- Joined
- May 17, 2015
- Reaction score
- 21
- Lifestyle
- Vegan
Ok, so we all know about the scary side of meat eating and those gawd awful documentaries that show the suffering of the poor, helpless animals. I know where to find them when I need them.. which I won't, they're preaching to the choir at this point, I don't need the imagery. My mother on the other hand...
I recently came home to visit and found my mother in poor health. She's overweight, suffering the usual western diet side effects (guts, skin, moods etc) and I couldn't hack how she was eating. Nothing real in her kitchen aside from a couple veggies for her fat laden sandwiches and some filtered water.. small miracles lol. She actually eats "healthier" than a lot of typical eaters, but she also eats out and drinks etc.. and she doesn't STOP eating. She eats the typical highly processed foods that actually cause people to be hungrier in the long run. She seems completely at a loss as to how she gained weight.. she's eating "healthy foods" lol. Oh food industry, how I loathe thee
ANYway.. I want her to watch the documentaries that are out there, but I don't need the scary imagery. I sat down to watch one with her the other day and of course they threw in the torture for good measure and she can't watch it, so completely misses the point (I know.. if you can't watch it you shouldn't eat it, but most people miss that point as well). What I really want, is something that shows her what she's doing to HERSELF. She's an addict like most, so won't be thinking too heavily on the animals just yet.. that can come later, but she needs to know what she's doing to herself with all the processed foods and animal products. Any suggestions?
I recently came home to visit and found my mother in poor health. She's overweight, suffering the usual western diet side effects (guts, skin, moods etc) and I couldn't hack how she was eating. Nothing real in her kitchen aside from a couple veggies for her fat laden sandwiches and some filtered water.. small miracles lol. She actually eats "healthier" than a lot of typical eaters, but she also eats out and drinks etc.. and she doesn't STOP eating. She eats the typical highly processed foods that actually cause people to be hungrier in the long run. She seems completely at a loss as to how she gained weight.. she's eating "healthy foods" lol. Oh food industry, how I loathe thee
ANYway.. I want her to watch the documentaries that are out there, but I don't need the scary imagery. I sat down to watch one with her the other day and of course they threw in the torture for good measure and she can't watch it, so completely misses the point (I know.. if you can't watch it you shouldn't eat it, but most people miss that point as well). What I really want, is something that shows her what she's doing to HERSELF. She's an addict like most, so won't be thinking too heavily on the animals just yet.. that can come later, but she needs to know what she's doing to herself with all the processed foods and animal products. Any suggestions?