Comments on: Nina Planck Stirs the Pot; Vegans Get Steamed: Film At Eleven

By: A Non-Vegan Response to “Death By Veganism” | Accidental Hedonist

Thu, 03 May 2012 16:49:05 +0000

[...] Non-Vegan Response to “Death By Veganism”Barbara of Tigers & Strawberries gives one of the better responses to Nina Plank’s “Death By Veganism” op-ed.As a side note, one of the things that [...]

By: Sheryl

Sheryl — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:35:25 +0000

I began my mothering journey as a vegetarian and many of my peers were vegan. We were told by many physicians that we were “dream” patients because of our low-fat diets. We breastfed for an extended time period and believed that the vegetarian diet was progressive and good for the earth. As I look around now at my peers, many of those who were vegan have chronic health problems and have begun to eat traditionally to repair their bodies. Their children, after weaning, began to have health issues (bone density, falling short on the growth charts, attention issues). Soy is a very dangerous food. Every endocrinologist I saw while going through my own health crisis, told me that thyroid disease and other thyroid dysfunctions can be triggered by soy. Fermented, organic soy, that has been traditionally eaten in Asian countries is a far cry from the soy products in the states. My friends from India, who were raised vegan, tell me about the anemia and thyroid problems among Indian women. We need good fats to support our endocrine and immune systems. Humanely, lovingly raised animals have been an important part of human history and eating. We can sometimes forget that we are just as much a part of the cycle of life as all other animals. With humility, I learned to eat meat again and embrace the ways of my grandmothers. After my full circle journey, I can say that I appreciate the work of Nina Planck. It’s not always popular to point out uncomfortable truths. I do agree that the vegan diet was not the heart of the problem with the cited case, but maybe the uncomfortable op-ed will spur better discussion about nutrition and the importance of fats and grass-fed, organic meat sources.

By: Spicy Grapefruit Coleslaw | recipe from FatFree Vegan Kitchen

Spicy Grapefruit Coleslaw | recipe from FatFree Vegan Kitchen — Tue, 31 May 2011 14:40:47 +0000

[...] lauded Nina Planck’s book last year, but she has turned me back into a regular reader with this articulate rebuttal of the NY Times [...]

By: Jessamine

Jessamine — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:11:11 +0000

I know this is a bit late but as a vegan I was outraged that these people (who may have been mentally ill or intellectually subnormal judging by information released about the case) were typecast as the normal vegan parents by a lot of ill-informed people. The author of the article discussed certainly did not help in this matter. Thank you for this post

By: Dean

Dean — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:57:00 +0000

“As a practitioner most of the vegans I see are struggling with their health, while trying to convince themselves they are “healthy””

Practitioner of what? I’ve been vegan for the past ten years, and have had a yearly physical which I pass with flying colours (yes, including B12). Tons of vegans out there. They don’t live any shorter, weirdly enough. It’s interesting that there’s always an anti-vegan who knows a lot of vegans who are ‘struggling.’ It never fails.

I am unimpressed that you choose to associate yourself with a person who wrote a bunch of mumbo-jumbo a while ago, masquerading it as fact. That would make me very suspicious of whatever you are, frankly, peddling.