Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

That is great. I, too, gave up pork for the same reason. If they are as smart as dogs, then why do we eat them? Not to mention subject them to the factory farm system?

My main reason for giving up animal products is for my own health, but it makes me happy to know it is better for other creatures and the earth, too.

I've been on crazy diets all my life and couldn't stick to them. I've done the low-carb thing and couldn't stick to it either. But going plant based seems to be what my body needs to thrive--what we all need to eat to thrive. Once you get over the brain-washing that we get from grade school on, about having to eat so much animal and dairy protein, (as if we could ever be deficient of protein in this country), we can allow ourselves to eat what we naturally need for sustained health.

This began for me in 2000, then in 2011 I went mostly plant-based. I still get a little egg white in things like lowfat mayo, but I'm pretty much animal product free now.