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You could just go buy vitamins =/.

They're not that expensive =/.

Well, I'd only become lacto-veg. Milking the cow isn't terrible for the animal, as if they do not have a calf, the cow NEEDS to be milked. Eggs, albeit they are un-fertilized when you get them from the store, I have more of a problem with. You can try to make the argument of only becoming lacto, as that is between lacto-ovo and vegan, and less of a sacrifice.

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Processed milk is like that, but not all. I am used to getting milk from a farm near where I live, so I know what it is like. They have about nine cows and four goats. When I drank milk, I got raw milk from either a cow or a goat. There was no forced pregnancies. Raw milk is better for both the cow/goat and people. Less shelf time but more benefits. Soy milk isn't all that good for you, however the isoflavones are good for preventing cancer. Though, the environmental impact isn't great. Raw Almond milk would most likely be the best way to go, for any diet.

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Soy milk is actually pretty good for you, especially in comparison to raw milk, which is easily contaminated and people have died from drinking. The dairy industry is also the leading producer of greenhouse gases and cause of global warming; making consuming dairy worse than driving a Hummer.

Unfortunately, in a capitalist society with a unquenchable demand for animal products where animals are treated as property rather than sentient beings, the farm you buy milk from is far from the norm. After they fail to be profitable, they're still slaughtered. And they still have to be separated from their calves so we can drink their milk. Cows also only mate during certain seasons, so I doubt there is no rape.

If you're passing out from not eating properly, vitamin supplements are not going to help. Of course, neither are milk or eggs.

Are you losing weight, too? Because if you are, and it is rapid, you can accidently develop an eating disorder or go into "anorexia"... so make sure that you stay hydrated and get your B-vitamins, your iron, your calcium, and many other important minerals.

B12 is one of my concerns. I am a vegetarian that tries to be as vegan as my beliefs allow me, and I need to constantly make sure that I am getting enough B vitimins. If fainting is a concern of yours, maybe talking to a nutritionist to get the "veganism figured out" would be a good idea.

Just a thought....

the real problem here is determining if you are actually nutrient deficient or not.

i passed out the other day but it was due to ovulation. i had no idea that was the case, and i was having bad pain in my abdomen, so my mom took me to the ER since i've never passed out in my life. the bloodwork said i wasn't deficient in anything, and they couldn't figure out what was wrong with me. when i explained the pain to my gynocologist about two weeks later she said it was bad luck with ovulation. she's right; it was right when i should have been ovulating and i have pain every other month or so.

you shouldn't switch your diet just because you passed out once; it could have been a number of things. don't let your parents' anti-vegan mongering get to you.

if you really do feel weak a lot, you need to reevaluate what you're eating. i find it hard to believe that your parents would refuse to buy fresh fruits, vegetables, grains, and nuts.