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 Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:16 pm
attn Not to argue with your doctor or anything, but I am going to say that they are being a bit overzealous. I was a vegetarian of over nine years when I came into my health problems, though that was only because I did not monitor the lack of protein that my body was maintaining. True you can become very sick due to such a diet change, and I don’t mean to argue with anyone’s opinion, but it is actually better the you are prepared to convert into the life style of a vegetarian. Being very skinny has nothing to do with the diet because not all veggie’s are skinny in fact I know some who could lose up to forty pounds of excess wait, but that is not the issue at hand. You need to stay in touch with your doctor and you need to be able to see the signs if somethings are wrong. I was six years old when I started my veggie diet. The fact of the matter is that I was fine until I got into the teen ages you are experiencing now. When I was in the seventh grade, I do believe it was, my hair started to fall out. I realized it while I was in the shower and thought it was just a few hairs here a few hairs there... nothing to be worried about. Normal right? Nail growth also decreased, and now three years from then I have converted to partial vegetarianism because my hair started falling out in larger amounts. Handfuls actually. My nails don’t grow at all and I haven’t clipped them in over six months. They are near the same length they where when I ten. My condition is irreversible because I chose to ignore the warning signs that said something was wrong and I did not confide in my doctor about my diet. I started to experience episodes of time where I blanked out. My body locked up and I couldn’t move, and it was hard to breath. This was also due to my diet. I hope this scares you at least a little bit because I hope you stay strong to your choices, though I wish every person who starts off into this diet not to fallow into my footsteps. It is a scarier road to take and a dangerous one ... so stay safe and good luck in whatever you choose. I encourage that you stick to your guns. ^.~ Well, it does seem like I lose alot of hair when I brush, but this has been going on for months. I think this is also because my hair is very long, and it is very curly. The reason my hair doesn't look long in the picture I have in my signature is one, I keep my hair tied back almost all the time, and two, it was for prom and my hair was straightened. lol, but heres why I'm not worried. I dread brushing my hair honestly because the brush gets stuck and it hurts like hell, like it would normally feel like if you're hair was pulled out... I assume when you started losing your hair it was completely or relatively painless, am I correct? Anyway, I don't know what happened to you, but I've noticed no changes in my body, and all that has resulted is that I've gotten healthier. I have a completely in depth checkup of my health to prove that.
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 11:13 am
CazaCaz I think babies should have a full diet, because at that age they need the nutrition and they dont understand about it all. but i think as soon as someone decides to be Vegetarian/Vegan, its their choice and should be respected for it. It doesn't matter whether babies understand, because they're fed by their parents. If the parents are competent, then nutrition is no issue.
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:07 pm
I'm 12, vegan, good at running, and like doing physical (strength) activities.. there's no "too young", I was vegetarian at 11, became vegan at 12. Moving onto 13 right now.. but I will always feel like a kid.. ;D
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:39 am
Laurylina She claims that young teens should eat everything; that a diet consisting only of fish, eggs, and dairy products is not enough for a 13-year-old's changing body. My dad says it's all right as long as I eat protein-rich foods and eat vitamins, while my mom says that changing my diet like this is a thing only to be concerned by older people who are health-conscious. Add in the fact that I'm very skinny and not too many people would agree with my decision. Is there really such thing as being "too young" for vegetarianism? I kind of agree... You should include more vegetables and fruits in there. sad Eventually you can wean off the dairy and ingest more soymilk or soy yogurt, etc., all of which is just as good but much healthier. You get more vitamins and protein from soy. My brother finally did away with milk and started following my example of drinking soymilk. He said it helps him feel more energetic at work. He also said that when he avoids meat like I do, that helps him feel more energized. We get our protein from tofu/soy and other beans, or nut sources. I refer to Vegan Planet (amazingly informational book btw) to make sure I'm using recipes which are well rounded for our needs so we don't end up lacking.
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Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:43 pm
Your doctor should go crawl in a hole.
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:37 am
Laurylina She claims that young teens should eat everything; that a diet consisting only of fish, eggs, and dairy products is not enough for a 13-year-old's changing body. My dad says it's all right as long as I eat protein-rich foods and eat vitamins, while my mom says that changing my diet like this is a thing only to be concerned by older people who are health-conscious. Add in the fact that I'm very skinny and not too many people would agree with my decision. Is there really such thing as being "too young" for vegetarianism? The truth is that doctors don't really know to much about diet. They don't usually get trained in it and go by the widely believed stuff, like the protein/iron myth. My doctor suggested supplements, but you can easily get it from food. Nuts and beans are a good source of protein, but you might as well say food is a good source of protein because you only need a little bit each day that you usually would get if you are eating vegetables, grains etc. They also might say that you will be eating more carbs and might gain more weight, but the truth is that your body was designed to be a carb-based diet. The only food that is carb free is meat, and that is not healthy in anyway.
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 2:59 pm
You don't have to listen to what you doctor's opinion of vegetarianism or whatnot. Everyone has their own opinions...
I know of a doctor who says that all Vegetarian/vegan people are just masking the true problem: an eating disorder. I fought him on that. I probably would get more reception from a brick wall...
I'm thin and vegetarian. He says you're just "afraid of food". He's overweight, and eats "anything and everything". I don't see him anymore. I didn't need to have negative feedback by someone who wouldn't treat "me", but treat me using his biases.
So, be aware, there are doctors out there that have some preconceived notions, and you will have to just respect that, and move on.
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:57 pm
WOW, your doctor doesn't know anything about nutrition. she needs to go back to college, because there's kids that have been veg since birth. your dad's right.
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