Forums: September 2010 Kickstart Forum Archive: not getting sick
Created on: 09/13/10 07:25 AM Views: 2039 Replies: 9
breaethanjenn Joined: 09/06/10 Posts: 1	not getting sick Posted Monday, September 13, 2010 at 7:25 AM Hi Everyone, I have been a vegan since the March kickstart and realized that i have not gotten sick once since becoming Vegan. Has this happened to anyone else? and my cholesterol went from a horrible 283 to 135! Jennifer
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Susan Levin Joined: 12/26/09 Posts: 1190	RE: not getting sick Posted Monday, September 13, 2010 at 7:46 AM I've been eating a vegan diet since Nov 1995, so almost 15 years! Yikes, I'm older than I thought. But anyway, it's true. And I could tell fairly quickly I was not getting the "common cold" anymore. I've lived in some crowded, cold places like NYC and rainy, damp places like Seattle. I know I'm not invincible, but sometimes it feels that way! Susan Levin, MS, RD PCRM Director of Nutrition Education
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pippin Joined: 09/07/10 Posts: 175	RE: not getting sick Posted Monday, September 13, 2010 at 9:14 AM I have been vegetarian for just about a year now, but eating very few eggs and almost no dairy. Since October last year, I have not had a cold or the flu. Usually I suffer from bronchitis and even pnemonia on a regular basis. I also have noticed that my seasonal fall allergies are not at all bad this year. Usually the ragweed kicks my butt! So, yes, I really think my new lifestyle has kicked my immunities up a notch.
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Oceandog Joined: 01/10/10 Location: California, USA Posts: 642	RE: not getting sick Posted Monday, September 13, 2010 at 12:55 PM I went vegetarian in 1990 and prior to that had eliminated pork. Then beef. Then in 1990 jumped the rest of the way with no meats at all. I have not had a cold or flu for over 20 years. Always offer kindness and a soft word to the beings around you; You do not know their journey. Your words can be the hug they need or the shove that breaks them.
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summerperk Joined: 01/01/10 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 40	RE: not getting sick Posted Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 12:32 AM I have not been sick since I did the first kickstart in January. Over the summer I slipped a bit w/the dairy, but it feels good to be back on track. Have lost 30 pounds total! I did have some weird allergy something going on a few weeks ago--would come on very suddenly on the way home and become super congested w/itchy burning swollen eyes. Happened a couple of times at night as well. Weird and very uncomfortable.
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HeidiD Joined: 09/16/10 Posts: 9	RE: not getting sick Posted Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 4:23 AM That is a stunning, lifesaving drop in cholesterol! Well done. I have been vegan for almost 3 years and also don't get sick If you are not vegan, go vegan - it's easy! It's better for you, better for the planet and most importantly it's the morally right thing to do for animals.
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theodore Joined: 09/16/10 Posts: 641	RE: not getting sick Posted Friday, September 17, 2010 at 4:43 AM I must say, since going vegan I've only had to call in sick once. And even then I wasn't sick, it's just that a blunder with my hair clippers had left me with only 1.75 eyebrows and I looked ridiculous. Actually that's probably what I miss most about meat and dairy: the sick days. Never make assumptions. You'll end up being an A**, and the UMP will TION you. -- Coach Smiley -- Fresh Prince of Bel Air
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Oceandog Joined: 01/10/10 Location: California, USA Posts: 642	RE: not getting sick Posted Friday, September 17, 2010 at 11:07 AM Theodore, Okay, that made me laugh! I remember a while back a man I used to work with used to LOVE to bet on the football games. If no one would take him up on it, it would get crazy, so one year he bet his eyebrows on a game. I must say he looked quite odd without eyebrows, they did take a while to grow back! hahaha Always offer kindness and a soft word to the beings around you; You do not know their journey. Your words can be the hug they need or the shove that breaks them.
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theodore Joined: 09/16/10 Posts: 641	RE: not getting sick Posted Friday, September 17, 2010 at 1:48 PM Nice one Oceandog Gambling one's eyebrows away ! I love it. And they always grow back with a vengeance too. I'm thinking of signing mine up for a "21-Day Whoa". On a serious note, I remember 2 specific conditions that improved dramatically when I became vegan: IBS and Asthma. Never make assumptions. You'll end up being an A**, and the UMP will TION you. -- Coach Smiley -- Fresh Prince of Bel Air
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Oceandog Joined: 01/10/10 Location: California, USA Posts: 642	RE: not getting sick Posted Friday, September 17, 2010 at 1:59 PM So your eyebrows scare me and we haven't met! Getting rid of IBS and Asthma, now THERE is an incentive!! Good on you! Always offer kindness and a soft word to the beings around you; You do not know their journey. Your words can be the hug they need or the shove that breaks them.
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