Would you become a vegan?

[B40]

To avoid itis?

[CanadaBoy]

Yes, just to avoid the

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[B40]

"During the summer before my last semester in college (1993), I became a lacto-ovo vegetarian, and I noticed a decent boost in my energy and especially in my ability to concentrate. Four years later (1997) I became a complete vegan (no animal products at all), and I've been one ever since, and this yielded an even bigger boost.

What you eat can have a profound effect on your productivity. Animal products take significantly more time and energy to digest than plant foods, and when your body must divert extra energy to digestion, it means you have less energy available for productive mental work. Effectively your work will seem harder while you're digesting meals containing animal products, and you'll be more inclined to succumb to distractions. So if you find yourself having a hard time focusing on mentally intense work after lunch, your diet may very well be the culprit. Even Benjamin Franklin credited eating lightly at lunch time as being a significant factor in his productivity. He claimed while his colleagues were sluggish and sleepy, he could continue to work productively the rest of the day. "

[CanadaBoy]

"During the summer before my last semester in college (1993), I became a lacto-ovo vegetarian, and I noticed a decent boost in my energy and especially in my ability to concentrate. Four years later (1997) I became a complete vegan (no animal products at all), and I've been one ever since, and this yielded an even bigger boost.

What you eat can have a profound effect on your productivity. Animal products take significantly more time and energy to digest than plant foods, and when your body must divert extra energy to digestion, it means you have less energy available for productive mental work. Effectively your work will seem harder while you're digesting meals containing animal products, and you'll be more inclined to succumb to distractions. So if you find yourself having a hard time focusing on mentally intense work after lunch, your diet may very well be the culprit. Even Benjamin Franklin credited eating lightly at lunch time as being a significant factor in his productivity. He claimed while his colleagues were sluggish and sleepy, he could continue to work productively the rest of the day. "

Good but it is really hard to avoid meat

[DualSoul]

Meat is too delicious, so no.

[purple_rabbit]

Haha B40 that quote in your sig his f*ckin hillarious! What thread is that?

[Bortman]

No.

[Yaowsers]

No. I love food too much and there is nothing wrong with itis. Who doesn't like sleep?

[steve.m]

b40 Won't eat meat but he will "take" meat.

[ji2o0k]

b40 Won't eat meat but he will "take" meat.

you are wrong, B40 would eat meat but he prefers to "swallow" meat

[bionicbadger]

"
What you eat can have a profound effect on your productivity. Animal products take significantly more time and energy to digest than plant foods, and when your body must divert extra energy to digestion, it means you have less energy available for productive mental work. "

What about the fact that meat has way more energy than plant matter? You have to eat 10 bowls of veggie flakes to get the energy you could get from a small steak.

You'd have to pay me a huge amount of money to even consider becoming a veggie for year or more.

And many of these people who say no animal products at all still have leather couches, belts, shoes, gloves, car interiors, etc.

[ullyeus]

I've become borderline close to being a vegeterian once or twice, I just don't eat a tonne of meat. A vegan though? imo thats quite unhealthy and silly.

[konfusion666]

And many of these people who say no animal products at all still have leather couches, belts, shoes, gloves, car interiors, etc.

irrelevant - your DIET has nothing to do with what "material goods" you have.

once again - confusing 2 completely separate issues.

[bionicbadger]

irrelevant - your DIET has nothing to do with what "material goods" you have.

once again - confusing 2 completely separate issues.

But MANY vegans use the excuse that they don't want to harm animals, or that its somehow better for the environment, so it isn't irrelevant.

[entity]

i dont see anything wrong with becoming vegan but make sure you have nutritional balance.
(i personally tried going vegetarian for ~ 4 months but at the end, gave up)
my dad who's vegetarian (but drinks milk, will eat cheese etc) also happens to have very low Vitamin B12 levels which I believe meats are high in. so now he has to take supplementary pills (this is my understanding of it so far)..
so to those going that route, make sure that your energy (especially protein and vitamin) content of your diet remains healthy