Belonging & the "Smart"

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The pull of belonging to something "smart" is strong. Some turn to plant foods because of kindness to animals. But whether we do it because we love nature and want to protect the environment or not, the simple point is our bodies digest plant foods well. 

It is common knowledge that animal flesh, milk and eggs do not necessarily digest fully. They leaving undigested foods to rot in and block the passages in our bodies. (We feel sick when the body struggles to get rid of the toxins.) 

We have eaten mainly plant foods for ages. It was not the alternative. An exotic sounding term such as "vegan" was coined only about a century ago. Those who introduced the word said their reasons for eating plant foods was mainly moral - You know, nonviolence, kindness. 

It looked like a thing, not just for "smart" people, but, those whose bodies didn't require a lot of physical energy in their daily routines. Then, people started to find out that there are prizefighters and high-performance athletes who identify as "vegan." People read that there were gladiators living on plant-based (vegan) diets battling in Roman coliseums. 

It must feel special to identify as vegan when bad food eating is being widely condemned. Some may belittle those who seem to be hooked on nicely flavored, colorfully packaged and marketed unhealthy food. Some may even feel more "conscious" than those hooked on or struggling to get over junk food. But the difference between those who eat mainly plant foods and those do not is only a split-second decision.

True, knowledge of self means understanding what's happening in and around us. It means understanding the effects of what we're putting into your body. Still, the thing is to have serious fun planning and eating particular foods because they give or help the body release specific nutrients, and not because we think we're better than somebody else. 


It's ok to answer "yes" with pride, when asked "Are you vegan?" But we are simply eating mainly plant foods because that's what's in harmony with our body. That's all. Wearing names doesn't mean very much. We are either eating healthy or we are not.

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