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Originally Posted by Versus
Do you mind if I ask why you went vegan, and why you're not vegan anymore? I'm just curious.
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I went vegan when I was 13 because I was sad for CAFO animals, and conventional wisdom had me convinced it was super healthy. It made me really sick; I read everything I could about getting the right balance of amino acids and vitamins and everything else, but was still taking vitamins by the handful (literally) and going in and out of the hospital. I stuck with it for about 10 years, though, because I didn't want to eat sad CAFO cows.
I'm not vegan anymore because I discovered the incredible farms around me, where they raise happy animals that roam outside and eat the things
they're supposed to be eating. So I eat lots of grassfed beef, and pastured pork and eggs, from farms that actually encourage me to visit unannounced and wander through their pastures petting the animals. I
don't eat grains, legumes or processed sugar, at all, ever, in any form - turns out my myriad of "unrelated" illnesses stemmed from gluten intolerance and phytic acid overload. It's not for everyone, but I'm pretty happy.