Life is excellent being a vegan

I have been much busier than usual in my real life lately that I have had less time to blog.  It is something I still enjoy doing but on a less frequent basis.  I had other side blogs I started and did those for about a year, but eventually lost interest. This particular blog I want to keep going because I have had it since 2007.  Since then I have changed hosting companies two or three times.  I have made a few thousand dollars just blogging my thoughts on this website and most of it is just my mindless rambling.   Also known as random noid musings.  I do pay expenses to keep the site up with the name and hosting, but I am and have looked into moving my blog on a free platform.  In the last two weeks, I have had two friends ask me where to start their blogs and I recommended blogger because they are owned by google and I don't think they will ever change their "free" pricing in the future.  Some of these other blogging companies seem to put restrictions on your blogs so that was another consideration in recommending blogger.  That is where I set up my other blogs which was very easy to do. One thing I like to talk about is my conversion to being a vegan.  I really don't like labels but I have increased my vitality, improved my overall health, and feel better now than in my twenties when I use to workout everyday. Truth be told, I believe that most of our diseases in America are from eating animal products.  I have seen enough documentaries and read more books about the subject matter than most.  I believe that most heart diseases, diabetes, cancers, and tumors have origins based on the animal by products we consume in the western diets.  In America, most of our doctors support the pharma industry by prescribing drugs for everything to simply treat the symptoms and not cure the disease.  I think most doctors can't be trusted and that is based only from my personal experience and dealings with them.  I am sure every one's experience is different but I know from experience that people who have passed away around me could of had a more extended and better quality of life if the doctors converted them to a whole-food, plant based diet. In retrospect, when I look at all the doctors who have served me or my family, one thing I have noticed is that most of them are unhealthy.  That is simply from my observation.  In fact, the first doctor who gave me a physical in college was obese.  This takes nothing away from the skills that they learned in school to save lives in emergencies, but it does demonstrate that many, if not most of them, do not respect their own bodies with proper diet and exercise. My life is excellent because I appreciate everyday that I am alive and count my blessings.  Beyond that I make sure I make the choices that will serve my body, mind and soul the best.  You can pray, meditate, and exercise to help, but you can not feel your best if you continue to consume dead animals.  It is that simple.  Try changing your diet even for a few days and you will feel your body rejuvenated. You may disagree with my opinion, but you can not argue the results many people are achieving changing their diets to excluding all animal products. The way I was brought up eating meat with every meal was foolish.  The older I became the more I consumed.  At one point, I was over 176 pounds and I am only 5'6".  When I became vegan I literally lost weight even though I was eating more everyday.  My body became efficient and I was super regular on bowel movements. I had an increase in energy that  allowed me to have better workouts.  I think everything we are taught about diet and health in my generation was wrong and influenced by the meat and dairy industry.  If you look at our young generation today, where we start them out eating fast foods at a young age, you will see them getting overweight earlier along with developing diabetes earlier.  The sad thing is it is all avoidable. If you have time I recommend you watching the videos below. The first one is your typical American diet most people eat.  It is a documentary called Super Size Me. This documentary tells you of people who "cured" their incurable disease diabetes. Yes, the same disease that most doctors simply prescribe insulin for the rest of your life. I could only find 30 minutes of the movie online embedded below. Disclose.tv - Simply Raw - Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days Video Producers of Forks Over Knives by qbrev The next video is probably the best video to watch if you want to understand what these doctors have to say about how changing to an all plant based diet will transform your life and why. There are 4 people who we watch over the course of 2 months change not only their personal appearance for the better, but change their real health on the inside. I am talking about their blood work and cholesterol levels. This is the link to the movie Forks over Knives. There is no animal cruelty or those types of footage in this movie.  I think they wanted to focus more on the health aspect of our diets.

I think coronary heart disease is also a big issue that can be solved by going on a plant based food diet.  This doctor Caldwell Esselstyn is one of the pioneers who did an actual study.  Caldwell Esselstyn, MD, chief of surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, discusses his 18-year study whereby he reversed severe heart disease in every patient in his program — who had all been sent home to die by their cardiologists. Dr. Esselstyn shows you how by changing your diet you can prevent and reverse heart disease. A low-fat plant-based diet is the key.

Make Yourself Heart Attack Proof video

The last movie I think you should watch is Earthlings.  The video is hard to watch but if you are eating animal products, then I think it is important for you to understand why eating dead animals is bad for your health.  I think when we eat burgers, steaks, chicken, lamb and pork we forget that these are living sentient beings that feel pain just like you and me and that most have suffered to provide you with a meal of luxury. I know we see cats and dogs and have feelings for our pets, but I believe there is a real disconnect with all the other animal species.  I am guilty for being blind for so many years, but now that my eyes are open, I know there exists a  true connection of life for all beings and that it should be respected. This video is very difficult to watch. I think it is not just because we witness animal cruelty but because we become exposed to the whole truth about what we eat. Think about it, we have all seen gory horror movies and people getting killed in movies all the time. Why does this film provoke so much feeling in us. I believe it is because it is the truth in its raw form and may make you change in how you see the world. If you prefer reading, then the books I can recommend are The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted And the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, And Long-term Health, Diet for a New America, and Alicia Silverstone’s The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet