- This week, we're talking about
an NBA player going plant based,
vegan leather made from mushrooms,
and France bans mink fur farms.
For the last time, this is LiveKindly news.
NBA player Bismack Biyombo,
says he's gained 20 pounds of muscle
since going plant based.
The Congolese athlete began shifting his diet
away from meat about four years ago,
to promote a healthy gut.
In 2018 Biyombo also began practicing intermittent fasting.
He told Forbes,
I started feeling so energetic.
Over the past few years, I've gotten stronger.
When I wake up, I'm happy and energetic.
My face used to break out a lot.
My skin is now breathing.
It's definitely breathing
and dare we say glowing.
Nature's Charm,
a company known for its coconut milk based products
has opened its first vegan cafe in Bangkok, Thailand.
The woman owned company was founded
by two sisters, Marisa and Sonya Osonphasop.
They created nature's charm out of a mutual love
for animals, food, and the planet,
and a desire to show others that you can enjoy
plant based foods, without compromising taste.
Marissa told LiveKindly,
the original idea behind Nature's Charm
has always been to inspire others
to see that vegan food is not boring.
Anything can be made vegan and delicious.
And we hope that when people see how easy it is
they will choose a vegan diet and a vegan lifestyle.
The cafe features an all vegan menu,
and Marisa says it provides a space
where anyone can come together.
Nature's Charm products are already available
in more than 48 countries,
and the sisters plan to open more cafes around the world.
Nando's just launched plant-based chicken in the UK.
It's the South African chains first
meat free meat option in the region.
The great imitator is made from pea protein
and comes in four strips,
made to look like the perry perry filets
served at the restaurant.
And it's free from animal products right down to the sauce.
The restaurant is also replacing the mayonnaise
and lightly spiced yogurt mayo,
with a vegan PERinaise sauce.
Global veganism could remove 16 years
of fossil fuel based carbon emissions
from the atmosphere by the year 2050,
according to a new study.
The study was published in the online journal
Nature Sustainability.
It suggests that rewilding areas regained
for meat production would absorb additional
significant amounts of CO2.
Researchers also found that even a 70% reduction
in meat consumption worldwide
would remove the equivalent of all the excess CO2
created over the last nine years by burning fossil fuels.
Bolt threads announced a new partnership
with four major companies,
Adidas, Kering, Lulu Lemon and Stella McCartney.
The powerhouses now have exclusive access
to the biotech companies vegan leather, mylo.
Which is made from mycelium,
AKA the roots of mushrooms.
The plant-based leather is eco-friendly.
It takes less than two weeks to grow.
That's right, just two weeks.
Plus it emits fewer greenhouse gases,
and uses less water and resources, than animal leather.
The group will begin bringing
mylo based products to market next year.
France has banned mink fur farming.
The country's last four remaining
fur farms will be forced to close by 2025.
The decision follows one voices undercover investigation
into France's mink fur farms.
It documented cramped cages,
dirty conditions and injured and infected animals.
Animal advocacy group, Humane Society International,
reports that 77% of French citizens
support a complete fur farming ban.
We'd call this a win for our furry friends.
Researchers have developed a human skin culture system
that could help replace animal testing
in the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries.
Called 10 skin, the system mimics the tension
of real living human skin,
which allows for more accurate safety tests.
It may sound a bit creepy
but if it can replace animal testing,
we're all for it.
That's it for today.
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