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How to Go Vegan
Hint: Take it slow
Thinking about going vegan? That’s incredible! I wasn’t born a vegan and had never even heard that word a few years back. So I truly do remember what it was like to be in your shoes. I was certain I would never be vegan because I was uninformed and considered the lifestyle to be extreme. I believed in everything in moderation, likely because I was indoctrinated into a society that taught us from literal birth that we love some animals and eat others.
Before I was vegan, I did love animals… that is, the ones I wasn’t eating. I frequented zoos and aquariums to admire the creatures of the earth. I thought eating animals was wonderful but I felt I respected and loved them. Was I a hateful hypocrite? I had no idea where my food was coming from or the fact that the animal I was eating was specifically bred into existence to endure a life of fear and torture, just so I could enjoy the taste of their flesh and secretions for 15 minutes three times a day. And in time I came to feel that you cannot love animals and eat them. It’s as simple as that.
Most importantly, I was under the impression that I needed to eat meat to be healthy and experience longevity.
About five years back, a friend of mine went vegan. This was the first time I even heard the word vegan, and I was very confused. Why is she doing that? Where does…
