cloth shopping
bags, sharing rides, holidaying in Britain, there
are many small things we can do that build up and do
have a big effect, and of course, adopting a plant-based
diet makes a huge difference to our footprint.
WVM: Let‘s talk politics. Do you think politicians are
waking up to the atrocities of the animal farming industries?
What can we do to further our agenda in politics?
Jerome: Well, I‘ve no doubt they all know about the
horror, I was in the House of Lords recently for Farms
not Factories. I met some politicians who do really care
about our animals, but the system is so entrenched
with party and personal self-interest, and antiquated
procedures, it makes it really hard and for any pro-
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gress to happen at the speed we need. I am appalled at
how little action is being taken by our leaders, and I‘m
disgusted that our government still seems to be incentivising
businessmen to create huge factory farms. But
the more we let them know what we think, feel and
demand, the quicker the change is gonna come.
WVM: With massive fires, rapid species extinction,
global warming, pollution, plastic waste - what is it
that we have to ignite in people‘s minds to get them to
care on a practical level?
Jerome: As I mentioned before, it is part of our cultural
conditioning to think that this is the way things are
and that we can‘t really, individually change things. So
I think inspiring people that individually we can and
do make a difference, spreading awareness of what
is already happening, especially amongst the young
people who are rising up and demanding change, well
I believe we can shift the cultural apathy and transform
it into a passionate, unified expression of courageous
love. There are solutions and technologies in
place for a radical shift to happen very quickly. The
power really is in the people‘s hands, and hearts and
more of us are realising this and acting on it every day.
WVM: You are a fighter for justice for all, where do
you draw the line? Is there black and white for you?
Maybe no one is right in this issue?
Jerome: I‘m not sure what you mean, all living creatures
deserve and need to be respected and cared for as
equals. That‘s the black and white of it and Caring For
The Whole has to be at the heart of our new emerging
culture and governance.
WVM: As David Suzuki so eloquently stated „The
way we see the world shapes the way we treat it. If a
mountain is a deity, not a pile of ore; if a river is one of
the veins of the land, not potential irrigation water; if
a forest is a sacred grove, not timber; if other species
are biological kin, not resources; or if the planet is our
mother, not an opportunity then we will treat each other
with greater respect. Thus is the challenge to look
at the world from a different perspective.“ Is a heightened
level of consciousness everything we need and
the rest will follow? What makes you optimistic about
the future?
Jerome: Well, yes, I agree with his words entirely, but
we can‘t be waiting for a consciousness shift. A lot can

happen in our heart and minds in a few moments, I
trust that the seeds of love are already there in the
human heart and the longing for a way of living that
is inclusive, fair, and sustainable for all.
The shift is already underway. We have become very
desensitised from our human experience, so I think
being willing to grieve for what is already lost and
being destroyed, for the fragile mortality and transience
of all things we love, this is an important part
of the picture. Grief and real Love work hand in hand
and I sense, from my own experience, that we do kind
of have to be broken-hearted in order to respond and
live authentically and with joy. What makes me optimistic
for the future is the amount of love and passion
I sense in so many around me and beyond. I‘m hugely
inspired by our young folk and by the tenacity and resilience
of the human spirit, so much is happening so
quickly, and I feel there is a growing global movement
for change fully in swing, an awakening has started,
and we can continue to ignite each other‘s hearts with
how we live and what we say. As a Hopi elder famously
said, „We are the ones we have been waiting for.“
WVM: You are on the advisory board of VeganNation,
a platform that seeks to narrow the gap between what
we believe and what we do. What is the role of money
in the current climate debacle?
Jerome: Conventional money serves the individual
interest, the human interest. Money issued by banks
concentrates in the hands of the few. It works like the
monopoly game, which always has an end and thus,
cannot serve the environment and collective life on
this planet.
WVM: How will a vegan currency for the global vegan
community change the way we operate?
Jerome: VeganCoin is here to serve the individual interest
as well as the collective interest. With a strong
VeganCoin, designed around our shared values, we
will strengthen the global vegan economy, help to restore
the planet, lead a healthy lifestyle and promote a
free and kind economy that works for all living beings.
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"all living creatures deserve and need to be
respected and cared for as equals. That is the
black and white of it and Caring For The Whole
has to be at the heart of our new emerging
culture and governance.."
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How Leonardo became
an animal advocate
A misappropriated chapter in Leonardo research
Sven Dehner in an interview with Michael Geske
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„King of the animals - thats how people define themselves - I would say, king of the beasts, of
which you yourself are the greatest - as you raise them until they give you their children to fill
your belly, which you have made a tomb for all the animals.“
Source: Paul Richter (1883): The Literary Works of Leonardo Da Vinci, London; Volume 2 (XIV: Anatomy, Zoology and Physiology, 844), p. 130
At Leonardo‘s time (1452-1519), far more determination
was required for a diet free of animal suffering
than with the abundant variety of goods of today.
Stability and eloquence were certainly also in demand
when Leonardo moved in circles in which the luxury
of meat consumption was indulged in for reasons of
prestige. That alone would be enough reasons to take a
closer look at Leonardo´s vegetarianism. Not that he is
unknown in the relevant research. Obviously, nobody
has bothered to research this chapter as thoroughly as
other interesting aspects of his life.
Where does the finger really point?
Leonardo already left a lasting impression on some of his
contemporaries. This is also the case with his ingenious,
young fellow painter, Raffael da Urbino (1483-1520). In his
world-famous fresco ‚The School of Athens,‘ which Raphael
painted for Pope Julius II at the Vatican from 1510 to
1511, he lent Plato, who was regarded as the king of philosophies,
the figure of Leonardo at the center of the picture,
which was already grey at the time. He is still regarded
today as the realization of the Uomo universale par excellence,
but his animal-ethical paradigm shift, which culminated
in the beast scolding in 1513, is faded out as much as
possible.
Leonardo‘s vegetarianism has been known since the
appearance of Jean Paul Richter‘s „The Literary Works
of Leonardo Da Vinci“ (London 1883). The German art
historian who settled in London referred in his basic
work to two sources: The earlier mentioned „Beast
Quote“ from Leonardo‘s pen around 1513. And a letter
from the Italian researcher and long-distance traveler
Andrea Corsali to Giuliano di Lorenzo de Medici (Duke
of Nemours, a French duchy, and brother of Pope Leo
X). The letter discusses at one point the principle of
non-violence in Jainism (a religion indigenous to India
that originated around the 6th/5th century BC) and
refers to Leonardo, who, like Corsali himself, was currently
in Giuliano‘s service. In the letter that arrived in
Florence in 1516, he described the Jains as „gentle people
[...] who do not eat anything that contains blood and do
not otherwise allow anyone to hurt a living being, just like
our Leonardo da Vinci.“
At the beginning of the 90s, the English author Colin
Spencer, who set a milestone in the research of non-violent
nutrition with „A History of Vegetarianism“,
already noted that Leonardo‘s vegetarianism was ingloriously
embezzled in the biographies about him. Of
the over 60 works in the London Library that Spencer
looked at, only one author devoted himself to Leonardo‘s
renunciation of flesh: the psychoanalyst Kurt R.
Eissler. Eissler saw in Leonardo‘s vegetarianism a reaction
formation to suppressed „cannibalistic desires“,
which in turn arose from Leonardos „oral sadism.“ By
reaction formation, psychology understands a defense
mechanism in which a desire is repelled from the
unconscious by developing an opposite behavior. So in
Eissler‘s formula, Leonardo‘s groundbreaking vegetarianism
is only an answer to suppressed cannibalism.
Eissler supported his thesis with the very emotional
passage that immediately follows the beast quotation.
In this, Leonardo denounces human cruelty by citing
castration and cannibalism as examples. Eissler did
not even consider the apparent assumption that the
disturbing passages in the text referred to real circumstances
and exaggerated contemporary travelogues.
This is astonishing because Richter, who brought
Leonardo‘s vegetarianism into play 80 years earlier in
his fundamental work mentioned above, already made
an explicit reference in this direction. By attributing
this passage instead to Leonardo‘s imagination, Eissler
pathologized Leonardo‘s animal-free diet and led his
appeal to humanity ad absurdum.
In the meantime, at least among Leonardo connoisseurs,
the knowledge of Leonardo‘s vegetarianism has
become so widespread that one can no longer avoid
the topic in a biography. But there is still no scientific
systematic in connection with Leonardo‘s vegetarianism.
The neglect of the chronology of the events in
connection with the topic led to a dramatically increa-
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sed misjudgment in the recently published bestseller
of the US star author Isaacson regarding the lower sickle
chariot:
But the picture was already painted around 1485, in
the first Milan time in the service of the usurper Ludovico
Sforza (1494 to 1499 and 1500 Duke of Milan
and famous as patron of Leonardo da Vinci and other
artists). Leonardo was not yet a vegetarian, and
animals were relatively indifferent to him. The two
„Here, Leonardo, who is otherwise so philanthropic
and lovable and has become a vegetarian because of
his affection for all creatures, is almost soaking in
horrible depictions of death. This, too, is the sign of his
inner turmoil, for in the depths of his soul lived a dark
demon of imagination“.
Walter Isaacson (2018): Leonardo da Vinci. The Biography
,Berlin; p. 146
sources that prove Leonardo‘s vegetarianism („Beast
Quote“ and the Corsali Letter) can only be dated to
thirty years later. Time enough to mature morally. In
1508, paradoxically, a breakthrough in research led to
an intellectual and moral crisis in Leonardo, which led
to a surge in research.
Unfortunately, this is only one of many hair-raising
mistakes in connection with the barely researched topic.
An adequate examination of Leonardo‘s animal-free
diet must take three levels into account.
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1. The historical connection with the topic, i.e. the location
of Leonardo in the history of animal-free nutrition.
This, however, is neither thoroughly researched
nor very well observed, which is why no reference is
made to it. However, this leads to the fact that the uniqueness
of Leonardo‘s ethically motivated change of
diet is usually not seen, but relativized.
2. As a result, biographical research on the subject fell
by the wayside to such an extent that the level of
knowledge only slightly exceeded that of 1883. So in
research, no one even asked fundamental questions
such as: When did Leonardo become a vegetarian?
or Where did his inspiration come from? - Although
these two questions can be answered with relatively
unspectacular means [more on this in the interview].
3. in the absence of 1. and 2. no cross-connections to his
world view can be drawn either. Attempts to assess his
animal-free diet are accordingly dilettantish. (By this
I mean, for example, the diagnosis about Leonardo‘s
torn personality based on the reflexive juxtaposition
of the renunciation of meat with the designs of weapons,
without taking the chronology into account.)
The entire process in which the significant ethical paradigm
shift took place has not yet been investigated.
This inevitably leads to a lack of understanding of the
angry beast quote, as it marks the end of a complex
process of reflection. That is why biographers usually
avoid the beast quote. But Leonardo‘s scolding of man
as the beast ignoring the suffering of animals is doubly
significant. Firstly, from the perspective of Leonardo
research, because in no other context do Leonardo‘s
stronger emotions appear towards his fellow-creatures
than here. Secondly, from a historical perspective,
because this is the first plea for a diet free of animal
suffering in more than a thousand years!
WVM: How old are you?
Michael: 47.
WVM: Where do you live?
Michael: In Berlin Neukölln.
WVM: Where were you born?
Michael: In Berlin Pankow.
WVM: What is your profession?
An interview with Michael Geske
Michael: I work as an educator in a kindergarten.
WVM: Michael, when and how did you get the impulse
to deal with the vegetarianism of one of the greatest
geniuses of our contemporary history?
Michael: When I heard about Leonardo‘s vegetarianism,
I was almost more surprised that I knew nothing
about it. Leonardo didn‘t interest me until then, and so
I didn‘t really know much about him. But I found his
vegetarianism very impressive. I thought: „How cool,
he dissects corpses, but doesn‘t eat animals.“ That was
a strong contrast.
WVM: Why was the subject important to you?
Michael: I knew a bit about the history of animal-free
nutrition, and it was evident that Leonardo‘s vegetarianism
was groundbreaking at the time. It annoyed
me all the more that with all the hypes about Leonar-
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Leonardo da Vinci
Painter, sculptor,
architect, anatomist,
mechanic, engineer
and natural philosopher.
He is considered
one of the most
famous polymaths of
all time.
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do, the subject was ignored.
WVM: How did you approach this topic? Read more
books or on the internet?
Michael: A mixture of both. I hid behind a pile of books
and a laptop for three years after work. The internet
has shortened the whole thing insanely because many
important books and specialist articles are online. You
can also acquire a broad basic knowledge of everything
relatively quickly. The most challenging task,
however, was the dating of the quotations. This was
essential to understand Leonardo‘s internal maturing
process. For this, I had to chase a book through half
the city.
WVM: Is there now enough information on the internet
about this?
Michael: On the internet, you can find a lot of raw
data about the history of animal-free nutrition, but
they are not integrated into stories. A rough sketch
of the 2000 years between Pythagoras and Leonardo
is indispensable if you want to understand Leonardo‘s
paradigm shift in animal ethics. Colin Spencer‘s
book The Heretic‘s Feast - a History of Vegetarianism,
which has received far too little attention, was a great
help. As for Leonardo‘s vegetarianism, it has not been
systematically researched to this day. Most researchers
are on the same level as in 1883 (see text). In this
context, one repeatedly encounters a quotation on the
internet which is put to Leonardo‘s credit, although it
comes from a historical novel by Dmitri Mereschkowski
about Leonardo.
WVM: In every written record from the past, there is
also always the view of the transmitter and his „truth“
involved. How credible do you think the written records
of Leonardo are?
Michael: Some should be treated with caution. Leonardo‘s
transfiguration began 30 years after his death
when the artist biographer Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574)
described Leonardo‘s life in his Vite as the waste of
his artistic talents and in the same breath made fun of
Leonardo‘s scientific research. Although the scope and
significance of Leonardo‘s tenacious and progressive
scientific research are now well understood, the image
of the versatile fool who touches everything but has
no idea of anything has survived in various variations
to this day.
WVM: Are there any signs that Leonardo flirted with
veganism, and was it even possible to be vegan during
his lifetime?
Michael: We don‘t know precisely how far his vegetarianism
went. Quotes about honey and milk prove the
awareness of the problem. Leonardo could not avoid
all animal products: the leather covers of books, the
riding saddle, the pen for writing, etc. In the relevant
Leonardo quotations, however, an apparent ambivalence
is to be felt regarding the animal origin of many
everyday objects starting from a certain time.
WVM: Why do you think nobody has bothered to
take a closer look at Da Vinci‘s vegetarianism?
Michael: Which Leonardo researcher likes to deal
with the fact that the master calls him a beast?
WVM: Where can our readers read your entire treatise?
Michael: It will appear in full length (approx. 40 pages)
in the next issue of the magazine Tierethik (issue
2019/2) and on my website (www.vegenius.net), which
I will activate at about the same time. At this address,
you can already sign up for a newsletter informing
you about the launch.
WVM: Do you already have plans to deal with the vegetarianism
or veganism of other great personalities?
Michael: Yes, I think so. A text about Einstein‘s Vegetarianism
already exists. But the history of animal-free
nutrition is mega-exciting. Hardly anyone knows, e.g.
about the historical conflict between Christianity and
vegetarianism (not even Melanie Joy refers to it, although
this supports her findings from a historical perspective).
But there are other exciting aspects of the
subject that I would like to explore veganism.
Most of them can‘t be realized on my own, so I‘m still
looking for comrades-in-arms.
.
The entire treatise of Michael can be found at
www.vegenius.net
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people | dr. ari beers
A good friend who lives in Bali drew my attention to
Dr. Ari Beers. She is vegan, beautiful, successful, and
gifted with unique charisma; I was told with glowing
eyes. She also teaches in Bali, and an interview with
her would enrich our magazine.
Well, from the very first look at Aris Instagram Account
„Conscious-Living“ I knew it could only be interesting
and joyful. Because being conscious, not being
conscious is exactly my topic. And perhaps also an issue
for our readers. Since I haven‘t (yet) met Ari personally,
the research is based on what I found on the internet
in general. Ari used to be a high fashion model
in New York, who was outwardly very successful, but
inwardly dying off. After a breakdown, she decided to
leave the glamorous life behind. Recovery and finally,
the breakthrough to oneself was the result. Of course,
not overnight. There was a process.
Her journey took Ari across three continents and various
healing methods of the East to the doctorate in
holistic medicine. Ari is the founder of Anahata Conscious
Living - an institute with the vision to improve
lives through the power of well-being and conscious
living of others. She is a leading expert in Ayurvedic
healing methods and yoga practices. She lives and
practices in CA, and partly in Bali. While traveling
and studying abroad with gurus, masters, teachers,
and guides, as well as healing herself and volunteering
in South America, Asia, and Portugal, Ari discovers
her passion for improving the lives of others. So
she decides to devote herself to her life, consciousness,
and well-being.
To get to know Ari better, I asked her a few questions.
WVM: What does a typical day look like in your life?
Dr. Beers: When I am not traveling, or on my way to
lectures, trainings, retreat, or speaking engagements,
I like being home with my family. Family is extremely
important to me, so I make sure that I am always growing
individually always to become a better human
for myself and my family and find ways to help and
contribute to making this world a better place. It is my
calling and my passion. So whatever time I get to spend
with the family, I focus on being present, grateful, and
honoring the time sharing! And our new pup ... I love
cooking and introducing vegan meals to the family
when I’m home. I like to experiment and play with different
ingredients. It is super fun, and not always edible,
but when it does work, it is a great success!!! Lol. I
am definitely thinking about writing a book for vegan
