Are you still worried about replacing meat and where to get protein? Are you careful about the material of your shoes, your watch or your bag?
Do you know which antioxidant vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamin C rather than vitamin A?
Are you looking for the vegetables that make up your meal in the woods and eat them raw?
Which veganism do you belong to?
There is substitute veganism, that of those who still need to relate "new" food to "old" recipes, sometimes more to be reassured than anything else; here then the vegan lasagna, vegan ice cream and vegan pizza.
We will briefly study the so-called philosophical veganism, based on solid ethical motivations, often laudable, even if still ostracized by our local mainstream culture.
This is followed by healthy veganism, linked to the myriad of articles and short cuts that we find online about the benefits of this or that vegetable, about diseases that can be easily cured with a vegan diet.
Finally, the rarest experimental veganism, of which we find books, blogs, articles and videos (not all of the same level of credibility) of people who want to share their experimental experiences.
Replacement veganism
It is the kind of veganism of those who are still worried about replacing meat and animal derivatives, or of those who, after reading and studying and having made the certainty that in one way or another there is little or nothing to really have to replace, still has a strong connection with the flavors of the old kitchen .
The consumption of meat, archaically linked to hunting and therefore to the adrenal bursts due to it and to the struggle, is connected with a particular form of pleasure close to precise hormonal secretions, and also those who understand rationally that meat should be avoided, still need to try those forms of pleasure.
Hence the need for foods such as seitan, tofu, wheat muscle, all vegan ragù and the latest generation discoveries such as hamburgers, frankfurters, etc.
What are the most classic vegan mistakes at the beginning?
Philosophical veganism
We know well that in the eastern world the vegan diet and respect for all forms of life had been well established for millennia.
In the western world, instead, the concept of compassion and universal love that went beyond the love for family members had to wait until year zero, but already in ancient Greece some very refined philosophers illustrated all the philosophical reasons why should cease to kill and exploit animals for a ultimately avoidable vice .
The philosophical veganisms are those based on a precise ethos, generally interwoven with antispecism and animalism, but also on the most recent reflections due to all the pollution caused by intensive farming. These types of veganisms are attentive not only to diet but also to clothing and many other kinds of products.
Healthy veganism
Many people become vegan mainly for health reasons, after reading some testimonials or some articles. While long ago the scientific apparatuses and official doctors were struggling to accept the idea of veganism, slowly the tension is diminishing, and more and more often the health risks due to the consumption of meat and animal derivatives are recognized.
This type of vegan is not attentive to all kinds of products other than food, and is more willing to change their habits than substitute vegans, partly because they often come to this choice after an illness or a problem with more or less serious health. They are often oriented towards buying organic products.
Experimental veganism
Experimental veganism is that of frontier, of pioneers, of those who are aware (or just convinced) that eating habits must be changed radically, and not just food, all the typical lifestyle of this consumerist era must change : the way in which where one works, where one rests, where one feeds, where one's body is treated.
These pioneers know that by changing lifestyle, bringing it as close as possible to the one considered ideal, the body strongly reduces its own needs in terms of quantity of food, and consumes only a small part of the reserve vitamin stocks, thus reducing the need for supplements or of a continuous feeding.
They are highly motivated people, involved in food, botany, and biochemical studies, who often tend to separate themselves from the common social life but without making it a drama, because in the end it is their conscious choice.