VEGANS eat plant-based food – fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes & pulses, nuts & seeds. A well balanced plant-based diet has all the nutrition needed.

VEGANS chose not to consume meat, dairy, eggs, fish or any other animal derived products 

Eg: honey, gelatin

Honey is an animal product and is therefore avoided by VEGANS. Bees produce honey for themselves not for humans. They are often harmed in the honey gathering process.

Commercially, an exploitative process, a lot of bees are factory farmed and live in unnatural conditions. The queen is often artificially inseminated, her wings are clipped to prevent her from leaving the hive and is replaced (killed) after 1 or 2 years (normal life span is around 5 years).

Many bees are killed when the hive is smoked to take out honey. They are transported to pollinate crops and many die in this process.

Culling is a process done either at the end of the pollinating season or when there is an outbreak of disease, where the colony is killed to save costs over the winter months as it’s cheaper to start with a new batch of bees when the season begins again, rather than to look after their existing colony. 

A bee only makes a 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in their lifetime.

Honey can be replaced in your diet by date syrup, maple syrup, agave nectar, molasses and we should avoid purchase of products containing beeswax and honey.

https://theminimalistvegan.com/is-honey-vegan/

https://www.thoughtco.com/vegans-and-honey-127536

Vitamin B12 plays an essential role in the production of your red blood cells and DNA, as well as the proper functioning of your nervous system.

It’s a misconception that one can’t get enough protein on a plant-based diet. Protein is found in almost every food and is it almost impossible to be protein deficient as long as you have a balanced diet. It’s easy to get what is needed from beans, nuts, seeds, grains, soy and vegetables. 

Protein is an essential macronutrient, needed for growth and repair of the body and maintenance of good health. The recommended daily allowance for adults is 0.8 grams per kg. of bodyweight. Unlike animal proteins, plant proteins are high in fibre and without the added saturated fat and cholesterol.

People have to understand that industries have done deceptive marketing in this way and we have been told only the wrong things in it.

The animals which we create by artificial breeding are number of crores and if all those animals are vegetarian then they have to feed grains only.

To feed them, we have cut many forests and grown crores of tons of food grains so that we can feed them enough food for the whole year or for 6 months, and then we can kill them and eat them. Almost all these animals eat 10 to 15 times more grain than us. So because of our eating meat, 10 to 15 times more grains are used.

If everyone became vegan, we would not need to grow so much grain. Starvation will be eradicated, and many forests, water, and many of our resources will also be saved.

Veganism is all about eating a plant-based diet and living a lifestyle that is full of compassion and kindness. So there is no need to consult any doctor to eat good food and lead a good life because a plant-based diet is very good for health. But if you have any health-related problem, then you can definitely consult a doctor. But many diseases can be cured or brought under control because of this vegan diet such as diabetes, high blood pressure, weak bones, etc.

Due to the vegan diet, type 2 diabetes can be cured to a great extent or even completely eradicated.

Reducing oil intake and adopting a vegan diet can lead to a reduction in high blood pressure within a period of 2 to 3 weeks, Many studies show that due to excessive consumption of milk and milk products, the body produces a lot of acids and pulls calcium from your bones to maintain the alkaline balance in the body, so if you consume milk and milk products your bones will become weak. 

Despite common misconceptions that being vegan is expensive, the reality is that veganism can actually be a very cost-effective dietary choice. This is because veganism involves avoiding expensive animal products such as ghee, milk, cheese, eggs, fish, cheese, butter, and meat, and instead emphasizes the consumption of affordable plant-based foods like vegetables, grains, and fruits that are widely accessible in any market. Furthermore, there is no need to purchase expensive or imported vegan products, as a cheap plant-based diet can be easily followed.

After giving up these animal products, you will feel freer because you are living your life ethically and with your beliefs. You don’t need to use any product that is cruel like wool, honey, milk, curd, cheese, leather, etc. Instead, use cruelty-free products that you can easily find anywhere. Today is the era of the internet, you can order products online. Go vegan because it is an affordable, ethical and healthy lifestyle.

YVCare is working to spread awareness and knowledge about Veganism in India. So the first step towards a good and lasting change is to give information and knowledge. We cannot do everything and if we start doing everything then we will not be able to do this work. There is a great need for awareness and knowledge in India because people in India have very little knowledge about Veganism. If we strengthen the foundation today, we will be able to build a better world tomorrow.