Trying to lose weight, vegan, and feeling weak
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Check out the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine at www.pcrm.org. They gather together all the research and information regarding a plant-based diet and why it is the most healthy option. You can subscribe to breaking research bulletins, weekly recipes, regular newsletters, etc.
If you are eating plenty of vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and legumes (as, ideally, you would on a vegan diet) you certainly would have no need for laxatives.
The PCRM recommends B12 fortified cereals or supplements. If you are eating a healthy, well-balanced diet - including a rainbow of vegetables and fruits each day - you should have everything else covered.
The PCRM may be able to answer your questions about feeling weak and tired and how you can adjust your food balance and intake so that the number of portions are adequate. Try their "contact us".
Good luck!
“The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. PCRM is a fanatical animal rights group that seeks to remove eggs, milk, meat, and seafood from the American diet, and to eliminate the use of animals in scientific research. Despite its operational and financial ties to other animal activist groups and its close relationship with violent zealots, PCRM has successfully duped the media and much of the general public into believing that its pronouncements about the superiority of vegetarian-only diets represent the opinion of the medical community.
“Less than 5 percent of PCRM’s members are physicians,”
Yes, it is quite true that the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is not only motivated by health concerns but is also concerned about the treatment of animals. This does not mean that what they have to say about the health benefits of a plant-based diet are false. It may be that less than 5 percent of PCRM's members are physicians but that is because membership is open to everyone who supports them.0 -
You just need to do research. In fact it is meat and dairy that causes most health problems in our western world.Here is one experts's (yes, an actual expert) opinion:
Andrew Weil M.D. Says:
http://www.quackwatch.com/11Ind/weil.html
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2011/05/23/dr-andrew-weil-versus-evidence-based-med/
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/andrew-weil-integrative-medicine/
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/when-should-we-call-a-quack-a-quack/
Arnold Relman, former editor of The New England Journal of Medicine, has shed light on Weil’s background and his thought processes:Weil earned an MD, but instead of choosing a specialty and following the usual path into residency training he dropped out, experimented enthusiastically with a variety of psychedelic drugs, and lived on an Indian reservation to learn from a shaman. Then he re-invented himself as America’s guru of integrative medicine, established a commercial and educational empire, wrote books, and appeared on the cover of Time.
According to Relman, Weil accepts science, but only to a degree. He has openly promoted “stoned thinking,” alleging that thoughts experienced while under the influence of psychedelic drugs or in altered states of consciousness are as valid as, or more valid than, scientific evidence.
:laugh:
Do you seriously still accept whatever the FDA and USDA has been spouting for decades? Notice how many times the "Food Pyramid" has changed? :happy:
<<<" instead of choosing a specialty and following the usual path into residency training he dropped out,..">>>>>
This is what bothers most people with a "herd" mentality.... OOOO...He went against "the established order" ! OOOO he did DRUGS....:yawn:
Like most herd-thinkers , you seem afraid (hidden under self-justified disdain, of course) of anything that goes against what someone in authority told you.
Read Weil's, Colin Cambell's, John Mac Dougall's stuff, and be your own judge.0 -
Check out the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine at www.pcrm.org. They gather together all the research and information regarding a plant-based diet and why it is the most healthy option. You can subscribe to breaking research bulletins, weekly recipes, regular newsletters, etc.
If you are eating plenty of vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and legumes (as, ideally, you would on a vegan diet) you certainly would have no need for laxatives.
The PCRM recommends B12 fortified cereals or supplements. If you are eating a healthy, well-balanced diet - including a rainbow of vegetables and fruits each day - you should have everything else covered.
The PCRM may be able to answer your questions about feeling weak and tired and how you can adjust your food balance and intake so that the number of portions are adequate. Try their "contact us".
Good luck!
“The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. PCRM is a fanatical animal rights group that seeks to remove eggs, milk, meat, and seafood from the American diet, and to eliminate the use of animals in scientific research. Despite its operational and financial ties to other animal activist groups and its close relationship with violent zealots, PCRM has successfully duped the media and much of the general public into believing that its pronouncements about the superiority of vegetarian-only diets represent the opinion of the medical community.
“Less than 5 percent of PCRM’s members are physicians,”
Yes, it is quite true that the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is not only motivated by health concerns but is also concerned about the treatment of animals. This does not mean that what they have to say about the health benefits of a plant-based diet are false. It may be that less than 5 percent of PCRM's members are physicians but that is because membership is open to everyone who supports them.
Contrary to what its name implies, less than ten percent of PCRM’s members are actual physicians. Among the group’s relatively few active physicians is PCRM president (and former PETA Foundation president) Neal Barnard, a vegan psychiatrist who claims that cheese is “dairy crack” and “morphine on a cracker.”
