Question:
I know I might sound crazy but I have been trying to
eat a vegan diet...well I fell off of it a few times and
when I did I broke out in a terriable rash...maining at the
top of my legs and on scalp...am I crazy or is it the meat
or something in it? the only time I am not itchy is when
I stay away from any kind of animal product? Have you ever
heard of such a thing?
(By: soo )
Category: General Questions
ANS: Question:
It may not be as crazy as you think. If someone has an alergy to something the main treatment is to desensitize the person by injecting them with small amounts of what they are alergic to. Then they start increasing that dosage. If they stop taking the injections they go back to where they were before. In your case you may have developed an immunity to what you were alergic to and being on a vegan diet eliminated that imunity. Remember when babies are first introduced to the eating the flesh of animals and cows milk they have an alergic reaction. It usually comes out as diarhea. They finally develop an immunity to these foods.
So if you are going to go back to eating the flesh of animals then expect a period of time for these symptions to continue. For the sake of the animals I hope that you continue on a vegan diet.
(By: Doc)
Category: General Questions
Question: family chicken farms, veganism isn't realistic???
So I am a vegan and some of my friends like to tell me about how they only eat "free-range" eggs and chickens and other "humanely" raised animals and that these methods of farming are sustainable. One of them was even telling me about how her family only buys chickens from "a family-run farm where you can go watch your chicken be killed" (ewww). She also wants to be a nutritionist and says that the world cannot be fed on a vegan diet - that there is not enough vegan food and that people in third world countries could not have a nutritious vegan diet. I was just wondering if you had any links or information I could share with them when they say things like this. It shocks me that my generally awesome friends either don't care or think that killing an animal is ever humane. My roommate just says that being a vegan is "weird." :(
(By: Kristin)
Category: General Questions
ANS: Question: family chicken farms, veganism isn't realistic???
Hello Kristin,
Ask your "friends" if they know that they kill male baby chicks right after they are hatched since they feel that they have no financial value. Ask them if they know that older chickens are killed when they no longer product the number of eggs per day that they expect. Their attitude about eating only "free range" eggs and "humanely" raised animals is like saying that I only kill bad humans and it is even more OK because I do it humanely. Remember killing humans helps sustain life on planet Earth.
Your friend that wants to be a nutritionist said one of the dumbist thing I have heard for a very only time. It takes over seven times as much grains and veggies to feed a flesh eater than it takes to feed a vegan. An animal has to eat the grains and use part of it in order to live. More parts of the grains go into bowel and urine. Finally the last part goes into flesh of the animal. So it takes far less grains, veggies, and fruits to feed a vegan than a flesh eater.
As far as links please go to Vegan2050.org. VEGAN Resource Library has many good cyber pamphlets.
Yes, veganism is weird. Thanks goodness! The average person in this world has very little compassion. Vegans generally have a lot of compassion. This makes us weird.
(By: Doc)
Category: General Questions
Vegan shoes
Does anyone know where I can find wide width vegan shoes ? I have tried the vegan online shops but the shoes are all B width. I take a women's 7.5 D width. Thanks.
(By: Jean Maclay)
Category: General Questions
ANS: Vegan shoes
> Does anyone know where I can find wide width vegan shoes ? I have tried the
> vegan online shops but the shoes are all B width. I take a women's 7.5 D
> width. Thanks.
> (By: Jean Maclay)
Have you tried both Moo Shoes and Vegetarian Shoes?
Category: General Questions
ANS: Vegan shoes
VeganDiane wrote:
> > Does anyone know where I can find wide width vegan shoes ? I have tried
> the
> > vegan online shops but the shoes are all B width. I take a women's 7.5
> D
> > width. Thanks.
> > (By: Jean Maclay)
>
> Have you tried both Moo Shoes and Vegetarian Shoes?
yes. No wide widths.
(By: Jean Maclay)
Category: General Questions
Question:
I would just like to preface all this by saying I am a vegan. I am just very ravenous for some satisfying herbivorous answer snacks!
Not all calves are destined for slaughter. What are the lucky ones fed if their mommas’ milk is being slurped up by humans?
The PETA website mentioned that many cruel practices “…also take place at MANY free “range farms”.” But by that I understand that you we cannot condemn all free-range farms as cruel right? Someone must follow the rules and not be posting false claims, isn’t that so? Doesn’t this mean that if all free-range farms did follow the rules and treat their animals fairly, this could not be considered inhumane treatment? Is not the answer then more so an increased tightening of genuine free-range regulations?
Oh I see… yes now I remember the artificial insemination aspect. Yes, that is undoubtedly cruel. But what would become if cows just permitted to be cows? By this I mean it is a horribly sad fact that cows exist as generally defenseless milk-producing, gentle, sweet tubs. What is the alternative? Set them wild? I don’t have to tell you that they’d be doomed. Who can afford to keep cows on acres of fields where they can romp and play, if they are not turning a profit? Would not freeing cows, honestly forsaking them, be cruel too as they would just not have any of the vital survival instincts? Is not keeping cows on genuine free-range, non-cruelty farms, unfortunately robbing them of their milk, keeping their calves alive in whatever method is used to keep alive the calves not destined for slaughter – the lesser of two evils? I do not think there is a preciously obvious solution, but are not just free-range farms the somewhat muddied quartz resolution? I realize it is a sad dilemma – damn domestication, so many years past.
