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Originally Posted by The Yarnist  I went vegan (for about 2 months) after being vegetarian for about 18 months. It was not good for me. Maybe I didn't do it the "right" way or whatever. However, when I went vegan, I truly believed that it was the healthiest path for my body. I developed chronic yeast issues which plagued me for years after that stint. Eventually I went back to eating chicken and turkey and that was when I felt the healthiest. Becoming vegan/vegetarian really opened up my palate though so it was a good experience.
So in my case, I believed veganism was the best path for my physical health but it didn't pan out that way. Or maybe it was the best path in that it opened me up to trying new vegetables etc... Now, I just eat what my body tells me that I need. Sometimes it's a salad with kale and cucumbers and tomatoes and sometimes it's steak. I do hold the intention that I'm extracting all the health benefits of what I'm eating and my understanding of subjective reality with regard to food choices is like what was quoted as being said by Hicks. |
Now that's a paradox!
Hi Yarnist
You may or may not know this but of all animals reared for slaughter the chicken is the one with the worst deal. Most chickens are raised in awful conditions in cages or 'barns' with zero space to move around, are pumped full of growth inducing steroids (to fatten them quickly) and antibiotics (to suppress the raging viral infections in these animal hell-holes) - which humans implicitly digest when they eat the 'product'.
Result - cruelty and insufferable pain for the chicken: a compromised immune system and morality for the consumer.
If you can imagine the worst day you ever had. Multiply it by a zillion and you are somewhere close to the subjective and objective reality of a chicken raised for food or laying.