Today I watched a life changing video that I hope I find the strength to live my life by. Over a week ago my parents informed me that they were going vegan, hearing this from my Midwestern, right-winged parents was quite the shock. They told me about Forks Over Knives a video on Netflix that they had watched and they encouraged me to check it out. Finally over a week later I watched it. I have always been a fairly health conscious person, especially being born with a long list of food allergies, but I never took my health as serious as I should.
Forks Over Knives opened my eyes to they way I should really be living my life, on a plant based diet. The documentary showed people with all sorts of health problems ranging anywhere from diabetes to cancer, who were able to turn their lives around cutting out meat and dairy. It scares me how much the food industry and even our government has forced the idea on people that in order to be healthy you must have a balanced diet filled with meat and dairy, when really the best diet is one that has neither. Protein is present in many foods, and the body needs far less than led on.
One of the most shocking aspects of this video was the studies that showed how animal based foods actually promoted the growth of cancer in the body. One of the points made by the doctors in this video that I found inspiring and convincing was that yes going on a completely plant based diet is extreme, but not nearly as extreme as the amount of medications or surgeries that you will have to have if we continue to eat the way we do.
The decision to live a vegan lifestyle is a huge decision for me and I'm sure I will have many slip ups in the beginning, but I know that if I want to have the best life possible this is what I have to do.
Wish me luck!
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