(By: Karolina)
Category: General Questions
ANS: Question:
Actually they are not the lucky ones. They are fed on their mothers milk until they are old enough to eat solid foods. When they are raised to provide milk they are kept pregnant and kept in very small pens where they can not turn around in most cases. When their milk production goes down they are slaughtered. So they are not the lucky ones.
Free range eggs are still part of the horror. Male chicks are slaughtered because they only want females. Males can not lay eggs. Like the cows, the hens also have very small cages. Even the free range chickens are slaughtered when their egg production drops.
It would be nice to have all cows freed but that is not going to happen. For that reason there would be no need to have the cows kept until death. As people stop consuming dairy the demand goes down and thus the number of cows decrease. They just keep slaughtering those cows that are not needed.
Doc
(By: Doc)
Category: General Questions
Question: Specific Vegan Shoe Needs
I have been a vegan for over a three years and until now have been able to wear the same pairs of chucks and new balances. The problem now is that I have recently gotten a job at a law firm which requires me to wear dress shoes; the bigger problem is that I wear size 16 shoes. I have not been able to find any vegan dress shoes in that size and I was wondering if there are any options online to find a suitable vegan shoe for such a large man as myself or if you know of any other options opposed to wearing leather shoes?
(By: Martin)
Category: General Questions
ANS: Question: Specific Vegan Shoe Needs
Martin, I would suggest going to Payless Shoes. They have many marked "man made materials". They are usually less expensive than leather shoes and very good. The least expensive non-leather shoes do not breath so the may be a little uncomfortable in the summer but they should feel great in the winter. There are now man made shoes that breath but they are more expensive and they are not sold at Payless Shoes. At least they are not selling them yet. BTW, from the reports that I have read, they last longer than leather shoes and even last longer. There are several companies that now sell vegan shoes on the Internet. Just do an Internet search.
If you still have trouble finding vegan shoes in your size than go to a thrift shop and buy a used pair of leather shoes. It is not a great answer but it is at least better than buying a new pair of leather shoes. Hopefully you will find a pair of vegan shoes at Payless Shoes or online.
Doc
(By: Doc)
Category: General Questions
Question: Mostly a vegan but exhausted lately
I am allergic to dairy. I eat eggs, but other than that I am a vegan; no milks, no cheeses etc. I have been eating this way for about six months.
My problem is in the last month I have been exhausted. In the past week I've wanted nothing more than greasy horrible food. I walk my dog every day and go to the gym a few times a week. I get enough sleep each night, but I never feel refreshed.
What is going on? Is there something I am lacking?
(By: Kate)
Category: General Questions
ANS: Question: Mostly a vegan but exhausted lately
Kate, the last few years I also had the same problem. In the past I had all kinds of energy. It just kept getting worse until I thought that I was going to die. Well, my doctor sent me through several test with no problem detected until he had me take a sleep test. I found out that I have sleep apnea like such a large percentage of US citizens. Now I am using a CPAC breathing machine and I again feel like my old self. I am not saying that you have sleep apnea but it is a possibility. It is also possible that you are not eating a healthy vegan diet. A junk vegan diet is the worse diet that you can be on. Eating a good vegan diet should change things for you. Feel free to ask this site any questions of us that answer questions. One last point, give up the eggs.
Doc
(By: Doc)
Category: General Questions
Question: Frozen Vegan Dinners
My husband took a frozen vegan dinner which contained tofu, vegies and rice and put it in the refridgerator. Is it still o.k. to eat?
(By: Lori)
Category: General Questions
ANS: Question: Frozen Vegan Dinners
Depending on how many days that it has been in the refrigerator should be the deciding factor. I personally would eat it within a week. Remember to decrease the cooking time because it is no longer frozen. I am not sure if it would be OK to refreeze it. I would just cook it and eat it as soon as possible.
Doc
(By: Doc)
Category: General Questions
Question: Are acrylics nails vegan
It's probably a stupid question, but are they vegan? I don't mean the plastic ones you buy and stick on yourself with nail glue, I mean the ones that they make with that gel stuff and shape it onto your nail. I am not including the nailpolish or anything else they use after, just the acrylics.
I havn't had acrylics since I became vegan a year ago because I was never sure. I can't find any information on it and if I ask the people who do acrylic nails, they never seem to know what vegan is etc..
(By: alex)
Category: General Questions
ANS: Question: Are acrylics nails vegan
I have been wondering this for quite some time and still can't find out for sure. What I do know so far is that acrylic nails are made many different ways with a wide variety of ingredients. They all have chemicals in their construction (some highly toxic). Whenever there are a lot of unusual ingredients, including chemicals, there is a high chance that something may have an animal component in it. I would avoid acrylic nails for the toxicity reasons alone.
Category: General Questions
Question: Is Mirin vegan ?
(By: Jean Maclay)
Category: General Questions
ANS: Question: Is Mirin vegan ?
It appears that Mirin is vegan but always look out for any strange ingredients as brands can always vary.
