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Anybody else watch what the health on netflix (Original Post) MattP Jul 2017 OP
I watched it. You'll never regret going vegan. Binkie The Clown Jul 2017 #1
I should have said Plant Based thank you MattP Jul 2017 #2
Awesome. It's a powerfull bit of work. flvegan Jul 2017 #3
I'm a vegan and also a hospice nurse. I really think this movie can give lots of people false hope. mucifer Jul 2017 #4
How is it false hope? flvegan Jul 2017 #5

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
1. I watched it. You'll never regret going vegan.
Sat Jul 8, 2017, 09:00 PM
Jul 2017

I've been plant based for many years now, and I never felt better. At 72 I feel better now, and have more strength and energy, than I did 20 years ago.

(I prefer the term "plant-based" for myself because my decision to avoid all animal products and refined oils has everything to do with health and almost nothing to do with animal rights. Don't get me wrong, I despise cruelty to animals, but I also wear leather shoes and a leather belt. And besides, diet coke and potato chips is "vegan", but terrible for you. So the word "vegan" doesn't really tell the story of how I eat.)

flvegan

(64,592 posts)
3. Awesome. It's a powerfull bit of work.
Sat Jul 8, 2017, 10:49 PM
Jul 2017

Let us know here how your new diet is going. Any questions, issues, whatever...we're here.

mucifer

(24,831 posts)
4. I'm a vegan and also a hospice nurse. I really think this movie can give lots of people false hope.
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 10:37 AM
Jul 2017

I see what happens when people don't get better from a whole foods vegan diet. I felt that the movie did great with human rights and animal rights. But, the cure for everything meme it put out I believe is untrue.

If someone comes to me and says they watched it and want to become vegan I will encourage them to become vegan. But, I will also tell them to take B12 and to not expect miracles. If they get healthier that's wonderful. But, a lot of people don't.

flvegan

(64,592 posts)
5. How is it false hope?
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 10:34 PM
Jul 2017

I mean, it's an alternative that probably most people haven't been exposed to. Isn't it?

I'm genuinely interested, not just looking for a fight. Thank you for your hospice work. I don't think I could ever do that, and I'm thankful that people are better than me in that regard.

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