food that is friendly to people that are interested in easily
learning about the vegan world. Veganism is not
that hard, and often people think that if you are vegan,
there isn’t much available to eat, especially if you
are traveling. But that is not true because plant-based
is all over the world. I find that during my busy schedule,
it is extremely important for me to become stricter
with eating on a schedule, balanced, and clean and
maintain a practice of my own before teaching.
Yoga and being a vegan is, however, a lifestyle for me
and part of my life when I am home. I have a practice
which I do every morning before starting my day and
right when I open my eyes I quietly give thanks for
the beautiful journey, to be alive, healthy and for the
people around me. One of my teachers along my journey
taught me, “Always be thankful for the blessings
the universe offers you and never take anything from
granted.” There are many paths to our destination,
many beliefs to our self-discovery and self-realization,
and many ways to our journey, but in the end ... It is
the same destination. Practice, discipline, being thankful,
staying humble, and practice compassion. Understanding
and forgiveness are the tools to a happy heart.
Whether I’m working or at home, my daily routine is
to have a yoga practice, pranayama, meditation and to
be grateful for today to be present and be thankful for
the beautiful blessings and journey.
WVM: WWhat role does nutrition play?
Dr. Beers: Nutrition plays a huge role in my life! Having
a sattvic diet keeps the mind clear, CNS (central
nervous system healthy) and body strong. Of course,
nobody is perfect, and I must say my weakness is chocolate.
But having a balanced nutritional diet can really
in the long and short term prevent health problems
and keep a healthy immune system.
I have done western and eastern medicine studies
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both in nutrition and also behavior, and I must say
the eastern approach for me is much more effective. I
am a vegan, raised vegetarian, and been a vegan ever
since I can remember. I usually have a light breakfast,
substantial lunch, and light dinner. I try avoiding eating
late or after sundown. But it is always vegan. I
love fresh green juices, fruits, and veggies, especially
greens!! Steamed or cooked. I could go on and on about
diet, nutrition, and the misconception about the
amount of protein the body needs. But I think we can
leave that for another article. But yes, I must say it is so
important for people to learn nutrition based on their
body types and the ability to breakdown raw, greens,
good fats, and protein.
It is refreshing to see people and restaurants being
more conscious and mindful about plant-based diets.
So, traveling and looking for vegan places is becoming
easier for those who follow the same vegan diet like
myself.
WVM: Does nutrition have an impact on our awareness?
Dr. Beers: Nutrition has a huge impact on awareness,
mind, and body. .
It is very linked to the thought process and the ability
of making clear decision. When we lack nutrients and
have an unbalance and unhealthy diet, or have a great
amount of sugar consumption, eat late at night, or
have a higher consumption of alcohol. It is scientifically
proven that will alter your emotions and it results of
decrease in brain tissues.
Your forward-thinking, and intellect is not able to
process information clearly, and your emotional and
feeling part of the brain becomes unbalanced. It can
lead to anxiety, depression, or sleeping disorders.
That’s when we are running on a lower vibration, and
our Amygdala Hijack is on at all times. Suddenly fear,
doubt, insecurities become bigger than they are. Because
we are living in a lower vibration and our way
of processing thought is not clear. So, to keep a healthy
heart, a healthy body, and healthy mind, it is crucial
that we bring awareness to the way we eat and our
nutrition. So we create a trifecta of balance between
body, mind, and heart.
WVM: Nutrition and exercise are the perfect combinations
to achieve mental clarity?
Dr. Beers: Yes, a balanced diet is “fuel for the mind and
body.” It is essential to maintain mental health, wellbeing,
and physical health. That is what I call the “trifecta
connection.” It improves moods and sleep. We
must also have a practice whether it is working out,
walking, running, yoga, or other physical activities.
Our bodies, joints, muscle, and circulatory systems
need to be stimulated as well as the mind, reducing
the risk of physical and mental diseases.
WVM: So we need plant-based living to come to a higher
consciousness?
Dr. Beers: Well, this is a tricky question as I feel like I
am being judgmental and that’s not cool. So let me explain:
ideally based on different practices, traditions,
and beliefs some people would agree that yes, veganism
and plant-based living is the only way to consciousness.
However, in some cases with other cultures,
people may argue that breatharians would also be the
way to higher consciousness. However, in life, there is
one thing that we can all agree on, and that is ... Balance!
There is no right or wrong answer. It all depends
on your own beliefs. Sure, I agreed that eating healthy,
having a balanced diet and exercise will achieve long
term health physical and mental as well as higher consciousness.
But I also can say that just because someone
might have meat from time to time (not my case),
but they have a practice, discipline, they exercise and
have meditation that they don’t have a higher consciousness.
It would probably take longer for them to reach
that point of mindfulness and consciousness. But
they are on the right path. In the yoga sutras which
has been practiced since 300 BC. Patanjali, who is one
of my favorite philosophers and who translated the
sutras, explains that there are three paths to higher
consciousness.. Low, medium, and fast. It all depends
on which one we want we choose and how we want
to get there.
Even a little shift and lifestyle modification will lead
us to more mindfulness and consciousness. We all
want to achieve healthier lifestyles in all three areas
of our lives: physical, mental, and emotional.
Creating a more balanced and harmonious life, and
relationships with self, with others and relating to the
world. Making ourselves becoming better humans by
being supported and encouraging others when they
decide to make a shift in their lives. It is our duty as
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human beings to be supportive and helping people to
achieve their goal.
I personally don’t impose my eating habits on other
people unless they approach me and want to learn
more. Veganism is a movement of conscious choice to
not only eat healthy for the long-term effects, but it
comes with the responsibility of being aware of not
hurting living things. This is called ahimsa.
And that includes that not being judgmental to others
because they haven’t made that shift. We all have different
journeys in this life. Having a plant-based diet
is the step in the right direction for consciousness, but
we should also practice mindfulness.
makes me feel. I have been a vegan and practice ahimsa
for a long time; it’s become who I am today.
A balanced
Diet is the
„Fuel for spirit
and body „
WVM: Why are you vegan?
Dr. Beers: I was raised vegetarian ever since I was a
little girl. I was such an empath that the thought of
hurting an animal would completely startle me. I remember
asking my parents at a very young age, why
people ate animals, if they felt pain, and if they went to
heaven? I can still remember to this day that moment
so vividly. They didn’t know how to answer me, and I
could see in their faces, they didn’t know what to say
and quickly had to come up with something to tell me.
My father sat me on his lap and told me, that we are all
unique beings and we all have very different choices
of eating and lifestyle and that later on when I got older,
I would understand. And if I wanted to eat veggies,
they were ok with that, and they would show
me all the vegetables I could eat. He also explained to
me that some animals didn’t eat other animals and ate
plants and that I was just as unique. Later on, I realized
that as young as I was practicing ahimsa which means
not causing harm or violence. Though I was not old
enough to understand what that even meant!! Later
in life, through my journey, I realize that I was already
on a spiritual journey as a young kid. Once I went to
university and grew up, I chose veganism not just as
I diet but as a way of living a lifestyle and as a way
of being. I remember being in my teens and already
a young yogi and a vegan. People didn’t understand
what that even meant back then or even seeing a
young kid having a practice. It was rare. For most people,
it was strange.
But now it is more accepted and welcome in society
something more and more people are accepting this as
a lifestyle and a choice, which is great! I love the way it
Ari is a certified international yoga teacher and a recognized
Yoga Alliance instructor. She is also an Ayurveda
practitioner with a background in Western medicine before
dedicating herself to the study and practice of holistic
well-being. Ari continues to participate annually in Ayurveda
trainings in India. In addition to teaching individual
yoga classes focusing on asana (postures), meditation and
pranayama (breathing work), Ari conducts workshops and
retreats worldwide.
If you want to know more about Ari:
www.anahataconsciousliving.com
Instagram : anahataconsciousliving
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AN INTERVIEW WITH
She is one of the most wonderful people for me... she is
warm-hearted, beautiful, intelligent and she is an impressive
artist.
Jasmin Wagner as Blümchen, was the most successful
German solo artist of the 90s. With Euro-Dance
songs like „Herz an Herz“ and „Boomerang“ the then
15-year-old became a pop star. She studied acting in
Los Angeles and stood in front of TV cameras and on
stage for many years. She is currently celebrating her
brilliant Blümchen-comeback.
There was a time when there was a sisterly bond
between her and me. Even though she is a few years
younger than me, I have always looked up to her with
admiration. Although she was my brother‘s girlfriend
at the time, Jasmin and I also spent a lot of time together
in private.
I was delighted to see that she was very interested in
the issues of environmental protection and sustainability.
She also showed great interest in my vegan lifestyle
because environmental protection and a vegan
lifestyle are closely linked.
The (small) Blümchen of the past has become a strong
young woman, who stands with both feet on the
ground and pursues a mission: GIVE LOVE! The timing
couldn‘t be better: When I asked her if I could
interview her for my column in the WVM, she immediately
accepted enthusiastically.
One heart and one soul. Jasmine and Kiki still understand
each other as well as they used to in the past.
She introduced me to her mother and her brother
Christian, whom I immediately took to heart. She often
invited me to her performances, and we celebrated
and danced long nights together.
Sometimes she was a snotty brat with a big mouth that
made her opinion known, which I appreciate a lot about
her! She showed that she could stand up for herself
and her opinion.
Unfortunately, we more or less lost sight of each other
after her separation from my brother. But luckily,
we found each other via social media and arranged
a meeting that took place shortly afterward. It was a
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Kiki: What do you feel when you stand on stage again
as Blümchen after 18 years?
Jasmin: I feel sympathy for the 90s. I am a child of the
90s and now being on stage again is a wonderful opportunity
to reconnect with this energy.
What happens at these concerts can hardly be put
into words. There is so much love and energy. But we
all come there to briefly dive into nostalgia, to swim
and bathe in it. But the exciting thing is that we are
all happy to live today and to revive this time together.
A follower on Instagram once put it so beautifully: „I
can be Blümchen today, I don‘t have to be.“ And that‘s
what makes it fun for me!
Kiki: I once read in an old newspaper about you that
you love animals and that you lived vegetarian! Is that
still the case today?
Jasmin: At that time (about 14 years old) I was shopping
on a farm and saw how cattle were slaughtered.
That made me aware that every animal has a soul.
Everyone who eats meat ignores that. At that time the
offer for vegetarians was not as varied as today: There
were veggie dishes, chips, and spaghetti.
Nowadays, the offer for vegetarians and even vegans
is so incredibly varied. I currently live in Hamburg,
Berlin, and Zurich. Especially in Zurich and Berlin,
the offer for vegetarians and vegans is very extensive.
Hamburg lags a bit behind from my point of view.
Kiki: What do you pay attention to nowadays with
your nutrition?
Jasmin: I lived vegetarian for many years, then ate
meat again and lived as a pescetarian. As a vegan, I
have not yet been so successful. To align life „on the
road,“ with a vegan diet is very difficult for me. I do not
need to eat meat and don‘t miss it either.
Kiki: You are very concerned with the topic of environmental
protection. What do you think? How do
you see the issue in connection with vegan nutrition?
Jasmin: I think we could all do more. I‘m involved in
some start-ups that have sustainability as their goal.
I was struck by thunder when I learned that Austria
had set itself the goal of doing without glyphosate. I
can‘t understand why Germany can‘t do the same or
even allow it. Currently, the worst word for me in
the German language is glyphosate. It‘s beyond comprehension
that this is not being clarified. That really
drives me up the wall! It is catastrophic how the German
Government is turning a blind eye to this and
keeping its back on certain parts of the German economy.
Sometimes I don‘t really want to eat anything
when I think about it.
Kiki: How do you see the topic of mass animal husbandry
and global warming? You certainly know the
numbers. Would that be a reason for you to change
your diet, especially since the selection for vegetarians
and vegans is much more extensive than before, especially
the numerous substitute products?
Jasmin: For me, the topic is related to consciousness.
People are comfortable, even when shopping. The moment
I learn that feta cheese also tastes delicious in
the vegan version, I would certainly change my mind.
In my opinion, a change is already taking place.
Friends of mine are involved in Happy Cheeze. When
I was allowed to try Happy Cheeze, I was very enthusiastic.
It‘s nice to try new things and be open.
For me, nutrition is also about staying fit and healthy
as long as possible. I‘m laying the foundation for that
now.
Kiki: If you were allowed to eat just one thing for the
rest of your life, what would that be?
Jasmin: I ask myself that more often. I think I would
eat my mama‘s baked potatoes. They are prepared
with olive oil, rosemary and lots of love. And something
with broccoli. I would also like to eat broccoli.
Kiki: What motivates you most to pursue a lifestyle
that has a positive effect on the environment?
Jasmin: I think my health and the health of my family.
Kiki: As a superhero, what special powers do you have
and what would you do immediately?
Jasmin: (Loud laughter) Oh boy! I would like to be able
to travel back and forth in time. Then I could satisfy
my curiosity and experience what life felt like in different
epochs, what clothes smelled like and so on. In
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also really like to change certain things in the story
by setting a small course change, depending on how
heroic I am as a superhero.
Kiki: Is there something specific here that you would
like to change?
Jasmin: Yes, for example, the discovery of nuclear fission.
Kiki: Do you have a favorite saying or a motto for life?
Jasmin: Yes... You‘ll never know until you go.
Kiki: Quite spontaneously, which event from our time
together back then did you remember particularly
well?
Jasmin: (Long reflection time) Night tobogganing on
the Zugspitze with you was great or our performance
together in Greece. At that time, you were a very special
person, to whom I looked up, strong and beautiful,
and at the same time ready for every adventure.
Kiki: Oh, thank you very much! That honors me very
much! Do you have role models? If so, which ones?
Jasmin: I just read the biography of Rosa Luxemburg.
That fascinated and inspired me very much. I am fascinated
by women who live in a time in which there
is no room for being a woman and who nevertheless
managed to set an example. The world sometimes
creates such incredibly fascinating people as Rosa Luxemburg.
That fascinates me.
Kiki: Do you still love animals?
Jasmin: Watching animals is wonderful! I don‘t live
with animals because I travel a lot. I don‘t want to do
that to any animal. But sometimes we go into the forest
and sit there quietly for many minutes. Only then
do we feel that the forest accepts you and the animals
begin to greet you. Then you see animals you wouldn‘t
see otherwise.
Kiki: What was the craziest thing you ever did?
Jasmin: I spent several days in the jungle in Peru. There
was a river that wasn‘t so dangerous otherwise. But
because of the heavy rain for days, the river was very
torrential. To cross the river, I had to cross a rotten
and shaky wooden bridge together with my guide. I
carried a heavy backpack on my back. We should not
have passed this wooden bridge. The wooden bridge
actually buckled and was about to collapse. That was
an extreme experience for me.I am not afraid of adventures!
Kiki: Have you ever thought about leading a vegan
lifestyle, if so, what would you need for it?
Jasmin: I‘ve thought about it a lot because I believe living
vegan is ideal. Due to my many travels, I am not
yet able to implement the vegan lifestyle the way I
imagine and plan it. It turns out to be almost impossible
for me to eat strictly vegan on many trips and tours.
At times and in my everyday life at home, I can do
that. I am also very happy with vegan meals. Unfortunately,
I have not yet been able to implement this
permanently for myself until the very last consequence.
Whenever there is a vegan alternative, I naturally
choose it for myself. Especially the vegan substitutes
are delicious now.
It‘s only like this, on the way sometimes cream in the
soup or cheese on the pizza can hardly be avoided for
me. I think it‘s excellent with which ease and relaxation
you treat the topic of vegan nutrition at home in
the family. It looks as if it works without any effort.
Kiki: You can be sure that it took its time to get there.
Even now we still often think about what we eat, especially
when we are on the road.
Jasmin: In a way, I‘m not the type for that. If there is
a vegan alternative on the way, I‘m pleased, and of
course, I choose it. Unfortunately, the vegan options
are often not available on the road, especially when I
tour small towns.
Kiki: Is it a contradiction for you to say on the one hand
that every animal has a soul and nevertheless eats
meat every now and then in the next breath?
Jasmin: Yes, in a way, it is. This world is in some ways
full of contradictions. I realize that I don‘t miss anything
when I eat delicious vegan meals. But it is sometimes
very tempting to just give in to a need and follow
it. I try to shape my life according to my ideas. I also
deviate from my own ideals. But that happens consciously
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Kiki: Then I can recommend you
many vegan delicacies for on the
way, which are super easy to make
or get. Do you also feel a certain
change or elevation of consciousness
that we are currently experiencing?
In particular also by the
many new vegan Hollywood productions
and „confessions“ of many
celebrities?
Jasmin: Absolutely! For example, I
have seen „What the Health“. The
scene in which the pus bladder
was cut open was very memorable.
When people see scenes like that,
they can‘t eat meat. But, people
forget again very quickly.This fall
the movie „The Game Changers“
by James Cameron will be released.
He will undoubtedly contribute
further to the enlightenment
and bring about another change of
consciousness. I think it‘s perverse
that I pay more for organic broccoli
in the supermarket than for a piece
of meat.
Kiki: Could you imagine participating
in a balanced vegan challenge?
Because a vegan diet is not always
synonymous with a healthy diet.
Jasmin: I love challenges. That‘s
why I would love to take part in
such a challenge. They are learning
processes, of course. The only
question is what happens after this
challenge when the task is over.
What vegan impulses do I take
from this challenge into my everyday
life? I love vegan raw cakes
and vegan desserts. But I also love
to eat cream.
Kiki: There is delicious vegan
cream! Hopefully, you will soon
make me a lovely cake with vegan
cream. ;) Thank you for the interview!

