what the best way to become a vegan?
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Of being in a vegan circle:\n\nAsk your self why? Is it health or animal reasons?\n\nAfter you know your personal reasons-- establish your health requirements.\n\nRemember-- Vegans tend to have health problems due to the lack of calcium and proteins. So make sure you take the correct vitamins. I know Vegans who make sure they have a balanced diet and they feel great. But I also know vegans who eat nothing but junk.\n\nRemember to always stick to your guns for your reasons and never feel like you have to explain yourself to anyone.
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B12 is the one vitamin that is unavilable to a vegan diet. And those who are vegan, must eat B12 supplemented food. But since you are vegetarian, dairy products will give you enough B12!
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Yeah stop eating meat's a good start :o)\nI made the transition over 20 years ago, good luck mate, you'll feel physically & morally better.\nFind veggie recipes to replace your meat dishes & meat alternatives aka Quorn, Soya & Tofu.\nEat lots of fruit & just feel good.\nGood luck again mate.
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If you want to live a simpler life eat no meat and drink no wine... Drink tap water eat vegetables and bread... wear simple clothes and don't do according to fashion.... Be honest and pray everyday... Get up early morning and take shower first and then pray before you start your day... Pray and ask God to guide you continusely and God will guide you to everything you want.... you won't need people like us then,,, earn by working by your own hands and share what you eat with others... MAY GOD BLESS YOU\n\nLoved your idea... I think I should start it too
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Go on a healthy vegetarian and fruit diet. Moderate exercise like light jogging, cycling, wlking an hour per day.
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Drink Ensure. That is the easist, tastiest way to do it. Or go to GNC. They could tell you EXACTLY there.
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I. INTRODUCTION \n\nVegetarianism, practice of eating foods from the plant kingdom. There are several types of vegetarians. While all vegetarians avoid some or all animal foods—that is, meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and milk—semi-vegetarians avoid meat but eat poultry and other animal foods. Lacto-ovo-vegetarians avoid poultry and fish as well as meat, but do include milk and eggs in their diets. The only animal foods consumed by lacto-vegetarians are milk products. Some vegetarians practice veganism, eating no animal foods at all. Many vegans avoid wearing animal products, such as leather and wool, and are also more likely than other vegetarians to shun alcoholic beverages, processed foods, and foods grown with chemical fertilizers or pesticides.\n\n  II. THE EVOLUTION OF VEGETARIANISM \n\nHistorically, vegetarianism was often based on philosophical beliefs. Followers of certain sects of Hinduism and Buddhism have a centuries-old tradition of not eating animal flesh because of beliefs in the sacredness of all life and the reincarnation of souls into the bodies of other living things. Roman Catholic Trappist monks still practice vegetarianism to fulfill their vows of austerity and self-sacrifice.\n\nModern vegetarianism entered public consciousness during the 19th century. Beginning in 1847, the Vegetarian Society, a British nonreligious organization, popularized the term vegetarian. The promotion of vegetarianism gained strength worldwide in 1908 when the International Vegetarian Union was founded; the Union, which brings together vegetarian societies from all over the world in a series of congresses, is still operating as a nonprofit organization. Some 20th-century vegetarians tend to reject eating meat because they believe that the killing of animals is both unnecessary and cruel. Other vegetarians also believe that using available land to raise vegetables and grain instead of cattle and other animals makes good economic and ecological sense.\n\n  III. VEGETARIANISM AND HEALTH \n\nMore recently, people have adopted vegetarian diets based on scientific studies showing that diets high in fatty animal foods may contribute to the early development of disease, including obesity, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, and colorectal cancer. The United States Surgeon General’s 1988 report on nutrition and health urged Americans to reduce their intakes of animal fats, such as those found in meat and dairy products, and to increase consumption of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.\n\nThe vegetarian plant-based diet typically has the advantage of being low in saturated fat, cholesterol, and salt, but it can be lacking in other ways. Vegetarians need to plan their diets with special care in order to obtain the essential nutrients received from diets that include meat, fish, and poultry. Following the Pyramid Food Guide published by the Department of Agriculture can help vegetarians meet all their nutritional requirements. At the bottom of the pyramid are the grains, vegetables, and fruits that are recommended to form the foundation of a healthful diet. In the middle of the pyramid are foods from the milk group and the meat and beans group, which are prescribed in moderate amounts. At the top of the pyramid are high-fat and sugary foods, indicating that they should be eaten in small amounts or avoided altogether.\n\nIn adapting the pyramid food guide, vegetarians need to eat other foods, such as fortified grains and cereals, that provide necessary nutrients like iron, zinc, vitamin D, and some B vitamins like B12 and B6. Vegetarians who avoid milk products must find alternatives that are high in calcium and vitamin D, such as fortified soy milk. Lacto-ovo-vegetarians can use eggs, nuts, peanut butter, dry beans, peas, and lentils in place of choices from the meat group.\n\nWith carefully planned diets and a wide variety of foods, it is possible for some lacto-ovo-vegetarian adults to get all essential nu
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The first thing to do is prepare a healthy meal plan that you will be able to stick with.  Do not starve yourself, that doesn't work. Eat healthy. Embark on an exercise program and work out at least an hour 4 or more days a week. Do a combination of yoga, weight lifting, aerobics and now that the weather is warming up, swimming. Avoid eating meat and cut out sugars especially sodas - whether they are diet or not.  Drinks lots of water and try and sleep at least 7 hours a night. I lost 10 pounds in 2 months of becoming a vegetarian and I wasn't even trying! (I eat wild fish sometimes). Let me know how it goes. I like to encourage people because I was once overweight.
