Hi Steemians,
@heart-to-heart this is a awesome challenge, really exciting way to spread awareness, love, healing, gateways, options, building communities, getting to meet amazing people and stories.. thank you so much
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I have been vegetarian almost all my life...Veganism for me started at the moment I realised that there is no difference between humans and other animals, we all carry feelings, emotions, we feel pain, we love, we have flesh... but what was really painful was seeing behind the scenes of diary farms...
From there I embraced veganism overnight, by eat raw foods, loads of nuts, juices, smoothies, all the vegan junk and processed foods, fruits and vegetables... This didn't work very well for me because I was not listening to my body and I was mixing all sorts of superfoods together which was making my digestion weaker.
So I looked for professional help and reed a lot of books and meanly listen to my body.. To find out how could I succeed and thrive in a vegan diet!
Of course not everyone will have the struggles I had, and I am not a professional in the subject.. but I will leave here tips that work for me, for more effective and consistent transition to a vegan diet!
1- Be patience with yourself when starting, you will go through a detox process before feeling the full benefits of a vegan diet.. and this could be from a few days to years. You might get all sorts of emotional and physical symptoms. including pains and aches, mood swings, floating and diziness, sick, gas and bloating, tiredness, lack of energy, skin breakouts, stored emotions might pop up, loosing hair, etc
2- Start slowly.. give your body time to adjust, if you are introducing nuts, beans, whole grains... start with little portions to begin, soak them before, will help your body to absorb nutritions and digest properly.. take your time to chew!
3- Study your body.. your constitution, read and find out what foods your body better digest, And nourishing for you.. if you need more cooked, or more raw foods...or a combination... AYURVEDA system really helped me out here because everyone is different.
4- Eating with the seasons works wonders, eating seasonal, fresh whole foods! your body mind and spirit will thank you, is grounding and you will feel in sink with nature. Save money and sustainable... Is less variety but really effective when nourishing.
5- Read about trophology, food combinations! If you have struggles with digestion system, this way of eating will help you for sure! I treated my digestion issues... with simplifying and combining. Like eating berries, we love to mix them in all sorts of different dishes, or smoothies, experiment eating them alone for two tree weeks, a health amount of them first thing or at least half an hour before meal and pay attention to your energy levels, or mood, your skin.. etc you will see how powerful their are just by eating them alone..
6- For effective body and mind function and to get rid of feeling hungry, craving certain flavours, foods, or unhealthy habits... routine is essentials, And for some increasing the the meal portions!... sounds boring but is pretty accurate, if you go and spend sometime in nature you will see there is a organised rhythm of time.. I believe that our body mind and spirit needs that .. experiment yourself eating your meals roughly at the same time every day...or include a morning and a bed routine, include sometime to spend in nature.
7- breathe, stop, and self love.
See down below a video where I share 3 different 100% vegan ideas... hoping to inspire you all to experiment, study yourself, be your best self!
Hoping to meet lovely people from this challenge..
love light and blessing