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Does Going Veg Make You Feel Better?
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Posted by chia at 05/04/2007 |
Hello Everyone. Please feel free to respond to this question: Does going vegetarian (or vegan) make you feel better as a person, spritually-speaking??
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I will have to answer that question with a big YES!!!! Being a vegan has brought many transitions and it has opened me up on a spiritual level allowing me to look at life with a smile. I have opened myself up to prayer, meditation and I am still doing a lot of work on past issues in my life that need to be put to rest. I don't know what it is about being vegan / raw vegan. It just brings me clarity.
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I have noticed that going largely raw does, but it's a difficult lifestyle to maintain if you are poor or don't have sufficient free time to prepare your meals. At the very least, eating a lot of fresh greens no matter what your diet does wonders.
If you become vegan but are malnourished because you just eat tubers and bread all day, you're not going to feel very good.
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It definitely does for me. When I became a vegetarian, it was like lifting a big load from my mind that I hadn't really been aware of.
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My whole life has changed. Since I was worried about nutrition, I have learned so much and basically turned into a health nut. I have lost 20 pounds from diet alone. I am a much happier, more energetic person and feel so great that I'm not contributing to the needless pain and suffering of animals. I'm vegan for life :)
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I think that, at least for me, it often goes the other way around. If you are trying to live a mindful life, you are inevitably going to be aware of what you are putting in your body along with the impact that your decisions have on the world around you. If you are able to increase your level of awareness, it is inevitable that it will lead to changes in your dietary patterns which likely will lead to a vegan or vegetarian diet.
I wouldn’t expect vegetarianism to lead to enlightenment. However, it is probably that on your road to enlightenment, you will find vegetarianism along the way.
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I support all answers given so far. I have been a vegetarian for 10 years now, even though I am not vegan yet but definitely it makes a great difference to physical and spiritual health. After first 3 months of trying out vegetarian diet, to my surprise, some of my health problems disappear even though this wasn't the main reason for me to turn vegetarian. When I was meat eater, I always get mouth ulcer and easily get skin rashes when I feel cold and fell sick easily. All these are gone now.
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Terry B. said:
"I wouldn’t expect vegetarianism to lead to enlightenment. However, it is probably that on your road to enlightenment, you will find vegetarianism along the way."
Right on target! In fact, this is the approach that certain Zen groups suggest to practitioners. Just keep meditating and become more aware, and you will automatically drop your baggage, including the desire to eat meat.
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scout -
05/11/2007 14:28:09 |
Yes. I'm not religious, but now that I'm vegan I can take inventory of myself without flinching quite so much. :)
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in regards to mkpurvis.
totally agreeing.
it was as if i had been blind my whole life, and making the change makes you feel a whole lot better.
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I usually feel wonderful - I do have one concern though - sometimes I think that going vegetarian at age 17 may have stunted my growth - now 30 years later I am still only 1.88m tall - I had always dreamed of being 1.97m. I hate having to wear 9 cm stiletto heels in order to appear to be taller.
In the summer I will be visiting the UK - I have found a You Tube clip of a vegetarian restaurant which I would like to visit - www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOM4pHwiwQw - where is this restaurant located? - can anyone please give the address to me?
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Tofu -
06/11/2007 16:45:46 |
yesyesyeyesyesyesyesyes
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Absolutely. A change in my diet back in 2003, sparked by reading the Fit for Life books by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond, led me to a massive boost in energy levels, increased purity of body and clarity of thought. Then something out of this world happened to me, I had some life changing personal spiritual experiences. Before this I was an atheist, so as you can imagine this has had a profound effect on me. I am now a vegan, eating organic raw food as much as possible.
Love, peace and blessings,
Adam
enlightenment.atspace.com
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Absolutely. I haved lived around animals all my life and four years ago when i became vegetarian i felt so much better about myself spiritually.
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Being VEGAN and not consuming anything that comes from the suffering of animals really makes you feel good, it makes me feel more like my life has a purpose. Remember vegetarianism still contributes to animal suffering so if you really want to make a difference strive to be vegan:)
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Absolutely.Being vegetarian doesnt mean you have have to give up satisfaction for food. In my case, the appetite is still strong,craving is in full throttle but being veg still makes my tummy happy-minus the unwanted fat ofcourse. Go veg!
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YES: physically, emotionally, and although I’m not religious whatsoever…spiritually within. I feel like a good, compassionate person. I also feel good because I know I’m not contributing to the premature death of animals or the abuse of them for that matter.
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Yes, I am a vegetarian and it make you feel so much more energetic and more happy about life in general.
