"Carrot tastes so intensely sweet, each bite of that colorful raw juicy capsicum feel so pleasure, my taste bud is so improved, my skin looks clearer, radiant and nourish; Vitamin C consumption on daily basis is really help for anti-aging. That is what virtually seen. Innerly, I feel nurtured."
It has been about two years, since the day I decided to turn vegan. Time apparently flies pretty fast without me noticed, it has been a lot of amendment that I had put into my life. From changing the eating habit to remodeling the way of how I perceive world. I am now be more mindful and stay present at my best. Too much dwelling on the past or overthinking about future is not something that benefits me at any cost, in my opinion at least. Consistency on developing and practicing micro habits does its own magic; it keeps me motivated, provides me with an exceptional energy on pushing myself closer to things that I want to achieve in life.
People are wondering, colleagues of mine some of them have keep been asking me what made me or why I commit to such this drastic action to turn into vegan. Wouldn't I feel like lacking-something-in-life; not experiencing various choices of tempting foodies or in another words to give up on those such aromatic Asian-Spiced Grilled Seafoods, crispy Honey Roasted Chicken, Braised-Beef Short Ribs and so on? I said, "Nope. No more. I have plenty long list not to feel so buddy." Frankly speaking, at first yes it was pretty challenging to face the crave of having bites of shrimp tender texture in my bowl of extra spicy Thailand-Tom Yum hot soup. But to compare with how amazing the feeling of having greater energy after eating a large bowl of Quinoa Salad with Turmeric-Tofu Dipped with Special Peanut Sauce, I don't mind at all to shrug off any breathing-living-type-ingredients in my every groceries list ever since.
How by being vegan would benefits you the same?
Very less tendency for a vegan to have an unwanted excess-fat issue, heart failure
As if you are well aware, animal sources/products contain high amount of saturated fats and cholesterol. Cholesterol is biosynthesized by all animal cells and is an essential structural component of animal cell membranes. High cholesterol will develop fatty deposits in your blood vessels. Eventually, these deposits grow, making it difficult for enough blood to flow through your arteries.
When this happens, it could form a clot that causes a heart attack or stroke.
Don't you have a dream of having long life with an amazing health condition, free-heart disease, no? Maybe playing with your grandchild at your own home yard somewhere in countryside in any of your favorite country that you and wife have choose to settle down, with a lake next to it facing a spectacular sunset every evening.
Abundance energy and stamina, you aren't whining tired every time doing your daily activities
Imagine feeling your body remains 'light' after having this mouth-watering big bowl of Vegan Milky Oatmeal in the morning, have it after wake up from your sleep and you find yourself stay energetic, feeling excellent to start your day. Combined with a 10 minutes meditation after filling your tummy with that decent nutrients, you probably could finish up those 8 hours task into 4 hours if you choose not to day-dreaming again today. Unlike having big breakfast with those oily processed foods, cheesed-grilled country sausages, two eggs and two cuts of thick bacon, you might feel too-full and causing you sleepy after had it. You give a week try for both type of meals. You execute this home-experiment first and may thank me later.
Reverse or slowing down the effect of skin aging
Yes indeed, aging is part of a natural process for an immortal human being like us have to pass it before we die. Somehow, we may slow the process down and there are certain foods that proven beneficial for you to take note and consume regularly if you wish to have a well-maintained and an elastic free-wrinkle skin despite when you are at your forties or above.
L-ascorbic acid or also well known as Vitamin C, beneficial for skin. It's richly found in fresh fruits and vegetables such as citrus fruits; orange, lime, tangerine, guava and chili pepper too! L-ascorbic acid is water-soluble antioxidant, works as free radical scavengers and repair the oxidized membrane bound in our body. Meanwhile Vitamin E or it also called as tocopherols, also reacts as antioxidant but this one is fat-soluble. Vitamin E can be found in vegetable oils like wheat germ oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil and seeds, corn and soy. This intake of natural vitamin E products helps against collagen cross linking and lipid peroxidation, which are both linked to aging of the skin. In addition, carrots, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, mangos and papaya dense with beta-carotene, another highly effective antioxidants type of foods. The use of antioxidants is an effective approach to prevent symptoms related to photo-induced aging of the skin.
To conclude,
There are abundance of benefits you would attain by just changing your diet from animal products/sources food to whole plant-based diet. You definitely will obtain whatever nutrients that human body required; protein from tofu, tempeh, lentil, beans and legumes, phytonutrients, minerals, etc. as I know some people out there are sort of worried they are not going to get protein by eating plant-based meal. This my research's content are mostly physical benefits, I will create another content of how by just be vegan could impact your mental and also financially in a very positive way too. Try sit and give a think about thinking, to just first start with simply one fine day, experience the feeling of be vegan. You will appreciate yourself more. It is for me to tell, it is for you to find out!