Comments on: 3,287 Days of Veganism

By: lisaa

lisaa — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:35:24 +0000

Eggplant is awesome. My problem is butternut squash. : )

Anyways, people can have problems with a vegan diet just like with a diet that includes meat. Please do educate yourself – pick up a book “Becoming Vegan” written by two nutritionists. Familiarizing yourself with areas that you should pay attention to will ensure that you can maintain a healthy vegan diet for life.

By: Gabrielle

Gabrielle — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:19:48 +0000

I hate eggplant too!
Thanks for sharing your story.

By: TJ

TJ — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:26:19 +0000

For the folks that Dr Veronica’s vague warnings frightened off, go check out http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/ and see how many of them look sick or weak.

Also check out this triathelete’s book for tips on staying healthy and active http://www.brendanbrazier.com/book/index.html

I don’t suggest that veganism is for everyone, but you don’t know if its for you until you try it. Don’t be scared off by the alarmists. If you go vegan for awhile and you feel you really HAVE to supplement with animal products, you can always do that. And even if a vegan does decide to reincorporate animal products into their diets doesn’t mean that need to fall back into the cruel and crazy habits of the Western Diet.

I’ve been Veg for over 25 years, and I was more anemic when I ate animals than I’ve been since I stopped, so I don’t always buy the anemia argument anyway. Christina has a point. Far too many doctors use eating animal products as a panacea for nutritional ailments when *education* and proper food combining may have just done the trick.

By: Marina James-Galvin

Marina James-Galvin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:08:58 +0000

Thank you for this valuable story that you have shared with all of us. I am also in transition and I think it is important to take baby steps on your own JOURNEY.. Blessings

By: Allison

Allison — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:00:28 +0000

RE: Dr. Veronica’s comments and response about the oreos: Christina is right! It is an orthodox Armenian tradition to go vegan for lent. My roommate was so happy to find Hydrox cookies were vegan. She didn’t pay any attention to the vegan sources of protein and nutrients. Pasta and cookies it was! You can’t just take out the meat — you have to *replace* it with vegetarian/vegan sources of protein. As the blog says: read, read, read!

By: Tanya

Tanya — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:57:04 +0000

Great motivational story…I swiched to vegan completely overnight on December 1st after I finished chemoradiation for cancer. I’ve never felt or looked better in my life. I miss nothing about the old way I used to eat and I can’t believe I waited so long to make the change.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:58:39 +0000

Very well written Mr.!! Thanks for sharing :)
~Looking for a good milk substitute? I really enjoy Almond Breeze, Almond Milk… If nuts are an issue try VitaSoy…Both of these are found in a tetra pak.

By: Sarah Collins

Sarah Collins — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:30:06 +0000

I love this post; and I love that you describied the change to veganism as a journey. I’m almost 100% vegan but the one thing I struggle with is milk in my one cup of coffee a day. i can’t find a good milk substitute that works in coffee. Any sugesstions would be MUCH appreciated.

By: sami

sami — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:13:49 +0000

I am worried now, should I not consider going vegan because of the issues Dr. Veronica mentioned? I have hard of vegans having medical issues and a lack of nutrition, hmm, not so sure vegan is right for me.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:51:20 +0000

Woo hoo. Congrat’s on your nine years of being meat free. Excellent “story”. I’ve been a vegetarian for over fifteen years. I’d love to take it further and become a vegan. I mostly eat raw food….so just need to eliminate urges for dairy such as certain cheeses and yogurt.

Thanks for a wonderful article.