I started being "mostly" vegetarian about 2 years ago to help my digestive system. I had a pretty bad case of IBS and the only thing that significantly helped was cutting out meat and dairy products (as well as most wheat). I would never say I was a vegetarian, only that "I'm not eating meat". I don't like putting myself under a label. This year I started introducing all of those products back into my body mostly because I met a wonderful guy from Texas who is now my boyfriend (Texans are meat eaters! I know it's a label). I was also curious to see how much stronger my digestive track had become. I have been totally fine with meat especially with the help of Digest Gold enzymes.


I now have quite a few friends who are either vegetarian or vegan. I have watched them go through the challenging process of changing their diet, it's not an easy task. There are substantially more options now in grocery stores and restaurants. But my friends say it's still not culturally accepted, and definitely not the norm. So as I'm considering making this transition, I know it's not going to be easy. But when has that ever stopped me from doing something I want?


I've basically have come to the point where I can't ignore all the information I know about how animals are treated. There is so much cruelty, disease, and pollution in the factory farms where we all get our meat. I don't feel I can support this production system whose sole purpose is killing animals. There is no need for me to list any facts here because you can find plenty eye-opening articles online. Here's a great one I was reading today from TIME: Should You be a Vegetarian?


So I'm pretty sure vegetarianism is for me. This change is starting now.