this is interesting! it's strange because i think a lot of people are allergic to dairy and just don't care. but a gluten allergy sounds pretty serious!
it's so hard to eat differently, it's not strange at all that when you first tried it, you weren't successful. mistakes are so important to any change!
does D mind the lifestyle? i imagine it's so not so strange for him working in the natural foods store. i've felt really lucky that Greg is on board with me in all this -- he really is the one who pushed into veganism (but whole grain, whole food, low sugar veganism) after i got the ball rolling. the ball rolled for about a year before i got him to read a few books from the library that piqued his interest. the most effective read was The China Study, which was the most significant study on cancer to date that showed that cancer was geographically specific and related solely to diet and the amount of meat consumed. so that's one of our heroes, T. Colin Campbell.
the other is John Robbins, who stood to inherit the Baskin-Robbins corporation, but gave it up for a vegan lifestyle and in the late 80's wrote a book that raised awareness about veganism and why people shouldn't be eating meat and dairy, etc. he's written a lot of great books since.
from your perspective, i guess you don't need any reinforcement about not eating meat/dairy, but it's a bit newer for me, and i get a lot of flack from people i know in the midwest. er, maybe i make some flack too... i like to talk about things!
anyway, thanks for the story. i had been curious :)
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Date: 2009-05-21 09:13 pm (UTC)this is interesting! it's strange because i think a lot of people are allergic to dairy and just don't care. but a gluten allergy sounds pretty serious!
it's so hard to eat differently, it's not strange at all that when you first tried it, you weren't successful. mistakes are so important to any change!
does D mind the lifestyle? i imagine it's so not so strange for him working in the natural foods store. i've felt really lucky that Greg is on board with me in all this -- he really is the one who pushed into veganism (but whole grain, whole food, low sugar veganism) after i got the ball rolling. the ball rolled for about a year before i got him to read a few books from the library that piqued his interest. the most effective read was The China Study, which was the most significant study on cancer to date that showed that cancer was geographically specific and related solely to diet and the amount of meat consumed. so that's one of our heroes, T. Colin Campbell.
the other is John Robbins, who stood to inherit the Baskin-Robbins corporation, but gave it up for a vegan lifestyle and in the late 80's wrote a book that raised awareness about veganism and why people shouldn't be eating meat and dairy, etc. he's written a lot of great books since.
from your perspective, i guess you don't need any reinforcement about not eating meat/dairy, but it's a bit newer for me, and i get a lot of flack from people i know in the midwest. er, maybe i make some flack too... i like to talk about things!
anyway, thanks for the story. i had been curious :)