PCRM has been repeatedly criticized by the mainstream medical community. The American Medical Association has called PCRM a “fringe organization” that uses “unethical tactics” and is “interested in perverting medical science.” When he was the AMA’s Vice President for Scientific Affairs, Dr. Jerod M. Loeb wrote that PCRM was “officially censured” by the AMA. That statement also condemned PCRM for supporting “a campaign of misinformation against important animal research of AIDS.” And the American Academy of Neurology has denounced PCRM for “engag[ing] in a multi-year crusade against the March of Dimes including protests directed at March walkers, volunteers, and donors.”
http://www.physicianscam.com/articles/7things.php0 -
You just need to do research. In fact it is meat and dairy that causes most health problems in our western world.Here is one experts's (yes, an actual expert) opinion:
Andrew Weil M.D. Says:
http://www.quackwatch.com/11Ind/weil.html
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2011/05/23/dr-andrew-weil-versus-evidence-based-med/
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/andrew-weil-integrative-medicine/
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/when-should-we-call-a-quack-a-quack/
Arnold Relman, former editor of The New England Journal of Medicine, has shed light on Weil’s background and his thought processes:Weil earned an MD, but instead of choosing a specialty and following the usual path into residency training he dropped out, experimented enthusiastically with a variety of psychedelic drugs, and lived on an Indian reservation to learn from a shaman. Then he re-invented himself as America’s guru of integrative medicine, established a commercial and educational empire, wrote books, and appeared on the cover of Time.
According to Relman, Weil accepts science, but only to a degree. He has openly promoted “stoned thinking,” alleging that thoughts experienced while under the influence of psychedelic drugs or in altered states of consciousness are as valid as, or more valid than, scientific evidence.
:laugh:
Do you seriously still accept whatever the FDA and USDA has been spouting for decades? Notice how many times the "Food Pyramid" has changed? :happy:
<<<" instead of choosing a specialty and following the usual path into residency training he dropped out,..">>>>>
This is what bothers most people with a "herd" mentality.... OOOO...He went against "the established order" ! OOOO he did DRUGS....:yawn:
Like most herd-thinkers , you seem afraid (hidden under self-justified disdain, of course) of anything that goes against what someone in authority told you.
Read Weil's, Colin Cambell's, John Mac Dougall's stuff, and be your own judge.0 -
Do you seriously still accept whatever the FDA and USDA has been spouting for decades? Notice how many times the "Food Pyramid" has changed? :happy:
The big problem with the food pyramid is it comes from the USDA - which is basically no more than a grain-marketing board.<<<" instead of choosing a specialty and following the usual path into residency training he dropped out,..">>>>>
This is what bothers most people with a "herd" mentality.... OOOO...He went against "the established order" ! OOOO he did DRUGS....:yawn:
BTW, the USDA and FDA do not go with established science, they go with old theories... So don't bring them back into it.Like most herd-thinkers , you seem afraid (hidden under self-justified disdain, of course) of anything that goes against what someone in authority told you.Read Weil's, Colin Cambell's, John Mac Dougall's stuff, and be your own judge.0 -
PCRM has been repeatedly criticized by the mainstream medical community. The American Medical Association has called PCRM a “fringe organization” that uses “unethical tactics” and is “interested in perverting medical science.” When he was the AMA’s Vice President for Scientific Affairs, Dr. Jerod M. Loeb wrote that PCRM was “officially censured” by the AMA. That statement also condemned PCRM for supporting “a campaign of misinformation against important animal research of AIDS.” And the American Academy of Neurology has denounced PCRM for “engag[ing] in a multi-year crusade against the March of Dimes including protests directed at March walkers, volunteers, and donors.”
http://www.physicianscam.com/articles/7things.php
PCRM is basically PETA in disguise. They're funded by PETA, the president is the life-partner of PETA's president, PCRM employees write for PETA, but they wanted to try to come up with a way to look like there was medical reasoning for their animal-activist beliefs - thus the birth of the PCRM.
Heck, the PCRM is closely linked to animal-activist organizations officially classified as "terrorists" by the US government. The president of the PCRM was written letters on these terrorist-organizations letterheads ... They're THAT closely linked...0 -
I see that it's been mentioned, but I'll reiterate that you could have low iron. I was feeling terrible - tired, weak, getting lots of headaches - and low iron turned out to be the culprit. Read up on the symptoms and see if it fits you, best thing would be to see your doctor and get it checked.0
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Im a vegan and have had the same problem. It helped a lot when I started to take a supplement that had iron and b vitamins. Congratulations on going vegan0
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115 pounds for a 5'4 individual is a bit underweight. I am 5'5 and my goal is 130. Being underweight can do just as much damage as being overweight.0
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115 pounds for a 5'4 individual is a bit underweight. I am 5'5 and my goal is 130. Being underweight can do just as much damage as being overweight.
Lean, yes .. but considering the muscle definition, NOT underweight.
... and here's 5'4" and 117lbs from mybodygallery.com:
Again, seemingly a healthy-looking weight.0 -
I'm so down. I had some blood work done because I was tired all the time and there were some abnormalities. For example, normal thyroid levels are between 0.25-4.94 but mine was <0.01! I had no idea it could even go that low. I also had very high red blood cell count which I'm not sure has anything to do with being vegan. I don't know if i developed all this because I have beer vegan for 3 months now or I was always this way. I never went in for blood tests before until yesterday. This is why I had so much trouble losing weight in spite of working out every single day! I was beginning to wonder...has anyone experienced this???0
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You aren't enough at all. Not enough food, not enough food with nutrients, not enough protein or variety.