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Include plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. Check your area for farmers markets and co-ops. Buy organic as much as possible. Include chiken and fish more than beef and pork. They also can be found organic, though it's hard to find them. Eat sweets only as a rare treat, once a day is enough. Eat more whole grains. Use herbs in your cooking and you will not need as much salt. I like to use thyme, rosemary, basil, and cumin. Fresh garlic is great in almost anything.
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you could become vegetarian. It isn't hard, i turned vege when i was 10 and am now vegan 7 years later. it has been proven to be healthier for your body, your heart, the animals and the environment and economy. You can snack all day on nuts and fresh fruit and veggies and stuff, also, a citrus friut first thing in the morning has been proven to kickstart your metabolism. Cardiac workouts are best, try going for a jog for 30mins 3X a week, or a bike ride for 45mins. Good luck.
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For vegans, tofu and other soy derivatives remain the best sources for protein as far as I know. Legumes and pulses are also high in protein. But make sure you're somehow supplementing your diet with essential amino acids not found in a plant-based diet. \n\nCheck out this site on nutrition analysis: http://www.nutritiondata.com/index.html
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Lots of good answers so far. I'm Vegan, and I've lost heaps of fat from my starting weight. I started out just deciding to go veg, and once I did, i found i had heaps more energy, which helped me build will power to do more exercise, and it spiralled up. before veg, I'd been spiralling down into the gutter for years, and although recently I've come to an impasse regarding my weight loss (my weight has stablised, but i'm still a little overweight), before I started I was obese, depressed and lethargic. Now I'm more alive than ever.\nGoing Veg*n is not just about human health. The 4 other most common reasons for people becoming veg*n are the environment, human rights, animal rights and animal welfare, but I won't go there. Check my sources if you want more info.\nAlmost every reputable medical or scientific study ever conducted has said that to improve health, one should increase vegetable intake, and reduce animal intake. In other words, go veg*n, and go veg*n. losing weight and fat are not be the only positive reasons for going veg*n either. You can reduce your risk of contracting almost every disease, illness, ailment or condition known to man, as the single most common cause of all physically unhealthy situations are dietic related. What you put in you get out.\nask any spokesperson of the animal consumption industry to provide hard evidence that their products are good for health, and compare their response with that of the corresponding spokesperson for the vegetable matter with similar nutritional value. I DARE YOU! there is a safer, healthier, enviro-friendlier, more compassionate, usually more efficient, and usually cheaper veg*n alternative to every animal product that exists today, from prawns to steak, from leather to wool.\nWhen you decide to go veg*n, speak to people who have been veg*n for some time, particularly those who still appear healthy. Some veg*ns are deficient in vital vitamins and protiens, and this lacking is the primary reason new veg*ns revert after a short time. I appear healthy and normal, and I'm in my 6th year of being Vegan, which means no meat, egg, dairy, honey, animal clothing or tools, and I've just finished undergoing a round of pathology tests by doctors that prove all my bodily functions are better than normal in all cases, especially cholesterol and blood-sugar levels. \n\nDo you lose weiht when you become veg*n? YES!, I WENT FROM 115 KG TO 90 KG IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS, I'M NOW HOVERING AT 80 AND PLAN TO BE AT 75 BY CHRISTMAS. I STAND 175 CM TALL AND AM NOW 24.\nGO VEG ASAP!
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Veganism is a lifestyle not just a diet.\n\nwhat is a VEGAN? A vegan (pronounced VEE-gun) is someone who, for various reasons, chooses to avoid using or consuming animal products. While vegetarians choose not to use flesh foods, vegans also avoid dairy and eggs, as well as fur, leather, wool, down, and cosmetics or chemical products tested on animals.\n\nwhy VEGAN? Veganism, the natural extension of vegetarianism, is an integral component of a cruelty-free lifestyle. Living vegan provides numerous benefits to animals' lives, to the environment, and to our own health–through a healthy diet and lifestyle.\n\nThe consumption of animal fats and proteins has been linked to heart disease, colon and lung cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, kidney disease, hypertension, obesity, and a number of other debilitating conditions. Cows' milk contains ideal amounts of fat and protein for young calves, but far too much for humans\n\nhttp://www.vegan.org/
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water, lose the sodas, if u cant d water green(or white) tea is great.up the aerobics cycling is great, get some riens together anyone can do it, (my knees were shot after a sports injury and i could still bike, basically if you can walk straight u can bike. if you are more coordinated rollerbladeing is great, keep the skates in the cat and do it every chance u get.oh, and 0 fast food. no excuses. if u can pick up a vegan cook book, try some of the meals... a few are pretty good and VERY healthy.noneed to go overboard on the vegan stuff, coupla times a week is good.
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Degree in Biology, Chemistry or Environmental Science and then either join the Meat Hygiene Service or the Environmental agency. Would recommend doing a masters in Environmental management or biochemistry.\n\nI
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Use chicken feed. Obviously legitimate.
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•use your car as little as possible. sell it, if practical.\n•cook all or most of your food from scratch. (cook ahead and freeze if your time is at a premium.) processed food is always more expensive. \n•evaluate what beauty products you need or can give up. (most of them are strictly consumer products that are unnecessary if you think about it.) \n•go vegetarian--meat is very expensive. \n•when you have the urge to buy new clothes, always go to the thrift store or Goodwill first.\n•get a breadmaker, and always bake your own. \n•insulate your home. (there are often agencies who help with this.)\n•wash and re-use baggies until they break down.\n•entertain at home (dinner parties, rent movies) rather than going out.\n•buy used, whenever practical.\n•use less than the recommended amounts for most products you buy. (for instance, i recently found out that a much smaller amount of powder laundry detergent works just as well for most types of loads. this also applies to shampoo, toothpaste, dish soap... they want you to use as much of their product as they can persuade you. it's mostly a scam.)