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| lori852
Joined: 09/22/10 Posts: 16 |
Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Sunday, January 16, 2011 at 11:20 PM I love to hear people's stories. It helps me to see how very much alike we all are. Please share your story of why you chose to become vegan. We can all go back to it when times get tough. Here's my story... my oldest sister was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer almost four years ago. In an attempt to help save her life, I sent her books about changing her diet. The solution was always the same - plant-based eating. She never changed her diet. I visited her for the last time about one month before she died. It was so horrible to see her so distended from the cancer and the cancer treatments. The September kickstart began the day after I returned home from my visit with her. I was motivated! I found it easy to be vegan. A month later when I went back for her funeral, my brother-in-law told me that she never read the books, but he did. He showed me the garden he had planted in the backyard. Now her daughter is considering becoming vegan, too. |
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| Katherine Lawrence
Joined: 01/12/11 Posts: 24 |
RE: Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Sunday, January 16, 2011 at 11:33 PM I was your typical American eater until about 6 years ago when I was diagnosed with endometriosis, and ovarian and uterine cysts. The endo was so bad, it wrapped around my colon and formed an adhesion to my abdominal wall (very painful!) At the time I was 27 and my Dr kept saying "no cure...hysterectomy eventually...etc." A friend took me to a macrobiotic counselor who asked me to try the diet (the vegan version). I didn't believe it, but tried it anyway. After about 6 weeks, most of my reproductive problems showed significant healing. Then... my cholesterol dropped significantly, I lost 42 pounds and the 7 fibroid cysts I'd had in my breasts since puberty dissolved. After that, there was no looking back for me. Katherine Lawrence Katherine Lawrence |
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| peasandrice
Joined: 12/29/10 Posts: 77 |
RE: Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Monday, January 17, 2011 at 12:11 AM I started wanting to go vegan after my first son was born. Due to some issues at the hospital, he was unable to breastfeed. But then he had a severe allergic reaction to every type of formula we tried and I ended up having to pump milk for him for a year. It was about 5 hours a day (total) of this, and he couldn't tolerate eggs, wheat,or nuts in my diet even. All the time I spent creating milk, measuring milk, freezing milk for him, it made me think a lot about nursing, babies and such for all species. It really started to bother me a cow spent so much time hooked up to a pump like I was, only the milk she made wasn't going to her baby. Her baby was either dead or elsewhere. Also the whole thing started to seem weird to me, why do we continue to drink the "breast" milk from another animal instead of weaning like every other species? Then, since we are basically using the cow like a surrogate mother why on earth do we treat her like an object to be used, discarded and eaten? I hope this doesn't sound totally crazy. I've never admitted these thoughts to anyone other than my husband. I went vegetarian many years ago (as a five year old) due mainly to paranoia. My father told me about tapeworms (to educate me on food safety) and then someone else told me about the movie alien, where aliens (which I pictured as giant slugs) lay eggs inside people's bodies and then burst out of their chests. I became convinced that there were worms and alien eggs in all meat and didn't try meat again until I was a teenager. I was absolutely terrified of it. When I tried it as a teen it was a cheap McDonald's burger and I bit into gristle and panicked and spit it back out. I've tried it couple times since then and just couldn't get past the waiting for something weird to be in it part, although I now know that alien eggs are unlikely After reading back over this post, it's hard to imagine anyone would not think I sound completely crazy, lol. At least the web is fairly anonymous. |
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| wen
Joined: 09/08/10 Posts: 54 |
RE: Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Monday, January 17, 2011 at 3:00 AM last year, pregnant with my son, I had gestational diabetes...which is totally shocking (because I always eat very healthy...only eat 2-3 times meat, or fish per week, but, I do love bread, pasta, etc.) It was hard for me following the diet they asked me to (nutritionist)...eat protein each meal, controlled carb, watching out fruit, etc. My water broke at 32 weeks, bed resting (again, hospital meals for diabetes), gave birth around 34 weeks...by that time, I was so sick of meat...never had so much meat in these 10 days of bed resting... Now, clear of gestational diabetes, still feeling that living under the shadow of getting diabetes later in life...therefore, I start doing more research...and here is Vegan... It is a easy transition for me to go vegan...not 100% at this time... |