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WVM: How vegan is New York?
Kim-Julie: New York City is a vegan paradise; there
are over 130 completely vegan restaurants, bars, and
cafes all over the city. It‘s super easy to find vegan food
in non-vegan places, too.
WVM: Are there any offers you can afford, or is there
a strong focus on profit margins?
Kim-Julie: It depends on the type of restaurant, the environment,
etc. You can find everything from expensive
upscale restaurants to casual cafes and cheaper
offers. Unfortunately, New York is generally on the
pricier side.
WVM: So far, New York has been a trendsetter in
many ways. Also, with regards to veganism?
Kim-Julie: I think so, yes. Since there are so many restaurants,
chefs love to be creative. There are vegan
French restaurants, vegan Ethiopian restaurants, vegan
Korean restaurants, vegan Mexican restaurants,
and much more!
So you can find traditional, vegan cuisine as well as
plant-based restaurants that don‘t offer meat, fish and
cheese alternatives. Instead, they find new and creative
ways to cook vegetables.
WVM: How strong is the vegan community in New
York?
Kim-Julie: Very strong. There are many meetups, online
groups, potlucks, trips to nearby farm shrines,
and support from the entire group. There is a group
called „VoNY“ (Vegans of New York) with thousands
of members that helps find answers to all questions
about veganism in the city.
There is also a free app called Vegan NYC. It was
created by one of the members of the group to make
finding vegan foods, beverages, and beauty salons as
easy as possible.
WVM: How long have you been vegan?
Kim-Julie: I became vegan overnight in 2011.
WVM: What has changed the most for you?
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Kim-Julie: Everything, to be honest. It has completely
changed my worldview and the way I think about
where my food and clothes come from. I have become
much more aware of my daily choices and the people I
surround myself with.
Kim Julie became a vegan overnight. Not only her diet has changed - also her
lifestyle.You´d never find leather, wool and silk are in her closet.
It has also changed my career path and environment.
Without veganism, I would probably still be working
in science, and I‘m not sure I would have moved to
New York. It remains one of the best decisions I have
ever made.
WVM: Could you still find leather clothes in your closet?
Kim-Julie: No. I don‘t wear clothes made of leather,
wool, fur or silk and I don‘t use leather bags or shoes.
WVM: How do you deal with B12 and Omega 3?
Kim-Julie: I eat food enriched with B12 (such as nutritional
yeast) and take a vegan B12 supplement. I get
my Omega 3‘s from seeds and occasionally dietary
supplements.
WVM: What question of meat-eaters annoys you?
Kim-Julie: I don‘t think I‘m never annoyed with a question
as long as it‘s well-intentioned. What annoys me,
however, is when people try to portray veganism as a
fad and equate it with gluten-free or paleo-eating. It‘s
a way for them to try to make vegans look like they
want to impose their preferences on others.
In reality, it‘s about animal rights and about working
for a more sustainable and compassionate future. However,
I believe in a supportive and welcoming approach
when I tell people about vegan lifestyles and
try not to make them feel condemned.
WVM: Your favorite dish?
Kim-Julie: Probably vegan Mac‘n‘Cheese or something
with pesto, pasta or avocados.
WVM: Will your „28-Day Vegan Plan“ book also be published
in German?
Kim-Julie: At the moment, it is only available in English,
but hopefully it will be translated soon!
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From Lake Constance
to the stages of the
world. A conversation
about the balance
one needs to make
the world a better place.
And a love story
that even Hollywood
couldn‘t have staged
better.
Photos Matteo Hupfer
Production MNPG GmbH
Text Marie von den Benken
„YOU ARE
CRAZY MY
CHILD, YOU
HAVE TO GO
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LE IS NOW
GOOD. IT
ER LOBBY
VEGANS.“
DANIEL
A
cloudless Sunday morning
in Berlin. The late summer
day in August begins for
us in Charlottenburg, just around
the corner from Kurfürstendamm.
There is little activity in Bleibtreustraße,
in front of the La Biosthétique
Paris Beauty Salon „Coiffeur
Sergio“ there are comfortable armchairs
and cold drinks. Residents
walk by with bread bags, cafés
open for Sunday brunch. A few
night owls are still looking for their
way home, some tourists stop. Are
hairdressers now also open on
Sundays? Oh, a photoshoot, so-so,
interesting. Someone famous?
Caro and Daniel did a gig in Frankfurt
the night before. They come to
our „Marie meets ...“ shooting in an
environmentally friendly way via
Car-Sharing. As „Glasperlenspiel“
they are currently among the most
successful pop-projects in Germany.
With their first single „Echt“
they took part in the Bundesvision
Song Contest 2011 and became
known to a broader audience. At
the latest since Caro took a seat at
the jury desk next to Dieter Bohlen
on „Deutschland sucht den Superstar“,
she and Daniel are not only
a pop duo but also real celebrities.
Brangelina x Carniel
If Caro and Daniel Brad were Pitt
and Angelina Jolie, they might be
called „Carniel“ in the boulevard, or
„Danco“. In fact, „Brangelina“ had
11 years together, Caro and Daniel
have more than 12 years. Their life
story, however, could have been
written for Pitt and Jolie.
Everybody knows these cheesy
love stories. You hear them - and
immediately think: Yes, of course,
which bad scriptwriter came up
with this unrealistic and completely
clichéd nonsense for a thirdclass
love-faced girl? That‘s precisely
how the story of Caro and Daniel
sounds at first, which they tell me
a few days after our shooting in
Hamburg, where we meet for a vegan
lunch. The only difference to
poorly done romantic comedies is
that the story of Glasperlenspiel, a
success story in the music business
and private life, is real.
Caro grows up in Singen on the
Lake Constance. Nomen est Omen
is what the Latin says, and what
else should you become than a singer
if you come from „Singen“? The
big music world, concert halls, and
echo awards seem entirely out of
reach for the blonde girl from the
small town in the border triangle.
Caro grows up very close to nature.
Fruit and vegetables are bought
regionally from Reichenau, meat
from the farmer. Nutrition is already
a big topic in earliest childhood,
also because Caro suffers from
neurodermatitis.
First vegan steps
For health reasons, she eats vegan
for a while. It helps. Her illness
disappears. Caro notices early on
that targeted renunciation has a
positive effect. Meanwhile, meat
is back in her diet. As a child, you
don‘t have many possibilities to
change that. I, for example, loved
meat and ate a lot of meat until I
was about 20 years old. With Caro,
it goes faster. When she was 18,
she saw a documentary about the
keeping of chickens and swore off
poultry meat first and meat in general
shortly afterward.
Daniel got to know her before
that. At the age of 14, she wants
to become a singer. A friend of her
mother‘s tells her about a band in
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Stockach, 30 kilometers from Singen.
Caro records a demo tape and
throws it into Daniel‘s mailbox.
She does not dare to ring the bell.
„Throw it in and run away,“ she
calls the move later. Daniel still has
the CD today. On the self-designed
cover a photo of Caro, 14 years old,
braces.
Daniel immediately notices: Caro‘s
voice is extraordinary. „I knew
directly: This is the rescue of the
band, I had never heard such a
fantastic voice before.“ At the first
meeting with the band, Caro sings
„Beautiful“ by Christina Aguilera.
Daniel plays the piano. A touch of
the glamour of the world‘s great
stages blows through the rehearsal
room of the school band from a
small town on Lake Constance. The
birth of Glasperlenspiel, even if the
name was chosen later. Glasperlenspiel,
the book by Herman Hesse
from 1945. An unusual choice.
The discovery of oneself
In order to play as much live as possible,
Caro and Daniel offer themselves
at all city festivals in their
area. With every performance,
the feeling grows that the combination
Daniel/Caro works musically.
Already in this early-career
phase, the stage develops into a
kind of valve. The rush of music
transforms Caro and Daniel over
the years into the pop phenomenon
Glasperlenspiel. Caro says
today: „Although so many people
stare at me and expect good entertainment,
the stage is my comfort
zone. I‘m actually a very insecure
person, but nowhere do I have such
self-confidence as at concerts. My
closest friends didn‘t recognize me
at all. For them, I am like a stranger
up there. The Caro on stage, that‘s
like my second identity.“
Self-discovery through art. A path
that often works. Unfortunately
only for a few people, because art
requires talent. Fortunately, both
of them have plenty of it. Musically
it fits, but also on a personal level.
Music is emotion - also for the private
persona Caro and Daniel.
In Caro‘s memory, she was the one
who first felt it: „I immediately fell
in love with Daniel. With him it
took longer“. Caro was 14, Daniel
16. Both know each other pretty
much half their lives now. When
Caro is 16, Daniel also notices that
she is more than the perfect singer
for his project. On their first trip together
to Berlin, they clicked. Since
then, they are together. Long before
the big success came and after a
healthy period of getting to know
each other. A sound basis for a relationship
with substance, even in
the shark pool music business.
Courage for life as a message
Over the years, not only did their
love grow but also their success.
Today they fill large halls and have
become an indispensable part of
the entertainment world. With
high popularity comes great responsibility.
They both feel it, but
they also face it. Daniel defines
Glasperlenspiel as follows: „We
know we influence many people
with our music. We are not a political
band, but we have a message.
We are positive people. Our tracks
are mostly danceable. We say, shit
happens in life, but you only fail if
you don‘t get up again. That‘s what
it‘s all about. Courage for life“.
And they don‘t let themselves be
put off by the pressure that social
media puts on us. Above all, of
course, to celebrities. Daniel puts it
this way: „Of course you get that.
And people are often like that:
There are 1000 positive comments
and one evil one. And that‘s exactly
what you worry about all day long.
But I say to myself, „I don‘t make
music for my masters, I make it for
those who like it“.
That‘s easy to say, of course. „He
just has it,“ says Caro, „he just says
to himself: „I don‘t care, I know I‘m
the hottest.“ Of course, that‘s not
meant very seriously, and Caro
says the sentence with her mischievous
100,000 dollar smile. But
there is a little truth to it. Caro is
more concerned with the question
of being good enough than Daniel.
Even as the very pretty, extremely
popular and incredibly successful
woman she is.
Girlpower as support in life
„Let‘s take the fashion theme. Of
course, I also follow other influencers,
fashion bloggers and so on.
On Instagram, pictures are always
perfect, and everything colorful
and beautiful - that triggers something
in me, too. Even I catch myself
looking at a picture on Instagram
and thinking, „Why doesn‘t it
look so good on me? And I‘m not 14
anymore. I think that‘s a danger,
especially for young people.“
This social media danger didn‘t
even exist 20 years ago, so we are
poorly prepared for it. Caro thinks
it needs a lot more education. From
the parents but also the teachers:
„Sometimes I think: Yes, I have cellulite
on my thigh, that‘s the way
it is, almost every woman has it.
Why do I avoid showing it? Why
do I strive for perfection that doesn‘t
exist? I put pressure on myself
that everything looks just as beautiful
with me as with others. That‘s
a funny way to keep up. It doesn‘t
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have a positive effect either. There
will always be a girl with longer
legs, bigger breasts, more beautiful
teeth. But if I am 29, what about a
girl who is 12? I want to be a support
for them. That is my mission.
And a reason for my solo project
„CZYK“. I want to stand for Girlpower.“
Balance is Key
When you start talking with Caro
today, you feel both worlds. In some
moments she is still the almost shy,
almost insecure girl from Lake
Constance. But at the same time,
she is also a strong, young woman,
who is not only celebrated as an
idol by her fans but also lives up to
her role as a whole — a person who
is not only at home with „DSDS“,
but also with Hermann Hesse.
Daniel, too, is a person who has
remained down-to-earth despite
his greatest successes. This shows
not only his rather spartan fashion
style, which largely consists
of skinny jeans and a t-shirt, but
above all his thinking. Fame and a
flurry of flashlights have not made
him someone who automatically
feels superior to others. Or someone
who doesn‘t give a damn about
the problems of the world. He has
enough money to face many challenges
easier than most. But this
other side of the coin does matter
to him.
„I always say balance is important.
You can also see that in the topic
of nutrition. The vegan lifestyle is
now a kind of trend. Healthy nutrition.
Responsible production.
That‘s good. That means vegans get
a bigger lobby. Less meat consumption
helps the environment and
your own body. What should be
bad about it? Of course, not everyone
can become a vegan overnight,
including me. But one needs a goal;
one must formulate a maximum
demand, to be able to achieve them
in the end, with all compromises
and considerations, at all something
because nobody can be 100%
perfect. You don‘t have to.“
Social media as a mirror of our
society
For Daniel, a simple guiding principle
applies: „We all pay extreme
attention to what kind of car we
drive, what clothes we wear, what
mobile phone we have. But why
do we care so little what we eat?
What we eat every day?“ That‘s
also Caro‘s view. She adds: „Minced
meat for 99 cents, I don‘t understand
that. Why does milk have to
cost 50 cents? This is only possible
through high subsidies anyway. I
hope that will change.“
Ultimately, our society doesn‘t
work so much different than the
dynamics of the social media world.
Much of what happens on the net is
a mirror of our society. Daniel explains
it this way: „There is always
an anti-movement to everything.
Vegans are now being accused that
soy would not be the right thing to
do either. Of course, but soy is not
the only thing vegans eat. And the
lion‘s share of the soy cultivation
goes into the nutrition of slaughter
cattle. If people now eat more soy
than 30 years ago, that is a good
step. You don‘t have to let them
discuss it. That brings us back to
balance. Of course, it won‘t work
if you only eat soy. If you only eat
meat, but not either. To reach the
mass, which in the end can bring
about real changes in the first place,
one must not think in extremes
anyway. Nevertheless, a beginning
has been made, if humans buy
meat preferably once a week from
the bio yard and never again the
cheap Discounter meat from mass
animal husbandry.
Impossible burgers change the
world
Caro and Daniel were in Los Angeles
in April. The City of Angels
is more about beautiful bodies and
perfect nutrition than anywhere
else in the world. The dream factory
also works mainly on beauty.
That‘s why Los Angeles is one
of the capitals of vegan nutrition.
Fantastic vegan restaurants are
popping up, and even the world-famous
Nobelschuppen for Hollywood‘s
Haute-Volee have vegan
variants on the menu.
Daniel also celebrated a grand premiere
in Los Angeles. His first Impossible
Burger: „I said directly to
Caro: If burgers taste like this, I‘ll
never have to eat a burger with
meat again. That‘s wonderful.“
An Impossible Burger is purely
plant-based and uses 95% less land
and 74% less water than a beef burger
of similar size. It also emits 87%
less greenhouse gases. It contains
more protein, less fat, fewer calories,
and no cholesterol, antibiotics
or synthetic hormones. Actually, I
can‘t think of anyone who would
object to such a diet even if he
were not concerned about the fair
treatment of animals or his health.
The extreme contribution to climate
protection alone should suffice,
especially if there are no more differences
in taste.
Fast Fashion Learning Processes
That‘s the advantage of a city like
Los Angeles. Apart from the specialized
restaurants and shops,
there are still differences between
the big city and the village in the
quality of the food. Daniel talks
about his first months in the capi-
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tal: „When we came to Berlin, you
could tell immediately. You can‘t
even find a piece of bread that tastes
as good as at home, where the
traditional baker in the village bakes
it himself. Here at Lake Constance,
in the countryside, you buy
meat directly from the farmer. In
Berlin, you go to the supermarket,
and even organic meat is not that
good. That‘s no coincidence“.
When it came to fashion, it was
easier for Caro because there were
more alternatives. But a change
was still necessary: „A lot has happened
with me. It used to be important
for me to let off steam on
fashion themes. I bought a lot of
clothes. I had so many pieces in my
wardrobe that I still had the labels
on them. That was also the point
where I knew I had to reduce it.
Then I started to buy less and more
consciously and also put on outfits
several times. Although there is a
lot of feedback from fans who then
write: Hey, you had that on two
weeks ago“.
Phenomenon Glasperlenspiel fan
The fans of Glasperlenspiel are very
committed in all areas. And faithful.
I can sing a song about that.
Through my profession, I have already
met many celebrities. Among
them are some that you would categorize
as even better known as
Glasperlenspiel. But a joint photo
with Caro and Daniel has a different
echo than most of what I usually
experience. No matter if actor,
presenter, model, sportsman or musician.
When I meet Glasperlenspiel
and publish pictures or videos of it,
it hails news from Glasperlenspiel
fans. And all of them are magical.
In long texts, I am assured how
lucky I am to know them. Or how
great the two fit together. You read
out real sympathy and total identification.
For me a clear sign that
Caro and Daniel have managed to
preserve their humanity and their
original character in an approachable
way, despite their pop star status,
without losing the healthy distance
to their fans. A feat that only
very few people succeed in.
An honest handling of his experiences,
especially with the not so
glamorous parts of life, often leads
to being perceived as authentic and
sympathetic. For most stars, who
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When did you first notice that you
were perceived as a star?
What I noticed quite quickly: As soon
as you appeared on TV for the first
time, everyone suddenly thinks you
are a millionaire now!
Is there a magic formula for sustainability?
You can‘t create anything out of nothing.
Even for a banana, someone is involved,
and effort has to be put into it.
So it‘s about conscious consumption.
To consider also times: What can I do
without?
Is the process for more sensible use
of our resources still to be stopped?
No, it has arrived in society. Also what
is happening with Greta right now.
People are starting to think about it,
that‘s good.
You were on the jury this year for
the „GREEN AWARD“. How did that
happen?
Since 2013 we play there every year.
In the past, people thought sustainability
was uncool, but then this award
came. This year they asked us if we
wanted to be on the jury. That was
interesting. The two of us amid 60
scientists. There are great ideas, for
example for cleaning rivers and simply
obtaining drinking water. Very important.
Also, ideas on climate change.
Avoiding plastic by packaging drinks
that dissolve in the mouth. All the physics
professors always tell us that the
most effective way to stop global warming
is to reforest massively. Planting
trees! Sometimes it‘s that simple. You
have to support that because far too
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always have their image in mind,
this is impossible. Glasperlenspiel
seems to have succeeded. The fans
feel when someone always plays a
role. But also when he shows his
vulnerable side.
Music as therapy
Caro wrote a song about her father
for the second album. A man she
never really met and who left the
family at some point. A young girl
who feels left behind by her father.
Not a topic you‘d like to talk about
in a talk show. Not even Caro. But
the song helped her process the
most emotional and sad story of
her life so far: „The song was like a
therapy for me. Music can help you
to get over such things.“
When you write it, but also when
you hear it: „The song is very emotional,
especially when I sing it
live, of course. My mother was also
very emotional when she heard it.
But she encouraged me to release
the song. It just felt right for her
too. Painful, but right.“ In the end,
the song became one of the most
discussed songs of Glasperlenspiel,
although it was never released as
a single. There were many letters
from young girls who had had similar
experiences. Today Caro
knows: „Actually it‘s the nicest
compliment when someone can
tell you: You helped me through a
hard time! And that probably says
more about the philosophy of Glasperlenspiel
than whole books about
other artists. That‘s why I‘m sure
we‘ll see a lot more of Caro and
Daniel in the future. Maybe even
wedding pictures?
CAROLIN NIEMCZYK
What is your favorite song from Glasperlenspiel?
„Royals & Kings.“ Every time I sing it, I feel
that the song is simply about the essentials.
When did you realize that you had a talent
for being a songwriter?
I wrote my first song at the age of 10. Of
course, it was terrible. It was about everyday
situations, like the guys in school
who always pushed me.
Is the process for more rational use of
our resources still slowing down?
No. We even experienced this in London
once; people take to the streets. Many,
many people stood in front of the „Canada
Goose“ shop and demonstrated
against animal-cruelty.
If your life is filmed, which actors
should play you?
Someone once told me I was the Emma
Stone type. Unfortunately, no one ever
told Daniel he looked like Ryan Gosling.
But he often hears that he has a nose like
Jörg Pilawa. Would be a great movie poster:
Emma Stone and Jörg Pilawa!
Yes, we are committed to the Hänsel+Gretel
Foundation. It protects and
strengthens children against sexual abuse
and violence. But I have also been an
ambassador for girls‘ rights at UNICEF for
1.5 years. Children‘s issues are important
to us; children are ultimately our future.
Do you support charity projects?
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cosmetics
A visit to
the hairdresser
Text: Heike Kaufmann
I‘m sure most of us know that: The
hair is dull, the shine is missing
and then split ends and dryness.
What now?
Cutting is an alternative - or the
right care. But which one?
I tried several shampoos myself
and dyed my hair on my own. But
from time to time some surprises
happened to me with the products.
Color overlay occurred during
dyeing, so afterward everything
was just black, although I wanted
brown. My tips are dry and brittle,
and I could no longer comb my
hair. Even if I use a conditioner, my
hair is knotted and tangled after
washing.
WHAT NOW?
A professional has to take care of
this, but how do I find the right
hairdresser for my hair? Vegan,
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and also on the salon.
I quickly found what I was looking
for on the Internet. I made an appointment,
and my hair became a
matter for the boss.
When I arrived at Marcus Kümmler‘s
salon, I was warmly welcomed
with an iced tea on this hot
summer day. Before we could get
started, I received a check-in card,
almost like in a hotel.
On this card, I filled out not only
my address and telephone number
but a variety of questions. I have to
say; I was surprised. They wanted
to know what I expect from this
appointment, how much time I
need for my hair, what is important
to me with the products, what
kind of care I take, what kind of
hairstyle is desired, what demands
I have on the care and what type of
haircut I wanted (classical, sporty,
etc.). There was also the point „Miscellaneous.“
Since I didn‘t find my
hairstyle on the card, I entered under
haircut style that I want a cool
hairstyle without much change.
The boss studied the check-in card,
and the sweet trainee Dilara explained
the products to me. And
in order to relax, I received a head
massage before I started! Wow...
what a wellness feeling - that‘s not
how I had imagined my visit!
Mr. Kümmler, the salon manager,
smiled at me and said: „You want
your hair to be cool; there is a lot of
room for interpretation here.“ My
short explanation: „I love it when
my hair falls loose and easy, looks
healthy, and doesn‘t take up much
time; that‘s what I mean by cool.“
After my brief explanation, he got
started and cut my hair into shape.
As a cosmetic editor, I was naturally
curious, and while he was styling
me, I asked him a few curious
questions about the products and
himself.
Mr. Kümmler told me that he did
a hairdressing apprenticeship - but
it was not his first choice. His first
career wish was a dentist. Finally,
he became a hairdresser after he
had also considered becoming a
baker. His friends had advised him
against it because of the high risk
of allergies in the bakery. I couldn‘t
hide my laughter any longer. Then
he said: „I became a hairdresser
and nobody told me that the allergy
risk is also present in this
profession. Promptly I also got an
allergy.“ But he didn‘t change profession;
sometimes one just needs
the right products. Since he has
been self-employed - after all, for
19 years - it has been vital to him
to find the right products for the
environment, animals and his customers.
I also learned that my grey hair
could not be entirely dyed with natural
color. It does not cover as well
as a chemical hair color.
I‘m just too grey; I must have inhe-
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rited this fate from my mom. That‘s what she said to
me when, in my mid-20s, I was horrified to find that I
had grey hair on my head. Today, at 43, I‘m glad if I still
see a hair without a gray portion!
Unfortunately, plant-based color does not cover everything!
Dying your hair blond, grey hair, and also the
good old perm - these types of hairstyling only work
with chemical products. But even in this area, there
are now more gentle alternatives.
Another possibility is to let the color grow out and go
back to the natural hair color like so many other women.
The good-looking presenter Birgit Schrowange
or actress Jamie Lee Curtis, for example, proudly show
off their grey hair.
Somehow I still can‘t get myself to wear my grey hair
in public.
Back to my cool haircut:
The scissors in the hands of the boss, he dry-cut my
hair so that I could see the result immediately, and it
wasn‘t a significant change, but the hair fell loose and
light, just as I had imagined.
After that, there was a wellness treatment for my hair.
Dilara accompanied me to the sink, and a 30-minute
treatment started. Wellness for my hair: Oil-pulling
and a warm compress wrapped around my head, feet
up, and I could enjoy half an hour of time-out, and my
hair got a moisturizing treatment. Even my make-up
was polished up again.
Then my hair was given a light, loose blow-dry hairstyle,
and I was perfectly styled for the day.
But hairdresser is more than a wonderful stylist, he
is also a confidant who knows a lot about his clientele.
Sometimes things that the best friend or spouse does
not know. But about which topics and secrets he talks
with his clients that remains a secret. Everything that
is discussed in a hairdressing salon remains within
these four walls.
In this conversation, I found out that many shampoos
contain horse marrow. It can be found on the list of ingredients
as Spinal Cord Extract. This animal marrow
is made of slaughter waste and is said to give the hair a
lot of protein. Horse marrow is said to be particularly
suitable for this. Mink oil is not used in hair care as
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often as horse marrow, but still, we need to
know about this. After the animal has been
skinned for fur, they sell the mink oil as a
by-product. On the product, it will say Mink
Wax, Mustela Oil, Mink Oil. Often it is also
advertised directly on the products.
There are enough plant-based alternatives,
such as coconut, almond, avocado, or hazelnut
oil, which make the hair supple and
supply it with active ingredients. I have accepted
product recommendations for myself
and will test them.
Even the packaging of the products is compostable
and naturally without animal ingredients!
This was certainly not my last visit to the
hairdresser!
I am glad that I have found a hairdresser and
a cut that met my requirements. I would be
interested to know what your experiences at
the hairdresser are and how you found your
trusted hairdresser. Have you had breakdowns
at the hairdresser? How do you deal
with your grey hair? Please send me a picture
of your hairstyle with the story of the
hairdresser to kosmetik@weltveganmagazin.de
Love Beauty Greetings
Your Heike
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cosmetics
Products that touch the skin -
Why do we use cosmetics?
We distinguish between care and decorative cosmetics.
The term „care“ refers to shower gels, shampoos,
and lotions. Decorative cosmetics underline the good
appearance - from eye shadow to make-up foundation.
Since when do we use products that underline our
beauty? Cosmetics are probably as old as humanity itself,
but they have changed a little. Women and men
alike have beautified and cared for themselves in every
era. Even indigenous people, Aborigines or Indians
have already used body painting to underline their
virtues, but also to make a statement.
Women and men have always wanted to look good
and accentuate their virtues. This earlier ritual is today
a beauty craze, and we can no longer imagine our
society without it. Cosmetics are an integral part of
our culture, albeit in a slightly different form than in
the past.
With „Ne m‘oubliez pas“ Guerlain invented the first
lipstick of modern make-up in 1884. This lipstick was
made of deer tallow, beeswax and castor oil, was exhibited
in Paris and was sinfully expensive.
The actual origin of lipstick is to be found around
3500 BC in the Egyptian high culture. Apparently, the
Roman emperor Nero and his wife Poppea emphasized
their complexion and their lips with red!
While the ladies of the 16th century dyed their lips
with a mixture of scale insects, which is still mixed
into conventional cosmetics today, in the early 17th
century they used grapes in firm pomades, lightly
perfumed and colored with dark grape and make-up
root juice. Cleopatra, the last ruler of ancient Egypt,
bathed in donkey milk, and according to tradition, she
had beautiful skin.
Today, we find cosmetics in drugstores, perfumeries,
cosmetic studios, even in supermarkets. From foot
creams to bath additives to hair treatments - there is
everything your skin desires.
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Is cosmetics luxury, or is it care with a power
active ingredient that improves our skin?
DO WE NEED THAT?
We already care for baby skin with cosmetics!
Even our pets are not spared from the
hype. In various shops, you can find everything
from shampoo to toothpaste for animals
that the owner believes his pet needs.
In case of skin problems, we go to a dermatologist,
and we are prescribed creams and
ointments to improve the skin. Cosmeticians
also give us advice on our skin type.
It is essential to know the skin type before
buying a lotion because not everything
helps our skin. With the right skin analysis,
you will get the right product!
In advertising and magazines, we often hear
and see the advertising slogan, „Because
you‘re worth it.“
In my early days in the cosmetics industry,
I used this slogan with a customer once. She
was - as I think today - rightly freaked out
and complained to my boss about what comes
to my mind to judge her values.
But when we read or hear this slogan, it doesn‘t
occur to us; only when someone personally
addresses it do we consider it inappropriate.
We are worth a lot to ourselves, but not at
any price, RIGHT?
Don‘t we all want a bit of luxury? Smell good,
look good, and have smooth skin? Advertising
floods us with anti-aging products.
Those who want to afford this luxury go to
studios, have gold leaf masks applied to their
faces and/or take a luxury cream containing
diamond dust ... A well-creamed face is not
only balm for our skin but also our soul. And
that‘s precisely what the cosmetics industry
tells us!
As a beautician, I say: „Yes, we need cosmetics!
But it depends on the right choice of the
product.“
First, find out what skin type you are and
what your skin needs. Because not every
cream is suitable for every skin type. Take
a close look at your skin, what kind of skin
type are you? Dry, oily skin, skin prone to
impurities or combination skin? All this plays
a role in the right care! You can find more
information about the right care products in
the issue 01/19.
What makes cosmetics a luxury product?
The raw materials! If they are rare and expensive,
even if they have no effect at all,
they make cosmetic products a luxury good.
Take gold leaves, for example, which have
been used in creams or masks. Gold on the
skin has no proven effect, but if you want
to afford it and need the feeling „I can afford
it, and I‘m worth it“ alone, you can draw
from the full. And what happens if we take
too much of the good? Different products
that may not fit the skin, or apply too much?
Cleansing in the morning, cream, concealer,
make-up, ink, powder, rouge, lipstick, etc.,
and refreshed at lunchtime and in the evening,
can lead to an over-care of the skin.
The result can be seen after a few weeks: Perioral
dermatitis has developed. The visit to
the dermatologist is then not spared.
A balanced care with products suitable for
the skin type and a small make-up line is
sufficient for everyone. The skin is freed
from tension or excessive fat, and you look
well cared for.
If you have questions or suggestions, I am
pleased about a Mail: kosmetik@weltveganmagazin.de
Dear Beauty Greetings,
Your Heike
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NIKO RITTENAU
The most important laboratory tests for vegans
PART 3