I eat pescatarian with no dairy. My food dairy is open if you want to check it out.
Please learn about vegan nutrition.0 -
PCRM has been repeatedly criticized by the mainstream medical community. The American Medical Association has called PCRM a “fringe organization” that uses “unethical tactics” and is “interested in perverting medical science.” When he was the AMA’s Vice President for Scientific Affairs, Dr. Jerod M. Loeb wrote that PCRM was “officially censured” by the AMA. That statement also condemned PCRM for supporting “a campaign of misinformation against important animal research of AIDS.” And the American Academy of Neurology has denounced PCRM for “engag[ing] in a multi-year crusade against the March of Dimes including protests directed at March walkers, volunteers, and donors.”
http://www.physicianscam.com/articles/7things.php
PCRM is basically PETA in disguise. They're funded by PETA, the president is the life-partner of PETA's president, PCRM employees write for PETA, but they wanted to try to come up with a way to look like there was medical reasoning for their animal-activist beliefs - thus the birth of the PCRM.
Heck, the PCRM is closely linked to animal-activist organizations officially classified as "terrorists" by the US government. The president of the PCRM was written letters on these terrorist-organizations letterheads ... They're THAT closely linked...
hey there. you and Neanderthin need to quit. you guys don't believe in veganism, you don't believe in holistic medicine. great. wonderful.
now let's have this anti-vegan and anti-holistic discussion in a different thread and actually discuss the OP? sound good?
and yeah OP, I echo others' sentiments, you're just not eating enough. Being a vegan does take an awful lot of research and you really need to know how your body works and what nutrients you require. A B12 supplement is necessary. and you will need to boost those calories a bit. if you feel tired and hungry, that's your body telling you it needs more energy! and calories = energy. simple as that.
Good luck!
(oh, and Dr Andrew Weil is actually very well respected)0 -
I'm 34, and I am vegan. From what I see you are eating too much "processed" foods..... You need to try whole foods instead to make up your balance of nutrients.0
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I would suggest if you are struggling with ethics of things, you spend a holiday in a farming community where soy, quinoa, and other high on the food chain vegan foods are produced. I have lived in deep deep farming country and worked for them for my whole life, and for ethical reasons I could never be a vegan. Unsustainable, the insane inputs to grow them, what it is doing for the environment (ever tried to raise a bee or a garden when you are surrounded by farmland that is sprayed 1-2x a week for bugs because dem bugs just LOVE the soybeans?), and what it does for my health on several counts. I hope for wisdom for you and health for me who lives in the middle of this farmland and inhales all this wonderful vegan spray. . .
Sorry my ethics for being a vegan/vegetarian/pescatarian still win out. That's why I buy organic and avoid soy. Farm to Fridge gives me nightmares.0 -
no vegan should require laxatives. i say that with all seriousness, with much experience. if you do, somethings wrong. i mean, it's well known that if you're vegan, you poop a lot. it's a good thing. requiring laxatives is worth going to a doctor over.0
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no vegan should require laxatives. i say that with all seriousness, with much experience. if you do, somethings wrong. i mean, it's well known that if you're vegan, you poop a lot. it's a good thing. requiring laxatives is worth going to a doctor over.
ain't that the truth0 -
I would suggest if you are struggling with ethics of things, you spend a holiday in a farming community where soy, quinoa, and other high on the food chain vegan foods are produced. I have lived in deep deep farming country and worked for them for my whole life, and for ethical reasons I could never be a vegan. Unsustainable, the insane inputs to grow them, what it is doing for the environment (ever tried to raise a bee or a garden when you are surrounded by farmland that is sprayed 1-2x a week for bugs because dem bugs just LOVE the soybeans?), and what it does for my health on several counts. I hope for wisdom for you and health for me who lives in the middle of this farmland and inhales all this wonderful vegan spray. . .
Stuff like 'quinoa' isn't "vegan foods", it's food that happens to be vegan. Vegans aren't driving the quinoa industry, and to suggest that is just silly, as if 'meat eaters' somehow don't support destructive farming in addition to supporting the meat industry. Not to mention, any industry can be abusive, so misdirecting to that while ignoring that the meat industry is far, far, more destructive and vile is just plain silly. Can both be improved? Certainly. But in the meantime, animals aren't dying wholesale for my meals.
And furthermore, the vast majority of vegans i know source their veggies as locally as possible.
And no, I'm not currently vegan, but I have been.0 -
A vegan diet can be perfectly healthy if you are educated and diligent about meeting your macro and micronutrients.
http://www.vegansociety.com/lifestyle/nutrition/
http://www.happycow.net/vegan_nutrition101.html
Please do a little research on what your body needs - I've provided two resources above - and also, do not hesitate to look through my diary for ideas.0 -
It doesn't look like your daily menu adds up anywhere NEAR 1500. Add more food and eat more protein.0
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