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Wild4Stars
 Location: Florida Posts: 832 |
RE: Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Monday, January 17, 2011 at 5:52 AM I went vegetarian in 2000. I was never a big meat eater anyway, would much rather have a big plate of pasta and veggies. Initially it was just about being healthier. The more I read about it the more it also became about being better for the planet, and of course better for the animals. When I read Skinny Bitch I started leaning towards a vegan diet, not fully committed but headed that direction. When I read The China Study, it sealed the deal. Shortly after that I did my first 21 Day Vegan Kickstart, faltered some, but by the next kickstart in January 2010 I was totally on board with a vegan diet. Vikki ~ Wild4Stars@gmail.com |
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| Rayven
Joined: 01/04/11 Posts: 11 |
RE: Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Monday, January 17, 2011 at 6:46 AM I'd make 2 vegetarian meals a week and the rest were meat starting around October 2010. I was finding that when it was meat night I did not want to cook dinner and wanted to order out. I decided to cut out red meat because of the fat. I still did not want to eat chicken or fish. I'm diabetic and got my blood work done in December. My A1C was 7.2 which is higher then the 6.0 it was 3 months before. Something needed to change in my diet so I started looking for cookbooks. I found "The Get Healthy, Go Vegan" cookbook by Dr. Barnard. I know he has written books on Diabetes so I bought it and loved it. His book mentioned the 21 day Vegan Kickstart so here I am. At first I was just going to cook vegetarian, but cheese and eggs are also high in fat and cholesterol so vegan was not a problem for me. I was in the grocery store a few days ago and as soon as you walk through the door they have the chicken legs in packages already seasoned for you. I stopped, looked, and knew I didn't want to eat it but wondered to myself why I stopped and looked rather than keep walking. I realized it was the seasonings which made it look somewhat appealing. I was trying to figure out what seasonings they used without reading the label to see if I was right. My husband laughed when I told him about it. |
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| Bugsmom
Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2072 |
RE: Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Monday, January 17, 2011 at 9:04 AM About 6 years ago or so, hubby's blood pressure was high enough to cause the doctor concern (especially at his young age - he was in his mid 30s at the time - and his family history). Instead of going right to medication, the doctor suggested the DASH plan (dietary approach to stopping hypertension). It's not vegan but it really focuses on whole grains, fruits and veggies plus small amounts of fish and lean poultry (and pretty much suggests cutting out red meat). We started doing that which led to lots of label reading and making more of our own meals rather than prepared stuff. We were mostly vegetarian within about a year - mostly meaning that if we were out socially, we might choose fish or poultry but we didn't buy it for home use. Then I was diagnosed type 2 and we really kicked the fresh, whole foods and label reading into high gear. Things went well for about two years, I lost about 30 lbs, and then it got harder to keep things under control. Wrestled with it, exercised more, watched what I ate more, but no further weight loss, rising A1C, not good. I happened to be channel surfing one evening and found Dr. Barnard doing a presentation based on his reversing diabetes book. I was totally interested. Went out and bought the book, read it, and started trying it out. Still wasn't quite 'there' but I got online and wanted to research the ideas. That's when I found the info on the Sept kickstart. That was what I needed to really get a handle on things - the how to part. Hubby and son are still not totally vegan but hubby admits to be enjoying the vegan foods a lot more than he thought he would - and he is getting quite creative with the ingredients. Our son (he's 12) still chooses things like tuna and cheese but he's more and more likely to choose other things (nut butters, fruit, etc) In part, though, some of that is because he's just more able to prepare them himself now (slices of cheddar, done with a wire slicer, were easy for him to do himself when he was little and autonomy was really important for him "do it myself!"). Though I won't say that I'll always be 100% vegan, I am finding it easier and easier to think vegan. I'm not thinking "Okay, what can I have instead of..." but rather "I'd really like to have some..." --Deb R |
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| Checochinican
Joined: 01/04/11 Posts: 148 |
