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By: Jouissance » Blog Archive » Why Vegan?

Jouissance » Blog Archive » Why Vegan? — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:59:25 +0000

[...] I heard about it from a blog entry by personal development blogger Steve Pavlina, who’s been a vegan since 1997. Mike and I have been following a high-raw (although not vegan) diet for a few months now, and I [...]

By: WikiEthica: Veganism

WikiEthica: Veganism — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:25:04 +0000

[...] 2. http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/09/why-vegan/ [...]

By: Killing Bugs

Killing Bugs — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:19:43 +0000

[...] and then vegan because I care about animals. That’s a common perception, but as I’ve mentioned before, it isn’t the truth. The truth is essentially the opposite. My compassion for animals [...]

By: Experimenting Vego: Day 2 « idoobi

Experimenting Vego: Day 2 « idoobi — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:04:48 +0000

[...] reading an inspirational article Why Vegan? in Steve Pavlina’s blog ( Check here if you don’t already know: Personal development [...]

By: Raw Food Diet - Day 22

Raw Food Diet - Day 22 — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:48:13 +0000

[...] After more than 3 weeks on this diet, eating this way is still not easy. It’s taking a lot of self-discipline for me to keep pushing through the resistance I’m feeling. Going vegetarian and then vegan was an absolute breeze. I find this raw food trial more challenging than adapting to polyphasic sleep. [...]

By: Naturally and simply living- 1st edition | Harvest of Daily Life

Naturally and simply living- 1st edition | Harvest of Daily Life — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:32:06 +0000

[...] Did you know one of the most common new years resolutions is to “loose weight” or “get in shape”? Every year people set out to make a physical change but hey forget that diet and nutrition is the way to positively impact your body! If you are looking for ways to make a physical change you need to take a look at your nutrition! A fascinating article called 5 of the greatest foods for your health can get you started thinking about your diet and nutrition so you can indeed become healthier and look better! If you are ready for a radical change in diet you can also look into a vegan lifestyle or you can pledge to stay raw if that suits you! Getting healthy is all about what you choose to put into your body so if you resolve to look better you have to feed your body better first! [...]

By: Pavlina’s Going Raw | Vegan Soapbox

Pavlina’s Going Raw | Vegan Soapbox — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:29:48 +0000

[...] Steve Pavlina, blogger and webprenuer is going raw for a month. His new year’s resolution is to eat a healthy raw vegan diet for at least 30 days: “I’ve decided to kick off 2008 with a 30-day trial of eating a 100% raw vegan diet.[…]I’m eager to give it another try now because I’ve greatly increased my knowledge of how to succeed on this diet. […]After I experienced the incredible energy and vitality of my first 30-day raw trial, I’ve always wanted to return to it. Being vegan has given me a lot of benefits, both mental and physical (see Why Vegan? for details), but what I experienced from an all-raw diet was even better. I felt totally euphoric during my first raw trial, like I was constantly buzzing on an emotional high. Other raw foodists have reported similar results. The incredible feeling of well-being — emotionally, mentally, physicially, and spiritually – is perhaps the diet’s most attractive benefit. I had enough of a taste of that feeling to know that it’s worth some effort to figure this out. If it takes me a few more years, so be it.” [...]

By: 30 Days Raw

30 Days Raw — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:52:02 +0000

[...] My fascination with the raw food diet reminds me of the Dr. Soran character from the movie Star Trek: Generations. Once he experienced the bliss of the Nexus, he wanted nothing more than to return to it. After I experienced the incredible energy and vitality of my first 30-day raw trial, I’ve always wanted to return to it. Being vegan has given me a lot of benefits, both mental and physical (see Why Vegan? for details), but what I experienced from an all-raw diet was even better. I felt totally euphoric during my first raw trial, like I was constantly buzzing on an emotional high. Other raw foodists have reported similar results. The incredible feeling of well-being — emotionally, mentally, physicially, and spiritually – is perhaps the diet’s most attractive benefit. I had enough of a taste of that feeling to know that it’s worth some effort to figure this out. If it takes me a few more years, so be it. [...]

By: 30 Day Blogging Challenge + My Story of Veganism | in such a world

30 Day Blogging Challenge + My Story of Veganism | in such a world — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:51:49 +0000

[...] There were two difficult things however that I have had to struggle with in being vegan. The first, is part of growing up, I think. I had been fairly self-centered and focused on my own life - goals, dreams, etc. All of a sudden I opened my eyes to the reality around me in a serious way - I realized that animals were suffering because of my actions and those of others, that the environment was also being affected by animal agriculture. All of a sudden I started to care seriously about something outside of me. I felt a new consciousness, being opened up to outside suffering, and a new sense of compassion I had never experienced before. I went through a really difficult period where I researched details about different animals - why they are intelligent and beautiful, what they go through every day for our meals, and what impact this is having on ecology and biodiversity. Steve Pavlina, a well known personal development blogger, experienced something similar. Opening yourself up like this, really listening to what is going on, is a very painful experience. There is a reason these things are not talked about openly in our society - they are difficult to accept. But in a way I really appreciated this experience - it felt, somehow, much more real than the haze I was living in. Like I was finally opening my eyes for the first time - while the decision to become vegan has come with an awareness that can be painful, it has also been a relief. Now that I knew what I was doing, I could finally just stop it completely. It was actually easy to stop, and now I have a colourful, healthy and non-violent diet that really nourishes me. [...]

By: How to Wake Up Feeling Totally Alert

How to Wake Up Feeling Totally Alert — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:09:43 +0000

[...] What works well for me is a whole foods vegan diet, heavy on the raw fruits and veggies. When I went vegetarian in 1993, I was able to feel well rested with less sleep, and I woke up feeling more alert. Then when I went fully vegan in 1997, there was another improvement. As I explained in Why Vegan, the energy difference is the primary reason I converted to such a diet. [...]