People, when undergoing any kind of lifestyle change like switching to Veganism, go to a nutritionist and have your levels checked on a regular basis to make sure you're not low on any nutrients. Watch what you eat and ensure you get your fill of daily nutrients while rotating your foods throughout the seasons. Yes, it takes more work than a meat-based diet, but if you remain focused there are many health benefits to be had. I'm sorry this woman had a bad experience, but personally it sounds like she wasn't eating a well-rounded diet and was probably lacking in some nutrients and too high in others.
Let's operate under the assumption that an individual has their levels checked once yearly at a physical, and all results come back as being in a normal range. Then let's say that individual decides to adopt a plant-based diet, thereby swapping out some foods with others. Should said individual check back with their doctor after a smaller amount of time to ensure their levels are still good? Yes, of course. When you first make a big change like that in any situation, you should definitely check back a little more often at first to make sure nothing is going wrong.
When you code a program, do you spend a bunch of time writing the whole code first, run it, and pray it doesn't need debugging? No, you take it in smaller pieces so you can debug it along the way. Similarly, instead of taking on a big diet change and not checking back in for a long time, you run the risk of not having substituted something properly.
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twistedmac11 ago
People, when undergoing any kind of lifestyle change like switching to Veganism, go to a nutritionist and have your levels checked on a regular basis to make sure you're not low on any nutrients. Watch what you eat and ensure you get your fill of daily nutrients while rotating your foods throughout the seasons. Yes, it takes more work than a meat-based diet, but if you remain focused there are many health benefits to be had. I'm sorry this woman had a bad experience, but personally it sounds like she wasn't eating a well-rounded diet and was probably lacking in some nutrients and too high in others.
fellowkikepeople ago
Does a diet where you have to "go to a nutritionist and have your levels checked on a regular basis" sound healthy to you?
twistedmac11 ago
Let's operate under the assumption that an individual has their levels checked once yearly at a physical, and all results come back as being in a normal range. Then let's say that individual decides to adopt a plant-based diet, thereby swapping out some foods with others. Should said individual check back with their doctor after a smaller amount of time to ensure their levels are still good? Yes, of course. When you first make a big change like that in any situation, you should definitely check back a little more often at first to make sure nothing is going wrong.
When you code a program, do you spend a bunch of time writing the whole code first, run it, and pray it doesn't need debugging? No, you take it in smaller pieces so you can debug it along the way. Similarly, instead of taking on a big diet change and not checking back in for a long time, you run the risk of not having substituted something properly.