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Should You Consider Going Vegan?

July 16, 2020 By Anna Mischio 2 Comments

Transitioning into a vegan diet can seem very daunting at first. No meat, dairy, or eggs? The idea of not eating any animal products may be overwhelming, but don’t worry! Once you get the hang of it and discover what foods to eat, it’s actually pretty easy!

It has never been more simple to transition into a vegan lifestyle. There are so many wonderful alternatives to animal products that are much better for your health and the environment! With so many benefits to living a vegan lifestyle, you’ll be surprised what a difference a diet can make!

Health Benefits

There are so many health benefits to transitioning into a vegan lifestyle. One of the most popular is weight loss. When you’re practicing a vegan diet, there is a natural tendency to consume fewer calories. You are consuming more vegetables and lean proteins, and less high-calorie foods.

Not only does a vegan lifestyle help with weight loss, but it can also improve your kidney function, protect your body against cancer, and lower your risk for heart disease. Pretty impressive! How does going vegan do all of this? Simply by eating more vegetables and legumes, you are helping lower your chances of cancer forming in your body.

Cutting out red meat, eggs, and dairy considerably lowers your cholesterol and reduces the risk of heart disease. This is because cholesterol is only present in animal products, including meat and dairy. By eliminating animal products, you will lower your cholesterol immensely.

Environmental Impact

When you transition into a vegan diet, you are doing the environment a HUGE favor. The upkeep of livestock is extremely costly for the environment. Livestock drains our food and water supply. They actually pollute it even more than humans! It takes 100-200 times more water to raise a pound of beef than it does to grow a pound of plants. Crazy! It is also estimated that around 700 million tons of food that could be used to feed humans goes to livestock each year, leaving less food for people.

A vegan lifestyle also helps conserve energy. Livestock is very costly to raise. Huge farms that breed livestock for the meat industry use a lot of energy. On the other hand, plant-based proteins can be grown using 8 times less energy than meat-based proteins.

Transitioning to a Vegan Lifestyle

For many people, the transition into a vegan lifestyle is the hardest part. The most important part about going vegan is knowing what foods to eat, whether you will need some extra vitamins to supplement your diet with, and what some great replacements are for animal products. Once you feel confident in adopting a plant-based diet, you are ready to transition.

You can go vegan by gradually cutting out different food groups. For example, you can start by cutting out red meats for a month. The next month, take away dairy as well. Then cut out eggs. You can do this for as long as you need, in whatever order you want. I find this is the best way to ease into the vegan lifestyle.

You can also try planning out a few days of the week that you will eat vegan. Try 3 days a week only eating plant-based, and the other 4 you eat normally. Work your way up to 7 days of plant-based! This is another great way to gradually get used to being vegan. Some people opt for the cold turkey method. This means cutting out all animal products immediately. This is a great method for people that like to make goals, stick to them, and hold themselves accountable.
How to Find Vegan Foods You’ll Love- The most helpful way to figure out what kind of vegan foods to eat is to find inspiration. Try looking on youtube for vegan recipes, or pick out a blog that posts great recipes! Even searching online for vegan grocery lists can be super helpful!
A resource that has been so incredibly helpful for me personally is Thrive Market. This is an online grocery store where you can sort the food by diet. This way, you don’t have to read the ingredients for every food that interests you. Just filter the foods by diet, and Thrive does the work for you!

Get up to $20 in shopping credit when you purchase a Thrive Market Membership! (1 year and 1 month memberships available)

Final Thoughts

The vegan lifestyle is a great way to become healthier and more environmentally conscious. It’s a lifestyle that is safe for anyone to try, with lots of benefits.
You can find healthy vegan recipes and more dietary tips over on Bringing Out Beauty Within.
Thanks for reading, and good luck on your plant-based journey!

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: diet, healthy, plant-based, vegan

Comments

  1. Priyanka Gupta says

    October 10, 2020 at 5:08 am

    Amazing website and content. Got to know about you from Divya. Very impressed.

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    • disha prakash says

      October 12, 2020 at 2:34 pm

      Thanks, Priyanka. Checked out your blog as well, Good Work!

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