Dairy

Yesterday was both good and bad. I had a call from a lady offering me a job in the cute little coffee shop that i've wanted to work in since i was 11. Hopefully after having a 'get to know you' chat with the manager i'll start work sometime next month! Well of course i had a minor binge in a type of celebration/self deprecating way.. So i'm not weighing myself until Sunday, which i'm hoping to see a maximum of 135lbs..

With being a vegan i get asked lots of questions, the main three being, "How do you get protein?", "How do you get calcium?" and "What do you eat?". Okay, first protein can come from nuts, dark leafy veg and soy/rice/nut milk. Right so, dairy and it's numerous problems. Number one being, that the more milk you drink the higher the likelihood of you getting osteoporosis. Why? Because a protein found in milk called Casein is toxic to the body. To counteract this the body uses up it's own calcium stores, which come from our bones to neutralize the Casein. In time our bones become weaker and weaker. Dairy has also so been linked to heart disease. In fact there have been cases where people who have terminal heart disease have cut out all dairy from their diet, and in turn their heart disease has been reversed. No medicine can do this!

On an end note, because i'll be starting a job next month i can no longer do my hair experiment (boo!). But i will be buying 'Lush' products from now on. So i'm now off to have a very soapy bath!!

M x