RE: Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Monday, January 17, 2011 at 10:04 AM I was very sick through September and October (I believe now I had pancreatitis) and immediately after discovered my glucose was high. Tested my blood, confirmed my self-diagnosis, and launched a reading campaign about diabetes. Tried Dr. Bernstein's ultra low carb diet, hated it, read Dr. Barnard's book, and something clicked. I am a scientist by training (and natural inclination), and vegan diet to reverse type 2 diabetes made all kinds of sense. I also consider myself a Buddhist, so the Buddhist tradition of cherishing and extending compassion to all sentient beings fits me as well. |
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| Mariberry
Joined: 01/02/10 Posts: 297 |
RE: Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Monday, January 17, 2011 at 10:24 AM Firstly, to PeasandRice, you don't sound crazy to me at all. I completely understand your compassion toward dairy cows. I've never liked dairy, even as a kid, but forced to drink milk "because it was good for me". I have a friend who insists he "doesn't eat critters" but consumes copious quantities of dairy products. As one of the fine doctors featured on this Kickstart said in a presentation "milk is just liquid beef". (sorry, can't recall if it was Dr. MacDougall or...). Makes sense to me. Anyway, as a kid I was repulsed by meat but again, told to eat it. So I did. And then I watched a documentary on TV about meat production. Actually, it compared Canadian standards to China's methods of eating cats and dogs. It was horrific and made me feel sick, but truly, how is it different to the way we raise cows, pigs and chickens for food? The pain and suffering we cause animals is inexcusable. The expression "If abattoirs had glass walls everyone would be vegetarian" is so true. I stopped eating meat immediately after that show. But what really sealed the deal was hearing Howard Lyman (Mad Cowboy) speak at an Earthsave conference. (he's the cowboy sued with Oprah by the Texas Beef Biggies). He is a great speaker (and has some great Youtube clips if you're interested) and spoke not only about reversing health issues, but about land management and compassion to living creatures. And then, at last, I found Dr. Barnard's book and the rest is history. Knowing what I know now, there's no real turning back (although I occasionally sneak an organic egg into a breakfast. Well, I did until a very wise friend mentioned that eating eggs is like eating fried placenta. Great visual. Thanks for that When we know better we do better. And we're learning all the time thanks to organizations like PCRM. All we are saying is "Give Peas a Chance" |
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| marge
Joined: 09/08/10 Location: Seattle Posts: 211 |
RE: Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Monday, January 17, 2011 at 10:56 AM I was never a big meat eater,and I couldn't stand the taste of milk, YUK! but boy, did I love cheese and yogurt. My fridge was full of cheese and I purchased yogurt by the 32 oz containers. One day when I was surfing the web I can across this. (The 21 day vegan kickstart) it was already under way, but I thought what the heck I'll try it in March (2010). Almost immediately I could feel the difference! All the inflammation I suffered was gone .Like the rest of you I started reading. The more I read, the more I came to realize that eating meat/cheese/dairy is not sustainable, it uses too many resources. |
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cch22
 Location: New York State Posts: 1000 |
RE: Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Monday, January 17, 2011 at 11:07 AM It has always felt wrong to me when people ask, "what's for dinner?" and the only reply is the meat dish.. odd really.. I have always wondered if i could get the nutrition i needed.. or i needed some help to start and go vegetarian.. I really don't think meat is good for us as produced in the US. In fact i think it is quite the opposite. I guess i really went vegan because i found the kickstart and learned i could feed myself, meet my nutrional needs, eat good food with variety, and feel better. the kickstart is what did it for me.. Since the kickstart I have found i will stay vegan because of factory farming and my health numbers.. A couple of days ago i found my choresterol numbers from feb 2010...249 with ldl (bad) 169 and hdl 79 after joining the kickstart in sept...new numbers.. in december.. total choresterol 149.. ldl and hdl just about even w/ good choreserol beating the bad by a couple of points.. huh... that is good enough reason for me! My doc and i cut my choresterol med's in 1/2 to see what happens |
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| shancock
Joined: 01/03/11 Posts: 16 |