health | niko rittenau

health | niko rittenau
Niko Rittenau is a nutrition expert with a focus on
healthy vegan nutrition who wants to motivate
people towards conscious and sustainable eating
habits by imparting knowledge about nutrition in
seminars and lectures. In September 2018 Niko published
his new book „Vegan-Klischee ade!“. It quickly
became a bestseller and is already seen as the
standard work on vegan nutrition. In his column,
Niko devotes himself to current topics from his
work as a nutritionist and illustrates them clearly.
In this multi-part column, Niko talks about the most
relevant laboratory investigations for vegan living
humans and explains, why these are relevant and
which ones we should pay attention to. The third of
a total of four parts deals with the determination of
the omega-3 supply.
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The long-chain omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic
acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which occur
in higher concentrations especially in fat cold-water
fish such as salmon, herring, tuna, and sardine,
were already associated with a positive effect on cardiovascular
diseases 1 and cognitive abilities in old age 2
in earlier observational studies on humans.
In the discussion about fish, however, two essential
points are often overlooked: On the one hand, fish are
not the actual producers of the long-chain omega-3
fatty acids EPA and DHA, but they accumulate in the
food chain only those fatty acids in their tissues that
originate from certain microalgae 3 .
On the other hand, the human body also can produce
these long-chain fatty acids itself if it is provided with
the necessary plant raw materials under the right conditions.
This circumstance is also the reason why EPA
and DHA are not declared as essential (i.e. essential for
survival) fatty acids, but only as semi-essential 4 . However,
the ability of the body to synthesize EPA and
DHA is very different from person to person. Also, the
effectiveness depends on several factors, which are
described in great detail together with a lot of other
relevant information in the book „Vegan-Cliché ade!
The right omega-3-test
To determine whether the body can produce enough
EPA and DHA by itself from the vegetable fatty acid
called alpha-linolenic acid (from foods such as linseed,
chia seed, hemp seed, etc. ) or whether the dietary supplement
with microalgae oil is sufficient to meet the
needs, the so-called HS-Omega-3 index can be tested.
If this is less than 4%, there is an increased cardiovascular
risk. With an index of 4-8%, there is medium
cardioprotective protection, and with over 8% one is
regarded as optimally protected 5 .
In one study with vegan living humans, all subjects
in the study were below 4% without microalgae oil
supplementation and were able to exceed at least the
4% threshold within four months by 250mg EPA/
DHA supplementation. Since investigations suggest
however that the optimal range lies according to Omega-3-Index
with over 8%, one can increase the supply
during the first six to eight weeks with accordingly
low initial values also temporarily strongly, to get over
the 8%-border as fast as possible.
The right dosage of omega-3 fatty acids
The common dose recommended by professional societies
for the general population varies from 250 6
mg to 500 mg depending on the country. The ratio of
EPA to DHA should be about 1:2 7 . The higher amount
of DHA compared to EPA is due to the fact that the
body‘s own EPA synthesis is more efficient than DHA
synthesis 8 and the body can even convert part of the
DHA back into EPA if necessary 9 . Therefore, DHA
is the more critical of the two long-chain fatty acids.
Although EFSA does not set a Tolerable Upper Intake
Level (UL) due to lack of data, its publication stresses
that even doses of 1,000 mg do not pose a health risk
even when taken for long periods according to current
knowledge 10 . However, even higher doses of over
2,000-6,000mg EPA/DHA caused an increase in LDL
cholesterol, and many more questions about the health
effects of such high doses remain unanswered 11 . Therefore
it is recommendable for prevention to remain
with the usual supply of 250-500mg EPA/DHA and
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to supply higher doses only under consultation with a
specialist. In one study, 940mg DHA (no EPA) was administered
to a group of vegetarian eaters over eight
weeks, and the average omega-3 index of the subjects
increased from 4.8% to 8.4%, thus reaching the optimal
level 12 . A lower maintenance dose can then be
chosen to maintain these values.
Vegan fat sources
Omega-3 during pregnancy and lactation
The WHO recommends pregnant and breastfeeding
women at least 300mg of the long-chain omega-3 fatty
acids, whereby here too a ratio of at least 1:2 of EPA
to DHA should be given, so that the recommended
minimum intake of DHA of 200 mg per day can be
guaranteed 13 . Since vegan women have been shown
to have both lower plasma levels of DHA 14 and a lower
concentration of DHA in their breast milk 15 compared
to the general population, they in particular benefit
even more from supplementation with DHA from microalgae
16 . Based on the evidence of reduced speech
development in young children with DHA deficiency,
all eventualities in this critical phase of life should be
eliminated and played safe 17 .
Microalgae oils as a safe alternative
Several studies have compared the tolerability, efficacy,
and safety of microalgae oil and have consistently
come to the same conclusion: Algae oil from different
types of algae such as schizochytrium is well-tolerated,
offers a clean and bioavailable form of EPA/DHA
and shows no negative effects 18, 19 . Microalgae oils are
available as well as fish oil in capsule form or bottles.
To optimize the absorption of EPA and DHA from microalgae
oil capsules (as well as fish oil capsules), it is
recommended to take them together with an additional
fat source. This can be a handful of nuts or a whole
meal with a sufficient amount of fat. The following
figure shows the reason for this indication: by adding
another fat source, the intake of omega-3 fatty acids
increases more than tenfold 20 .
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Important note: This article is for information
purposes only and cannot
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A diagnosis and therapy of underuse
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weight.
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nutrition
the
big
price
lie
the true costs
of food
Text: Anna Karolina Stock
The „good“ news: Food for 99 cents is not
uncommon in Germany. The bad news: Prices
lie! Let‘s look at the costs we do not find
on the cash receipt and why cheap products
will cost us dearly.

nutrition | the price lie

nutrition | the price lie
You can find really cheap products at Aldi, Lidl & Netto:
Two kilos of new potatoes for just 1.49 Euros, the
tofu schnitzel for 1.89 Euros and the picking salad for
99 cents. In Germany, conventional food is so cheap
that it doesn‘t even reflect the costs of the farmers
who produced it. The fact that they charge us only a
fraction of the production costs in the supermarket
seems like a reason to be happy at first. But next time
you should ask yourself: How is it possible that food is
so cheap?
On the one hand, the prices of conventional food can
be kept so low because industrial agriculture is heavily
subsidized by the EU, the federal government, and
the „Länder.“ On the other hand - and this is the main
reason - a large part of the costs is not even included in
the retail price. These hidden costs, which arise at all
levels of food production, are simply not reflected in it.
Some of the hidden costs arise, for example, from unnecessarily
produced food. Approximately one-third
of the food produced worldwide ends up on the garbage.
Another part is caused by the use of artificial fertilizers
and pesticides and their effects on soil degradation
and depletion, groundwater pollution, extinction
of species and climate change. If you calculate the cost
of these environmental impacts and add them to the
regular manufacturing costs, you get the „true cost“
of a product. The Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that the hidden
environmental costs of food production amount to
$2.1 trillion per year. Hidden social costs are even higher,
at $2.7 trillion. If you pay for your purchases at the
supermarket checkout, however, these costs have not
yet been invoiced. Consequently, the question arises:
Who pays for it?
Who pays when nitrate seeps into drinking water
from overfertilized meadows? When pesticides make
people sick? Or greenhouse gases from agriculture
heat up the climate? And this is precisely where the
bad news comes from: We pay for it - even if we don‘t
buy the cheap food at all. Why is that? Because the
consequential costs are reflected in our water bills or
our health insurance contributions. With our rising
tax rates, the state helps flood victims or build higher
dams. Experts call these „external“ or „externalized“
costs - and by this, they mean expenses that are caused
by producers but borne by society as a whole.
Unfair? Somehow. At least it would be fairer if the buyers
of cheap food were to be invoiced for the damage
immediately on the sales slip. And those who do not
buy them are spared. Unfortunately, it is not so simple
in reality, because only a few damages can be quantified
concretely. Most of them have to be estimated
because they will only appear in 20 to 30 years and
will, therefore, affect our children and grandchildren.
Four different environmental factors are particularly
costly and should be taken into account when calculating
the real cost of food
Whether wheat, potatoes, or maize, plants need nitrogen
to grow. To make sure they get enough, farmers
supply their meadows and fields with nitrogenous liquid
manure, fermentation residues from the biogas
plant, and artificial fertilizer. In principle, liquid manure
is an excellent fertilizer, but here the dose makes
the poison. The plants cannot absorb that much
nitrogen. Some of it seeps as nitrate into the soil and
groundwater. The price of this pollution is paid by the
general public, for example, because the local water
supplier wants more money for the ever more expensive
drinking water treatment.
In Lower Saxony, which is rich in livestock and thus
manure, every third near-surface groundwater deposit
is already contaminated. And at some point, it will
also affect the deeper wells, where drinking water is
still clean and of good quality. And then it becomes
costly. The Federal Environment Agency concluded
that the reduction of nitrate levels in drinking water
alone costs between 580 and 767 million Euros a year.
Due to the careless handling of nitrate pollution, the
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EU Commission brought an action against Germany
before the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg
in 2016. In June 2018, the ruling followed: The Federal
Republic of Germany has violated the European Nitrates
Directive. However, even if the nitrate levels in
drinking water are reduced in the future, the pollution
does not merely stop, but simply increases more
slowly.
In the last 15 years, the number of flying insects has
decreased by up to 80 percent, according to Josef Tumbrinck
from the North Rhine-Westphalia Nature Conservation
Association. If flying insects such as bees are
missing, the entire food chain is endangered. On the
one hand, flowers and trees are no longer pollinated;
on the other hand, birds such as swifts and swallows
lack the necessary food supply. The use of pesticides
and intensive agriculture threaten not only insects
but also field hamsters and partridges, cornflowers
and larkspur, a total of hundreds of animal and plant
species. The Federal Environment Agency puts it this
way: „With the intensification of plant cultivation and
the industrialization of animal husbandry, agriculture
is today one of the driving forces behind the loss of
biological diversity.“
Scientists at the University of Göttingen have calculated
that a farmer generates an additional yield of
around 757 Euros per hectare by pollinating strawberry
blossoms with insects (in addition to self-pollination
and wind). Such calculations for a wide variety
of agricultural products result in an annual equivalent
of 300 billion Euros for the global pollination performance
of insects. So the question is louder than ever:
Why are we destroying this valuable service?
Not only the animal world is threatened, but also humans
are in danger - among other things through excessive
use of pesticides. The spray poisons used in the
fields can cause cancer in humans, damage the genetic
material, or even have hormonal effects. Poisoning
is particularly frequent when pesticides are handled
without protective clothing. In Switzerland, it is estimated
that the use of pesticides causes health damage
of between 22 and 72 million Euros a year. Converted
to Germany, this would be 300 million to one billion
Euros - hidden costs that could be saved for the health
insurance funds and thus for society.
Agriculture also heats the climate. According to the
WWF, it is responsible for 11 to 14 percent of all greenhouse
gas emissions in Germany. Part of this is due
to the climate-damaging nitrous oxide released when
farmers fertilize too much. The production of artificial
fertilizers and pesticides also consumes a lot of energy.
Thus it contributes to the greenhouse effect. The
same goes for the methane emitted by cows. Or the
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soy fields on which the feed for our animals grows.
The cattle ranchers who once farmed these areas have
been displaced and are now clearing rainforest for
new pastures.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) expects
that every tonne of carbon dioxide released will cause
damage of around 100 Euros. German agriculture thus
causes damage of six to twelve billion Euros per year.
These sums have to be paid in a few years, but the damage
has now been caused by what we eat today.
Are there hidden costs in organic farming?
Of course, organic farming also causes external costs,
for example, through CO2 emissions. But simply because
organic farmers do not use chemical nitrogen
fertilizers, their CO2 footprint is much smaller than
that of conventional farmers. Numerous studies show
that organic farmers protect groundwater, promote
biodiversity, and bind excess carbon dioxide in their
soils, thus relieving the climate. Consequently, the
hidden costs of natural products are usually much lower
than the hidden costs of conventionally produced
food.
Scientists have been working for some time on different
calculation models to determine the real costs of
food. There are already attempts to add hidden environmental
costs to products that initially appear cheap.
If, for example, the emission of greenhouse gases is
linked to a specific amount of money, the climate-damaging
nature of a product can be assessed and its
retail price adjusted accordingly. The result would be
unembellished price labels that also reflect the social
and ecological „footprint“ of food.
In 2017 EOSTA, importer of organic fruit and vegetables
presented the study „True Cost Accounting in
Food, Farming, and Finance,“ in which it showed an
overall value-added analysis for the cultivation of nine
different products. Among the foods examined were
organic apples in Argentina, organic carrots in the
Netherlands, and organic avocados in Kenya, which
were compared with their conventional counterparts
from the same regions of origin. The calculations included
water consumption, soil pollution, CO2 emissions,
expenditure on fertilizers, and crop protection.
But also health costs caused by the use of pesticides.
For the effects on health and soils, apparent differences
between organic and conventional cultivation
could be quantified. One hectare of conventionally
cultivated apple cultivation area in Argentina causes
annual climate damage of 3084 Euros and health costs
of 6259 Euros. In contrast, the cultivation of Argentinian
organic apples causes climate costs of 2492 Euros
and health costs of 504 Euros (not even a tenth!).
The computation models are still incomplete, and the
determined numbers can be compared internationally
only with difficulty. Therefore it is so far difficult
to turn over the - usually future - effects monetary
on the kilo apples or the kilo potatoes. However, companies
like EOSTA are working on quantifying the
hidden costs. Their goals is that one day every apple
will have a precise note of the ‚true‘ costs it entails. As
soon as environmental damage is added to the price,
the supermarket bill will be higher than before. At the
same time, the costs for water treatment and health
insurance contributions would rise less sharply and
more slowly.
Until then, some alternatives are easy to implement: a
lower VAT rate for organic food or levies on nitrogen
fertilizers and pesticides - the more toxic, the higher.
Denmark is already doing this. The German government
has so far rejected such measures. Apparently,
the political pressure is not yet strong enough. It is,
therefore, all the more important to create awareness
in society for the real prices and that the tofu schnitzel
cannot cost 1.89 Euros.
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nutrition
How to define healthy eating
and what does veganism have
The three most important reasons for a vegan diet are
usually ethical, ecological, and health considerations.
The latter, in particular, are on the increase worldwide
as part of the „whole food, plant-based nutrition“
movement, often with the gesture that only this form
of nutrition is optimal for individual health. The resulting
conflict with official/international nutrition
guidelines, which contain animal products, is obvious
and is sometimes fiercely discredited by the relevant
international institutes.
But how far away are the appropriate guidelines from
an entirely plant-based nutrition? Why is a vegan diet
more and more accepted in these, but not without exception
recommended? And why is that perhaps not at
all so problematic for a vegan future?
Definition of healthy nutrition
Research on healthy nutrition begins with observation.
An important, meanwhile well known and particularly
impressive example of such observations are
the so-called „Blue Zones“. Important because these
five regions of the world (Nicoya (Costa Rica), Sardinia
(Italy), Ikaria (Greece), Loma Linda (California), Okinawa
(Japan)) are home to the world‘s most long-lived
and healthiest people.
They are the least affected by chronic diseases. In
spite of the marked geographical and cultural differences,
the lifestyles of the inhabitants* of the Blue
Zones are similar in important areas, such as physical
activity, spirituality, social and emotional attachment,
sleeping behavior - and even their diet. Based on an
evaluation of over 150 nutrition surveys from the Blue
Zones, „Blue Zones guidelines“ can be developed. According
to these, also called „plant slant“, the nutritional
pattern of the world‘s healthiest people consists of
95% whole plant foods and only 5% animal products.
Concerning meat, this means an average consumption
of only about 300 grams per month - and corresponds
best to the system „(one!) Sunday sausage“. 1
The consideration of the Blue Zones is particularly exciting
in the context of current international nutrition
guidelines, as the latter seems to approach the „plant
slant“ pattern more and more. Thus, in the „MyPlate“
campaign 2 of the US-American guidelines, meat, fish,
and eggs are at first glance not to be found on the plate
model; these are now found together with protein-rich
plant foods in the category „protein“.
Although dairy products are listed in the form of a
glass of „Dairy“, herbal alternatives, in particular, fortified
soy products, are described as equivalent foods.
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...
to do with it?
An attempt to reconcile
current dietary guidelines
and a vegan future
Text: Niklas Oppenrieder
The Canadian guidelines, which were not updated until
2019, present a similar picture. Dairy products are
no longer defined as a separate food group and are,
therefore emphasized. Instead of milk, a glass of water
was added to the plate. Also, at least half of the food
shown in the group „protein“ is vegetable (in direct
implementation of the plate model, this would correspond
to a proportion of animal products of approx.
12.5%). In the details, it is recommended to consume
primarily plant-based protein sources. 3
Since the beginning of this year, the so-called EAT-Lancet
Report has received considerable attention in nutritional,
climatological, and medical circles. In the
EAT-Lancet Report, world-renowned scientists* from
the research fields mentioned above work out how optimal
nutrition should be designed and produced both
for individual health and for planetary health.
The team around the famous Prof. Walter Willett
(Harvard University), who is responsible for the nutritional
pattern, recommends a complete, 90% plant-based
diet. 4
In addition to the observed tendency towards a predominantly
plant diet, many guidelines describe the
vegan diet as increasingly uncritical and beneficial to
health (e.g. USA 5 , Canada 6 , Portugal 7 , Great Britain 8 ).
The following consensus thus seems to be fundamentally
established at present: For the optimal individual
health, whole plants should be consumed predominantly
(approx. 85 - 95%). A 100% plant-based diet is
possible and, with adequate implementation, also beneficial
to health. It is to be expected - not least because
of the connections between food production and
the climate crisis - that more conservative nutrition
societies, such as the German Nutrition Society, will
also develop in this direction in the medium term.
Fight for the last percentage points
In the context of the conflict described in the introduction,
however, it is regularly criticized that only vegan
food is optimum for health, that even the smallest
amounts of animal products are harmful to health.
And that the respective scientific institutions optionally
do not have sufficient expertise and/or non-scientific
reasons for their results on vegan nutrition.
There are scientifically good reasons to take a close
look at „the last few percents“ of animal products,
especially if the task of a department or institute is to
look exclusively at the individual health aspect without
considering ethical or ecological arguments.
For example, there are no long-term observational
studies of vegan populations, as these did not exist (in
sufficient numbers) in recent centuries or a „modern“
vegan diet has only been possible for a few years. The
actual long-term effects of a vegan diet on illnesses
and life span could not be investigated scientifically so
far so that an essential building block is missing for
comprehensive scientific consideration.
Also, the research for the comparison of strongly
plant-oriented nutritional patterns and purely
plant-oriented dietary patterns can be described as
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manageable. To have more security here, clearly more
clinical studies need to be conducted. Whether, and
if so, in what form small amounts of (certain) animal
products influence the course of the disease is unclear
in most cases.
According to current scientific knowledge, however,
it is clear that certain animal products (e.g. fermented
milk products, fatty (environment-poison-free) fish)
cannot do have health-promoting effect in moderation.
And even in the case of animal products for which
certain mechanisms harmful to health are known
(e.g. cow‘s milk -> increase in IGF-1, potential increase
in the risk of certain types of cancer), the dose of
particular relevance for a clinically measurable effect
and thus the consumption of small quantities (e.g. as
described in the dietary patterns above) can best be
described as unproblematic.
Research on possible nutrient deficits in vegan food, on
the other hand, comes to different conclusions, especially
depending on the phase of life and the actual
design of the diet. Nutrition institutions, which claim
to make general and absolutely reliable recommendations
for the entire population, are forced to report in
a differentiated and rather cautious manner due to the
generally few and different results on the subject.
Sensible handling of current science
The careful handling of vegan nutrition in many guidelines
and institutes is therefore scientifically well
comprehensible on closer inspection. Despite this
caution or even criticism, they can contribute to the
spread of a vegan way of life, especially if a front between
„vegan movement“ and nutrition institutions is
avoided. The basis of this approach is science, i.e. the
obligation to use (supposedly) scientific data sensitively,
to check it and to constantly monitor one‘s own bias
(bias). Unscientific considerations or scientifically inadmissible
generalizations and simplifications, on the
other hand, damage the dissemination of a plant diet,
since they discredit its representatives, especially in
scientific and political circles of society.
Based on this attitude, various measures can be taken
to make sensible use of the results of current science.
The focus on the consensus mentioned above of
many professional societies can be particularly helpful.
The fact that leading authorities in the field of
nutrition science recommend a 90% plant-based diet
as optimal should be intensively placed in all types of
publications and discussions on the topic. It is scientifically
approved from the highest place, accordingly
for the opposite easy to accept, and would mean with
its conversion already a fundamental change above all
western nourishing habits. People who can initially be
reached primarily via the health argument will find it
much easier to open themselves (further) to ecological
and ethical aspects after switching to a corresponding
„90%“ diet and to take these into account within the
framework of a completely vegan diet — anyone who
eats vegan five days a week also knows how to enjoy it
seven days a week.
Building on this, it is quite legitimate to bring evidence
for possible, clearly defined advantages of a vegan diet
into the discussion. If these are scientifically valid and
can be discussed in a respectful exchange, strategic
partnerships with (non-vegan) nutrition institutions
can be entered into much more easily for individuals,
initiatives, and larger organizations. These are especially
necessary for political work, educational work,
and in view of the power of the agricultural industry.
In this context, one‘s own (vegan) diet can also be much
more than just a concern for personal health. A vegan
diet that is as optimal as possible, i.e. fully-fledged and
carried out under consideration of critical nutrients,
will be positively reflected in the direct environment
and especially in broader observations and observation
studies. The healthier the vegan portion of the
population is, the more difficult it is to argue against
the corresponding lifestyle.
Other ways to support research are also available -
and to change guidelines and recommendations, the
most effective means in the long term. The latter can
only change if, above all, clinical research in this area
increases and stabilizes the few and sometimes inconsistent
results that have been achieved so far. To this
end, appeals should be made to policymakers to network
local (University) institutes and non-profit organizations
or companies as well as the targeted support
of individual research institutions already established
in the field.
In Germany, the Institute for Alternative and Sustainable
Nutrition under the direction of Prof. Keller and
the Department of Clinical Naturopathy at the Charité
in Berlin under the direction of Prof. Michalsen are
particularly worth mentioning. The Physicians Asso-
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ciation for Nutrition also supports more research in
this field (if you are interested in supporting research,
please email: info@pan-int.org ).
The development of the guidelines of global institutions
in recent years as well as their increasing involvement
in (political) communication of their results
is, therefore, to be welcomed. They are an important
voice for an increasingly plant-based diet. In a constructive,
scientifically correct way of dealing with this,
starting from the status quo, many common meters
can be walked in the direction of vegan nutrition. For
the last meters further research - and finally, the meaningful
use of the other good arguments are needed.
Quellen:
1 Official website of the Blue Zones project led by Dan
Buettner:https://www.bluezones.com/recipes/food-guidelines/
2 https://www.choosemyplate.gov/
Niklas Oppenrieder
3 https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/
4 Lancet. 2019 Feb 2;393(10170):447-492. doi: 10.1016/
S0140-6736(18)31788-4. Epub 2019 Jan 16. Food in the
Anthropocene: the EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy
diets from sustainable food systems. www.eatforum.
org/eat-lancet-commission/
Niklas Oppenrieder, medical director
at PAN (Physicians Association
for Nutrition
5 https://www.eatrightpro.org/-/media/eatrightpro-files/practice/position-and-practice-papers/position-papers/vegetarian-diet.pdf
6 https://www.unlockfood.ca/en/Articles/Vegetari-
an-and-Vegan-Diets/What-You-Need-to-Know-About-
Following-a-Vegan-Eati.aspx
7 https://www.alimentacaosaudavel.dgs.pt/activeapp/wp-content/files_mf/1444910720LinhasdeOrienta%C3%A7%C3%A3oparaumaAlimenta%C3%A7%C3%A3oVegetarianaSaud%C3%A1vel.pdf
8 https://www.nutrition.org.uk/healthyliving/helpingyoueatwell/veganandvegetarian.html
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Recipes | timo franke
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Timo franke
Black Forest Tiramisu Tartlets
Ingredients
for 6-8 tartlets
For the base:
300 g wheat flour
150 q sugar
1 pinch of cocoa powder
1 pinch of vanilla
1 pinch of salt, 1 tsp baking powder
¼ TL sodium bicarbonate, 1 tsp cider
vinegar
150 ml plant milk
100 ml water
80 ml vegetable oil
some orange zest
50 g dark chocolate
For the filling:
1 glass of sour cherries 680 g
60 tablespoons cornflour
500 g cream like mascarpone
125 ml Schlagfix unsweetened
6 g sugar
80 ml espresso
4 centiliters (cl) Kirschwasser
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 200 °C. Mix all dry ingredients, add the
liquids, the orange zest and mix vigorously. Heat 50 g of chocolate in a
bain-marie and stir it. Place in muffin molds and bake it in the preheated
oven at 200 °C for approx. 20 minutes.
Drain the cherries, collecting the juice. Mix 3 tbsp. cherry juice and cornflour.
Bring the rest of the liquid to the boil. Stir in the cornflour and bring to
the boil while stirring.
Whip unsweetened whipped cream and mix with sugar and the vegan
mascarpone.
Cut out the sponge cake and cut it into three layers like a Black Forest cake.
Now soak with espresso and kirschwasser. In a ring alternate base, cherries
and cream layers. Repeat the process and finish with a sponge cake.

