Veganism is one of the world’s fastest-growing lifestyle movements, and vegan and vegetarian celebrities are inspiring even more people to adopt a plant-based diet. The choice of eliminating animal products from one’s life can be motivated by various factors, such as weight management, health benefits, preventing the exploitation of animals, or reducing one’s ecological footprint.

The Hungarian capital offers an exciting range of vegetarian and vegan restaurants. This week, two Hollywood stars have been spotted in Budapest: Oscar and Golden Globe winner Mel Gibson and Academy Award nominee and Avengers star Mark Ruffalo. Ruffalo arrived in Budapest in October to shoot his latest movie, Poor Things, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.

Ruffalo was also spotted in a vegan/vegetarian concept store and restaurant on Saturday.

Mark Ruffalo has long spoken out against the meat industry. The actor has often encouraged his followers to move towards greener alternatives and cut their meat consumption.

The Avengers star is not the first vegan/vegetarian actor who has visited the Hungarian capital. Emma Stone is also part of the cast of Poor Things, shot at Origo Film Studio. Stone has been described as a committed vegan by a number of news organisations.

In April, Jamie Lee Curtis, the daughter of Hungarian-born Tony Curtis, came to Hungary to film Borderlands. In an interview, she explained that she eats a lot of raw vegetables and fruits, three to five servings of fish a week and avoids fatty, fried foods and too many carbs to maintain digestive health.

sources (article; video): Daily News Hungary; Here’s What Happens To Your Brain And Body When You Go Vegan, The Human Body, Tech Insider, Youtube

interesting info:

Level 1 vegans are those who typically switch to the vegan diet for health benefits.

Level 2 vegans follow a vegan diet to stay fit and healthy but who are also passionate about animal cruelty.

Level 3 vegans are more experienced than level 2 vegans, they have overcome the small lifestyle adjustments, they are also much more aware of animal cruelty and animal agriculture. They protest for animal ethics regularly.

Level 4 vegans are incredibly committed to veganism, and follow a strict dietary regime. Their diet is likely to contain more fruits, vegetables and nuts. They are also incredibly passionate about animal rights and will often join protests in favour of animal ethics.

Level 5 vegans follow a vegan lifestyle that is free of any type of animal product or animal exploitation. They also avoid all animal-derived products such as eggs, dairy products, meats, fish and seafood.  They will not use any food products where accidental traces of animal products may feature. They will also avoid leather, gelatin, and some food colourings.

source: https://thegoodnessproject.co.uk/blog/vegan-levels

A videó megnézése után válaszoljatok a következő kérdésekre.

1. What may new vegans experience in the first few weeks?
2. Which essential nutrients (vitamin and mineral) are difficult for vegans to take in?
3. Why is the change in their sense of taste?
4. How much weight could a new vegan lose over a ten-month period?
5. What other health benefits may they experience?
6. Why is it important for them to boost their leafy green intake?
7. What symptoms do 60% of people experience when consuming dairy products?
8. What do they need to swap?

keys/megoldások:
1. they may feel especially tired
2. vitamin B12 and iron
3. because their zinc levels have taken a hit and it affects their sense of taste
4. an average of 10 pounds
5. a healthy decrease in cholesterol, blood pressure and heart disease risk
6. to combat their dip in calcium level
7. cramping, bloating and even diarrhoea
8. swap dairy products with high-fibre veggies

“Once you mess with your face, you can’t get it back.”

No matter the topic, Jamie Lee Curtis has always spoken her mind—and her latest comments are taking unrealistic beauty standards to task.

In a new interview with Fast Company, Curtis, 62, spoke out against plastic surgery and trendy cosmetic procedures: “The current trend of fillers and procedures, and this obsession with filtering, and the things that we do to adjust our appearance on Zoom are wiping out generations of beauty,” the Knives Out actress said. “Once you mess with your face, you can’t get it back.”

Curtis speaks from experience; she’s long been open about the fact that she’s dabbled with many different types of procedures. “I’ve had a little lipo. I’ve had a little Botox. And you know what? None of it works. None of it,” she told More in 2002. “It’s such a fraud. And I’m the one perpetuating it.”

Although Curtis continues to speak openly about her dislike for plastic surgery, plenty of celebrities share a different opinion. Stars like Kaley Cuoco, Jillian Michaels, and even Betty White have spoken positively of the work they had done. But plenty (like Courteney Cox) have had surgeries and procedures reversed, too.

In the two decades since the More interview, Curtis hasn’t changed her tune. “I tried plastic surgery and it didn’t work,” she continued in the Fast Company piece. She also mentioned that the procedures “got me addicted to Vicodin,” a fact she’s addressed in the past.

Curtis told Variety in 2019 that a cameraman’s comments about her “puffy eyes” led her to seek plastic surgery in her twenties, which kicked off a 10-year addiction to painkillers. She’s now over 20 years sober.

“I would hope a young person would look at me with my grey hair and wrinkly face and say, ‘That’s cool that you are who you are,’” Curtis told Glamour UK in 2019. “If I met Jamie at 17, I would hopefully be an adult who would say, ‘I see you.’”

We definitely see you, Jamie!

From: Prevention US

source: Good Housekeeping

 A videó megnézése után egészítsd ki a videóban elhangzó mondatokat a megadott opciók egyikével.

The renowned Hollywood actress arrived in the Eastern Hungarian town by invitation from Mayor Péter Hanusi. She participated at the pre-opening of the Tony Curtis memorial museum and cafe to open on June 26th on the ‘Night of Museums,’ an exhibition made up of the images from her super-star father’s life, including costumes, paintings, and awards.

Jamie Lee Curtis arrived in Hungary at the end of April to star in the movie Borderlands, which is being filmed in Hungary. She actively documents her presence on her Instagram channel: a visit to the ‘Shoes on the Danube Bank,’ the castle, and a Hungarian flag have all been subjects of her social media activity. The latter one was even captioned with: “Proud to be in the land of my Hungarian ancestors today.”

His grandfather arrived in the USA at the beginning of the 1920s in search of a better life – blikk.hu reported. He met his later wife in New York. She was a Hungarian, as well, coming from Debrecen. Their first son, Bernard Schwartz, was born in 1925. Interestingly, they spoke Hungarian at home since they did not know English, so Tony Curtis, as a small kid, thought he was living in Hungary. “I thought I was living in Hungary until I was six. Then, in New York’s Bronx, I realized that I do not.“

Later, he took the stage name Tony Curtis in a tribute towards Michael Curtiz being the first American director of Hungarian origins.

As a Hollywood celebrity, he came to Hungary in 1985 to search for his roots. He spent the nights in the Hilton, went to Szentendre to buy some traditional Hungarian clothes and visited Mátészalka, where he could not withhold his tears. Three years later, he came again to Budapest but in 1990 the Curtis family took a renewed interest in their Hungarian-Jewish heritage, and helped finance the rebuilding of the “Great Synagogue” in Budapest’s Dohány Street among other similar activities. Tony himself regularly appeared in Mátészalka, too.

sources (articles; pictures): Hungary Today, Daily News Hungary; Facebook/Hanusi Péter, hirado.hu