RE: Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Monday, January 17, 2011 at 11:18 AM Katherine Lawrence wrote: I was your typical American eater until about 6 years ago when I was diagnosed with endometriosis, and ovarian and uterine cysts. The endo was so bad, it wrapped around my colon and formed an adhesion to my abdominal wall (very painful!) At the time I was 27 and my Dr kept saying "no cure...hysterectomy eventually...etc." A friend took me to a macrobiotic counselor who asked me to try the diet (the vegan version). I didn't believe it, but tried it anyway. After about 6 weeks, most of my reproductive problems showed significant healing. Then... my cholesterol dropped significantly, I lost 42 pounds and the 7 fibroid cysts I'd had in my breasts since puberty dissolved. After that, there was no looking back for me.  What an amazing story! |
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Oceandog
 Location: California, USA Posts: 642 |
RE: Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Monday, January 17, 2011 at 3:36 PM There are some truly amazing stories here! Thank you for sharing and no one sounded crazy to me! Okay my journey! When I was a kid I didn't like most meat but couldn't leave the table until I ate it (I am talking HOURS with pork). I used to do my stepsisters' chores and one of them would sneak the meat off my plate! I didn't have a great childhood and got married at 17 to get out of the house early. He was very authoritative and also made me eat meat with my first pregnancy (my son), my second, I couldn't keep it down. He still blames me for having a girl the second time because I didn't eat meat...?? (so I didn't marry well...) So no surprise it didn't occur to me I could eat what I wanted for many years. After my husband left me, I was dating a not-so-nice guy and he took me out to dinner for my 27th birthday. He ordered FOR me (sheesh - what I put up with when I was young!) and ordered a filet mignon. I ate all the veggies, the potato and poked and nibbled at the meat. By that time he was a few drinks into dinner and EXPLODED at me in the restaurant "IF YOU AREN'T GOING TO EAT THE MEAT AND JUST PICK AT IT WHY DON'T YOU BECOME A )!@#($*& VEGETARIAN!!!" I was SO embarrassed but still had an AHA moment! I was in college at the time (and had already given up pork prior to The Dinner) and needed a research project. So.... I chose rendering plants, having no idea what they were and had to do a project on something unknown to me! That was it, even IF I wanted to eat meat again (I didn't) no way could I have after that very thorough project. I spent several years vegan, then dated and then married my second husband. A big guy, meat and potatoes, so for harmony, I did go back to eating dairy. When we split (yes I am a multi-loser in love) I cut way back on dairy only eating it in baked goods and when dining out. I later went back to being vegan again. So vegetarian started for me in August 1990. I had my 20th veg anniversary last year. No regrets. I became strict vegan again last year (for the umpteenth but final time) when Tinkerbelle, my 15-year-old Boston Terrier died in June. It was a tribute of my adoration of her to not be responsible for causing harm to any other creature. Oh, one more thing, in my early 20s, I was diagnosed with arthritis in my hips bilaterally. A counselor suggested I avoid anything from a cow, I did so for a very long time and was able to go off the meds prescribed (unless I started eating a lot of cow product again). I only ate beef or had dairy infrequently and did wonderfully for many years. Now that I am a strict vegan again, I have no issues with my hips. Well, long as it is, there you have it! Not as interesting as some! 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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2meowers
 Location: Sequim, WA Posts: 127 |
RE: Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Monday, January 17, 2011 at 8:50 PM I'm sure some of you have read my story. For me, it was all about animal cruelty and the horrific torture that occurs in factory farming. I was 57 when I realized the truth; I'd been raised to eat meat and drink milk, consume eggs, cheese, etc. and never questioned it. Aug 1st, 2009, a friend on an animal website, offered a challenge to his "friends" to try vegetarianism for just 30 days for the animals (he's vegan). All byproducts such as dairy, eggs, honey, etc. were ok, but wanted us to consider the animal flesh in food choices, and the number of animals we could save in a year. Cully, my now dear friend, asked us to do "homework" and become educated about how those pretty packages of meat got to the market shelves. Challenge was scheduled to start Sept. 1st. I decided "why wait?" on Aug 5th. While not a big meat/fish eater, I chose to stop my consumption of Costco cooked chickens, frozen shrimp, occasional bacon and eggs, occasional hamburger use, and Subway deli meats (I'm co-owner of two and work in one) immediately. Cheese - AACCKK - I was a cheesaholic!! Honestly, cheese?! Did my homework, did article research, watched Peta and other videos, and learned and saw more than I ever could have imagined, or ever wanted to see. One video on "kosher" beef slaughter truly sent me over the edge. For some reason, regardless of me being agnostic, I thought "kosher" would be "more humane" and somehow offer a better, quicker and less painful