I'm pretty much a vegan. I'd be full on 100% if it weren't for my insatiable appetite for bacon and eggs. And steak, pork chops, sausage, meatballs, bologna, ham, milk, fish, scallops, turkey, chicken, lamb, gravy, cheese.....................
It's not just a southern thing. There's no science to suggest that a vegan diet leads to less occurrences of cancer, longer life, less illness, etc.
I really don't care about the science of it. I tried it and it wasn't for me. The neanderthal knee-jerk reaction that is normally encountered is ridiculous though.
I remember two of my great grandpas and I remember going to my great great grandmother's funeral. She was over 100 years old. They were coal miners and mountain men in the hills of Virginia. The men worked their asses off and the women gardened, canned, cooked, cleaned and kept the household running without pumping their kids full of saccharin aspartame high fructose hydrogenated margarine diet low fat bullshit. My grandpa still eats all the gristle and every damn part of an animal that would make my kids vomit because he was so poor growing up that's just what they had to do. He did have a heart attack about 15 years ago, but no issues since and he's nearing 90.
I firmly believe that we are killing ourselves with science. Modern medicine is great and all, it did save my grandfather when he had his heart attack, but damn at some of the stuff we put in our bodies. Even considering the drugs we take now. This stuff everyone is on nowadays makes cocaine look organic.
