The point of me saying this, is that I used to get really mad when ex-vegans would get on their soapbox and tell me just how unhealthy is is not to eat dairy (since, as most people agree that vegetarianism is healthy, dairy is what these people must have the problem with, right?). It really annoys me when people who simply lose their willpower (like me) are too proud to say it, and instead try to get others to come down to their level, to make themselves feel better, or right.

A woman I know used to be a vegetarian (it was the little lambs that did it, she sniffed) but now eats anything that walks, and once sat and gave me a lecture about how she was literally dying without meat, and had to go ‘back on it’ for health reasons *cough bullsh!t*. If that was true, you would think these people, having felt so compassionately about animals in the past, would eat the bare minimum of meat to keep their poor wasted bodies going, but I often find that they have meat every day (and with most meals).

Anyway, although the advice in this blog is the most polite way to deal with ex-vegans, you have to ask yourself why they care so much, as to interrogate you on your food choices. Tell them to eat what they want and you’ll eat what you want, because I bet they’re only trying to get you to convert back to make themselves feel better.

Now, I also think it’s okay to occasionally eat processed soy foods, like faux meats and such, but think of them as a treat.

If thyroid problems run in your family or you already have a thyroid problem then consume less soy. But be aware there is a lot of soy in packaged food, so read labels. My mom has hypothyroidism and is careful with her consumption.

Apologies, Ayurvedic Doctor!

Or not.

Thanks for your other input, but trying to encourage vegans to eat meat is not welcome on a blog focused on ethical veganism.

In ancient times, milk was always drawn from a humanely treated cow, but only after her calf had fed. The feeling was that milk is a product of the love a mother had for her offspring, and it is something that should not be messed with. Any breastfeeding mother can attest to the dynamic nature of milk production. It is no wonder that milk that comes from stressed cows is disease inducing. As an aside, Ayurvedic medicine encourages milk to be consumed warm, which possibly reduces the harmful animal protein effect.

I would encourage all vegans thinking about returning to eating meat, as well as ex-vegans who shifted for “health reasons” to read a bit more about the Ayurvedic diet…

I will say, (and I admitted this when I was vegan (and raw vegan))sometimes more things are killed by flying produce here from all over the world than killing one deer.
There is no one-set rules per se.
Some fruitarians are responsible for way more harm to animals and the environment than some hunter/gatherers–and vice versa of course.

I am not taking this lightly. I am making yogurt, eating it, listening to my body as well as my conscience, and seeing for myself what’s going on.

Ryan, I appreciate the response. I am sure that may also be true for goats as well.

Sorry, but that’s wrong.

It doesn’t matter if the milk is raw/unpasteurized/organic/whatever — the cow still needs to be impregnated, her calves will still be taken away from her so that her milk can be used, and when she’s “spent,” she’ll be killed for meat. So slaughter and cruelty absolutely cannot be left out of the discussion.