Should I Continue Being Vegan? {7.5}
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Are you one of the over half a million people who signed up for Veganuary this year? It's getting more and more popular - each year sees more people signing up. And each year sees more and more vegan food on our shelves - often highly processed - it's the food industry cashing in on the trend!
Now that January is over you might be wondering whether you should continue being vegan. In this episode I'm discussing the reason why vegans often feel amazing when they first switch and whether it's one to continue in the long term. I discuss:
Why people often feel much better on a vegan diet
Why plant-based diets benefit the gut
Whether vegan diets are unhealthy
What nutrients you might be missing on a plant-based diet
Whether a vegan diet is appropriate for our children.
People come to choose a vegan diet for many reasons - environmental, cruelty to animals and health reasons. As a nutritional therapist my interest in vegan diets is mainly around its impact on our health, but I do offer some ways you can ride the wave of how you're feeling after a month of going vegan - without impacting the environment too much and maintaining the health benefits of eating plants AND meat.
To get more detail on specific nutrients to be aware of in a vegan diet, listen to Episode 3.3.: How to Optimise a Plant-based Diet in Motherhood.
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