Those are all great links for resources about being a vegetarian! Thank you for sharing them with us

Thanks for the info!

i am 37 and i was a veg since i was 7 and i can tell you it messed me up badly . my teeth are bad and soft my skin is clear and seemingly perfect but terribly vitamin lacking nails and hair suffered vitamin deficient and anemic. my bones are so brittle i had to have 4 spinal surgeries when i hit 30 (had a injury at 9) had i ate healthier i would be in a different boat . the body needs meat and eggs and milk dont fool yourself into thinking otherwise im living proof and i did eat all veg and fruit. anf supplements . its no substitute for the real thing , think twice .

I agree with bamagirl1, my family were veg most of my life & i'm 44 with cfs & thyroid issues, some of the veg savoury foods are real killers especially if you have issues like ceoliac disease etc. we were designed for a predominately herbal diet but some of the minerals that were originally in those foods dont always find there way to our systems due to depleated soils or processing of foods, even something as simple as fruit harvesting prior to being ripe can cause different imbalances. The best thing to remember is variety of foods & plenty of raw veg & to eat a more alkalizing diet. If our going to go veg study the nutrients you need specific to you & study what nutrients are in the food you eat, also the way nutrients co-exist. ithyroid.com is a good site to educate about this as it gives guidance to the dangers of being out of balance.

yes i have thyroid diseas im anemic and the dr said in all his carrer never seen anyone with a vit. d so low it doesent register. low zink well everything you really need to study the long term affects of this lifestyle. dont do it just because your sad for the animal. an yes im a deep animal lover woeked in vets and humane societys since i was 12. so im not saying that but the body needs the things that only meats and milk and such can give sometimes substitutes just dont do the same job as ther real thing. so study alot

BAMAGIRL1 have you been to ithyroid.com it has been extremely instrumental in me turning my health around. health itself is all about balance if i can be of assistance to you you are most welcome to inquire or anyone else who might want to inquire.

im on levothroid and i eat chicken and every now and then hamburger but the only meat i can eat is chicken and ham living a life of not eating it these are the only ones that i can get by eating im still getting used to it lol . im taking lots of vitamins to replenish the years of neglect on my body. trying to strengthen my bones up. ive had 4 spine surgeries started when i was 30 yes 30 my lack of proper nutrients did not help my bones were so fragil he he was concerned about my fusion taking properly. but its been o.k. since so i hope im getting better.

Hey Bamagirl1
My friend Abbey is recoverring from Vegetarianism over 20 years because of health issues. She had a lot of trouble with red meat. Early on she couldn't even keep it down. Chicken is great but didn't offer much variety considderring how much had been put into her diet. She found that Fish was really helpful. She stared out with white flesh like Sole and Cod and transitioned into fish with richer meat. She still has difficulty digesting red meat but her body can handle it better.
Good luck.

i get bad food poisoning symptoms from fish i would love to eat it. but ive eaten chicken every way pssible lol. teriyaki is my fav. and i have bad ibs and cons. my body doesent even know how to process meat thats how bad i am. ive tried everyting. lots of doc. no help.thanks for posting