Eat whole foods. Work towards a whole-food, unrefined, unprocessed, plant-based diet. This ensures that you get all your nutrients without excess calories. You will also reverse longstanding diseases and feel better in all ways.
Avoid unhealthy products. Remember that oil, sugar, white rice, white flour (maida) are all refined products. Stop tea, coffee, soft drinks, alcohol and tobacco if you want to be a healthy vegan.
Don’t believe advertisements. A simple way to stay healthy is to eat nothing that is advertised. Advertisements entice us to eat things, which we do not need, and believe things, which are not true, like “milk is good for you” or “that eggs are needed for protein”. Essentials do not need advertisements. This is why there are no ads for cucumbers and oranges!
Watch your B12. Vitamin B12 is the only nutrient you are likely to lack. It is difficult to get enough vitamin B12 naturally through food (irrespective of the diet you consume – vegan or non-vegan) in these contemporary times, with the focus on hygiene and disinfection. Since this vitamin is stored, the lack of it may show only after three years of not getting enough. Eating organic as well as plenty of fermented foods, and avoiding the use of antibiotics, alcohol and microwaves may help keep your B12 levels a bit higher, but it is good to check the B12 levels and supplement if necessary
Overweight? Even if you are overweight do not count calories! The beauty of eating what nature meant for you to eat is that you can eat all you want. The fibre from whole foods helps clean the excesses. Growth, stimulated by hormones from dairy and the excess protein will cease. The result? Weight loss.
Underweight?If you are underweight or worried about losing weight be aware that you are likely to lose some when you make the change. But your body will adjust and you will come back to your ideal weight.
Eat when hungry. Initially, you may find you are hungrier than you used to be. Plant food is nutrient-dense with very few calories, so you can eat as much as you like. Even if you were vegetarian before turning plant-based/vegan, you may still feel hungry initially, as milk that you consumed earlier is similar in composition to meat (high protein and fat, no fibre).
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