Recipes | kim julie hansen

Kim-Julie
Hansen
Red Velvet Truffles
Ingredients
for 20 truffles
Für die Trüffel:
1 cup unsweetened finely shredded coconut
3⁄4 cup ground almonds
1⁄4 cup beet root powder
3 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons white almond butter
2 tablespoons coconut butter, melted
2 teaspoons cacao powder
White Chocolate–Coconut Coating
1⁄2 cup melted cacao butter
1⁄4 cup coconut butter
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 cup unsweetened finely shredded coconut
Preparation:
Pulse all of the truffle ingredients in a food processor until the
mixture reaches a dough-like consistency (if it’s too crumbly,
add some more almond butter or maple syrup).
Use your hands to form the dough into 1-inch truffles. Place
the truffles in a container and put them in the freezer for 10 to
15 minutes while you make the white chocolate coating.
For the coating, melt the cacao butter and coconut butter in a
small pan (be careful not to burn them).
Transfer the melted butters to a bowl and mix in the maple
syrup using a whisk. Let the mixture cool for a few minutes.
Using toothpicks or your hands, coat the truffles with the
white chocolate mixture one by one and then roll them in the
shredded coconut.
Refrigerate or freeze the truffles for about 10 minutes before
serving.
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Kim-Julie
Hansen
Purple Cabbage Chickpea Boats
Ingredients
for 1 big portion or 2 small
2 cups shiitake mushrooms, sliced
1 shallot, sliced
1⁄2 red bell pepper, diced
1⁄2 orange bell pepper, diced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup cooked chickpeas
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon paprika
1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
1⁄4 teaspoon sea salt
4 small or 2 large purple cabbage leaves
2 cups arugula
Preparation:
Cook the mushrooms, shallot, and bell peppers in the olive oil
in a pan set over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Add the chickpeas, turmeric, paprika, garlic powder, and salt
and cook for 3 more minutes.
Fill the cabbage leaves with the chickpea mixture and serve
over a bed of arugula.
You find more on www.kimjuliehansen.com
or on Instagram @kimjuliehansen

Recipes | vegane leckereien

vegane
leckereien
Carrot-buckwheat Hash Browns with herb quark
Ingredients
for 12 pieces
280g potatoes
200g carrots
140g celery sticks
100g sprouted buckwheat
100g red onions
80g potato starch
1 tsp xanthan gum
2 tsp salt
2 tsp paprika (sweet)
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp nutmeg
pepper to taste
Frying oil for the pan
Inredients
herb quark
1 pot of natural soy yogurt (drain for at
least 1 hour through a filter bag) -
or 1 pot of soy quark
juice of a small lemon
1 vol. Chives
1 vol. Parsley
5 stems dill
pinch of garlic powder
1 tsp salt
Preparation:
Soak buckwheat 1 to 2 days before in water for 1h, then rinse and
sprout them covered for 1.5 to 2 days. Rinse twice a day during this
time.
Peel or wash the potatoes, celery, and carrots and grate coarsely in
a food processor or with a cant grater. Chop the onions into small
pieces.
Knead everything together with buckwheat, potato starch, xanthan,
and the spices in a bowl and season with pepper.
Then form hand-sized meatballs and fry in a pan with oil for about
15 minutes on medium heat.
Finally, fry for about 2 minutes on each side at high heat until
crispy, then remove from the pan immediately.
The Hash Browns taste particularly good with herb quark. Therefore
chop the herbs into small pieces, mix with the quark together
with the other ingredients, stir thoroughly and season to taste
with pepper.

Recipes | vegane leckereeien

vegane
leckereien
You´ll find more from Gaby Kaschewitz at
www.vegane-leckereien.com
instagram: vegane_leckereien
Vegan Raffaello
Ingredients
for 20pieces
200g coconut fat (or coconut
from the glass)
150g coconut flakes
3 tablespoons maple syrup
4 tbsp almond puree
pinch of tonka bean
1/2 tsp vanilla
20 whole peeled almonds
Extra Coconut flakes to roll the candy
Preparation:
For the coconut fat, freeze the coconut milk briefly or put it in the refrigerator
overnight and remove the solid coconut mass from the top.
Let the coconut fat/must soften at room temperature.
Blend with the remaining ingredients, except the whole almonds, to a fine
mass - if you don‘t have a blender, use coconut flour instead of grated coconut.
Form balls with moist hands, each with one almond as the core, roll in the
coconut flakes and put in the fridge (even better freezer) for at least 1 hour.
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environment
Underwater Sunchasers
Our love for the underwater world
The story of our love for the underwater
world began in 2011 with a planned
package tour to the Balearic tourist
stronghold of Mallorca. When the tour
operator informed us shortly before
the start of the trip that our hotel was
overbooked, we had to act quickly and
decided spontaneously for a holiday in
Hurghada, Egypt. Since we had noticed
that there is something to see underwater
there, we bought snorkeling
equipment at short notice and thus laid
the foundation for our greatest passion.
We, Martin and Chantal from Mülheim
an der Ruhr, the heart of the
Ruhr area, have hardly undertaken a
journey from now on, in which the underwater
world was not the center of
attention. While we were still equipped
with a disposable underwater camera
during our first snorkeling trips, we
exchanged our equipment three times
in the meantime to let our friends and
family share in the unique experiences
under the water. We noticed that hardly
anyone had seen this peaceful and
beautiful world with their own eyes
- but everyone was fascinated by the
strange life that takes place in our seas.
In recent years, the Red Sea, to be
precise Marsa Alam, south of Hurghada,
has become our second home.
The landscape does not offer much to
a visitor, except for the fantastic sunsets
in the desert, but the sea offers
all the more. Besides the different coral
and fish species, it is above all the
huge green sea turtles that fascinated
us from the very first moment. The
turtles in southern Egypt belong with
a shell length of up to 140 cm to the giants
of the lagoon. But in spite of this
considerable size, one does not feel
threatened in their presence - instead,
these primeval animals radiate a calm,
which immediately spills over onto
the snorkeler and makes him forget
all worries abruptly. If you take a closer
look at our Instagram profile, you‘ll
see that we are burning lovers of this
species. The same goes for the friendly
manatee, which you can meet - if you
are lucky - in the same waters.
At some point, we decided that our
recordings were too bad to get dusty
on the hard drive. So we chose the
easiest way to share our pictures with
the whole world, the social media. You
can find us since November 2017 on
Instagram (@underwater.sunchasers).
Along with the change of the climate
and the not to be overlooked plastic
flood in the ocean, our personal
goal has crystallized: We would like
to show all our followers, at best the
whole world, the beauty of the underwater
world and thus convey that it is
worthwhile to protect it. After all, not
all people enjoy the privilege of traveling
long distances and seeing turtles,
manatees, and the colorful fish of the
oceans with their own eyes.
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A pilot mackerel accompanying a dugong (manatee) during swimming in the Red Sea.
Martin & Chantal = underwater.sunchasers
Blue-spotted ray crosses the seagrass in the shallow coastal waters.
Masked bannerfish in the coral reef of Marsa Alam, Egypt.

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Harmless giant pufferfish with terrifying teeth.
Anemonefish seek shelter with their symposium partner, the sea anemone.
Colourful stony corals off the coast of Marsa Alam.
Green sea turtle during a rest on the seabed.

umwelt | underwater sunchasers
However, unfortunately, we had to recognize
that the world-wide tourism
boom brings direct, negative consequences
for the reefs and thus also for
the fauna with itself. The condition of
the Red Sea reefs we visited had worsened
between 2014 and 2018, with an
increase in the number of visitors and
especially regarding organized boat
trips. In addition to ignorant bathers
who hunt and touch turtles and deliberately
break off corals to take home
with them as decoration, it is above all
the unconscious damage to the coral
reef caused by suntan lotion or the destruction
of coral reefs that have been
growing for years that is only a short
swim break that is causing problems
for the sensitive ecosystem.
While many tourists consider the Maldives
as a perfect dream destination,
the anticipation for our next trip is a
little clouded, as the reefs have also
suffered there - mainly due to the
climate phenomenon „El Niño.“ Even
if the coral bleaching has progressed
far in the Maldives, the archipelago
in the Indian Ocean continues to impress
with its great diversity, which is
characterized above all by always having
the chance to see big fish. We are
therefore very confident to take some
snapshots of sharks and share them
with our followers towards the end
of the year. Anyone who has seen the
pictures and videos of the diver and
marine biologist Ocean Ramsey knows
that this species is not a bloodthirsty
killer targeting humans. Instead, it is
another species worthy of protection
that is at home in our seas, at the top
of the food chain, and indispensable to
keeping the ecosystem in rhythm.
Accordingly, each of us should question
our own actions - whether on holiday
or at home. Respect for flora and
fauna of this world is the basis for the
survival of numerous living creatures
on our planet. Although the media‘s
attention to environmental protection
has increased and a tendency to rethink
has become apparent, without
consistent action, our descendants will
no longer find the underwater world as
we know it.
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By Peter Höffken, specialist consultant at PETA
„Who is the agricultural lobby?“
asked Federal Agriculture Minister
Julia Klöckner, outraged by
critics who accused her in her online
consultation in February 2019
of being too close the agricultural
industry. The answer was not long
in coming: according to a study published
by the Institute for Work
and Economics at the University
of Bremen, more than half of the
CDU/CSU members of the Bundestag
in the Agriculture Committee
also hold a post in the German
Farmers‘ Union. In this committee,
all important legal decisions about
animal protection are made - and
it rejects political animal protection
initiatives regularly. Farmers,
hunters, and other animal users
are also strongly represented in
many state and district assemblies.
Instead of advancing animal
welfare, Germany has been stagnating
for decades: amputations
are still carried out as standard on
animals to adapt them to the husbandry
systems. Almost 50 million
male chicks are gassed annually,
and horror scenes from German
slaughterhouses and stables are
shown on TV screens practically
weekly. What happens there is
nothing more than the most abominable
cruelty to animals, which
has been legalized by politics but
has nothing to do with morality
and compassion.
On the website PETA.de/Politiker the animal protection organization names some current examples of high-ranking
CDU Members of the Bundestag, who stand at the point of the animal-hostile politics and are personally
entangled in the animal exploitation industry.
Stagnation becomes regression
The period of standstill was replaced
a few years ago by a phase
of regression. The CDU/CSU‘s rural-conservative
policy has given
the agricultural sector further influence
in the Union. As a result,
there was already some deterioration
in animal welfare during the
last legislative period. For example,
when the Animal Welfare Act was
amended in 2013, a clause was added
according to which certain
wild animal species can be banned
from the circus. But only if there is
evidence that this species can only
be kept under „considerable“ pain,
suffering or damage. Pain is now
insufficient - it must be considerable.
This hurdle was deliberately
inserted into the Animal Welfare
Act to make it more difficult to ban
wild animals.
Open fight against animal welfare
In the current legislative period,
the animal qualifying profiteers
are appearing even more unabashedly.
In the coalition agreement
between the CDU/CSU and the
SPD, it was agreed to facilitate the
killing of wolves and to prevent
the production of video recordings
of grievances in stables - the latter
was described by the criminal lawyer
Prof. Dr. Henning Ernst Müller
of the University of Regensburg
as a „triumph of this lobby, which
could hardly be achieved by ‚normal‘
means“.
But that‘s not all: in November
2018, the CDU/CSU and SPD decided
that farmers would be allowed
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to rip piglets out without anesthetic
for another two years - even
though a five-year transitional
period ended at the end of 2018
during which nothing happened.
In June 2019, the CDU/CSU and
the SPD added to this in the Bundestag‘s
Agriculture Committee:
from 2021, farmers will be able to
use anesthesia themselves to save
veterinary costs. Now the door is
open to misuse and abuse. The government
puts the savings at 2.82
euros per piglet.
But Klöckner is planning even
more blows against animal welfare:
its ministry is presenting a
decree according to which the illegal
box stands, which leave far
too little space for sows in breeding
farms, are to be subsequently legalized.
They are actually banned,
but in practice, they continue to be
used regularly. Even courts have
criticized the lack of implementation
of the regulation. What are the
agricultural lobbyists doing in the
Bundestag? They simply change
them, and illegal animal cruelty
becomes legal.
Is there any reason for hope?
Of course. Like all social movements,
anti-speciesism needs time,
activism, and perseverance. Surveys
show that a large majority of
Germans hold very animal-friendly
positions and that the government
fails to address the issue in
their eyes. According to an Emnid
survey (2018), 82 percent consider
it legitimate to make undercover
photographs on farms to uncover
grievances. The Germans have similarly
clear views in other areas
of animal protection, such as wild
life in circuses, dolphinariums or
hunting with manslaughter traps.
The Union‘s economic policy is not
only directed against animal protection,
but also against environmental
and climate protection in
many areas. But fewer and fewer
citizens are prepared to accept this
- also because this type of „economic
activity“ endangers our future.
Everyone has the opportunity to
advocate animal welfare through
their consumption and voting behavior.
Give animals a voice - Demonstration against piglet castration in Berlin.

environment
He who searches, plants
Text & Interview: Daniela Rau
Google has created the entry in the Duden as an „official“ word. Today you don‘t search anymore, you google.
Every day we search several times for something without thinking about it. Whoops, just entered it in the search
engine. Now imagine planting trees while you‘re searching the internet, without taking a spade in your hand
and slaving away. The ECOSIA search engine works so efficiently and so ingeniously. From 80% of the advertising
revenue, a large part is used to plant trees where they are needed most. And you even have your own tree
counter. That spurs you on! It takes an average of 45 searches to finance an Ecosia tree. So it‘s worth changing the
search engine. We talked to the founder Christian Kroll. You can read here what moved him to take action, and
when he came up with the idea.

environment | ecosia

environment | ecosia
ECOSIA in action in...
... Burkina Faso
... Indonesia
... Tanzania
... Morocco
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WVM: When did you
get the idea to create a
„green“ search engine
first come to you?
Christian: After my
studies, I founded a
local search engine
in Nepal to support
local social projects.
Later, when I was in
South America for
a year, I understood
for the first time how
much our planet was
threatened ed by deforestation. So I decided to found
a search engine in Berlin that was dedicated to this
topic.
WVM: Can you say that you are a „nature boy“?
Christian: I feel a great appreciation for nature, and in
my free time, I like to go camping in the countryside.
So yes, I would say, I am a „nature boy.“
WVM: You‘ve traveled all over the world - which
country impressed you most?
Christian: My time in Nepal had an extraordinary influence
on me. Nepal is one of the poorest countries in
the world. The people I got to know often didn‘t have
much and sometimes didn‘t know how to pay for their
medical care. But they always seemed happy and content
to me. That impressed me and gave me a lot of
humility before the fate of life.
WVM: You deal with many people from the business
sector. Do you think that environmental protection is
really a priority or is it rather a kind of „greenwashing“?
Christian: I think that climate and environmental protection
should be a priority, but has not been implemented
in all areas of business yet. The fact that there
is greenwashing is because consumers have demanded
more from companies and they really shouldn‘t
stop. There is still a lot of room for improvement, and
companies have to adapt in order not to lose their customers.
At the same time, there are also a few unicorns,
such as Patagonia. They are great!
WVM: By handing over 99% of the shares to the Purpose
Foundation, you make sure that Ecosia can no
longer be sold. This shows that all employees are entirely
behind Ecosia‘s idea. With the certainty that they
work in a particularly energetic and harmonious way.
According to the motto „One for all, all for one“ - is the
case?
Christian: Yes, that‘s also my impression. The people
who work at Ecosia do so out of conviction. They want
the best for Ecosia, and they work hand in hand to
achieve it.
WVM: You completely forego winnings (personally),
which are quite respectable when you look at the
numbers. So you decided to live without a house, car,
and housekeeper. Was that clear from the beginning,
or was it more of a process?
Christian: Before I started this personal path towards
becoming a social business, I studied business administration,
and at that time, I was mainly interested
in profit. But more for fun and not because I really
wanted to do something with it. House, car, property
- these things have never interested me. Even now, I
want to make as much profit as possible, just for the
tree planting projects.
WVM: You made RWE an offer to buy the Hambach
Forest for €1,000,000. The offer was rejected. Are you
still trying, or is there no chance?
Christian: Unfortunately, RWE did not want to enter
into any further negotiations with us. At least, for
now, we can‘t promise anything - unfortunately.
WVM: What do you want for yourself and the world?
Christian: I want our politicians and companies to recognize
the seriousness of the situation. We don‘t have
much time left to act appropriately. Once the climate
tipping points have been reached, climate change will
intensify rapidly by itself, and we can no longer intervene.
The enormous power that comes from activism
like Fridays for Future makes me optimistic for the
first time that we can do it.
Thanks for the interview ;)
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environment | energy
Electric cars
Curse or blessing?
The large article
series part 3
Text: Daniela Rau

