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• Re: Shifting to plant-based diets

  2025-06-13 16:35:48 UTC

  This is definitely an important point - to not ask for too much from an audience. I used to be an omnivore, but I eased into what would eventually turn into veganism by dipping my toes into pescetarianism for a few years, then vegetarianism. I've been fully vegan for 1.5 years now, and my blood levels, nutritional levels, and general inflammation levels are all completely fine. I've had no issues of iron or vitamin deficiencies that would often come with the territory because I supplement when needed and otherwise try to keep my diet balanced, watching my macro- and micronutrient intake. It helps that I have loved cooking since I was a child, so I have always been excited and encouraged to try (and cook) new things, keeping a priority to make recipes from high quality ingredients as much as possible. 
  
  I recognize that I put my foot-in-the-door slowly over the course of my whole life, so the behavior change was not difficult for me. It is far more difficult for others who don't have that same background as I do! Not to mention others who may have health or access barriers that make a transition difficult.
  
  I'm genuinely interested in encouraging more plant-based diets from both a health and conservation standing point as I work on my Master's degree. It's not just a morality issue. Thank you for sharing the success story! 

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