- Feb 2, 2017
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I've been a vegan near a year I think and my experience it's not easy. Especially If you have circumstances being the only vegan living at home, not buying the groceries, and a limited budget. So I understand people's reluctance, it's not only political or religious but very difficult. All my meals are separate from my family, very strict diet of certain foods everyday even processed foods like canned beans and peanut butter for protein and fats. As for nutrients or vitamins like B-12 I eat refined cereal with soy milk (which has added vitamins too).
The main reasons I became a vegan is harm to the climate/environment, industrial mass breeding with hormones/antibiotics etc. and the poor conditions/animal abuse, also health eating food that's better for my body and lowers my chances getting diseases like heart disease. I'll admit still ignorant and far from ideal as a vegan, as am I as a Christian; but I think even non-vegans can be moved toward veganism by addressing those major three points.
In my mind regardless of your beliefs about climate change for example, it's undeniable people have an affect on the environment like pollution. Further connect it to health, if smoking is harmful to your body and mass consumption of animal products; then why wouldn't you support less pollution and less industrial mass breeding? The earth has an ecosystem like the body has an immune system, some things it can tolerate and heal; but if we continuously harm it and not allow regular healing (wellness), the harm will have greater severity and lasting damage.
I'm vegan simply because that was how God designed us in the first place. You dont need as much B12 as everyone says. I drink a vitamin water every now and then with B12 but have noticed I dont need it all the time. Actually B12 cancels out iron which I was iron anemic as a kid so I dont consume it as much.
But yes I am the only vegan at home and stuff but it's not too bad. I have a vegan friend at congregation and all her kids are vegan as well so we have a good discussions over the health benefits.
But even though I've show my family What the Health and other documentaries they dont care. I mean they still even eat pig which is not Kosher and since pigs dont sweat their toxins it's worse meat for the body.
But hey I come on here every now and then. If you need a vegan buddy I can always add ya ^^)
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