The Mission of this Site

As you might be aware, my mother got diagnosed with one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer early last year. I moved back to Florida just 10 months after moving to California from Florida. My mother was a mess and I was a mess in a different way. We're both so much better now. (My better status doesn't mean that I have much time to delete or modify the old stuff, which might be pathetic content wise. I noticed a few errors that are cringe worthy.)

Finding about ex-vegans gave me a healthy dose of skepticism and critical thinking in general. This has proved very helpful. If I was to heed the advice of conventional, Western medicine, which is not based on nutrition, or ignore out-of-patent, generic, and more effective drugs that work better with less side effects, my mother would be either dead or severely debilitated. She is neither. Yay Mom!

Yay to Rhys Southan whose ex-vegan story began my hobby in nutrition. My mother is alive and kicking today partially because of this hobby. Personally, I feel that it is God Who guided me inwardly from the very beginning. Others might call it the law of attraction or just plain luck. No matter: I am grateful to whatever the-great-thing-that-transpired-in-my-life is called that sent me in this direction.


Original Intent of this site on 12/6/10 at 5:17 pm Pacific Time:

The mission of this site is to present the reasons why there are ex-vegans from a nutritional standpoint. However, sometimes I write from a psychological and/or spiritual perspective because it's really intertwined with the diet for many people.

I may be way off on the deep end or I may have some insight, that's for you to determine for yourself. I was very much shaken and sad to realize that my most beloved diet was not perfect for everyone. I had to address the question: If this is the "One Diet to Rule Them All" then there shouldn't be any ex-vegans?

But there is no diet like that. And there are ex-vegans.

What I want is a place, a resource, where a vegan who is groggy, has nose bleeds, cavities, hair loss, low libido, and so forth can turn to to get some ideas in regular everyday language. Such as: Groggy, foggy, can't concentrate? Check this out vegan dude... Simple ones such as natural mineral salt with the natural iodine, kelp, using oil in your kale salad, cooking your carrots, and other ideas like that. Getting healthy and feeling healthy may come down to something simple. It is that way in coding many times.

People feeling sick or tired need to know that they are not alone and they need a safe place to come to without being lambasted for failing or feeling bad on the most "precious" (using another LOTR term) diet. People who are thriving on the vegan diet sometimes take it as a personal affront if everyone is not thriving on it. Well, sorry to say, once again, "We are not clones of Donald Watson". Yeah, I'm sick of hearing it too.

I am not an expert. No one is an expert if you equate being an expert with some kind of omniscience. You need to discern and determine all aspects of your life and the questions and problems before you. If you want sound vegan nutrition advice, go to VeganHealth.org and JackNorrisRD.com. Why is he better than an MD like Dr. MacDougall? Because he has no monetary gain or reputation (God like status) to protect and his motivations are freaking awesome, that's why! If you are a heart patient, go to a doctor.

Use this site at your own risk. Be mad at me if you want. When I have time in January, I will fix this site up and clean up the writing, or trade with a writer. I'm not a writer, I'm an artist.