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For some, it is the technology of the future,
for others, it has already failed - the battery-powered
vehicle, or electric car. The environmental
friendliness of electric cars is repeatedly
put to the test of research and in the public eye. Particularly
in times of the diesel crisis, the question of
the eco-balance of „electrics“ is becoming increasingly
important. Sustainable, locally emission-free, environmentally
conscious. Car manufacturers write all this
in their advertisements for battery-powered cars. We
have taken a closer look at this subject in a little more
detail.
As we reported in our last issue, solar energy comes
closest to „vegan“ electricity. How great it would be if
we could use it to fill up our zero-emission cars. Wait
a minute, did I write emission-free? Is that really the
case?
How clean an electric car actually is - automobiles
would rather not get into this discussion. They are
putting all your hope, money, and attention into this
technology. Whether the electric car is much more advantageous
than a combustion car is answered by science
in a differentiated way. It dampens the euphoria
of e-car fans without confirming the skepticism of the
opponents. In comparison with the conventional automobile,
it makes sense to consider aspects individually.
In sum, they form an overall picture.
Let us take the example of e-cars being locally emission-free.
Electric cars don‘t have an exhaust and therefore
don‘t emit any harmful exhaust gases. Even if
many skeptics like to talk small: On busy streets in the
city, rolling traffic is still the biggest polluter.
72 percent of the pungent-smelling nitrogen oxides
come from combustion engines, as the Institute for
Energy and Environmental Research (IFEU) in Heidelberg
has analyzed. Those harm the respiratory tract
and cause diseases such as asthma. Diesel cars account
for the largest share of this. In 2020, if the Euro
6 emissions standard will be met, the total load could
fall by a third - but electric cars offer the opportunity
for radical improvement.
Comparison of the climate footprint of electric vehicles
The Agora Verkehrswende commissioned the IFEU
Heidelberg with the project „Climate balance of electric
cars - influencing factors and potential for improvement.“
A few basic cases were defined for this project.
The key results were as follows:
1 In all the cases examined, the electric car has a climatic
advantage over the combustion engine over its
entire life cycle.
2 The climate advantage of the electric car increases
when the expansion of renewables is accelerated as
part of the energy turnaround. Driving power is the
most critical factor influencing climate balance.
3. The climate balance of the battery can be at least
halved in the coming years. Through progress in battery
development, primarily through more efficient
manufacturing processes, higher energy density, improved
cell chemistry, and CO₂-poorer electricity in
production.
4. Battery cell production based on a high proportion
of renewable energies can give European countries a
locational advantage.
5. More transparency on the carbon footprint of batteries
is a prerequisite for tapping into further improvement
potential over the entire life cycle.
The researchers, therefore, conclude that an electric
car naturally has „considerably better efficiency than
a vehicle with a combustion engine,“ but that this is
reduced by the energy-intensive production processes
of the batteries. There is still considerable potential
for improvement here. Nevertheless, electric vehicles
with batteries are, from today‘s perspective, the solution
for integrating renewable energies across the board
in the transport sector.
Problem Battery
As we now know, electric cars have many advantages.
They drive emission-free, emit no harmful nitrogen
oxides and are also unusually quiet on the road. So the
demand for electric vehicles is growing steadily and
more and more carmakers are adapting to it and producing
cars with electric drive. VW is a pioneer, and
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Volvo will even switch entirely to e-cars this year. But
as pleasing as the increasing popularity of electric cars
and the move away from combustion engines may be,
it is not yet possible to speak of climate-friendly cars
even for electric ones.
The vehicles have a fundamental drawback that is seriously
worsening their environmental balance: the
heart of the system, lithium-ion batteries.
Batteries are problematic for several reasons. On the
one hand, they contain raw materials such as lithium
and cobalt - the global reserves of these materials are
limited. The mining of lithium requires a tremendous
amount of water and is associated with high environmental
pollution, not to mention the working conditions
in the mines.
The batteries also weigh several hundred kilograms.
Although they are very durable and should still have
80 percent of their capacity even after eight years, the
electric car needs a new battery at some point. Recycling
is the next challenge. This is because conventional
recycling processes have not yet been able to recover
pure lithium, only to break it down. So far, the lithium-ion
battery has been the big downer of electric
cars.
CONCLUSION
One thing is quite clear: mobility will change.
There are certainly other areas to talk about when
looking at electric cars in comparison to conventional
cars. However, we have limited ourselves to CO2 emissions
and the manufacture of the battery. One thing is
clear: the more you read the topic, the more uncertain
you become. During my research, I took care to use
neutral sources only.
Mobility is changing rapidly, and our old-fashioned
technology has long been outdated.
Now, we settled into our comfort zone, but we have
to move again, wake up, rethink, and act anew in the
However, one can assume that a lot will happen in this
area. Many of the large car and technology companies
are investing millions in research and development
of new battery concepts - across industries. Whether
for smartphones and laptops or electric vehicles
- the technology sector needs high-performance batteries
and at the same time wants to get away from
conflict-laden raw materials such as lithium. Besides,
recycling technology has a lot to offer. If all the raw
materials from the batteries can be recycled, they can
be reused in new cells according to the principle of
recycling management. Although this breakthrough
has not yet been achieved, it is not a utopia either.
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future. But there‘s the expectation: „Let me have my
cake and eat it, too“ - and please don‘t change anything
about me - I like it comfortable. And because we are so
comfy, the state, the politicians, the countries and the
authorities should do it for us.
While politics, driven by lobby interests, has to give in
to create framework conditions, we rest in prosperity.
We can decide how this will turn out, and we can also
determine if we will be comfortable in the future. But
we simply continue to whine - at a very high level. Not
everyone will win - nor can we.
But that has always been the case. So the question
is: What will we do with what comes? There is no
stopping the change. But we can shape and develop
ourselves. We always expect something like a „fully
comprehensive insurance,“ and all too often we forget
the deductible — each for himself.
The problem is not the battery, not the electric car, nor
electric mobility.
The problem is that everything is seen negatively too
often. False information is scattered and even spread.
Instead of dealing with the whole thing, one sets oneself
up. It is easy to indulge in double standards - in so
many areas. The problem of mass animal husbandry
and the love of one‘s pet, with all the attendant symptoms,
should be of interest once more. We won‘t have
a choice, but to change in many areas. One thing is
clear: electromobility is coming - one way or the other.
The market has decided.

society
Square
practical
vegan
Everyone knows it; everyone loves it. The first square
chocolate is not only colorfully packaged, but you will
also find something for every taste. With a bend, you
get the sweet reward. The new vegan light sesame Ritter
Sport proves that vegan chocolate has nothing to
do with renunciation. It completes the vegan chocolate
trio. The key to taste lies in the recipe. The first vegan
chocolate product based on almond flour celebrates
its premiere with the sesame variant. Instead of milk
powder, blanched Californian almonds are refined
with deoiled flour.
Sustainability is a top priority at Ritter Sport. Founded
in 1912, the family business is the first and only
chocolate bar manufacturer to focus exclusively on
certified, sustainable cocoa. The fine cocoa for the
vegan varieties comes entirely from the Cacao-Nica
program, with which Ritter Sport has been promoting
sustainable cocoa cultivation in Nicaragua for almost
30 years. Within the framework of Cacao-Nica, the
company works closely with around 3,500 cocoa farmers.
The program aims to use sustainable cultivation
methods to improve the yields and quality of cocoa
and thus increase farmers‘ incomes. An important role
is played by agroforestry cultivation, in which large
trees such as mahogany are planted in the same area
as crops such as cocoa. This is ecologically important
because it promotes biodiversity, stabilizes the water
balance, and protects the soil from erosion. The vegan
varieties are thus an example of how it is possible to
run a business in harmony with people and nature. So
from mid-September, we can look forward to enjoy-
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ing a light and less cocoa-focused variety with a clear
conscience. As an independent family business, Ritter
Sport also relies on its employees. They are given equal
value and support regardless of company hierarchies.
True to the motto: A company is as good as its employees.
We asked Hans Bachmeir, the product development
project manager, more precisely what lies behind
the square diversity.
WVM: A traditional company with a long history.
What was perhaps the most important/decisive
change in recent years?
Hans Bachmeir : As a family business with over 100
years of history, we follow the path of many small
steps. We have gone down many paths that others
have declared a little crazy. It all began with the colorful
outer packaging at the beginning of the 70s when
all the other chocolates were still wrapped in brown
or gold. But in recent years, our consistent approach to
making the cocoa supply chain more transparent has
certainly been something very special. As the only
large chocolate bar manufacturer to date, we have exclusively
been using certified sustainable cocoa since
2018. But that‘s not all: we are increasingly establishing
partnerships with producer associations in the
countries of origin. Our long-standing commitment in
Nicaragua serves as a basis for this. From this almost
30-year-old relationship with cocoa farmers there comes
the cocoa for the vegan chocolates.
WVM: Is it true that Ritter Sport cultivates the largest
cocoa cultivation area in the world?
Hans Bachmeir: It is at least one of the most extensive
cocoa plantations in the world. However, we are still in
the process of building it up. Building a sustainable cocoa
plantation in an until recently rather inaccessible
area in southeast Nicaragua takes time, enthusiasm,
and the right people. Fortunately, we have enough of
everything. Because we are not building just any plantation:
on El Cacao there is cocoa cultivation in agroforestry
systematics; besides over a million cocoa trees
we also plant many shade trees here. Our aim is to rethink
cocoa cultivation and to show that it is possible to
grow cocoa under ecologically and socially decent conditions
at an economical price. And we only use about
half of the plantation area. Around 1200 ha are left to
nature in primary forests, wetlands, and rivers.
WVM: The entire value chain is operated sustainably?
Hans Bachmeir: Since 2018, we have been the first major
chocolate bar manufacturer to purchase exclusively
certified sustainable cocoa. For us, however, this is
only the minimum requirement for our cocoa. That is
why we are working intensively on establishing further
partnerships in the producing countries because
we want to know where our cocoa comes from, who
grows it and under what conditions.
WVM: We already know two varieties of Ritter Sport
Vegan. The Sesame Square is new. What comes next?
Hans Bachmeir: (grins) Ritter Sport stands not only for
good quality but also for innovation. I think we surprised
many chocolate lovers with the first vegan varieties
Amaranth and Quinoa. The fact that we are now
introducing new kind of vegan chocolate that doesn‘t
need to shy away from comparison with conventional
milk chocolate will hopefully come across just as much
approval. We still have many ideas; let‘s see what it
will be like.
WVM: How do they see the market for plant-based
chocolate in the future?
Hans Bachmeir: We see that the vegan sales market
is more than just a short fashion trend. We see conscious
nutrition and an increased interest in the raw
materials used as a development in the food sector.
Chocolate is a luxury product that should be enjoyed
with a clear conscience whether with or without milk,
but always in good quality and with a clear conscience.
We would like to offer this freedom of choice to all
chocolate fans.
Hans Bachmeir
Hans Bachmeir is Project Manager
Product Development at Ritter
Sport.
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Hagaskolan
The first vegan school in sweden
Text & Fotocredits: Annika Lundkvist
Veronica Blixt Myrsell, director of Hagaskolan and Ulrich John, chair of the school, welcomes the positive feedback from visitors, students and parents.

society | hagaskolan
What a lovely classroom
As the vegan movement grows, affecting all areas of
life and industry, we also begin to experience the vegan
ethos developing within educational philosophies
worldwide. Schools embracing the vegan mindset
are at the forefront of this development. Elements of
plant-based consumption, environmental concerns,
and interest in more sustainable lifestyles, running
core to the curriculum and school management.
Hagaskolan – Waldorfskolan is one prominent example
of such a school. The first vegan school in Sweden
for 6 - 15-year-olds. Hagaskolan is also, to our knowledge,
the first vegan school for this age group in all of
Scandinavia and the Nordic countries.
The Waldorf educational model is renowned for having
environmental interests at the heart of its philosophy.
A love of
nature, nurturing
a concept of stewardship
and cultivating
a scientific
understanding
of natural processes
are all core to
the Waldorf model.
As a plant-based
and vegan
school, Hagaskolan
modernizes and elevates the ecological interest
and commitment of the Waldorf philosophy, serving
as an innovative and relevant educational model for
21st-century lifestyle and concerns.
Luther King as well as modern ones like Byron Katie,
Teal Swan can give us guidelines how to not abuse
when producing fantastic Demeter products and creating
art of the future.“
Run as a non-profit, the school currently employ 28
staff and has an enrollment of 185 students. All food
served at Hagaskolan is vegan and 100% organic. The
2019 theme for the curriculum at Hagaskolan is „Sustainability
and Health.“ Next school year, the topic of
ethics will be added.
Sample Weekly Menu at Hagaskolan
Monday: Potato wedges, samosas, chili mayo, corn &
small daily dishes
Tuesday: Pad Thai with wok & tofu & small daily dishes
Wednesday: Mac & cheese, spring rolls & small daily
dishes
Thursday: Pea soup, pancake with jam & small daily
dishes
Friday: Hamburgers with sweet potato fries, onion
rings & small daily dishes
„In addition to being the first school in Sweden (perhaps
all of the Nordics) that serves a completely vegan menu,
we have more music and crafts on the schedule than other
schools. We have a safe, family environment, and visitors
usually point out that there is a very warm and loving atmosphere
at the school. When the students move on, we
want them to have developed into free-thinking, responsible
people who can make a difference!“ -Veronica Blixt
Myrsell, Principal of Hagaskolan
Located beside beautiful Hagaparken in Solna, a growing
municipality immediately northwest of Sweden‘s
capital city, Hagaskolan was initially founded in
2006 in the city center of Stockholm. It moved to its
current location by Hagapark in 2018, the same year
that the school became vegan.
Ulrich John, chairman of the school, notes that in
transforming the Waldorf school into a vegan model,
he welcomes the Steiner philosophy „to a new century
of sustainable thinking.“ He notes the influence of
Krishnamurti on Steiner, alluding to the principle of
non-violence that veganism also embraces. John notes
that „...other obvious non-violence and ahimsa philosophers
and activists such as Gandhi, Mother Theresa,
Lunch plate: Falafel with couscous, spring rolls, samosas, hummus, fruit &
Vegetables. Who would not look forward to this lunch break?
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For a long time, economics and sustainability
were considered contradictions.
Environmental organizations have
perceived Profit-oriented companies
as problems rather than solutions.
We remember all too well the
spectacular images of Greenpeace
protesting on the high seas with
shaky rubber dinghies against the
sinking of Shell‘s steel oil platform
Brent Spar. Is this model of „naming
and shaming“ no longer up
to date? Not at all, as the example
of the mineral oil company, which
is still responsible for devastating
environmental damage and must
continue to be publicly criticized
for it, illustrates.
sustainability in business
Is it possible to operate both
ecologically and socially?
AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. KEVIN RIEMER-SCHADENDORF
However, there are more and more
cooperative solutions between
companies and eco-initiatives in
the sense of sustainability. We talked
to Dr. Kevin Riemer-Schadendorf
from the UmweltDruckerei
in Hanover, Germany. The UmweltDruckerei
set sustainability
standards and is committed to an
eco-social economic strategy.
WVM: You have been responsible
for sustainability at UmweltDruckerei
for four years now. First
question: Do you drive to work in
a petrol or diesel engine?
Dr. Riemer-Schadendorf: I rarely
go to work because I work in
my home office in Hamburg. The
elimination of the need to travel
to work saves not only valuable
working time but also prevents
CO2 emissions. Where possible,
we offer this model to all our employees*
because it is also more family-friendly.
WVM: But when you go to work,
do you use the car?

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Dr. Riemer-Schadendorf: My wife
and I sold our old Golf petrol engine
at the end of 2015 because we
lived in Beijing for three months
for work reasons. The local air pollution
was a drastic experience for
us. There was a smell of exhaust
fumes and coal dust everywhere.
Without a respirator, it was almost
unbearable on some days. It was
our plan that we wanted to buy a
new car afterward, but since the
stay in China, we consciously renounced
it.
To come back to your question. I always
travel to work by train, which
I know is operated with green electricity,
at least in long-distance
traffic. The UmweltDruckerei covers
the travel costs and the Bahncard
to minimize our CO2 company
balance in the transport sector.
Besides, I can work in a relaxed
manner on the train instead of driving
straight ahead for two hours
on the motorway.
WVM: The CO2 balance seems to
be close to your heart. What is the
UmweltDruckerei doing to minimize
its ecological footprint?
Dr. Riemer-Schadendorf: We are
an ecological online printing platform,
which means that everyone
can easily print climate-neutrally
via us. From flyers to postcards to
magazines.
We are the only printing company
to offer only 100% recycled paper
because this paper has the best
eco-balance. Blue Angel certified
recycled papers, for example, save
around 70% water and 60% energy
compared to virgin fiber paper during
production.
We also use green electricity along
our entire value chain to optimize
our CO2 balance.
Also, we offset the
non-reducible emissions
in West African
Togo to make
our print products
climate-neutral. Our
climate protection
payments are used
for afforestation with
indigenous trees.
WVM: The printing
process sounds ecologically
sound, but is it
also vegan?
Dr. Riemer-Schadendorf: The subject
of vegan printing is still relatively
new and primarily affects
printing inks. Here, the Umwelt-
Druckerei does not rely on conventional
mineral oil inks, but on organic
vegetable oil inks based on tree
resins as well as soy and linseed
oil. Our printing ink manufacturer
has confirmed in writing that
our organic inks are vegan and animal-free.
We also use our blog and social media
to try to motivate our levers to
minimize their meat
consumption or to eat
vegetarian or vegan.
We have just written
an article that looks
at veganism from a
moral philosophical
perspective.
WVM: That sounds
extremely interesting.
Can you tell us
why it works?
Dr. Riemer-Schadendorf:
That goes a bit
beyond the scope of
the interview. But I can tell you
how the article ends: The blog post
The environmental printing office donated 2,000 coloring books to
Kenyan children. It explains the threat of sea turtles.
Dr. Kevin Riemer-Schadendorf reforestation in Togo.
The elephant orphan Maktao in the Nairobi National Park is supported
by the environmental printing with donations until it can be
re-released.
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Why wildlife conservation is so important. A sea turtle nest has
about 130 eggs. Out of 1,000 eggs, only one turtle reaches adulthood
in order to reproduce.
That‘s why Dr. Kevin Riemer-Schadendorf at the conservation project
in Kenya also gives a hand.
suggests a vegan society out of
self-interest. Why you may read in
our blog.
(Note of the editor: www.dieumweltdruckerei.de/blog/tag/vegan)
WVM: So, animal welfare is an issue
at the UmweltDruckerei?
Dr. Riemer-Schadendorf: Yes, we
provide direct and indirect species
protection. Indirectly we protect
the animals by not destroying
their habitat through our production.
In our case, it is the forest or
the wood obtained
from it that printers
generally need
for their papers. As
I said, we rely entirely
on recycled
paper. It is made
from waste paper
so that no trees
have to be cleared
immediately for
our print products.
By exclusively
using 100% recycled
paper, we protect
around 1,400
trees a year from
deforestation, which is about the
size of a forest of around five football
pitches.
According to Aristotle, the forest
is more than the sum of its trees.
It is a unique habitat that is home
to a multitude of animals, insects,
and plants. Therefore, in 2017, we
organized a donation bike tour to
eastern Poland to draw attention
to the clearing of the last lowland
forest in Europe.
WVM: That sounds pretty committed.
And what is the Umwelt-
Druckerei doing „directly“ for species
protection?
Dr. Riemer-Schadendorf: We cooperate
with the Aktionsgemeinschaft
Artenschutz e.V., whose
projects we support financially or
actively.
WVM: Actively?
Dr. Riemer-Schadendorf: Yes, I was
in Kenya at the beginning of the
year to coordinate the planting of
over 1,000 mangrove seedlings
that we donated. Mangroves provide
essential climate and erosion
protection. They also offer a sustainable
retreat for animals of all
kinds, such as turtles. On-site, I
was allowed to accompany the
work of an NGO that works for the
protection of sea turtles by cleaning
the nesting beach of plastic
or freeing sea turtles from fishing
nets.
WVM: They seem to be on the
move a lot. What‘s next?
Dr. Riemer-Schadendorf: I just returned
from the NaturVision film
festival in Ludwigsburg. Here we
have awarded a prize for the best
young filmmakers*, which in their
documentary are fighting against
mass animal husbandry.
The next species conservation
campaign is already in the making,
but these are only initial ideas, so I
don‘t want to reveal them yet.
WVM: Thank you very much, Dr.
Riemer-Schadendorf, for the inspiring
conversation.
Dr. Riemer-Schadendorf: With
pleasure.
You´ll find more information here:
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Tofu OR
sausage
>> WHO SCORES THE GOALS HERE!
Offside: vegan. Dangerous sliding tackle: vegan. Penalty: vegan. And even the
ball is no longer covered with leather. In 1954, when German national team
miraculously won the world championship in Bern, nobody thought about nutrition
in sport. Did we even call it „professional sport“ back then? Today - three
world champion titles and more than sixty years later - nutrition in professional
sport is becoming more and more critical. A smart diet is the flavor of the
month. Plant-based protein, good fats, and complex carbohydrates without
any knick-knack are the obvious options. We have met and interviewed several
top athletes, and all plant-based giants agree on one thing: they have never
had so much energy - so much lightness - so little fatigue and so few injuries
before. A protein shake made from pulses makes tired men feel good, that‘s
for sure. We have met three top soccer players for you. What they have to say?
Read it yourself.
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Benedikt Höwedes: For sixteen
years he played for the
blue-white‘s on Schalke. According
to Peta, he played in
the most vegan-friendly football
stadium of the first and
second leagues. In 2014 he
became world champion with
the German national team in
Brazil. Today he plays for Lokomotive
Moscow, with whom
he won the Russian Cup this
year. He told us about his life
in Moscow and what moves
him.
WVM: Since last year you have been
playing for Lokomotive Moscow. Did it
take a long time to get used to the new
culture and climate?
Benedikt: Of course, it always takes
some time to find my way around in a
new environment. But I quickly found
an apartment and new friends who
made it relatively easy for me to get
started. At first, I had no problems adapting
to the weather, as we had a very
long beautiful summer in Moscow as
well. The cold temperatures did not arrive
until mid/ end of October. Then it
became uncomfortably cold relatively
fast.
WVM: Did your family move with you,
or do you commute between Moscow
and Germany?
Benedikt: Unfortunately, my family
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stayed in Germany. My wife and I had
our first child in October. Currently, my
wife and our son Bas are commuting
between Moscow and Germany.
WVM: The benefits of a vegan diet have
long since arrived in sport. Many wellknown
professional athletes rave about
plant nutrition. But how does it look in
Russia?
Benedikt: Vegan nutrition is not at all
present in Russia. At least in sport! In
Moscow, there are numerous beautiful
and good, purely vegan shops, restaurants,
shopping possibilities. However,
our team chef was initially overwhelmed
when I told him that I eat vegan.
Then, of course, the usual questions arise,
where do you get the strength from?
Where do you get your protein from?
And what can you eat at all?
It happened more often that the fitness
trainer and the team doctor advised me
to eat fish and meat again.
Fortunately, I am very solid and very
well informed about veganism, so that
I could explain my view of things to
them again and again. I also enumerate
numerous positive effects, such as
a much faster regeneration after the
games than I had before the change of
diet.
WVM: What do your teammates say
about your diet?
Benedikt: Most of my teammates don‘t
understand this kind of nutrition. They
grew up culturally, like us in Germany,
only with meat and don‘t know it any
different. But I have the feeling that
many Russians are just a little more reluctant
about nutrition.

