{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"ThomasScott","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/ThomasScott\/","title":"Helping Others Go Veg - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MNtzlPj6L9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/helping-others-go-veg\/\">Helping Others Go Veg<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/helping-others-go-veg\/embed\/#?secret=MNtzlPj6L9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Helping Others Go Veg&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"MNtzlPj6L9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"by Thomas Scott www.beahealthyveggie.com In this day and age, the need to convince others to go vegetarian is greater than ever. Raising livestock for human consumption is taking a serious toll on our environment, and consumption of meat has been linked to heart disease, obesity, and other diseases. Eating a well-balanced vegetarian diet, and saying goodbye to meat on your dinner plate can do wonders for your health and for our planet. The simple fact of the matter is that we need more people to go vegetarian. I\u2019m not one to force my ideas on others if they\u2019re not interested in listening to me; I don\u2019t really think that would accomplish anything anyway. Nevertheless, there are sometimes circumstances where the opportunity to suggest a vegetarian diet comes up, and when that happens I do my best to promote a healthy and happy vegetarian lifestyle. I think, as vegetarians, one of our main weaknesses is our ability to really make a solid case for vegetarianism. Far too often I see or hear of conversations where a veggie tries to defend their decision to abstain from meat, but stumbles because of a lack of information. I think we need to take it [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/cropped-HappyCowSQUARE-2016-512.jpg","thumbnail_width":512,"thumbnail_height":512}