But I cannot advocate a diet that I am incapable of following. I tried it for about 18 months, lost two stone, went as white as bone and felt that I was losing my mind. I know a few healthy-looking vegans, and I admire them immensely. But after almost every talk that I give, I am pestered by swarms of vegans demanding that I adopt their lifestyle. I cannot help noticing that in most cases their skin has turned a fascinating pearl grey.
I've even tried to go just vegetarian. It makes me sick as a dog. And I don't mean "detoxing". I mean feeling like crap 24-7 and chronically ill -- even on a "balenced diet".
I really think that the guy behind Eat Right For Your Blood Type is on to something. My husband, (type A) is a happy and healthy Vegan; my brother (type A) is healthier and happier on a diet with almost no meat and dairy in it, and I (type O) start having real problems if I don't have some meat every week. For me, Tofu (which I LOVE) just doesn't cut it.
Also, if you do analysis of the bones of Europeans who lived during the ice ages, they ate a diet that was about 90% meat. Even earlier than that, scientists theorize that what helped trigger our very evolution and helped us grow and sustain our big brains was the regular inclusion of animal protein in our diet.
I fear that evolution has painted us into a corner.
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Date: 2008-04-15 02:06 am (UTC)I've even tried to go just vegetarian. It makes me sick as a dog. And I don't mean "detoxing". I mean feeling like crap 24-7 and chronically ill -- even on a "balenced diet".
I really think that the guy behind Eat Right For Your Blood Type is on to something. My husband, (type A) is a happy and healthy Vegan; my brother (type A) is healthier and happier on a diet with almost no meat and dairy in it, and I (type O) start having real problems if I don't have some meat every week. For me, Tofu (which I LOVE) just doesn't cut it.
Also, if you do analysis of the bones of Europeans who lived during the ice ages, they ate a diet that was about 90% meat. Even earlier than that, scientists theorize that what helped trigger our very evolution and helped us grow and sustain our big brains was the regular inclusion of animal protein in our diet.
I fear that evolution has painted us into a corner.