| Eating a plant-based diet is: | | | | there is a much more efficient use of calories and it |
| | | | shows in your looks, health and energy. |
| 1. Healthier | | | | Meat and other animal by-products are not necessary |
| 2. More humane | | | | for the human diet. Most cultures in the world eat |
| 3. More environmentally sustainable | | | | largely vegetarian diets, and their average life spans |
| Vegans and vegetarians suffer from heart-related | | | | are generally much longer than American ones (See |
| diseases far less than those who eat animal products. | | | | 'The China Study' for more statistics). Nature |
| They also have the joy of knowing that they are | | | | provides solutions for getting protein in the form of |
| not contributing to the inhumane treatment of | | | | nuts and legumes. Modern technology has also made |
| animals in slaughterhouses or commercial dairy farms | | | | convenient substitutes for animal products like |
| and chicken coops. The amount of plant food | | | | hamburgers, eggs, milk, and cheese that are healthier |
| resources fed to herds of livestock could otherwise | | | | and don't involve the harming of any animal. |
| be harvested and grown for people across the world. | | | | Though most of the changes involved in becoming |
| With all of these reasons to go vegan, it's hard to | | | | vegan are about what you eat, you have to |
| understand why anyone would still submit to | | | | remember that many animal products are involved in |
| consuming animal by-products at all. | | | | the clothes we wear. Leather is one animal |
| Becoming a healthy vegan is easy, because the diet | | | | by-product that is often used in shoes and jackets, |
| itself is so healthful. Don't be swayed by those who | | | | but thankfully much more vegan-friendly substitutes |
| are shocked by your decision or try to convince you | | | | are being used each day. |
| that becoming vegan is an extreme lifestyle. You'll | | | | Becoming vegan is about more than just eating a |
| find that within a few months of becoming vegan | | | | specific diet. It is the environmentally, compassionate, |
| you will feel better and even lose weight plus have | | | | healthy choice. It isn't hard to make the switch to |
| more energy. A healthy vegan diet rich in whole | | | | veganism. Getting rich diversity of nuts, whole grains, |
| grains, fruits, vegetables, and nuts make you feel full | | | | vegetables, and fruits in your diet are more than |
| faster while needing to eat less. With veganism, | | | | enough to make you a very healthy vegan. |