On Healthy Living

Today, Nov. 1, is World Vegan Day, designed to shine a spotlight on vegans and, this year, to show that there is no such thing as a “typical” vegan.

To prove that, a website has been opened to allow vegans to post pictures and profiles, which you can view here.

From the look of things, though, most vegans are women 20 to 30 years old. And maybe that is what’s typical. I fall in that age range and I’ve certainly had vegan tendencies (though I love cheese and honey too much to give up all animal products).

For those who don’t know: vegan is a form of vegetarian living that involves no use of animal products of any kind. Vegans don’t eat meat, eggs, dairy, honey, etc., don’t wear leather or use down comforters.

I’m attracted to the vegetarian/vegan lifestyle because of its low impact on the planet, and on your body. It really is a healthy way to live if you are mindful of the things you are putting into your body and so long as you fuel yourself with nutritious things, which you should be doing anyway.

If you want to learn more about becoming a vegan, check out Vegan.com for news and articles or Vegan Action for more on making the switch. It’s something worth thinking about, even if you just had a vegan day once a week or something. It will make a huge difference in the way you eat and the way you feel. Happy eating!

Sarah White wrote this on November 1st, 2005 and filed it under Healthy Living, Healthy Cooking, Healthy Eating, Health Foods, Vegetarian Cooking, Raw Foods |