Is it possible that diet has an impact on our desire to become socially aware and active? Could it be that the cleaner our diets become, the cleaner our thoughts become, the cleaner our motives become and the cleaner our world becomes?

Consider this excerpt from an excellent book entitled "The New Vegetarians" by Paul R. Amato, Ph.D. and Sonia A. Partridge. (Plenum Publishing, 1990):

Vegetarians experience a variety of changes in feelings, outlook, and values after excluding meat from their diets. The most commonly reported changes include: an enhanced sense of morality and responsibility (21%), feeling more peaceful and less aggressive (19%), an increase in self-esteem (19%), a decrease in feelings of guilt (17%), an expanded awareness of nature and one's place in it (16%), an increase in feelings of compassion (12%), an increase in happiness and general sense of well-being (12%), an increase in emotional stability (7%), greater mental clarity and ability to concentrate (6%), and enhanced willpower (6%). An increase in awareness is mentioned by about one in six respondents. This includes a number of related changes: an expanded sensitivity to nature and animals, a clearer understanding of one's place in the world, and being more awake to objectionable practices that are carried out in the world. This change in awareness often involves an independent and critical view of our society.