When people start thinking about going vegan, some find it difficult to give up all the things they were brought up eating. So, they keep having the "occasional" meat, dairy, or egg meal. But you should rest easy: you can give it all up and still get ALL vitamins, nutrients, proteins, fats, amino acids, and flavor you need. That you ever need any amount of dairy, meat, or eggs is a myth.
Don't believe me? Do your research. The best thing I've seen lately is this amazing film called Eating. It will blow you away. And at the end is a complete list of really great resources where you can check everything out for yourself. You can order a copy for $10 here.
Also, check out these books.
Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating
by Erik Marcus
Becoming Vegan: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Plant-Based Diet
by Brenda Davis and Besanto Melina
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vegan Living
It is seriously worth your time to consider all the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle. I really really don't like telling people what to do, and I've always had the "to each his own" mentality. But the more I learn about the standard American way of life, the more passionate I become. We are being lied to, poisoned, and deceived, and we should really take matters into our own hands.
Who doesn't care about what goes into their bodies? Our food is full of chemicals, dyes, artificial flavors, colorings, fillers, sweeteners, and animal products. Stop buying it. Let's vote with our dollars and support organic produce, whole foods, non-GMO vegetable crops. We eat for nutrition and health, and when our food is so bad that it gives us health problems that we in turn treat with tons and tons of medications, we know there are major problems. Take your life and your health back-- the holistic way. Treat yourself from the inside out. Support life in all it's facets- the life of the planet on which we live, the lives of the animals living here with us, and the lives of yourselves and your children.
::stepping down from the soapbox now::
Please, next time you put something in or on your body, really think about where it is coming from.
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