Comments | veganpeople: The Tale of the Tape

theevilchemist in veganpeople

The Tale of the Tape

Jul 06, 2006 12:05

I posted this to my own lj, but I think it might be of interest to some of you to see a single case history of how moving from omnivore to vegetarian to vegan has affected my cholesterol levels and my B12 score (which is normal, but on the high side of the normal range ( Read more... )

body-bloodwork, nutrients-cholesterol/saturated fat

Comments 5

vgnwtch July 6 2006, 17:11:43 UTC

Good for you :D

turnyourback July 6 2006, 18:17:13 UTC

this is awesome, thanks for sharing.

idreamofblue July 6 2006, 18:26:13 UTC

yes there is lots of evidence to back up what you have said. have you read 'the china study'? i highly recommend it. its fascinating all the disease eating a whole foods, plant based diet can alleviate and even cure. my family decided to become vegan after reading it, and we are feeling great!

nohumaninvolved July 6 2006, 21:58:22 UTC

I had a blood test and I was Vit D deficient BUT when she got my B12 results back, my doctor said that it was extremelly good and she had a almost look of disbelief on her face. Teehee.

cannibalcountry July 7 2006, 17:03:47 UTC

That's awesome!!
The same is true for B12 often... that vegans sometimes have less of it in their blood but they actually have plenty in their system.
My dad is showing signs of heart disease (he's about 54) and is already on medications... the problem with my dad is that he's very thin (just to give you an idea in his twenties he weighed about 110lbs at 6' tall!) and I'm sorta built like him... He's always thought his high metabolism meant he was free from heart disease... So I'm taking precautions now as well!
I had a doctor swear up and down that I'd be vitamin deficient when I first became vegan (actually I was vegan for two years at that point), wasn't she shocked when my blood tests came out perfect!!