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I'm on a vegan diet for health reasons. I can't eat meat or dairy without a lot of pain. I also can't have alcohol, carbonated beverages, or a number of fruits
by tjl 12y ago
I'm on a vegan diet for health reasons. I can't eat meat or dairy without a lot of pain. I also can't have alcohol, carbonated beverages, or a number of fruits and vegetables. I arrived at the diet with the help of a GI specialist and a nutritionist. Even on the diet, I still take a fair amount of painkillers every day (mostly non-narcotic, but all by prescription).
I don't eat pie except on a few special occasions (e.g., birthdays and Christmas). I do make my own bread and muffins (mixed berry) so I know what's exactly in them. A recipe like this is good for someone like me as I'll know what's in it.
Assuming that someone goes on a vegan diet and ends up unhealthy because of it is a bit much. I know I'm not the healthiest, but it's because I don't get enough exercise largely due to a number of chronic medical conditions.
- pyre 12y ago> Assuming that someone goes on a vegan diet and ends up unhealthy because of it is a bit much. There are a number of people that tout themselves as ex-vegans because they went vegan, (probably) didn't eat a well-balanced enough diet, went to their doctor (who said "LOL just eat meat silly!"), got better, and then become staunch anti-vegans. I think this happens because people try to just cut out non-vegan things from their current diet, and think that their work is done.
- tjl 12y agoSince I was switching diets for health reasons I luckily had the advice of a nutritionist, who was excellent. She helped me a lot. I recall watching a talk (I think it was a TED talk) where it was suggested that one goes vegetarian for a day or two a week. I think the idea was to help the environment by eating less meat (it's been a while since I watched it).