>
> (By: Jean Maclay)
Category: General Questions
i have been vegan for 2 weeks how can i be constipated when all i eat is fruit vegis and grains?
(By: rusty)
Category: General Questions
ANS: i have been vegan for 2 weeks how can i be constipated when all i eat is fruit vegis and grains?
Hi Rusty,
Now that is an interesting question. There should be no reason why you are constipated. Most vegans have very regular movements. I can not remember even one day that I have not been regular since I became vegan. When I was a flesh eater it was a totally different story. There were many days that I had problems.
I hope that you are still vegan and hopefully you are now regular.
(By: Doc)
Category: General Questions
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(By: Waldir)
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Question:
Hi,
I'm interested in becoming a Vegan and, consequently, have been talking to friends about it. One friend, in particular, asked me a question I can't seem to answer or find information on, even after extensively searching the internet. She wants to know if a plant-based diet is TRULY Vegan/safe/meat free if the plants we eat have been fertilized with animal manure. If a cow's wastes are being used in manure, isn't that, in a sense, transferring animal products into our systems when we eat these plants?
Thanks!
(By: Kim)
Category: General Questions
ANS: Question:
Kim, it is impossible to be a 100% vegan perfect in our society. All we could do is to be as good as we can without being stuck in our homes all day long. Roads and car tires have animal products in them. There are also animal products in so many things. We just do our best and hopefully in the future there will be no animal products in anything.
I do not believe that any animal products get in fruits and veggies. Even if it did it would still be far less than what we would get if we ate anything non-vegan.
(By: Doc)
Category: General Questions
Question: harajuku vegan?
i need to know if harajuku perfume is tested on animals
(By: me)
Category: General Questions
ANS: Question: harajuku vegan?
I finally found some information that leads me to believe that this product is not vegan. There is a website that has this perfume (along with many others) for sale and they also have a section for vegan fragrances. When I clicked on vegan fragrances, this one was not included, even though they offer it elsewhere. This leads me to believe that it is not vegan.
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Where to find vegan/fairtrade studio headphones
I have been vegan for just over a year now and my old headphones recently broke. They were custom made pleather studio headphones, but I have since lost contact with the man who made them for me. Where can I find fairtrade vegan studio headphones?
(By: Kortni)
Category: General Questions
Question: Is henna vegan?
Hi,
I am a strict vegan, and henna my hair. Someone recently said that henna is tested on animals. Is this true?
Tks,
(By: Di Smith)
Category: General Questions
ANS: Question: Is henna vegan?
I'm not 100% sure if all Henna is vegan but you can definitely find lots of Henna products that are vegan.
> Hi,
> I am a strict vegan, and henna my hair. Someone recently said that henna
> is tested on animals. Is this true?
> Tks,
>
> (By: Di Smith)
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[By: @ 2010-11-03, 14:55 | Reply | Print ]My mother-in-law let me know that the family would actually come to our house for Thanksgiving, which is great, but that she may bring turkey for her brother's girlfriend who won't hear of a Thanksgiving Dinner without it. We are vegetarian trying hard to do away with all dairy in our diet (almost there). This has become a pattern. My husband's sister visited two years ago and she too asked that we made sure there was meat for her in our fridge. What is the best way to address this without antagonizing anyone? I just do not want meat in my fridge ever. I would never go to someone's house and tell them what to buy. How do I put it?
(By: Carine)
Category: General Questions
ANS: Guests
Hello Carine,
[By: @ 2010-11-03, 15:32 | Reply | Print ]I would handle it one of two ways. The first way would be to tell them that in your home you respect the life of all living beings so you do not allow any animals to be eaten in your home. If they feel so strongly about eating animals then you will have to go to someone elses home for Thanksgiving diner.
If you are willing to take a stronger stand, you can mention what I wrote above but instead of talking about going to someone elses home, just mention that you are going to have Thanksgiving diner at your home without serving "meat". You could then mention that you would love to have them eat with you but you are not going to give up your respect for animals by allowing animals to be eaten in your home. I would go on to say that if they can not respect you and your house rules then you will miss them at diner.
(By: doc)
Category: General Questions
ANS: Guests
Here is an idea:
[By: @ 2011-01-05, 18:30 | Reply | Print ]Get some LightLife or other vegan 'turkey' slices.
Make a batch of vegan 'turkey-style' gravy.
Heat the slices gently in the gravy.
Serve with mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, peas in
'butter' sauce (use margarine), apple pie, etc.
They will be amazed.
[99 out of 100 omnis love this.]
> My mother-in-law let me know that the family would actually come to our
> house for Thanksgiving, which is great, but that she may bring turkey for
> her brother's girlfriend who won't hear of a Thanksgiving Dinner without
> it. We are vegetarian trying hard to do away with all dairy in our diet
> (almost there). This has become a pattern. My husband's sister visited two
> years ago and she too asked that we made sure there was meat for her in our
> fridge. What is the best way to address this without antagonizing anyone? I
> just do not want meat in my fridge ever. I would never go to someone's
> house and tell them what to buy. How do I put it?
> (By: Carine)
(By: Chef Deb)
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