Posted by Poetess on November 27, 2004, at 1:44:10
In reply to Re: animal research, posted by alexandra_k on November 27, 2004, at 0:54:15
Hi!
Cool to read this thread! I was a health conscious vegan for about a year. In my mind, I still consider myself a vegan, but at this time I occasionally eat eggs for health and financial reasons.
I have also felt better since changing my diet. I no longer take meds, either.
Wanted to mention something. I found out that there's a nutrient in eggs (unfortunately, I can't remember what it was) that can only be found in wheat germ, eggs and liver. I wasn't eating wheat germ. I began eating eggs and I felt better. Since money is a problem for me, I got the eggs instead of the wheat germ because eggs are a protein source, as well (I'm a person who needs a lot of protein to function well). I honestly believe that really cheap, conventially grown wheat germ won't be effective enough.
Flax is a really important vegan supplement, for the omega fatty acids. It's the only high source of omegas that I know of for vegans. I used to eat organic, cold milled flax daily and then couldn't afford to buy it anymore. I've noticed a big difference (for the worse) in my health since then. I'm going to make sure that I have it budgeted in from now on. I don't eat enough eggs to compensate for the omegas. And flax is super for the skin! It helps with dryness and any face blemishes completely vanish.
I'm not sure where you live, but there is one company in the U.S. that doesn't buy eggs from factory farms (Egg Innovations). Those are the eggs that I buy. They have a detailed list of conditions they expect the farmers to maintain. It's not perfect, but it's the best that I've found. I also buy eggs from one local farmer. She's the only one in this whole area that seems to treat the hens with some care. I won't get into the horrors of factory egg farming :0
I'll throw this out there, as well since I've met many vegartarians who didn't know this. Many cheeses are made with animal rennet (too digusting to describe). It can be a chore finding vegetable or microbial rennet cheese. Gelatin is also from animals (too digusting to get into).
By the way, I just read something that said that 80% of U.S.D.A. chicken inspectors no longer eat chicken. Humm...cluck, cluck :)
Poetess
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