A vegan or plant-based diet does not include any animal products, including meat, dairy products, and eggs. If people eat right, vegan diets can be very nutritious, reduce the risk of chronic disease and promote weight loss. What is the difference between being a vegetarian and vegan?
We all know that vegetarians do not eat meat, fish, or chicken. In addition to being vegetarian, vegan people will not consume other animal meat, they also avoid the by-products such as eggs, dairy products, honey, leather, fur, silk, wool, cosmetics, and soaps derived from animal products.
Vegan diets tend to include plenty of fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, and seeds. Eating a variety of these foods will provide a wide range of important vitamins, minerals, healthful fats, and protein. People following this diet should, however, take care to get key nutrients that people usually consume in animal products. These nutrients include iron, protein, calcium, vitamin B-12, and vitamin D.
4 reasons why a vegan diet is good for you:
It introduces you to more fibre:
Nutritionists recommend that people consume 25 to 38 grams of fibre per day. Because fibre is only found in plant foods like fruits and vegetables, vegans tend to eat more fibre than people who eat diets high in meat and cheese. Dietary fibre is necessary for healthy and fast digestion. As a result, people on a vegan diet generally experience better digestion and better bowel movements. This is why this diet is a win-win in this department.
Weight loss:
Weight loss is something very hard to achieve. No matter what you may do, the numbers on our weighing scale, seem unshakable but this diet can help you in getting those numbers down. Due to dietary restrictions, many new vegans can lose pounds. This is good news for anyone interested in losing weight. Cutting meat and high-fat cheese mean reducing saturated fat and lower calorie foods like salads and fresh produce. This also means that traditional cakes and butter desserts (such as biscuits) have disappeared from your routine cravings. If your doctor recommends you lose weight, a vegan diet can be a good choice.
It helps enrich cognitive behaviour:
Research on specific foods suggests that a vegan diet can be beneficial for cognitive function and mental health. Ingestion of phytochemicals is higher in vegans, which has a positive effect on mental health. In contrast, inadequate vitamin B-12 intake, which is common among vegans, can have adverse effects on the nervous system and cognitive functions such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease.
It is good for the animals
Preparation of Vegan foods will not directly kill or harm animals. This eliminates the need for mass slaughter and violation of animal welfare in factories and small farms. This alone is enough to convince many animal lovers that a vegan lifestyle is right for them.
Reasons why a vegan diet can be bad for you:
Nutritional Deficiencies
While the vegan diet is healthy, there are still some potential problems that need to be addressed. Researchers have found that vegans often lack calcium for bone formation, muscle contraction, and other important functions. Vitamin B-12 and protein is another nutrient that may be lacking, as it is mostly found in animal foods. Vitamin B-12 is essential for healthy nerve function and blood cell production and these deficiencies can lead to a disease called pernicious anemia.
Make you socially isolated:
Food selection can become the focus of scrutiny by friends, family, colleagues, and other acquaintances. Nowadays veganism has become more and more common and plant-based foods are more readily available, but you may still be asked or asked why you choose this lifestyle. Also, those who do not know how to adapt to the diet may exclude you from the parties and events. Even worse, they may invite you to eat non-vegetarian foods.
There aren’t many options available:
When going to restaurants, traveling, or visiting friends, finding vegan foods can be a hard thing to do. Many restaurants don't have a vegan main course, so you can get in trouble by eating rice and beans or ordering french fries. Similarly, many cultural events and holidays include meat, so it's hard to accept the idea of Thanksgiving without turkey or Independence Day without hamburgers. But perhaps more importantly, it can cause discomfort to your friends and family.
Difficult to cook for
Just because it is challenging to make things the vegan style, while you are on this diet, you will be spending a lot of time in the kitchen trying new things. A vegan diet can make things easier and also harder, so before making a decision, make sure you ask your doctor and also your mind – are you ready for a fun and bumpy ride?
Privacy
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from us (the “Site”).
PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information”.
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
- “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- “Web beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.
Additionally when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers), email address, and phone numbers. We refer to this information as “Order Information”.
When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfil any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
- Communicate with you;
- Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
- When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.
We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimise our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Shopify to power our online store--you can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy. We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site -- you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
BEHAVIOURAL ADVERTISING
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.
You can opt out of targeted advertising by using the links below:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
- Google: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
DO NOT TRACK
Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.
YOUR RIGHTS
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfil contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States
DATA RETENTION
When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
CHANGES
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
MINORS
The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 16.
CONTACT US
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us.
-
How can I download an ebook?
This is very easy! You will be prompted to download our diet guides directly from the order confirmation screen, after you have sent payment, giving you immediate access to the guides. You may need to wait for up to 30 seconds for the link to appear but you will see a loading graphic when they ebook’s link is loading. Equally, you shall receive a link to download via email too. This will be to any email address you nominate when you purchase the ebook. This is very helpful if you wish to download to other devices.
-
Can I download to multiple devices?
Yes you can download to multiple devices, as aided by our email download link but please note that some devices do not allow automatic download from email. You may need to download to desktop or laptop and transfer over. All of our ebooks are PDF based so you can read on any device which allows PDF files.
-
How can I pay?
You can pay using all mainstream cards and payment systems including: Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Maestro, Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay. Please note that we have an SLL certificate and encrypted checkout powered by Stripe which is a reliable payment system ensuring that third parties, as well as ourselves, shall not be able to view your full card details providing you with peace of mind to shop with us today.
-
Can I share the content?
You may share in the same way you would be expected to share a hardcopy book. Strictly, you may not make one or multiple copies of our products as the copyright is protected against fraud. You certainly can’t upload for public use or sell on in any way of form. You may share from your device in private with friends and family only.