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But now everyone respects this decision
because they can see that I perform
well. I score goals, and can shift many
more shifts in the gym without being
overly tired and exhausted.
WVM: Do you mainly cook yourself, or
are there vegan offers in Moscow‘s restaurants?
Benedikt: First of all, I need to cook a lot
myself so that I can cover my requirements
for vitamins, proteins etc. precisely.
But I also like to eat out in the city.
There are a lot of restaurants with at
least one vegan dish on the menu. The
app HappyCow helped me a lot because
it shows vegan and vegetarian restaurants
in the area.
WVM: The positive physical aspect is
one thing - on the other hand, there are
the ethical aspects. What touches you
the most when dealing with the so-called
„farm animals“?
Benedikt: The trigger for my vegan diet
was a multitude of muscular injuries,
which caused me to look for more reasons.
Why is my body so susceptible? A
lot of research has led me to veganism
again and again. Once you start with
the research and also deal with many
other things, such as the ethical aspect,
you can no longer get out of the thought
loop. Why do we do that? Why do we
simply accept that as humans and buy
meat for 1€ in the supermarket and see
great suffering of farm animals and
miserable conditions in the farms? The
documentary „Dominion“ made me sad
and angry. When you see that calves
are snatched from their mothers a few
hours after birth, or that pigs die in
many stables due to the massive lack of
space, it simply makes you crazy.
WVM: The 2014 World Cup title was
undoubtedly the greatest success in
professional football for you. What are
your private highlights?
Benedikt: As a professional athlete,
you always want to achieve maximum
success and get the best out of yourself
and your body every day. I was very
fortunate to be part of the 2014 World
Cup team in Brazil and that is without a
doubt one of my greatest sporting successes,
even though I have won other
titles with other clubs.
Privately, I have been in a very happy
relationship for many years and have
been married for four years. Since last
October we have had a son together,
who brings a smile to our faces every
day and completes our happiness. I am
very, very grateful for that.
The documentary
„Dominion“ really made
me sad and angry.
WVM: „Fridays for Future“ is on everyone‘s
lips. Do you get to feel any of it in
Moscow?
Benedikt: Unfortunately, in Moscow,
you don‘t get quite as much from climate
protection. If, for example, you go to
the supermarket and want to buy fruit
and vegetables, everything is always
packed in two or three plastic bags before
it is placed in other plastic bags at the
supermarket checkout. When I then arrive
with my recyclable shopping bags
and put them on the checkout counter,
they only look at me with big eyes and
wonder what this is all about. But since
the climate concerns all of us, these
may also be very good food for thought
for the people who work and live there,
to show them that there are other ways.
WVM: Now that you‘re 31 years old,
you‘re almost a thing of the past ;) What
does your professional future look like?
Are there already plans and projects?
Benedikt: Of course, I am already thinking
about what I would like to do in my
future. It will be important that I can do
it in harmony with my family and that I
enjoy it. I have some thoughts and plans
in my head, but I can‘t say much more
about it at the moment.
WVM: Young people take to the streets,
green party get votes like never before
- do you think this is the beginning of
a positive turnaround concerning the
climate crisis?
Benedikt: It‘s a good step in the right
direction. I very much hope that more
and more people will think climate
consciously and act accordingly. Often
many people also recognize the problem
but don‘t like to leave their comfort
zone and effectively change something.
I don‘t take myself out of it either. This
is a process that can take a little longer,
but in the end, we should also look at
what kind of world we want to leave to
our children.
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Mitchell Weiser
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He is a quarter of a century young. In 2017 he shot the most important
goals for the German U21 national team and helped them win the European
Championship. With his golden shot, he made all of Germany cheer. Last
season, he moved from Berlin to the Leverkusen. From a sporting point of
view, starting to play for Bayer Leverkusen was undoubtedly a new challenge,
but we asked him about his culinary skills and much more.
WVM: Almost all athletes who eat vegan food
agree: they feel better. Can you confirm that -
and what has improved for you?
Mitchell: Before the change, I often had stomach
problems after eating, a bloated stomach, abdominal
pain, and felt weak. These complaints and
the feeling of fullness have disappeared since I
started eating plant-based food. I feel much fresher.
After the games, I recover faster. I have
been injury-free for a long time.
WVM: Were you able to
enthuse your teammates
about the plant-based
diet?
Mitchell: Because I eat
vegan food, something
has changed in my club.
If only because the chefs
have adjusted to it and
prepare vegan dishes for
me. It is not that I want to
teach my teammates or
convince them to change
their diet. But what I
want to do is to show
that it is possible to live
without animal products.
At the same time, you don‘t have to sacrifice the
taste.
When someone talks about my diet, I enjoy talking
about my experiences. I tell my younger teammates
not to eat in fast-food chains.
WVM: Are you mocked or rather admired because
of the vegan way of life?
I think it is important, especially
when you are in the
public eye, to have your own
attitude and to represent it.
This can motivate others to
deal more consciously with
grievances.
Mitchell: That differs. It depends on the environment
I‘m in. My changed diet and lifestyle immediately
infected my girlfriend, parents, and siblings.
They are all vegan. Also, with my friends,
the openness is tremendous. They are interested,
and often we go out together to eat vegan.
A friend, who also plays football (VFL Wolfsburg),
was so open-minded when I started to eat
plant-based, he took part and is now vegan himself.
In football, the popularity is not yet there. I think
those who make fun of it, do it out of insecurity.
They are uncomfortable not being able to hide
behind the fact that as a
professional athlete, you
have to eat meat. They
don‘t want to learn more
about it, because otherwise,
they would have to
change something.
WVM: Is the team chef
open for plant-based, or are
there problems?
Mitchell: The team chef
in Leverkusen cooks
plant-based for me. It‘s not
always varied, but it usually
tastes good. After all the
home games, I get a vegan
shake and a vegan dish.
WVM: Do you like to cook yourself and try out
new dishes?
Mitchell: I like to cook and improvise a lot when
preparing food. Unless I‘m starving, then I‘d rather
eat out.
WVM: From the vegan land of milk and honey
Berlin to Leverkusen - how vegan is the city on
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Mitchell: Berlin is second to none. I don‘t
know a single vegan restaurant in Leverkusen.
Even in Cologne, where I live, the
choice is poor.
WVM: The European Champion title 2017
with the U21 was undoubtedly the greatest
success in professional football for you.
What are your highlights on a personal level?
Mitchell: My most beautiful moment was
and is the birth of my daughter.
WVM: You‘re still young yourself - you
still have a life ahead of you. Do you take
to the streets yourself to save the world?
Mitchell: So far, I haven‘t taken to the
streets for this. But I think it‘s important,
especially when you‘re in public, to have
your own attitude and represent it. This
can motivate others to deal more consciously
with grievances.
WVM: You are committed to the nationwide
nutrition campaign „What The
Lunch“ launched by „VIER PFOTEN“.
The large-scale campaign promotes animal-friendly
food in school canteens
(WVM reported) - What motivated you to
support this campaign?
Mitchell: I wanted to do something, to save
the lives of animals. I came across VIER
PFOTEN (=Four paws) who save animals
in need all over the world in a very professional
way. It is an excellent concept to
go to schools and concentrate on young
people. Educating them and letting them
know what they can change and improve
by consciously feeding themselves is very
important to me. That‘s why I‘m actively
helping with the campaign.
the elephant describe me best. They
are family animals, do everything for
their group when attacking, keep the
group together without using violence.
That‘s what impresses me about
them. They keep the overview when
they encounter resistance and react
calmly and wisely.
WVM: What do you want for yourself
and the world?
Mitchell: Apart from football, I wish
I could influence environmental and
nutrition issues. I hope to inspire people
to think less about themselves and
more about the environment and the
future of the planet. I hope that mass
animal husbandry and animal-cruelty
will be banned or severely punished.
For the world, I want it to survive the
crisis and its natural beauty to be restored.
Thank you for the interview ;)
Foto: © Etsuo Hara via Getty Images
WVM: Do you have a favorite animal
yourself, and which animal best embodies
your character?
Mitchell: I have many favorite animals.
These include the black panther, the orca,
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The shooting star Luca Waldschmidt left the place as the top scorer of the U21 European
Championship in the semifinals. With his furious appearance, he inspired the
soccer world. Currently he manages almost everything - a game and at least one goal
is no problem for the 23-year-old. But he also surprises outside the field. He told us
about the „young vegetables“ and what moves him.
WVM: Was there a specific moment when you realized
that you wanted to become a professional soccer
player?
Luca: There wasn‘t a particular moment when I decided
to become a professional.
I started football
because I enjoyed it and
that‘s still why I play today.
Little by little, I changed
clubs and played in higher
leagues, then trained with
the professional team for
the first time. That was one
of those moments when I realized that professional
football wasn‘t far away anymore, and then I really
wanted to make it.
WVM: And when was the moment when you decided
that you wanted to eat vegan and why?
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Luca: It started slowly during my time in Frankfurt.
When I had to struggle with an injury, I dealt with
the subject of nutrition. At first, I began to omit milk
products, which helped me a lot (my skin problems
disappeared). Then, little by little, the consumption
of meat decreased. I have
to say that I have not yet
managed to get it through
consistently. Later, during
the summer break, I consciously
dealt again with
the topic vegan and also
with how animals are treated
and what influence the
whole food industry has on the environment. These
are all points that have become very important to me
and are reasons for my vegan diet.
WVM: You are a striker of the U21 national team,
what do your teammates say about your diet? Are you
the only one on the team who eats vegan?
Luca: My teammates are very open to my diet; sometimes,
they ask me how I can do that. Yes, I am the only
one on the team who eats vegan.
WVM: What are the advantages for you in terms of
your athletic performance?
Luca: I feel better. I feel lighter, have more energy, and
feel ‚pure‘.
WVM: What is your daily meal plan like? Do you
have a particular diet plan?
Luca: I don‘t have a specific diet plan. But rough orientations
and routines that become so familiar with
time. I always get in touch with experts about nutrition
to get the best out of it.
WVM: What is your favorite food?
Luca: I don‘t have a particular favorite food, I have
Luca at the training…
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WVM: Do you have a specific ritual before the games?
Luca: No, just go into the game with joy!
WVM: Do you have a footballer as a role model, or
who is your favorite footballer?
Luca: Antoine Griezmann.
WVM: Where were you when the German team won
the World Cup title in 2014 - and what did you do back
then?
Luca: At the public screening (laughs).
WVM: What superpower would you like?
Luca: I would like to be able to turn back time.
WVM: What do you want to achieve for yourself in
your life?
Luca: It‘s a goal or a dream of mine to win the title.

wellness
Health. Hope. Happiness Festival. Never heard of it?
Could be. Maybe for the first time this year. Thanks
to Merle Zirk, who followed her great vision and her
call to bring a weekend of a special kind to her home
Franconia. In 2019, she will create three days with
yoga and meditation classes, purely plant-based food,
workshops, and lectures.
The topics „Health,“ „Hope“ and „Happiness“ have become
Merle‘s big life themes, because, at the age of
30, she was faced with the decision - to live or die. A
drastic cancer diagnosis, followed by total surgery and
chemotherapy, put her on her path. For several years,
she has been talking about this journey on her blog,
social media, at her retreats, and in her book „Retreat
Yourself.“
After being diagnosed with cancer at the end of 2012,
the trained television editor was forced to make a
fresh start and to reflect on and examine her previous
life. The confrontation with her mortality has led
her, among other things, to abandon her lifestyle. Fast,
denatured food full of animal proteins, little self-care,
the socially very recognized common drugs sugar &
alcohol in excess, and far too much work have determined
her life until the diagnosis.
She realized and decided that more is needed for a healthy
and happy life. The holistic approach has played
an essential role in her recovery. In her current work
as a vegan nutritionist, seminar leader, author and
now festival organizer, this is also indispensable.
WVM: How did you come up with the idea of organizing
such a festival?
Merle: I think, that life is too short for „later“ - that‘s
why I‘m trying to make all my dreams and wishes
come true. I had the idea to bring such a life-affirming
event to my home country. I noticed that there are
such offers, especially in big cities like Munich, Berlin,
Hamburg, and Cologne, but hardly any in more rural
regions like Lower Franconia. I wanted to change that.
I believe that people can use such an event with a supportive
community, vegan nutrition, and consciousness
- especially in times like these.
WVM: You just said: vegan nutrition. Why is it important
for you?
Merle: I live vegan myself and pay a lot of attention to
what I buy and consume. I think that the conversion to
a purely plant-based lifestyle has contributed a lot to
my recovery, so I stick with it. Today, of course, other
factors such as animal welfare and the positive influence
on our planet play a role for me. With everything
I offer, there is no question that there is also a purely
vegan cuisine. So at our location, they will cook vegan
food for us during the festival.
WVM: And what else is there besides nutrition at this
- as we understand it - holistic festival?
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Merle: Yoga classes are offered, of course, but it‘s by no
means a pure yoga festival. I practice yoga as a student,
and for me, it is quite sufficient to attend a maximum
of two yoga sessions a day and possibly one meditation
session. That is why on the agenda of the HEALTH.
HOPE.HAPPINESS Festivals there is so much more.
For example, a face reader lets us participate in what
potentials, but also what diseases are recognizable in
the face. There is also a Satsang by Markus, the editor
of this magazine, and a Green Smoothie Workshop by
me.
Merle is looking forward to the next HEALTH.HOPE.HAPPINES festival.
Furthermore, there are body psychotherapy sessions,
which can have a particularly intensive effect and a
fire and cocoa ceremony. Of course, there will also be
playful movement, dance, and music. Besides an Ecstatic
Dance afternoon, there will be German live music
by Yogi and songwriter Matze Rossi.
WVM: Do you still have a few words to say about the
location?
Merle: The location is awesome. A castle in the middle
of nature. To be found roughly speaking somewhere
in the geographical triangle of Nuremberg, Würzburg,
and Coburg. When I set off on my search, the former
rehabilitation center jumped right at me. It‘s super
spacious! At the castle, there are three seminar rooms
and an extra vaulted cellar. There are different rooms
inside the castle and in the outbuildings — something
for every taste and budget. And there is also a pool, a
pond, and a wonderfully landscaped park around it. I
think it is essential to be able to withdraw and have
nature around. It is indispensable when we talk about
healing.
WVM: Will there be the second edition of the HEALTH.
HOPE.HAPPINESS Festival in 2020?
Merle: Exactly, that‘s it. At the end of August 2020,
there will again be three beautiful days with many
impulses for a happy and healthy vegan life. A weekend
full of inspiration, community, and growth. See
you there?
The location from above
©Susanne Kraus
More information about the festival, the different retreats,
and the person: www.merlezirk.com
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A movie that will change the
world of sport and everything
Text: Markus Megyeri
Fotocredits: The Game Changers
When I first heard and read about „The Game Changers,“ I could hardly believe it. A
film without horrible pictures and accusations, on one of the most important topics
of our time: proteins, animal-based vs. plant-based! Most people associate proteins
with sport and muscles. By the way, worldwide. Whereby proteins (enzymes) can
do much more than just muscle building. Without them, life would not even be
possible. But that is another story. As a vegan, you suddenly associate the subject of
proteins with meat and animal products such as milk, egg, or cheese. At the same
time also with the mass animal husbandry and the suffering of the animals. That
meanwhile, an excessively animal protein supply is not only brought in connection
with wide-spread diseases but is made responsible for it, is also no more real news.
One might think so. However, if you look at meat consumption and the state of
health of the various countries, everything suggests that the seriousness of this issue
is not yet anchored in the minds of consumers. Admittedly, we often read about
top athletes and celebrities who have changed their diet and report on how vital,
healthy, and awake they feel. But the masses eat according to their state of mind
and mood. And they continue to enjoy the cheap range of animal products. The
meat industry is happy about this and will do absolutely NOTHING to give up its
power and its profit. A film like TGC comes just at the right time. Because inevitably,
humans can become large and strong without animal protein. But above all healthy.

