Amanda Griffin Jacob on vegetarianism and Bill Clinton

MANILA, Philippines - Amanda Griffin Jacob, proud mother of two boys Kieran (3 years old) and Kalon (7 months old), splits her time between Manila and Hong Kong, is currently busy shooting season 2 of her TV show “Amanda, Living Life” with a premiere on June 19th in the Lifestyle Network, and maintains the popular website for mothers www.glamomamas.com.


With such a busy schedule, you’d think she gets her energy from eating from every food variety. The truth is, since 2007, Amanda has made the lifestyle choice of becoming a vegetarian.

Amanda says that she is the veggie pioneer in their family and she shares that as soon as she started, she started feeling much better physically.

“When I was eating meat I had a lot of digestive issues,” Amanda says. “Mentally, I felt wonderful. I had wanted to become a vegetarian since I was in high school but never thought I would be able to live without meat.”

She, along with 15 other Filipinos, has been nominated in PETA’s (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) search for the Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity. Amanda joins a list that includes Bill Clinton, Michelle Yeoh, Joaquin Phoenix, Anne Hathaway, Zhang Ziyi, and Mike Tyson. Other Filipinos in the list are Cynthia Alexander, Raymond Bagatsing, Lougee Basabas, Geneva Cruz, Chin-Chin Gutierrez, Yasmien Kurdi, Maricel Laxa-Pangilinan, Raya Mananquil, Alicia Mayer, Rocco Nacino, Juliana Palermo, Isabel Roces, Nityalila Saulo, Sandra Seifert, and Julia Sniegowski.

“It is really,really cool to be in a group like that,” Amanda says. “The most impressive vegan for me is Bill Clinton. I always think if he could go veggie then anyone can.”
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But Amanda is quick to add that being a vegetarian doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll immediately be sexy.

“You can be vegetarian and be unhealthy,” she says. “Vegetarianism should be a lifestyle choice rather than a quick fix diet.”

Her message for those who want to do just that?

“Do it. It’s not as hard as you think. Your mind, body and planet will thank you for it.”

 You can vote for the Filipino nominees here: http://www.petaasiapacific.com/feature-sexiest-veg-celeb-2013-Eng.asp

source: philstar.com

Playboy model dons lettuce leaves in new Easter-themed PETA ad

Just in time for Easter, Playboy and cover model Sheridyn Fisher is showing her love for rabbits—and "rabbit food"—by wearing only strategically placed lettuce leaves in a new ad for Makati-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia.

In the new ad, which encourages everyone to show compassion for bunnies and other animals by embracing vegetarian meals, the lettuce bikini–clad Fisher gives herself lettuce leaf "bunny ears" and grins above the words "Be a Bunny's Honey. Go Vegetarian."


"Easter is the perfect time to help bunnies—and pigs, chickens, cows, and other animals—simply by choosing not to eat them," says Fisher. "Vegetarian meals are healthy, humane, and helpful to the environment, so they're something everybunny can enjoy."

PETA says not only are vegetarians fitter and trimmer, on average, than meat-eaters are, they also have a lower risk of heart attacks, cancer, strokes, and obesity.

“Vegetarians also save cows, pigs, and other animals from immense suffering on factory farms, in abattoirs, and on the decks of fishing boats,” it adds. “And vegetarian diets are good for the environment, too: Researchers at the University of Chicago concluded that switching from a standard meat-based diet to one free of animal products is more effective in the fight against climate change than changing from an ordinary car to a hybrid.”

Known for making a splash on the covers and pages of magazines such as Playboy, FHM, Cleo, Girlfriend, and Cosmopolitan, Fisher is also the owner, designer, and face of her own internationally known line of swimsuits, Sheridyn Swim.

Fisher joins a long list of celebrities—including Pink, Geneva Cruz, Lea Michele, Isabel Roces, Yasmien Kurdi, Pamela Anderson, and Sir Paul McCartney—who have teamed up with PETA and its affiliates to help animals.

source: gmanetwork.com