end. So very WRONG; video was truly cruelty and torture at it's finest, at least at this plant! I e-mailed my friend and said I was honestly terrified to go to sleep that night for fear I'd dream and experience that place, with all the smells and blood at my feet! He told me I'd seen enough, that I now understood... So, 8-15-09, I stopped eating stuff with any animal byproducts or ingredients, as best I could, due to lack of knowledge that I strive to increase. My cheese, my morning coffee's half 'n' half, Caeser salad dressing, well, you get the picture. Oh, that first week was hard! My then hubby continued to eat meat, etc. and always asked if I'd like some, thinking this change was "just some OCD". I remained strong. I was a cheeseaholic and it was included in basically everything I ate! But those videos made me strong; they were in the very forefront of my mind for many days. Played a little game with myself. When I looked at the "forbidden" foods and thought of their taste and how I might enjoy it, I sang a little ditty in my head, replayed those videos in my mind, and felt very proud that I'd resisted temptation once again! Didn't use a lot of packaged items, but ended up e-mailing mfgrs. about questionable ingredients, since I wanted to continue using their products. Even cut down on those since I became more conscious about their sodium levels. Don't need extra, don't even have a salt shaker in the house now, not even sea salt. Well, here I am, 17 mos. later! Fifty-five lbs. lighter, cholesterol (in the first 8 mos) went from HDL/LDL 73/161 to 92/64! Dr. was truly amazed! A vegan diet, along with purchasing other vegan/non-cruelty products in my life, is just routine for me now. Not much in the kitchen and only cook for myself, but I'm happy, never feel deprived, and for sure am healthier and have such a peace in life! "But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh we deprive a soul of the sun and light, and of that proportion of life and time it had been born into the world to enjoy." Plutarch. |
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vegankitty
 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 109 |
RE: Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Monday, January 17, 2011 at 11:19 PM Hello People!! It is easy to be mankind, |
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| Oceandog
Location: California, USA Posts: 642 |
RE: Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 8:59 AM An earlier post reminded me of when I was a child, my father tried to "sneak" 'Bambi' on a plate, I knew it didn't taste normal and questioned it. Needless to say, as a small child, I had a melt down. He then explained to me that eating one animal was no less barbaric than eating another, and in fact it was less cruel because of the difference in the way deers lived their lives than cows. That is what started my aversion to meat. That aha moment. 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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presentcrisis
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RE: Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 11:02 AM At 14 I announced to my family of meat eaters (and hunters for sport) that I wanted to be a vegetarian. Needless to say, they weren't supportive at all and told me I had to eat at least one type of meat. So I gave up all meat except chicken and went about that way until I was 19. At 18, I discovered Silk light vanilla milk and gave up milk because I was hooked and it was better for me anyway. I was suffering from unknown health issues by this point. Starting at about 16 I had depression and would sleep for hours on end only to wake up still tired. My family assumed I was lazy, so I never got any help. I also didn't have an internal alarm clock or circadian rhythm anymore. Then at 18, I would sleep for 14-15 hours and still struggle to wake up, much less get out of bed. It ruined my first year of college. I was away from home and didn't have a doctor where I was so I simply lived through it hoping I'd feel better. I also had always been very skinny but I put on a lot of weight all of a sudden. When I moved back home at 19 due to my mother having health issues of her own, I decided it was time for a change and I couldn't handle the weight fluctuations and non stop sleeping anymore. Sleeping had taken over my life. I started reading about veganism and it sounded interesting to me. Then I learned about how animals are treated not only in slaughterhouses, but also on dairy and egg farms. I decided I wanted to be vegan. I wanted to feel better and I didn't want to contribute to animal suffering anymore. I also saw a doctor finally and was diagnosed with hypothyroid. I was put on armour and that combined with my new eating and exercise routine, my life was completely changed. I have had setbacks such as a year and a half ago I came down with a stomach ailment that wouldn't go away. I'd always had tummy troubles but all of a sudden it was unbearable and I found myself unable to function again. After extensive testing was found