I have a lot of people coming to me telling me there is no REAL health benefit you can gain by going vegan. Well, I did some research that absolutely blew my mind. I thought to myself, "yeah having a plant based diet will clean out you're system and keep it that way". What I found out is that longterm veganism can actually do a lot more for you. For example, being a long term vegan has been proven to prevent cardiovascular disease, cholesterol problems, and even said to be an easier diet to follow when battling type 2 diabetes. Studies have also shown that in countries where men and women eat less meat it reduces the risk of prostate and breasts cancer.
I personally went vegetarian not to long ago and I have personally noticed my energy levels have grown increasingly, and the chronic migraines that I had just finished taking medication for have dramatically subsided. I don't want to forget to mention that I have extremely thin hair but by cutting out most processed foods but especially meat I have noticed my hair is slowly but surly thickening up.
If you look at the link I have inserted below you will find about 42 different health benefits that are proven by going vegan.
40 Health benefits of going vegan
Even though I am a meat eater, I am very intrigued and interested in the lifestyle and eating choices of vegetarians and vegans. This post had some really interesting facts in it. I like how you included the ways that your health can be improved by choosing one of these diets. It is really cool that it possibly reduces the risk of prostate and breast cancer, and I never would have known that. I also like how you included your personal benefits from choosing to be vegetarian. I have really bad headaches most of the time too, so maybe if i try to cut out some meats they will go away. That brings me to wonder if other people have said or explained the changes in their body after switching to the vegan or vegetarian lifestyle. Are there any negative effects to being vegan or vegetarian?
ReplyDeleteI would find it interesting to know what about the vegan or vegetarian lifestyle promotes wellness over meat eaters. What do vegetarians get nutritionally more of than meat eaters, and do vegetarians have to make up for the lack of complete proteins that meats provide? What effect does going vegan have on a cellular level to our body over meat eating people? Could it be considered that when eating vegan, you get more water content into your system, thus making the headache go away?
ReplyDeleteI guess my questions are now, what is the “nay” of going vegan? Is it harder to get the balance of nutrition the body requires to function properly? I understand that there are plenty of sources of non-meat protein, but very few are complete proteins, therefore, needing to be supplemented or combined with other things to make a complete protein.
After reading your latest post and exploring the website you linked to I wondered what a vegan really is. I learned that there are different types of veganism. Many vegans are completely free of all animal products, such as foods and other products like leather. As for the diet, there are lots of foods to choose from, and other animal free products. I have also read that being vegetarian is only a dietary choice and that veganism is and ethical choice. I agree that following a vegan or vegetarian diet has benefits. I think that following a healthy diet in general has benefits. I remember the food pyramid that I learned about in school. People should be more aware of what is in their diets and what it can do to their bodies. Even small changes like no soda can make a huge difference in blood pressure and contribute to weight loss, for example.
ReplyDeleteAfter this post, I would like to hear more about why people choose to follow a vegan diet. Is it for health, moral or ethical reasons?
I liked the link you included in the end, while I was reading I couldn't help but think about #3 Fiber and how it increases bowl movements. Fiber isn't digestible at all by the human body which means it's going to go straight through without being touched so yea it'll create more bowl movements. I think the article from the link could have included a few scientific studies that supported why their statements were true, like if the bowl movements removed old bacteria from the intestines which means fiber is like a tooth brush for the lower digestive track. I would add some links to a diet journal or some other web site that would further support the statements the other link did not.
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