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    In advocating my veganism to others, rather than painting a picture of how hard it is, I thought a good way to "help" people make the move would be to list all the things that us vegans no longer have to personally worry about (except for our omni friends, that is). Things like diseases and ailments that a vegan pretty much can't get, since they are exclusively from the consumption of animal foods. Things like heart disease are not listed because "lower likelihood" is not the same as "almost impossible to contract". I'm starting the list, but I'm hoping everyone will contribute to the list

    Being vegan, I no longer have to worry about...

    bird flu, mad cow disease, synthetic hormones such as recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), antibiotics in beef, lactose intolerance, milk allergies, sodium nitrate, the majority of food borne diseases such as trichinosis and salmonella, animal fat, or cholesterol.

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    I would say food-poisoning from cross contamination (eg, using the same chopping board to cut up chicken flesh, and then vegetables when cooking a stir-fry).

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    I can't think of any diseases, but I've found telling people that I can eat cookie dough without baking it brings a certain envious look to their face. (You already listed salmonella, though.)

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    Well, I don't have to worry about being stuck in the rain without an umbrella, since none of my clothes get ruined by water like some animal fibers and suedes can.

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    But won't you melt?


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    Are you implying that I am the Wicked Witch of the West???
    Can you guess which earworm I have just hexed you with?

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    Yes

    Well I was going to say "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead" but I'm hearing "It's a Small World After All"

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    but I'm hearing "It's a Small World After All"
    Ah, I wouldn't hex my worst enemy with that one.

    I also don't worry as much about how long my food might be sitting at room temperature, or how long my leftovers will last. I know the stuff will eventually go bad, but I'm probably not risking serious illness or death by consuming expired soymilk.

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    I don't have to worry about my leather shoes stretching out of shape.

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    I don't have to deal with getting gifts of incrediably itchy wool sweaters/socks because people know better.
    My soy sour cream takes much longer to expire than the milk-based stuff.

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    that's a good one- extended expiration dates. also you won't have bad karma, or you won't go to hell if you're into western religions

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    When you get a bronchial infection, you're less likely to have phlegm, (phlegm makes the infection even worse). I had a bronchial infection last year or the year before, and the doctor was amazed that I had no phlegm.
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    People don't come round and eat all your food...i.e. vegan mayonaisse and yoghurts!

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    my lodgers do not steal my food outof the fridge.
    people no longer think i have an eating disorder.
    you find out how ignorant people are when you are a vegan.
    you can take the **** out of people askin daft questions. this year, somebody asked me if I was allowed vegetable oil. I asked her where she thought vegetable oil came from , and then said 'well its understandable, I mean baby oil does not come from babies does it?'lol

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    Don't have to worry about having contributed to murder!!
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    Don't have to worry as much about heart disease and high cholesterol and blood pressure.
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    I don't have to worry about finding fingers in my fast food chili! Or what else might be ground up with the beef.

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    Default Re: Things vegans don't worry about (list)...

    Personally speaking, I don't have to worry about my stomach troubles! I had an ulcer which almost perforated while I was a veggie, but since I've been vegan (a year in January) I've felt absolutely wonderful. No indigestion, no waking in the middle of the night in pain, no nausea, no not wanting to eat, infact I've never felt better. I didn't become vegan for health reasons they were just an added bonus. Now, I not only feel better physically but mentally too!

    Plus, what a great thread "Mahk"!

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    Quote sandra View Post
    Plus, what a great thread "Mahk"!
    Thanks Sandra. Also, good to hear your health is better now.

    Thanks to everyone for contributing! Let's keep it rolling...

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    when pregnant didn't have to consult the 'no-no list'. Vegan foods were all safe (as if we needed to be told)
    the only animal ingredient in my food is cat hair

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    Don't have to worry about stinking up the bathroom from a big meat and dairy poo!

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    I don't have to worry about getting parasitic worms like the kinds people get from eating raw fish.

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    LOL Roxy, nice one!

    I don't have to worry about headaches all the time. After being vegan for 6 months, one day I realised I hadn't had a headache in months!
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    Quote sugarmouse View Post
    my lodgers do not steal my food outof the fridge.
    people no longer think i have an eating disorder.
    you find out how ignorant people are when you are a vegan.
    you can take the **** out of people askin daft questions. this year, somebody asked me if I was allowed vegetable oil. I asked her where she thought vegetable oil came from , and then said 'well its understandable, I mean baby oil does not come from babies does it?'lol

    Last night my fiances Aunt asked me what salad dressing I liked, and then asked if I could eat them since they had oil in them. I was a little pissy because I have pms and it irrates me that people associate veganism with fatfree (I'm also thinner than most people). She actually thought that the oil was made from butter.
    But I did get a recipe from her recipe book on the table for "Poor man's crabcakes" made from zuchinni. And I did get a laugh when I told her that I would substitute the mayonaise with Veganaise.
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    it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble

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    Default Re: Things vegans don't worry about (list)...

