I recently had some people ask me why I choose to be a vegan. They pushed, am I a vegan because of religious beliefs? Am I a vegan for health reasons? Am I a vegan to make some kind of statement? Although all of these reasons have credible answers, I am a vegan simply to live an easier life. Being a single parent, an unmitigated allows freedom. I no longer worry about my diet, need more sleep or wish I had more energy. I’m free of worrying over illnesses, allergies, common ailments and most other daily anguishes regarding health and fitness. I’m relieved of all those monotonous diversions, focusing on what I deem important – spirituality.
A vegan lifestyle enables me to explore my spirituality without contrition.
While exploring my spirituality I discovered the practice of ahimsa. To me, ahimsa means to refrain from causing any pain or harm to any living thing. Not eating animal products relieves me of that guilt. I live a kinder, gentler life; and in doing so it brings me closer to my source, or the universe, or God, or however it makes more sense to you. Veganism also empowers me to refrain from causing myself harm.
Over 60% of all male and female deaths in the United States are a direct result of heart disease or cancer. By eliminating animal proteins from your diet, you are preventing disease from ravaging your body. Although there has been little information distributed linking cancer, unlike heart disease, to a daily diet some studies have proven a vegan lifestyle can prevent cancer from ever occurring in the body. Because I’m a vegan, I obtain the majority of my protein from Soy. According to the Department of Pathology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Soy isoflavones have been identified as dietary components having an important role in reducing the incidence of breast and prostate cancers. The complete article is listed on pubmed.gov.
Maintaining a vegan lifestyle allows freedom from doing harm to me or any living thing; and veganism accords me the autonomy to explore my spirituality – guilt free.
Have a great day and God Bless.
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