New Posts For Thread: Bill Clinton a Veganhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/28212007/Bill_Clinton_a_VeganThis is for Solf,www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/08/18/bill.clint...I applaud people taking control of their health and well-being. I gotta say BC looks goodThis thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zone.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/28212007/Bill_Clinton_a_Vegan?post_id=506118899#506118899This thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zone.Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:25:15 -0500That's pretty much where I'm at. Due to a bladder condition, I can't have soy and many vegetables and fruits (anything citrusy or with acid is a no-no for me). I was a vegetarian for 7 years (ha, I even made my parents by a tofuturkey one year for Thhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/28212007/Bill_Clinton_a_Vegan?post_id=505778185#505778185That's pretty much where I'm at. Due to a bladder condition, I can't have soy and many vegetables and fruits (anything citrusy or with acid is a no-no for me). I was a vegetarian for 7 years (ha, I even made my parents by a tofuturkey one year for ThThu, 25 Aug 2011 11:07:06 -0500Nice post, Solf!http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/28212007/Bill_Clinton_a_Vegan?post_id=505777941#505777941Nice post, Solf!Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:01:47 -0500Raw foodism is pretty much as it sounds, Wgal--eating only uncooked veggies and fruits although some people do eat a bit of raw milk dairy or sashimi (slices of raw fish.) Most raw foodists eat vegan, though.The ideal is to eat nothing but raw vegetahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/28212007/Bill_Clinton_a_Vegan?post_id=505762601#505762601Raw foodism is pretty much as it sounds, Wgal--eating only uncooked veggies and fruits although some people do eat a bit of raw milk dairy or sashimi (slices of raw fish.) Most raw foodists eat vegan, though.The ideal is to eat nothing but raw vegetaThu, 25 Aug 2011 03:15:25 -0500Dot--when you have minute could you describe what raw foodism consists of?Don't worry--I'm not going to try it--I'd just like to know what it is.Thanks for any info.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/28212007/Bill_Clinton_a_Vegan?post_id=505762399#505762399Dot--when you have minute could you describe what raw foodism consists of?Don't worry--I'm not going to try it--I'd just like to know what it is.Thanks for any info.Thu, 25 Aug 2011 02:57:59 -0500Dot--hi. Thanks for sharing your story. What a journey for you!I have found that after my own experience wbich was really quite shocking in the intensity of the cravings for meat (though IMO craving is much too mild a word for what I went through) anhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/28212007/Bill_Clinton_a_Vegan?post_id=505762373#505762373Dot--hi. Thanks for sharing your story. What a journey for you!I have found that after my own experience wbich was really quite shocking in the intensity of the cravings for meat (though IMO craving is much too mild a word for what I went through) anThu, 25 Aug 2011 02:55:51 -0500Solf, you're welcome to the use of my variation on that old saying, "Open mouth, insert leg, gnaw on kneecap," when I'm at my most egregious in that sense. :-(Okay, as Solf may recall since she and I had a few go-rounds once about her insistence thathttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/28212007/Bill_Clinton_a_Vegan?post_id=505761909#505761909Solf, you're welcome to the use of my variation on that old saying, "Open mouth, insert leg, gnaw on kneecap," when I'm at my most egregious in that sense. :-(Okay, as Solf may recall since she and I had a few go-rounds once about her insistence thatThu, 25 Aug 2011 02:18:16 -0500Solf--hi. I'm going to tell you my story. This is not a judgment or a criticism--far from it--on anything you or anyone else here has said--it's just my story.Several years ago I decided to do away with meat in my diet because I decided it would be hhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/28212007/Bill_Clinton_a_Vegan?post_id=505760203#505760203Solf--hi. I'm going to tell you my story. This is not a judgment or a criticism--far from it--on anything you or anyone else here has said--it's just my story.Several years ago I decided to do away with meat in my diet because I decided it would be hWed, 24 Aug 2011 23:45:45 -0500Gotta wonder what anyone's sending a donation to BClinton has to do with anything here.But oh well--yada yada i guess.....http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/28212007/Bill_Clinton_a_Vegan?post_id=505760135#505760135Gotta wonder what anyone's sending a donation to BClinton has to do with anything here.But oh well--yada yada i guess.....Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:39:34 -0500President Clinton turned 65 this week and I'm glad. As I mentioned I sent a nominal contribution to his foundation because of the excellent work they do in this world. He makes the world a better place on a big scale. May he have many more birthdays.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/28212007/Bill_Clinton_a_Vegan?post_id=505753157#505753157President Clinton turned 65 this week and I'm glad. As I mentioned I sent a nominal contribution to his foundation because of the excellent work they do in this world. He makes the world a better place on a big scale. May he have many more birthdays.Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:11:18 -0500