Re: Share your Vegetarian or Vegan Testimony Here!
Over a year ago I started on a journey towards vegetarianism. I did a few weeks of vegan diet (not entire lifestyle- start slow!) My transition has been a result of watching many documentaries, Forks over Knives, Fat sick and nearly dead, A Beautiful Truth and other Gerson therapy movies (cancer treatment from plant based diet).
Personally, I am almost entirely vegetarian (when I am at someone's home, I eat what is provided), but my family is not - they eat what I make because I make it, but would choose meat if they could. They are not unsupportive, they just haven't owned it.
People have different reasons for being vegetarian... mine are not because I think it's always wrong to eat meat.
My reasons: I do not want to participate in a corrupt meat industry
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I think that a plant based diet is 100% better than an animal based diet for health reasons.
Recently we moved back to the USA after 5 years overseas. I am disgusted by the meat industry and refuse to participate. It isn't super well received here though, meat is EVERYWHERE. the Vegetarian friendly menu 'options' are usually pasta and bread... not healthy at all.
Having said that... I do not consider it immoral to eat humanely raised and processed meat. I am just choosing plant based as a better option.
Happy veggi eating!
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AnitaJoye
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