Sports | the game changers
The Game Changers is a picture and meaningful film,
which convinces with facts and will initiate a genuine
reorientation in the heads of humans. The passion of
the sportsmen and the clarity of the physicians and
specialists, who breathe the necessary life, the required
intensity into this film, helps tremendously. The
promotion machine has been running for months.
The trailer can be seen on all current social media
channels, and the same question can be found again
and again: When and where can I watch the film? On
September 16 of this year, the worldwide premiere will
take place in over 1000 cinemas. You can get tickets
via the gamechangersmovie.com website.
Director James Wilks is himself a true sportsman. He
won the ninth season of „The Ultimate Fighter“ and
works as a combat trainer for government agencies
such as the US Marshals or the US Navy SEALs. His
whole life Wilks revolved around sports and nutrition.
After a severe injury in 2011, Wilks could not fight for
six months. He used the time to get informed about
the topics nutrition and regeneration... and probably
could not imagine himself what this should mean for
the rest of his life.
Director of the film is none other than Louis Psihoyos.
The filmmaker and photographer was already awarded
70 prizes in 2009, including the Oscar, for his
documentary „The Cove.“ Together with the animal
rights activist Richard O‘Barry, who trained Flipper in
the 1960s, Psihoyos showed in The Cove what cruelties
man is capable of. Fortunately, The Game Changers
doesn‘t show bloody pictures. Instead, Enlightenment
has been filmed in the most modern and friendly way.
The Game Changers is not only staged by Wilks and
Psihoyos. If you read the list of Executive Producers,
you might think a Hollywood blockbuster is waiting
for us. James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and
Jackie Chan, but also Formula 1 world champion Lewis
Hamilton and tennis champion Novak Djokovic are on
board. Well-known doctors and faces from the vegan
scene like Caldwell Esselstyn, Aaron Spitz, Dean Ornish,
Kim Williams or David Katz have their say. Top
athletes of our time such as Morgan Mitchell, Patrik
Baboumian, Tia Blanco, or Kendrick Farris, will be
there. Surf World Champion Tia was already on our
cover. And only in the last issue we presented an interesting
article and an interview about professional
bodybuilder Mischa Janiec, who also is part of this
great film.
When I was called by James Wilks
in 2015 to participate in the movie
„The Game Changers,“ I didn‘t even
know exactly what was coming. I
knew, however, that the fIlm represented
what I believed in, as I
had only recently discovered vegan
nutrition for myself and realized
its potential. When I fIlmed my part
in my pre-competition preparation
in 2016, I heard that James Cameron
was going to be the executive producer
of the fIlm, I was blown away.
The fIlm has increased tenfold in
quality and reach since then.
We are very much looking forward to the fact that
the film will start soon and hopefully also be shown in
many German cinemas.
My conclusion: The lies of the meat industry are unmasked,
and the true queen of proteins is exposed:
The plant.
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sports | the game changers
Behind the scenes of
American record holding weightlifter Kendrick Farris.
Boxer Bryant Jennings training.
Elite military trainer and protagonist James Wilks.
Filmmaker and photograph Louis Psihoyos.
Dr. Nathaniel Dominy (Dartmouth) compares the teeth of a human and
a dog.
FDNY learning about plant-based eating.tif
Damien Mander (Intl Anti-Poaching Foundation) protects rhinos.
Dr. Fabian Kanz examines Gladiator bones.
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Sports | the game changers
„The game changers“
James Wilks trains with ropes.
Morgan Mitchell the two time Australian 400 metre champ sprinting.
Pro bodybuild Nimai Delgado and natural bodybuilder Mischa Janiec
pull up.
Patrik Baboumian (world record holding strongman) lifts film crew.
Michael Thomas, Griff Whalen and Kenny Stills compare blood test
results
Tennessee Titans eating plant-based food.
Nimai Delgado flexes.
Olympic silver medalist Dotsie Bausch trains.
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culture
FActs
EMOTIONs
hope
Text & Interview: Daniela Rau
Fotocredits: James Hoot

culture | planet vegan

culture | planet vegan
They already exist - films on the subject of climate protection.
But in autumn this year James Hoot will be
presenting a 5-part documentary series that has a lot
to offer. The impressive nature series shows how close
creative power and catastrophic destruction are to
one another. Is it the 11th hour, or is it already too late?
We don‘t know. But what we do know: Time does not
stand still, the clock is ticking, and we urgently need
to confront the destructive madness more and faster
than ever before.
Hoot shoots in 10 cities worldwide and shows how
many people are already involved, how big the vegan
community already is. We see many familiar faces,
which you already got to know in the past years in the
WVM. But it is important, now more than ever before,
to wake up. Each individual can and must contribute
something to climate protection. Out of the comfort
zone, into the rescue of our beautiful planet Earth. Let
yourself be inspired - and inspire your family, friends,
colleagues to think about a vegan lifestyle. Leonardo
DiCaprio already caused a stir in 2017 with his documentary
„Before the Flood“ (WVM reported) and won
millions of viewers. Now James Hoot is going into the
next round. We met him and asked some questions about
his gigantic project.
WVM: When did you get the idea for the Planet Vegan
project? Was there a specific trigger?
James: In the winter of 2017, I volunteered for a business
school in the Canary Islands, took pictures and
made small advertising videos for them. It wasn‘t the
most exciting project in the world, and there weren‘t
any vegans with me, so I felt out of place. One morning
while meditating I had this random idea to make a documentary
about the vegan movement. And like any
good meditator, I took a deep breath and let the idea
go because that‘s the point of meditation. But within a
few seconds, I realized the mistake of letting this one
idea go, opened my eyes and started sending e-mails.
By the end of the day, I had confirmed enough people
to shoot a whole documentary. By the end of the
month, it was clear that a single documentary would
not be enough - it had to be a series.
Then I spent a few months researching shooting techniques
and equipment. I had no professional filming
experience, you know. In March 2018, I flew to Barcelona
to film the first segment of the series.
WVM: How long have you been working on the project
now?
James: The idea for Planet Vegan (it used to be called
„Vegan Round the World“ - not the easiest name to
fit into an Instagram lever) came to me in November
2017. I‘ve been working on the project every day since.
WVM: You work with vegans around the world to
draw attention to the climate crisis and the catastrophic
conditions in factory farming. The cohesion is very
special, almost family, isn‘t it?
James: Yes! All are so interconnected, although so
many climate activists refuse to live vegan. Funny
enough, I recently had a meeting with one of the
co-founders of Extinction Rebellion to find different
ways to connect our movements. Animal rights and
climate movements are currently running in parallel.
But the irony is that neither of us can achieve our
goals if the other doesn‘t. The climate movement will
never see an end to climate change without an end to
animal husbandry. And of course, we will never see
an end to animal use without an end to animal husbandry.
The next step is to drop our guards a little and
find the best ways to work together.
WVM: What is your driving force?
James: The film version of the series opened my life
to a world of experience that I would never have had
without it. It also helps to maintain positivity. My second
life is the full-time work of animal rights activists,
so I‘ve filmed in factories, slaughterhouses, etc.
I have been on the killing ground several times and
have seen with my own eyes what the animals are going
through. Having another life in which I can concentrate
more on positivity has helped me to live with
a little more ease.
WVM: Does vegan nutrition function smoothly worldwide?
James: Yes! The amount of vegan options is growing
exponentially around the world, and I certainly had
no problem finding tasty vegan meals, even in remote
places. From Bolivia to Morocco and in many countries
in between, the vegan movement is really starting
to take off.
WVM: If you had a wish, what would it be?
James: I would wish that humanity would find peace.
Thanks for the interview ;)
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culture | planet vegan
Chef Charity Morgan – The Planet Vegan team filming with the vegan chef
behind the Tennessee Titans NFL America football team
Leah Doellinger – A screenshot of animal rights activist Leah Doellinger’s
interview in Australia.
©Zak Norton
Corkor – Filming in with generational cork harvesters in the region of
Alentejo, Portugal. This cork is used to make vegan leather products.
©Zak Norton
Tia Blanco – Surfer Tia Blanco tells the Planet Vegan team all about her
love of the ocean and why she went vegan many years ago.
©Tim Verhoef
Dr. Neal Barnard – James with Dr. Jim Loomis and Dr. Neal Barnard in St.
Louis, USA.
©Zak Norton
That Vegan Couple – While in Australia, James also ran into Luca and
Natasha of That Vegan Couple.
Ethan Brown – Beyond Meat – James with Ethan Brown, the CEO of Beyond
Meat.
Jon Venus – James spent a week with Jon Venus in Norway to learn about
where vegans get their protein.
Rich Roll – James sat down with ultraman athlete Rich Roll to discuss the
many benefits of the plant-based lifestyle.
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info | discovered
discovered
this and that
1
Deodorant
Roll-on
A fragrance that not only sounds beautiful but also smells good and delivers what it
promises. Water lily for the armpits. CD was also able to convince Stiftung Warentest
and ended up being the test winner. We congratulate CD and are sure that not only
the efficacy but also the success will last for a long time. For @home or on the road.
www.cd-koerperpflege.de
wonig
Whether vegans are allowed to eat honey or not is an almost traditional topic. Whereby
the alternatives are more than sufficiently available by now. And nobody, who loves honey or has
loved it, must renounce. The Vegablum manufactory creates really delicious types of honey. Purely
plant-based, of course. Our favorite here is the dandelion „Wonig“. Mild, but tasty enough, the
golden treasure fits on every bread and tea. Caution: Danger of addiction! www.vegablum.de
orbimed
Turmeric, coconut oil, birch sugar, and carnauba wax already sound promising.
Especially for toothpaste, if you consider what other ingredients are offered.
Also enriched with vitamin B12. Although it does not contain any chemicals, the
cream foams pleasantly and tastes good. The makers Bettina & Michael didn‘t
want to produce any packaging waste, so the tube itself is made of sugar cane.
Thus 100% nature. Well done! www.orbimed.shop
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Katrins Kitchen
Katrin attaches great importance to craftsmanship. Lovingly and patiently, the
products are manufactured in small numbers. Depending on the season, the
flavors are also different. Everything comes from the region and, if feasible, in organic
quality. Bread spreads straight from the heart. Our favorite is pumpkin carrot. You can
feel the carefully selected ingredients with every bite. Not many, but perfectly seasoned.
www.katrinskueche.de

info | discovered
Clarissakork
The fact that you can make a lot of products from cork is no
longer new. But Clarissakork has specialized in carpets and
home accessories for our little ones. The new company is beautiful
and playful. The creator shows good taste and conjures up
new products that we have never seen before. Absolutely recommendable
and sustainable. www.clarissakork.com
6
Save the oceans
Saving marine animals and smelling good at the same time. Only 6 natural organic
ingredients are needed. Nothing harmful for us, nothing poisonous for our
seas. No microplastics, no toxic substances. With the deodorant cream, the company was
rewarded as the most sustainable Beauty & Health Startup 2019. Whoever buys here
smells good and supports the fight against environmental pollution.
www.hellosimple.de
7
YAHYA
The twin brothers Nicolas and Alessandro are not only welcome neighbors of our publishing
house but also alert and active. When they‘re not modeling or doing sports, they‘re
working on their entrepreneurial careers. The latest project of the two wine lovers is a
noble wine in the best organic quality. With the aim of „creating a rosé that captures the
beauty of life“. The two have succeeded in doing so.
www.yahyawines.com
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a&o
Two renowned stylists from Hamburg developed a&o. At the age
of 15, they found their passion for hairdressing. Since they work
at the highest level with the headquarters of the a&o academy in
Hamburg, St.Pauli. All products of a&o FEEL THE LIFE convince by
its unique active ingredient- a complex of three components. Simple
and pure for every hair type. The products are vegan, silicone-,
parabens, and sulfate-free and without animal-cruelty. They
purchase raw materials only from renowned manufacturers from
Germany.
www.aundo-products.de
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Infos | topspots moscow
VEGAN TOPSPOTS MOSCOW
The vegan scene in Russia is just starting to roll. Slowly but surely, the vegan scene is gaining
momentum in Moscow. There aren‘t too many purely vegan restaurants yet, but many now offer a
vegan dish on the menu. I have tried to choose restaurants that are beautiful and inviting and at the
same time, bring you a little closer to Moscow. In this sense, have fun exploring.
by
Benedikt
Howedes
fresh
Ulitsa Bol`shaya Dmitrovka 11,
Moskva, 125009. Fresh is a chain
that is more common in Moscow.
It offers only vegetarian and vegan
cuisine, and you can meet with
friends for a cup of coffee with
cake, lunch or dinner.
http://freshrestaurant.ru
Yermolayevskiy Lane 7, Moskva,
123001. A small, old Indian restaurant
at the Patriarchal pond on
the edge of the interior of Moscow.
Upon entering, everyone has to
take off their shoes, which gives
the whole thing the feeling of coming
home. The open kitchen reinforces
the impression. There are
typical things like rice, pita, lentils,
and salads.
can also buy fresh bread, waffles or
smoothies.
Moscow Delhi
Danilovsky Market
Mytnaya Ulitsa 74, Moskva, 115191.
From the outside, it looks more like
a Ufo. From the inside, it is a typical
market hall where you can find
everything: fresh vegetables, fruit,
nuts, etc. At the edge of the market
hall, there are stalls offering
Israeli, Asian or Italian cuisine. You
Ugolek
Bol`shaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa 12,
Moskva, 125009. Actually this is a
restaurant that offers a lot of meat
and fish, but because everything
comes from the grill, there are delicious
vegetable grills, hummus
with falafel and delicious salads.
https://ugolek.moscow/de/

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Km20
Pereulok Stoleshnikov 2 CTP 1,
Moskva, 125009. Don‘t let the entrance
fool you. The first two floors
are filled with street-style fashion.
On the third floor, there is a lovely
roof terrace. The offer is varied,
and you can find many vegan
things on the menu. Very relaxed
and beautiful atmosphere right
next to an old bell tower.
https://eu.km20.ru
Holy Basil Cafe
Kutuzovsky Ave 12c1, Moskva,
121248. The entrance is not easy
to find as it is hidden between two
other restaurants. When you arrive
at the top, you enter a large entrance
hall where you can sign up
for spinning and yoga classes. You
can also find the café there. It has
a nice roof terrace where you can
relax on lounge furniture. My favorite
food on the menu is the delicious
bowls. They also offer freshly
squeezed juices and smoothies.
http://holybasil.cafe
Fruits&Veges
Garage
Gorki Park. This restaurant is located
in a museum, which is located
in the beautiful Gorki Park. The
park is an absolute must in Moscow,
and the restaurant has some
vegan dishes on the menu. The
furnishings are very modern. Surrounded
by concrete walls, the rest
is designed for coziness. Carpets
and wooden tables round it off.
Nizhnyaya Syromyatnicheskaya
Ulitsa 10/12, Moskva, 105120. A
little outside the interior is a small
but fine purely vegan restaurant.
The colorfully painted exterior walls
and the good food make this place
something special in Moscow.

Infos | events
events
germany
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Lebensfreude Messe: Lebensfreude
Herbstmesse Hamburg - experience
happiness. More than 100
exhibitors present their products
and services around the topics
of alternative healing methods,
health, sustainability, and conscious
nutrition. An extensive accompanying
program with over 140
events such as participatory yoga,
lectures, beneficial massages, concerts,
and film screenings round off
the event. The Lebensfreude Messe
Hamburg is a genuine hands-on
fair where visitors can discover, experience,
and try out everything.
Day ticket reduced: 10 €; 2 + 3 Day
ticket reduced: 15 €; Day ticket reduced:
13 €; Season ticket: 28 €; Children
under 14 years: Admission free!
Exhibition halls Hamburg-Schnelsen;
22 - 2 November 2019; https://www.
lebensfreudemessen.de/
Berlin Vital: Messe Berlin Vital
Herbst is the sports and health fair.
The more than 150 national and international
exhibitors at the Berlin
Vital Autumn Fair present innovative
textiles, functionality, and
optimum fit in an appealing design
and whet the appetite for sporting
outdoor experiences - or urban adventures.
In addition to the areas
of equipment and clothing, the fair
also offers information on health,
nutrition, and sports medicine. In
addition, Berlin Vital Herbst offers
a varied supporting program with
expert talks, shows, and participations.
Admission is free! Berlin-Tempelhof
Airport, 26 - 28 September
2019; http://www.berlin-vital.de/
home/
Spiritualität und Heilen: The SPI-
RITUALITY & HEALING trade fair
in Cologne is a spiritual
and health-oriented
trade fair
with a wide range
of products and advice on spirituality
and gentle medicine. The Cologne
fair Spiritualität und Heilen is
divided into two areas. In the sales
exhibition, exhibitors from a wide
variety of sectors show their range
of goods and services and a varied
program of lectures accompanies
the Spiritualität und Heilen Messe
Köln with special events and workshops.
Day ticket on the first day: 7
€, day ticket on the second and third
day: 10 €, day ticket reduced: 8 €, children
and young people up to 14 years:
Admission free! Stadthalle Cologne-Mülheim,
27 - 29 September 2019;
https://www.messen.de/de/11057/
koeln/spiritualitaet-und-heilen-koeln/info
Glow by dm: The fair GLOW by
dm in Berlin is a beauty fair - The
Beauty Convention. Numerous
well-known beauty companies
and newcomer brands present
their latest beauty products and
trends at the GLOW Messe Berlin,
which can, of course, be tested and
bought. In addition, well-known
and hip national and international
beauty bloggers, creators and
online celebrities will be giving
tips on all aspects of styling. There
will also be the opportunity to get
styled and made up by top stylists.
Besides all that, the GLOW Beautymesse
Berlin offers various talk
panels, Q&A rounds, music acts as
well as meet & greet points with
the GLOW stars. Admission prices
will be announced soon. Berlin, 21
- 22 September 2019; https://www.
glowcon.de/
Green World Tour: The Green World
Tour Messe Hamburg is a trade fair
for sustainable products, technologies,
and concepts. Numerous exhibitors
and experts will be presenting
their products, services, and information
at the Green World Tour trade
fair in Hamburg on all aspects of
e-mobility, renewable energies and
energy storage, CO2-neutral heating
systems, sustainable construction,
Green Lifestyle products and energy-saving
household appliances,
Green Office concepts, current research
projects, training courses and
jobs in the Green Economy as well as
sustainable investments, financing
and business models. The Green
World Tour Hamburg trade fair offers
comprehensive information
on the latest technological developments,
shows potential savings, and
opens up concrete, convenient shopping
opportunities for sustainable
products and services. With online
registration: day ticket: €6; day ticket
reduced: €4; family ticket: €16; box office:
day ticket: €8; day ticket reduced:
€6; family ticket: €22; children under
12: free admission! University of Hamburg,
28 - 29 September 2019; https://
www.messen.de/de/19512/hamburg/
green-world-tour-hamburg/info
Veggienale: The fair Veggienale
in Hamburg is your fair for the
plant-based lifestyle. Numerous exhibitors
present the latest products
for testing and buying at the Veggienale
Messe Hamburg. The range
includes vegetarian food, organic
vegetarian food, vegan food, vegan
shoes, vegan clothing, vegan cosmetics,
vegan electricity, vegan furniture,
and much more. The bio fair
Veggienale Hamburg, which takes
place together with the FairGoods
Hamburg, is rounded off by cooking
shows, interesting specialized lectures
and workshops as well as interactive
stage actions. Advance booking
(online): Day ticket: 7 €; Day ticket reduced:
5 €; Box office: Day ticket: 8 €; Day
ticket reduced: 6 €; Children & young
people up to 14 years: Admission free!
Sporthalle Hamburg, 30 November -
01 December 2019; https://veggienale.
de/

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Infos | events
Tattoo Expo:
Tattoo Expo Amsterdam is the Tattoo
Convention with a show program.
Numerous tattoo artists are
available with advice and information
about the topic and show their
skills directly on site. Numerous
tattoo contests in different categories
complete the exhibitor offer. A
supporting program with various
shows and acts will round off the
Amsterdam Tattoo Convention.
Admission prices will be announced
soon. Netherlands Amsterdam
RAI 25. – 27. October 2019; https://
www.messen.de/de/18793/amsterdam/tattoo-expo-amsterdam/info
Tea & Coffee World Cup:
The Tea & Coffee World Cup is
a 3-day international trade fair
which includes a conference and
workshops. It is organized by the
internationally recognized trade
journal Tea & Coffee Trade Journal.
The exhibition will present
machinery, raw materials, and end
products for sampling and detailed
inspection. The conference and
workshops are aimed at participants
who wish to gain personal
and practical experience and optimize
their consumption of supplied
and sampled products. The
Tea & Coffee World Cup will take
place in the dynamic metropolis of
Hong Kong in China. In Asia, the
„nation of tea drinkers,“ the tea industry
has always played a major
role, with the popularity of fruit,
herbal, flavored, and green tea on
the rise. Coffee culture has also
gained a foothold in China. Admission
prices will be announced soon;
Asia Hong Kong 23. – 25. September
2019; www.tcworldcup.com
Energetica:
At Energetika in the Kulturhaus
in Schlanders, regional, national
and international exhibitors will
events
present
the entire
range of
products
and services on these topics: Nature,
health, alternative therapies,
art & Feng Shui. During the numerous
fair lectures, workshops and with its many fitness stars, courses
Arts Area, the Meet&Greet Area
seminars take place. Energetika is such as ZUMBA, PowerJumping,
the international INDIGO meeting SIX Pack Challenge, Piloxing, Yoga
place with corresponding training. and Pilates or GroupFitness invite
visitors to take part. For fitness
Entrance fees (incl. the many lectures):
day ticket 5 €, partner ticket (2 professionals and those who want
persons) 8 €, 3-day ticket 9 €, 3-day to become professionals, the Goodpartner
ticket 15 €. Children are Days lectures will take place. Here
very welcome and get free admission!
2-day tickets are also available! absolute industry stars. And if you
you will find the know-how of the
South-Tyrol; Schlanders 25. – 27. October
2019; www.energetika.de celebrate into the morning hours
still haven‘t had enough, you can
with trade exhibitors, fitness stars
and party-goers at the afterparty
of the FitnessEXPO Basel. Switzerland
Basel 16. – 17. November 2019;
https://www.messen.de/de/20527/
basel/fitnessexpo/info
BioFach America:
BioFach America is a trade fair for
biological products. International
manufacturers present the industry‘s
extensive product range
here. Since the demand for organic
products in the USA is constantly
increasing, consumers will be presented
with the scientifically proven
advantages of these products.
This trade fair is an interesting
platform, especially for European
companies, to acquire new business
connections. To enter, you have to
register on the website. USA Baltimore
12. – 14. September 2019; www.
biofach-america.com
FitnessExpo:
FitnessEXPO Basel is the largest
fitness trade fair in Switzerland.
More than 90 exhibitors present
themselves at the FitnessEXPO
Basel and offer all the latest fitness
trends in various worlds of experience.
Switzerland‘s largest fitness
fair will showcase the latest fitness
innovations, training programs,
the latest products, and everything
the fitness heart desires. Numerous
highlights such as the Martial
International
Fitness Show Melbourne:
The Fitness Show Melbourne is a
trade fair for the fitness industry
and one of the largest health and
fitness fairs in the Asia/Pacific region.
Visitors will see the latest
trends and innovations for these
rapidly changing and growing
industries. Exhibitors from home
and abroad will show numerous
new products and services in the
fields of fitness, training, nutrition,
sportswear, and business solutions.
To enter, you have to register via
the website. Australia, Melbourne
26. – 27. Oktober 2019; www.divexhibitions.com.au
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