Cheese is horrible for our health. It is also a stain on the environment, and our terrible treatment of cows and their babies.

Unfortunately, it is addictive, the dairy lobby is powerful, and many people continue to eat it. Shame on them, and shame on us!

Now, there are many good substitutes, and even smart restaurants are getting into the action.

Please go to Whole Foods and look for these foods:

• 365
• Violife
• Miyoko’s
• GoVeg
• Follow Your Heart

It’s important to read the ingredients, to make sure the sodium is not through the roof (I try to stay below 125mg per serving), and the list is not too long and scary.

With factory farms producing most of the milk and cheese in our country, and virtually all of it for fast food companies and restaurants, we need to demand vegan substitutes. These will lead to fewer viruses, more response to antibiotics when needed, cancer and heart disease etc. will go down, our air and water and soil will be cleaner, and the animals will suffer less, leading to less violence and accidents.