in praise of a (more) vegetarian lifestyle

[greenorelse]

In fact, my diet is now infinitely more varied than it was as a meat-eater,

Snap.

And no, I don't spend my whole life passing wind, which many people ask me!

Your gut flora change in balance to deal with what you eat so yes, occasional beans or mushy peas give most folk the pharts but a healthy mixed diets which includes a good proportion of beans and legumes makes for a healthy gut with few stinky breezes.

I also have infinitely more energy, don't catch as many colds, and have become strangely bendy and flexible (I have no idea how this has happened!)

Defo fewer colds and generally more healthy but not the last bit.

[Berti]

grubbysoles, GOOD for you!!! in many ways :)
you are lucky to live in the UK, where its easier to be vegan than it is in the NL.
(especially when being outdoors and eating out )
I found it tough to go vegan (tried 6 months) at a time when my life was a total mess, but still love it and often cook vegan.
plan to try again since in a year or something daughter (carnivore) leaves house.
but I am going to get a soymilk machine soon, so I can make my own stuff like soymilk, yogurt, tofu etc.