Dear Mayor ______ and Administration,

Merry Christmas! My name is _____. I am originally from _____, but I now attend _____. I am writing to you today for two main purposes. The first is to thank you for the magnificent job you are doing for _______. I am in your corner 100 percent, and I could not ask for a better person to be representing this great city.

The second reason is a more serious matter. I will preface what I am about to write by acknowledging that you are incredibly busy, more so than I could ever imagine. But, you should think of the following as more of a long-term investment that will produce remarkable benefits.

The easiest and most effective thing you can do to enormously improve the city’s health, help save the environment, and end injustices in this fantastic country is to adopt and promote a vegan diet.

That is quite the claim I have just made, so please, hear me out. If you do not know what veganism is, I will explain: A vegan diet excludes any and all animal products – which means no meat, poultry, dairy, eggs, honey, etc.

I understand that I must sound absolutely nuts right now. But, let me explain. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has stated that “appropriately planned vegetarian, including vegan, diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits for the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. These diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, older adulthood, and for athletes. Plant-based diets are more environmentally sustainable than diets rich in animal products because they use fewer natural resources and are associated with much less environmental damage. Vegetarians and vegans are at reduced risk of certain health conditions, including ischemic heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, certain types of cancer, and obesity.” That was a lot, but what it means is that humans can and do thrive without animal products in our diets.

Many of the California Adventists eat no meat or animal products at all and have “perhaps the highest life expectancy of any formally described population” with “differences of up to 10 years of life expectancy.”

Further, and this will astound you, Mayor ______, as observed below, a vegan diet can prevent and, I stress, reverse America’s number one killer, heart disease. Reversing heart disease was previously thought impossible until this study was published. A vegan diet is the only diet in the world to show these results. Mr. Mayor, I beg you, think of the potential implications of this! The healthcare crisis suddenly becomes a little more manageable and millions of dollars can be saved for the city of ______, all while its citizens are living longer, healthier, and happier lives. This is the answer we have all been desperately looking for. The power lies with you, Mayor ______. If we, as a city, can capitalize on the enormous potential of this, your endorsement of veganism will make you perhaps the greatest mayor in _______’s history, regardless of political orientation.

This letter is getting long, so I will start to conclude. I have appealed to you through the massive potentials the health aspects of veganism can provide for our beautiful city. To really hone in this message, I urge you, when you can find the time, to watch the documentary “What the Health.” It is incredible and you will be shocked by the truth.

However, health is only one aspect of the trifecta that is veganism. Earlier, I mentioned the environment, and I touched upon ethics. To really understand the economic and environmental strain animal products have, watch the documentary “Cowspiracy”. To understand why it is wrong to needlessly kill animals, please watch “Earthlings” – Unlike the other two, this is very graphic, but if it is not good enough for your eyes, it should not be good enough for your stomach.

I hope this letter finds you well. I am sure you understand that you will face massive pushback from the meat and dairy industries, but if we have learned anything from history, it is that what is right is often not what is popular. I am more than happy to answer any and all questions you may have.

Godspeed, Mayor ______, and I hope you have the merriest Christmas imaginable.

Yours truly,

______

Sources

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http://www.eatrightpro.org/~/media/eatrightpro%20files/practice/position%20and%20practice%20papers/position%20papers/vegetarian-diet.ashx

http://www.pkdiet.com/pdf/vegetarianism.pdf

http://dresselstyn.com/JFP_06307_Article1.pdf