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Becoming a vegetarian is one of the best choices I have made in my life, and it makes me feel great. I feel healthy and guilt-free because I know I'm not supporting animal cruelty. Not to mention many veggie foods are delicious!!
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After my MD told me I had a serious case of diabetes and high cholesterol,I investigated alternatives to meds and found Dr. Neal Barnard's book. I followed his vegan, no oil, low GI diet for three months and it cured my health issues. My Dr was amazed and is now on the same diet.
Yes, this change has made me feel better. Aches and pains that kept me from walking or exercising are gone, along with headaches and fatigue and 25 pounds with no exercise regimen. I feel, look, and think better.
WHAT DO THEY PUT IN OUR MEAT that just dropping it would make such profound changes in my body and mind?!
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STEPcoach - congrats on your disease improvements and life changes! I work with diabetes, people with high cholesterol, etc, etc, etc every day and it's so great to see when someone takes their life seriously and changes it for the better! One of the reasons you are feeling better is the weight loss. It is amazing how much difference to our labs and bodies losing weight can make. Weight loss by itself will improve blood sugar and cholesterol. You are also not eating all the extra cholesterol from animal products and your saturated fat intake is likely way down. That will definitely improve your cholesterol! The diet recommendations for cholesterol are to reduce (or eliminate!) intake of cholesterol and saturated fat as well as increasing fiber, which I'm sure you've also done by going vegan. Also, people feel better when they feel good about what they eat for sure. I'm glad you're starting to feel strongly about animal cruelty, as well. Another motivator to stay veg!
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For me the answer is, mentally and emotionally it makes me feels better being Vegan because I am eating guilt free. . .I love that I am aware of what I am buying and eating, etc. So in that way it makes feel better! :)
I don't feel MUCH different physicaly...I dunno, i think i do. Or maybe its Psychological...(?) Being Vegan is just great in so many ways. Maybe I get C0cky at times about being "aware"...hehehe! ;)
I deserve to, like every other vegan...or VAYGUN! :P
I know why i am vegan and everyone should be aware of cruelty!
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rena -
04/16/2008 20:47:45 |
Becoming vegan was a life-transforming experience. I fell in love with the world and got an unbelievable self-esteem boost. I became strong, purposeful and determined. Although I am a complete atheist à la Dawkins, I feel such a link to the animal world in particular and the physical world in general. To that effect, I am selling my house and everything I own and getting on the Road in a travel trailer with my husband, two adopted greyhounds and four cats. I am embarking on a spiritual pilgrimage. It is when I realized how I added to the total sum of suffering on this planet that I decided that by becoming vegan I would immediately contribute to a decrease in suffering. Ahimsa became my motto.
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for me first is moral reasons and then all the rest,and yes meat influence everything in body,the way you think,your emotions everything even if you don't understand that,in my place the villages that eat alot of meat people are very agresive and tough,they use animals as trophys
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Yes, but what matters even more for me is avoiding certain types of cookies, donuts etc. Something about certain types of flour or oils used in their making gives me a foggy mind later on. After avoiding that, a great salad full of deep green leafs leads to a happy, clear-thinking creative day with well-regulated energy.
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I think being vegan makes you feel really good emotionally since your thinking for yourself and not giving greedy a-holes money to torture animals. Physically it makes you feel good since veganism is alot easier on the digestive system and helps prevent many illnesses.It makes you look great too.
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Kiran -
03/07/2009 07:10:25 |
I think any time you are truly living your values, you are bound to feel much better.
In this case, knowing that no one had to die so you could eat their flesh makes you feel much, much better. Once you come to that realiztion, you can see why so many people go on to become vegan because then you are more mindful of the suffering involved in dairy products. You also feel downright ghoulish thinking about wearing leather, carrying your money in a dead animal's skin, etc.
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Absolutely. Becoming Vegan was a huge turning point for me about a year ago. It was almost like being asleep and waking up finally. I can't explain why this didn't happen sooner, but it is my path now. Yesterday I was kind of upset because I was talking to dear friends who are flesh eaters. We were talking about how people are shallow and programmed, and I brought up eating meat. Was trying to make the point that most people eat meat because they have been raised to do so. Well one friend said something like, why is animal abuse being put ahead of humans suffering? Of course I am against all Gods creatures being tortured and neglected. But my path is for the animals. I wish I had more vegan friends.
Was there a point here lol Yes. I am totally different spiritually,mentally and physically since I stopped eating animals. I just wish others would understand more.
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luma -
07/07/2009 16:02:01 |
This has been a major milestone for me. Right up there with no longer drinking alcohol.
This is something I've wanted the strength to do for about 15 years. As it happens, I got a case of the flu, and I just no longer cared for meat after that. I feel really good physically, mentally AND spiritually.
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