Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
I have read up a lot about "ex-vegans", and I think many have things in common. What I am saying is not
because I feel superior to others because of my choices. I simply feel that eating animals is cruel and selfish.
That humans can get their nutrition from plants and in today's modern sanitized world, supplement with B12.
Many humans become "vegan" because on the outside they believe in what it stands for. Maybe those who
become vegan feel like an outsider to begin with. However, most new vegans become that because of
health reasons, not because of an ethical commitment to the animals themselves. I feel there is a cohesive
lack of balance in health vegans, although I still admire their choice to be different from the crowd.
Another issue in the past several years is the backlash and anger against vegans. Omnivores do not want
anyone reminding them of their participation in animal suffering and slaughter. They want to believe that they are actually
kind, loving humans, not as animal killers. Even just the word "vegan", or being in a social/ food environment with a vegan can
bring up defensiveness. It is much easier to make a choice to eat the death of animals when someone is not reminding you that you do so. Then you have the obsession with omnivores focusing on the B12, the iron in animal flesh--and the often low amounts of those
in vegans. And in condemning soy as "estrogenic" and therefore it must make men feminine (it does not).
There is a fervid defensiveness about eating animals as natural, nice, and normal. Our entire society and
media celebrate savoring the flavors of dead farm animals and fishes. Males seem to attach their masculinity, virility,
strength, to their ability to eat animals at every meal, and even kill the animal themselves. Therefore they believe,
men who do not eat animals are eating vegetables or tofu, which are weak and feminine. Society like conformists, and
being an omnivore is conforming!. It takes strength and fortitude to be different in a world of conformists who think its'
okay to breed and kill the innocent to eat them. some vegans may not enjoy being different and hearing criticisms against being'
vegan.
I do believe the animal agriculture industry has flamed a lot of this backlash. They profit more when humans do not become vegan
and use compassion toward animals. They pay many trolls to make various comments on social media, video's, influencers, etcetera.
Many "vegans" do not eat healthfully or a balanced diet. There are a ton of vegan processed foods out there. And fresh vegetables
and fruits can get avoided. Although many eat the fake meats, many of them are made with GMO ingredients and tons of fat or salt.
Just because it is "vegans" does not make it a healthy or nutritious choice. Many vegans do not take B12 and monitor themselves to have adequate levels. Even vegetarians eating dairy or eggs can have very low B12 levels (as can many omnivores).
Dr. Klaper has a wonderful video about failed vegans. He believes some were used to the high amounts of saturated fats they were eating,
and their body adapted to it and craves it. Vegan food does not have the same stimulating effect.
There is an obsession in the "carnivore" movement. It has become very popular, with many fans glorifying how amazingly
good they feel, and how their former health problems have dissappeared. Likely before, they were not eating healthfully, were eating an imbalanced diet, were severely allergic to something they were eating, they may have been easily lacking B12 and iron (abundant in animal protein), and so on. In addition, they eat 1 1/2-4 pounds of animal daily yet they are ingesting the jacked up adrenaline and stress hormones of those animals. That acts like a drug and gets them high. And feeding off the death of animals is not a loving spiritual choice. The Carnivores think of themselves and satisfying
their palate. It is a personal and selfish choice. The life of the animal is justified as a sacrifice as providing them with their pounds of flesh. Its' utilitarian, not sentient. Black and white.
But few "carnivores" raise and kill the animals they eat. They conveniently let an anonymous human do the disgusting deed for them.
I am staying in an Airbnb now where the male host was vegan, found he had a B12 deficiency, and now adds fish to his diet.
I admire his ability to become vegan, but he made the choice not to monitor and take B12, so he caused his deficiency. This is an irresponsible choice for anyone. Vegans (and vegetarians) must make taking B12 regularly a priority. Many "ex-vegans" were severely B12 (and even iron) deficient.
So those are my thoughts as to why there are "ex-vegans" and some of them end up as the opposite of vegan. They end up blaming the "diet" instead of taking personal responsibility for their food choices as having been imbalanced, inadequate. The irony is that there are millions of
"ex-omnivores" who were also failed by "their diet". namaste'.