The Effect of Stress on Animals

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When an animal lives in pain and anger and fear and stress, it produces hormons that accompany and are associated with those states. And when it's about to be killed, it knows when its life is at stake. It can smell and hear what's happening in a slaughter house. These are animals that have evolved over long periods of time to know when their lives are at stake... But they can't run, they're restrained. And they can't fight, cause they are restrained. So those stress harmons, the adrenelan, the apenefron and a he various other forms, the cortesal, the forms of stress armons thaare built up in their bodies

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Episode resources:

Watch Transcendence documentary series featuring John Robbins (film)
Learn more about John Robbins (website)
Learn more about Food Revolution Network (website)
Diet for a New America (book)
Top 6 sources of plant-based protein (article)
7 nutrients you may be missing on a plant-based diet (article)
Simple ways to eat more veggies (article)
50 ways to shop healthy on a budget (article)

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