Sir David Attenborough's Moving Plea for Sanity in Humans

Is the collective suicide of our species "insanity"? By normal definitions of sanity it's a pretty easy case to make. But what if we're doing it "unconsciously"? Is that still "insanity"? Now we have a bigger and more complex question, which happens to be the one we're faced with at this particular time in our cultural evolution.

One thing becoming vegan has helped me to do is become more conscious about the scale and time critical aspect of this problem. This happens for many vegans as we begin to see what is good for our bodies and minds is equally good for our planet.

Most whole food planet based researchers and health practitioners agree that some modest amount of animal product consumption is not going to have negative impact on health. And some modest amount may actually be beneficial, most will agree the science is still a bit fuzzy on this point. What is not fuzzy however, is that this is a radically smaller amount than we have become used to consuming.

If the longest lived pre-industrial cultures are a guide it amounts to a few ounces of the stuff about once a week. Everything else is whole food plants. This has been established, among others, by National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner's decade of work that resulted in the book The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest".

Although it is not yet commonly said among environmental activists, a global scale adoption of a plant based diet is the single most significant thing that could be done to reverse this critical predicament of "collective unconscious insanity" we find ourselves in. Many activists know this, but do not address it publicly because it is a "hot button" topic that may distract from the key point, which is to first realize the scale and criticality of the predicament. But, as I said, I did not see it myself until I became vegan.

Go for it, get healthy, and do your part to save our "mother" and our home...no kidding. True, it is not easy to change without good reliable sources of information, support, and even "intervention retreats" (which certainly helped me). These sources are becoming more common, which is helpful.