to be an allergy to gluten. I was told I'd probably always been allergic and that was why I developed hypothyroid in the first place. The gluten allergy also caused me to develop chronic fatigue syndrome and candida around the same time my stomach ailment was appearing to worsen. I have conquered the chronic fatigue and the candida is hit or miss. I still have to tweak my diet (candida feeds on sugar, peanuts, mushrooms, and other things) but overall my health issues aren't nearly as daunting to me anymore. I truly believe that being vegan saved me from worse problems and that my new diet helped show me I needed testing for my stomach problems. I don't claim that veganism is a cure all, but it definitely is the right way to go for the animals and for your own health. I love being vegan and I volunteer with animals, do animal rescue, and co founded the only vegan student group to ever exist at my university. It is truly a life changing experience. For whatever we lose (like a you or a me)
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| Oceandog
Location: California, USA Posts: 642 |
RE: Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 11:45 AM Presentcrisis, Have you seen the cookbook Gluten-free Vegan? It is my favorite cookbook and I have yet to make something out of it that wasn't great! Best wishes! 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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| catbear
Joined: 01/04/11 Posts: 76 |
RE: Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 12:26 PM What inspirational stories! Thank you all for sharing. For me, I was always trying to loose 7 pounds, and checked Skinny Bitch out of the library not realizing that it had anything to do with veganism. That book was a turning point for me. I had read books about the industrial food system by Michael Pollan, but like one other poster, the light bulb never went off in my head that I could go vegan. It was just outside the realm of possibility of mind until I read Skinny Bitch. At this point in my life, there were two other factors that were working that have helped me fully commit and stick to my decision. I was just learning about the health benefits of a plant based diet and was going to share with my best friend (who now lives across the country) who had suffered for many years with terrible rheumatoid arthritis. But by the I time finished the book and cleanse (Clean by Alejandro Junger) I wanted to share with her, she died at 41 years old from infection from a joint replacement surgery. Why did I wait? The other factor in my life is my yoga practice, which has become very important to me over the past few years. There I find such support from dear friends and the desire to live more peacefully. I thank so many authors for their books, as others mentioned, such as The China Study which sealed the deal for me, and also the works of John Robbins like Diet for a New America and Food Revolution. I just don't want to be a part of that suffering anymore. Just because we don't want to know what is happening doesn't mean that it is not happening! So, for my health, the environment, and to reduce suffering I am a vegan. |
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| Bugsmom
Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2072 |
RE: Why did you choose to become vegan? Posted Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 12:50 PM presentcrisis wrote: better and I didn't want to contribute to animal suffering anymore. I also saw a doctor finally and was diagnosed with hypothyroid. I was put on armour and ... Are you still on meds for hypothyroid? Or, did dealing with the gluten issues and general eating pattern correct that so you could go off the meds? If I'm not mistaken, armour is an animal product, as compared to other thyroid meds which are totally synthetic. --Deb R |
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What astounds me still, is that I was a mother of 2 and it never even occurred to me that I could STOP eating meat or anything else I didn't like or want to do!
Also, back in India, cheese would be expensive and whenever I have tasted it, it would have a slight bitter taste which I never really enjoyed. My mother was always big on milk and I would have cow's milk on a daily basis but as I grew up, I gave up that as well. When I came to the States 3 years ago in order to pursue my higher education, I realized that I can't really digest the milk that you get here. Researching further on the internet and understanding the harmful effects of too much of animal based products and also after viewing that documentary on PETA on youtube, I swore I would never turn back to animal products. Over the last 14 months, it has been a wonderful journey being a vegan. I don't really care for processed food. I am totally in love with my veggies and fruits and don't care for veganized versions of cake, pizza etc. I have never felt better and happier in my life after making this amazing life change!!!!| New Topic Reply Subscription Options |
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