[–] CrustyBeaver52 ago
You need certain nutrients from the Earth to survive. You can eat the plants to get them. You can eat the animals that eat the plants. You can eat the animals that eat the animals that eat the plants. It doesn't matter so much as getting all of the nutrients that you need. That's the part that really matters.
The biggest problem with Vegans are nutrient shortages, which lead to chronic disease. The same problem exists in all supermarket foods, which are low in real nutrition. Eating food without nutrition makes you fat because you are actually starving, the food your body doesn't need is stored as fat, and you will develop the same chronic diseases as the Vegans, from the same lack of proper nutrition.
When your nutritional needs are met, you will not be hungry, or tired, or sick. Even your mood stays fairly upbeat, and you sleep better too.
The real secret is to get either plants or animals that are rich in nutrient content, and you cannot get that from the industrial food stream.
Local farmer's markets and grow your own seems to be the answer. You can also go out in the wilderness and kill your food directly. It tastes fantastic because it is actually real food.
If you can't get real food, (which is harder in the big cities,) you can supplement with vitamins, which helps. The right food already has the vitamins within it.
[–] d3r [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I feel tired all the time but I think in my case it's due to just eating meat. Maybe a more balanced approach is the solution.
I'm just intrigued from the interviews, namely from one of the strongest men on the planet and Nate Diaz (an mma fighter) who rave about its benefits.
That's basically what intrigued me but I don't want to just blindly follow something without due diligence.
[–] CrustyBeaver52 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Sounds like you could add some veggies to your diet. Older people do it all of the time.
Even just adding a salad can do wonders. Some carrots, etc.
If it doesn't help then you might be being exposed to a toxin somewhere.
Fatigue comes from deficiency, but also from heightened immune system response to toxins and infections. Like how you can become tired when you catch a cold.
Radiation exposure can cause fatigue too - being too close to a cell tower, for example.
[–] outrider787 ago
Health Benefits of going vegetarian are clear, but its not worth it, food is too boring then---and imagine not eating bacon again, the best tasting food in the world
[–] Tallest_Skil 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Veganism has nothing to do with starving yourself of vital nutrients. It has everything to do with an egotistical belief that you are better than everyone else merely because of the molecules you shove down your food hole. As a biologist, I can tell you without a doubt that the food you are withholding is going to be your downfall. Joint pain, sterility, slow metabolism, lower body temperature, hair loss, severe muscular and skeletal deficiencies–not to mention the mental and emotional problems that will arise as a result. Upton Sinclair, author of The Jungle, had to abandon veganism because his mind and body were not able to function on a diet of mere fruits, vegetables, juice, nuts, and seeds. Gandhi, once a proud supporter of the vegan movement, declared their ideas were fraudulent, stating, “No wonder that mortality figures are on the increase and there is a lack of energy in the people. It would appear as if man is really unable to sustain life without either meat or milk products. Anyone who deceives people in this regard or countenances the fraud is an enemy of India.”
[–] d3r [S] ago
It seems so mixed, I mean, depending on who you speak with, veganism sounds like it makes you operate at max capacity yet what you're saying is the exact opposite. I can just try it, if after a few months I'll have my blood tested and see how everything is looking.
[–] Tallest_Skil 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
After a few months you’ll look like this, if you even make it that far. You’re literally starving your body–moreover, your mind–of nutrients it can’t eat elsewhere. You’re biochemically designed to be an omnivore. You have the teeth for it. Most importantly is your mind. You can’t just flip your diet around on a whim. Your body’s not made for that, and you’ll lose your memory and cognitive function.