When I started the Vegan Experiment my motivation was [primarily] one of health and wellness. I had seen a lot documented evidence that meat and other animal products were bad for you, I had seen proof that the hormones and steroids and antibiotics that were being pumped into animals to bulk them up and force them to produce more meat were causing cancer and other diseases in humans. I have seen a substantial amount of evidence that would suggest that the industries involved in the production of animal products for human consumption are fully aware that these steroids, hormones, and antibiotics are making people sick and in some cases even killing them but that the money that it makes them comes first and that their, so-called, bottom line is more important than human life. I don't want to go into any great detail because this is not the correct forum for this, besides I don't want to come off sounding like a conspiracy nut, and also it would just be better if you did your own investigations into these claims and this is my challenge to you; investigate.
My quest for better health and wellness goes beyond Vegan though.
I also began investigating "Packaged Foods."
I work nights and my dinner meals have always been something that is an inconvenience for me. I can't cook at work, (we don't have the facilities) and so if I don't have something that can just be tossed into the microwave then I have to go out and eat fast food. I ended up eating a lot of prepackaged dinners. Dinners that you take out of a box and toss into the microwave and in ten minutes you eat something that looks nothing like the picture on the box and tastes nothing like you would expect. If you look at the ingredient list and really think about what your reading it's terrifying! Most of the stuff you're eating you can't even pronounce.
The majority of Americans are obese, have heart disease, suffer from diabetes and the numbers (like most Americans) keep getting bigger.
Back when my wife and I started focusing on better health we were convinced that we could achieve better health through (first of all) better food, better nutrition, and the elimination of strange chemical additives and preservatives as well as pesticides and GMO's.
Beginning in May of this year I started preparing our yard to plant a garden in which we could grow much of the food we would eat. It was my goal to grow clean, organic, food and to replace store bought food with food from our own garden as much as possible.
I'm proud of our accomplishment.
We have begun harvesting some of our own foods already. So far we have had radishes, tomatoes, zucchini, and two kinds of beans come from our own efforts. Getting close is carrots, beets, egg plant, and corn and I'm seeing small watermelons appear already and other melons are flowering.
I have some photos here of the garden that I thought I would share.
It is really my hope that my little experiment will inspire other people to make an attempt at being healthier by, first and most importantly, making better food choices.
Your comments are, as always, appreciated.
My quest for better health and wellness goes beyond Vegan though.
I also began investigating "Packaged Foods."
I work nights and my dinner meals have always been something that is an inconvenience for me. I can't cook at work, (we don't have the facilities) and so if I don't have something that can just be tossed into the microwave then I have to go out and eat fast food. I ended up eating a lot of prepackaged dinners. Dinners that you take out of a box and toss into the microwave and in ten minutes you eat something that looks nothing like the picture on the box and tastes nothing like you would expect. If you look at the ingredient list and really think about what your reading it's terrifying! Most of the stuff you're eating you can't even pronounce.
The majority of Americans are obese, have heart disease, suffer from diabetes and the numbers (like most Americans) keep getting bigger.
Back when my wife and I started focusing on better health we were convinced that we could achieve better health through (first of all) better food, better nutrition, and the elimination of strange chemical additives and preservatives as well as pesticides and GMO's.
Beginning in May of this year I started preparing our yard to plant a garden in which we could grow much of the food we would eat. It was my goal to grow clean, organic, food and to replace store bought food with food from our own garden as much as possible.
I'm proud of our accomplishment.
We have begun harvesting some of our own foods already. So far we have had radishes, tomatoes, zucchini, and two kinds of beans come from our own efforts. Getting close is carrots, beets, egg plant, and corn and I'm seeing small watermelons appear already and other melons are flowering.
I have some photos here of the garden that I thought I would share.
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| Our Garden |
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| My Wife Picked Some Sting Beans |
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| Corn on the Cob! |
It is really my hope that my little experiment will inspire other people to make an attempt at being healthier by, first and most importantly, making better food choices.
Your comments are, as always, appreciated.
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