I'm not a Vegan, but sure want to (now) learn more about this life choice. Help me, please?

Question

A good friend sent me this email today: http://www.charityfocus.org/blog/ As I watched it, thoughtfully, I felt a solid change occur in my opinion about how I now eat.

If you're Vegan, kindly provide links , quotes or suggested videos or speeches, so I may further learn. Your efforts and sharing will not be wasted.

Thank you.

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Answer 1

I encourage you to watch Earthlings.  It's a monumental documentary narrated by Joaquin Phoenix.  There's no going back to an omniverous lifestyle after witnessing the truth behind the food, entertainment, clothing, and medical industries.  I was on the fence from going vegetarian to vegan when I watched that.  I haven't had any dairy or eggs since.  Adopting this lifestyle has changed my life in an amazing way.  

Here's the link - http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=...

It's not an enjoyable film, but the truth is very rarely enjoyable.

Good luck with your decision!

Answer 2

Hi, that's great you're interested in learning more about veganism. Here are some resources you might find helpful.

Guides to vegetarian and vegan living:

http://www.tryveg.com/

http://www.chooseveg.com/

Factory farming info:

http://mercyforanimals.org/factory_farmi...

(click on the photos for information)

Problems with "free range":

http://www.cok.net/lit/freerange.php

Optimal vegan nutrition:

http://www.goveg.com/optimal_vegan_nutri...

Vegan sources of protein, iron, and calcium:

http://www.tryveg.com/cfi/toc/?v=08sourc...

Speech on veganism, you can read or listen to it online:

http://www.goveg.com/veganism.asp

Answer 3

being a veagan you can not eat meat or any by products of meat of sny sort. as a veterian can eat chicken, fish , and turkey vegans can not eat any of that at all

Answer 4

Hullo, Joseph,

For resources and info, www.goveg.com is one of the best sites out there.

For ethical concerns, reference "Meet Your Meat" http://www.meat.org and "Earthlings" http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=...

For recipes, I personally like http://www.vegweb.com

And listen to everybody else too.

Answer 5

I've been a lacto-ovo veggie for about nine months and a vegan for one.

This is a great lifestyle, i feel better knowing that I save 95* lives a year.

hope I helped =)

Answer 6

http://www.vegan.org/

http://www.goveg.com/

http://www.vegansociety.com/home.php

Some of my favorites. I've been a vegan for about 5-6 weeks now, for several reasons, email me if you want, we can compare notes, stories, etc....