    Oh...forgot to say 'gives you an excuse to take whatever food you like into the cinema.' My reply would be 'I'm vegan, do you have any alternative foods without animal products?' I don't think they'd know that popcorn is probably Ok...but pretty much everything else isn't...

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    Unfortunately that doesn't always work too well mcfluffin. There was a thread a while back about one of our members trying to bring food into the cinema, and the cinema manager just told her, "If we don't have anything for you to eat, then just refrain from eating during the film". They exchanged emails for a while, and according to the manager, they are very selective about what foods they sell at the cinema, for safety and noise reasons. Like, apparently vegetables and dip are too noisy, and apples are too dangerous (you could throw it at someone's head). Yet potato chips aren't at least as noisy as vegetables, and 700 mL bottles of water aren't as dangerous as lobbing an apple at someone
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    That's OK. If they are going to be that silly I'd be quite happy to get a refund for my ticket and boycott them (I'm stubborn you see). Interesting to hear that though yoggy...I think that's ridiculous

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    I like going to drive-ins. You can bring whatever food you want and no one's big head is in your way LOL. Too bad they're so scarce these days.

    Anyway, before I end up hijacking this thread...

    More things I don't have to worry about:

    - Acne! Most of mine went away after a few months of being vegan
    - constipation (someone had to say it )
    - needing to justify why I think it's bad to kill cats and dogs but not cows and pigs
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    Composting is easier when you are vegan.

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    I'm liking this post...

    Several years back I had an infection in my intestine and they had to remove a foot. They never figured out what the infection was from. I can only guess all the fast, fried and horrifying foods I ate years prior were most likely the issue.

    Becoming vegan has helped me out a great deal.

    -I no longer offend co-workers when I don't want to try their foods
    -Weight gain still occurs, but takes longer
    -I have high cholestoral, high blood pressure and diabetes in my family and am now less suseptible(sp).
    -I rarely get sick

    I can go on and on......

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    meikmeik "Several years back I had an infection in my intestine and they had to remove a foot. They never figured out what the infection was from."

    It was probably from the foot. Glad to hear you are now a vegan, and no longer eat feet.
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    LOL. That made me laugh!
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    Vegans get to eat humous a lot and have an excuse to smell of garlic
    I like that part. hehehehe.

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    I don't mind paying for more expensive/exotic fruit and vegies now as I figure I'm not spending money on meat/fish etc. so I can afford to spend what I save on this and some organic products as well.

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    I don't have to worry about freezing fish bones and prawn shells until garbage day.....and then forgetting to take them out of the freezer and then have them sit there for another week.

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    I don't have to worry about having animal fat splattered all over my oven, or a sink full of greasy dishes, or my drains getting clogged.

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    or my drains getting clogged.
    or your arteries!

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    or your arteries!
    Oh yeah; that's even better!

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    I just thought of another thing I don't have to worry about. I read a few years back that hamburger meat that is plastic wrapped is regularly gassed with carbon dioxide (?) which conceals the turning brown effect (that it does when it starts to go bad). You can't tell anymore if it is still fresh by looking at it! Is that not the oddest thing in the world, to allow, legally!?

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    -No one can say I don't get enough fiber (Lack of constipation couldn't be the only benefit, could it?)

    -If Vitamin C were toxic I'd get enough every day to take down a small elephant (Also, isn't Vit. C supposed to protect against colds?)

    -I don't have to look at a glass of milk and think "I'm going to drink something that came out of where?"

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    I could be wrong but I think fiber is good for regulating blood sugar levels and making you feel fuller.
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    And giving you corn poopies for a week

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    Lol.
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    True ...I have to avoid such things...but looks as if most of us do!
    I dont have to worry about anyone accusing me of not being a thinker. unlike many folk I meet.

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    I don't have to worry about flossing animal flesh out of my teeth ( sorry, that was gross)
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    your hands never get icky after eating cheese flavored snacks, like cheetos. you know what im talking about!

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    ...and you get to feel really GOOD about yourself and what you're putting inside you..i swear, I'm giddy almost everyday. Viva Veggies!

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    - I don't have to feel like a hypocrite when I say I love animals - I don't eat or wear them.

    - No colds or flu... so far (in 3 1/3 years I've been vegan).

    - More concious about what I put in and on my body.

    - Better health
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    [QUOTE=kriz;266510]- I don't have to feel like a hypocrite when I say I love animals - I don't eat or wear them.

    That is the major one for me too! If anyone asksme why I am vegan, that is what I say. Because I love animals.Cannot argue with that.

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    moths don't eat vegan clothes
    the only animal ingredient in my food is cat hair

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