I don't always believe in everything I see or read, but I wanted to hear some opinions on this one.
Do Vegans Exist?
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Any real vegan knows everything on that above diagram + much more shit that animal products go into.
edit: I'm not vegan, but I knew everything on that diagram as well.
edit: I'm not vegan, but I knew everything on that diagram as well.
Yup. It's definitely not for everyone but most people who do stick with it end up saying that. I've been a vegetarian for 19 years, vegan for eight. I went back to eating (organic) eggs (whites) last year when I started weightlifting in earnest.
Some people do not do well on a vegan diet.
Deficiencies can develop (they don't have to).
Girl I am working with got some of them, because her body did NOT take up supplements like minerals, etc..
The docs basically told her that not everyone is able to supplement.
She is now back to eating meat once in a while and her health has improved a lot.
Fow what it is worth:
Humans are Omnivores. We can survive on a meat only or veg only diet, but we do not strive on it. You want to do your body good? Eat a mix, light on the meat, heavy on veggies.
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Deficiencies can develop (they don't have to).
Girl I am working with got some of them, because her body did NOT take up supplements like minerals, etc..
The docs basically told her that not everyone is able to supplement.
She is now back to eating meat once in a while and her health has improved a lot.
Fow what it is worth:
Humans are Omnivores. We can survive on a meat only or veg only diet, but we do not strive on it. You want to do your body good? Eat a mix, light on the meat, heavy on veggies.
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That's what people said to me about smoking, drinking alcohol, drinking coffee, eating fatty foods, red meat, etc, etc. I've given them all up at one time or another and have noticed no difference.
I haven't drank or smoked for about a year and nothing's changed, so why should restricting yourself to the Moby diet be any different? (And I'm serious - I have a knack or sounding like arse.)
I tried going vegan last year. Didn't work out as well as I hoped. I found it hard to get out of bed and often was too tired to work out as I normally do. I also lost muscle!
Life without meat = Not a very good life for me.
Life without meat = Not a very good life for me.
vegan-ism like any other diet, can be done in moderation to improve your health or it can be taken to extremes and hurt you in the long run. My mom was a hardcore vegan her whole life thinking it'd make her live longer and make her more healthy. Now she's barely in her 60's and not only almost died from it but has massive food allergies and health problems due to it. The ironic thing is now she's stuck on this very strict diet of white chicken meat and real egg whites and has turned her obsession from natural foods to natural remedies and antioxidant type shit. So everytime I go visit her I get a bunch of quotes from my own landers.
She very likely had deficiencies before she went vegan or she's extremely poor at controlling her vegan diet. 99% of people who take up veganism/vegetarianism have virtually no knowledge about nutrition since they've been eating processed shit their entire lives so when they take up a diet where they have to actually think about what they eat--and what nutrients those foods have--they develop problems. This happens with people who go vegetarian all the time. "I can't eat a burger? Ok, guess I'll live on grilled cheese then since I know dick about nutrition."
The problem was your mom, not veganism.
