"Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances of survival for life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet." – Albert Einstein
There is a stereotypical image of a ‘vegan’ as being a hairy, stinky hippy who wears potato-sacks and eats only lettuce and tofu. But, this is not true. Veganism is becoming more and more fashionable and is being adopted by many celebrities such as Alicia Silverstone, Pamela Anderson and Paul McCartney. Intellectual and famous genius icons in history such as Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Pythagoras, Sir Isaac Newton and Vincent Van Gogh all lived vegan lifestyles. Is this an obvious message to us?
Veganism is a lifestyle where a person does not consume or use any animal-based products. For example, a vegan will not consume food that includes any animal products, such as dairy, eggs, meat etc… A vegan person will also not support animal products for the use of clothing such as leather, silk and wool. This can be due to cruelty/ethical reasons or maybe for health reasons. Personally, I decided to go vegan for ethical reasons. I had researched what happens in the meat industry and I was so shocked and distraught by what I saw, that I just had to give up animal products. This was a personal choice. Starting off with small actions such as switching from cage eggs to certified organic free-range eggs will make a huge difference to the lives of cute little chickens. So, do some research and become informed so that you can make decisions that are right for you ^-^.
Here is a summary of some of the main benefits of undertaking a vegan lifestyle:
Personal Benefits
- Assists with weight loss – prevents obesity
- Lowers cholesterol levels
- Lower blood pressure
- Helps prevent cancer
- Assists with body image and looking good
- Prevents heart disease
- Reduce the risk of food poisoning
- Can assist with relieving menopause symptoms
- Can give you more energy
- Reduce constipation and haemorrhoids
- Helps prevent kidney stones and gallstones
- Assists with the prevention of diabetes, arthritis and gum disease
- Live longer
Environmental benefits
- Reducing pollution
- Avoiding the use of toxic chemicals
- Save animals lives
- Water conservation
- Reduce the use of fossil fuels
- Save the forests
Financial benefits
- Prevention of health care and medical costs
- Reduce grocery costs by not purchasing expensive items from the meat and dairy aisles
Mental benefits
- Knowing that you do not support factory farming
- Peace of mind
- Helping animals and not supporting animal cruelty
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DeleteI can not agree more with everything you said! I quit eating meat and only used cruelty free products when I was 15 years old after seeing one of the videos of what a pig who lives in a gestation crate's life was like. I immediately started crying and ran downstairs to tell my mom that I was never eating animals again. And now, 5 years later I made the switch to veganism and I am loving the way it makes me feel to be doing everything I can to help animals. It takes some time to cut out all animal products but if you start one by one you do realize that it is extremely easy and rewarding to not only you but every animal's life you are saving. Love your blog and I can't wait to try out one of your yummy recipes!!! :)
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Hi Stephanie! Thanks so much for your comment. I loved reading about your progression to veganism and why you cut out meat. Thank you and I hope you do try some of our recipes :)
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