Vegetarianism & Health (On Why I Don't Eat Faces)

I appreciated a lot of the points made in Why I Don't Eat Faces. As a former vegetarian myself, it was easy for me to empathize with Mr. Lane's point of view. I stopped eating meat, fish and eggs when I was 16 years old because I had become aware of the deplorable conditions in which livestock are raised and how common sickness and suffering were and the thought of eating something dead made me sick to my stomach. You would be surprised how many non-food items have animal by-products, not to mention the countless others that test their products on animals!
Questions regarding Mr. Lane's argument though... If your main moral struggle is with the pain these animals endure, would you be okay with eating an animal that died naturally? I found it interesting that Mr. Lane went from a junk food junkie to a strict vegetarian. I, unfortunately did not learn to incorporate the health aspect into my emtional conflict until much later (I had a tendency toward pasta and potatoes and sweets). I agree that we should practice non-violence to the best of our abiltiy in all aspects of our lives. I teach my boys to find a way to pick the bug up and take it outside rather than kill it. If something does not mean you any harm then there is no sense in destroying it. I noticed that Mr. Lane does not consume dairy and I wondered how that fit into his theory of non-violence. Organic farmers treat their animals very well and I believe these animals have a generally good quality of life and are not brought any pain as they produce milk and eggs.
I did agree that we should do our best not to eat anything that can't be eaten raw. Our primary source of nutrition should be living, healthy foods- they should not be overcooked. Life feeds off of life. *This is also why we shouldn't use microwaves! Microwaves zap any nutritional value out of even the healthiest meals with the radiation. There are hazardous effects of direct microwave radiation on living systems.