When the beautiful Lisa from
www.raspberryketchup.com contacted
me and asked if I fancied collaborating with her again I immediately jumped at
the chance, after all it is nothing but a privilege to work with such a lovely
person who is creative and like minded! After
bouncing some ideas around we decided to challenge each other to a vegan tag,
mine can be found on Lisa’s blog and I am excited to have hers here on mine. So
grab yourself a cuppa (cake optional but advised!) and enjoy……
So, the other day I was introduced to a friend of a friend who was extremely curious about my veganism, one of her questions was, but what if you do all this and you still get ill or get cancer?
My response:
1. I am not JUST vegan for me. I am vegan for the
animals, the planet and those around me because I practice what I preach. I
am vegan for my health, but I also love that my money will not be going into
industries and companies that exploit, torture, and murder animals. I love that
when I cook a meal the majority of the waste biodegrades back into the ground
and provides it with nutrients. I love that my carbon footprint is so much
lower than someone who buys into the meat or animal products industry.
2. I want to feel as good as I can while I am
here. A plant based diet will give you more nutrients and that is a fact
and the more vitamins and minerals in your body - the better you will feel.
Animal products just aren't good for you anyway so I don't know why people have
become so protective of them? Tell me how you feel after cow's milk or a
product with it in? Got mucus in your throat? That'll be your bodies defence
system because it is made for a baby cow, not you. Are you feeling bloated all
the time? Probably because you're putting these alien substances in your system
constantly. Feel anxious, depressed and stressed all of the time? Do you think it
helps that you eat animals that have cortisol (the stress hormone), epinephrine
(adrenaline), and norepinephrine (another stress hormone) in as they die and
you then eat it? I don't think so. The fact of the matter is you probably can't
lecture me on a diet I have read so much into. Especially if you have never
even given it a go!
3. The Ripple effect. 'Just as ripples spread out
when a single pebble is dropped into the water, the actions of individuals can
have far-reaching effects' - Dalai Lama (he is a bit of a hypocrite
when it comes to veganism to be fair which is ironic I should use his quote
here, but he makes a valid point). Since being vegan, I want to learn all I can
about nutrition for when/if I have a child so they can pass it down my family tree.
Remember, a seed never gets to see the tree it creates, but it is the start of
something amazing. I don't need to feed my ego, I want to be a part of a
movement for an ethical world and I want future generations to live healthy and
free lives, from all species. If I've been living this diet and know all I need
to know about it then I could lead a new human being with absolute confidence.
4. I'm not a pessimist. LOL. If you have ever
read a book called 'Mind over medicine' or a similar book then you will know
the true benefits of being an optimist. It isn't impossible to change from
pessimist to optimist either so I would recommend doing so! I am not going to
sit around and live my life thinking there is no point in anything so I won't
even bother trying. I won't live my life thinking I will just be ill. I am
alive right now and I will make the most of that. I am not easily defeated and
know that I am my own authority. I refuse to put my money into industries that
truly do not give a fuck if you live, become sick or die. I also know that you
create the majority of, it not the entirety of your own reality with your
thoughts and I quite frankly love myself too much to giving myself those kinds
of thoughts, your thoughts produce your actions, your actions produce your next
thoughts and over time they both produce the reality you will live in.
Peace out potatoes xo
If you want to read more about Lisa and her blog check out her amazing website http://www.raspberryketchup.com/
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