I have been thinking about the beliefs that I have and how they might differ from other peoples. When discussing being vegetarian with people, a lot of them have the belief that your body will not be as strong. For example, I was told by a man I worked with that I will be too weak to do anything if I stay vegetarian. This is his belief, and although I do not agree with it, I was interested in hearing why he thought this. My beliefs are very different to this, and I think eating a vegetarian/plant based diet is very healthy. Being a vegetarian is linked to having lower cholesterol levels and less of a chance of getting cancer. It is challenging to change a persons beliefs. I feel by having educating conversations, people may take time to think about why their beliefs are important to them. For instance, when I explained to my coworker the impact of eating meat on the environment, he did not know how damaging it was. This may lead to him developing different beliefs about being vegetarian.
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Darren Clarke commented on Day 26: beliefs 4 years agoHi Alison. It's fantastic hearing about your conversations with others in the last week or so. This is such a big part of going through change, regardless of how those discussions go. It's great that you are reading more about the impacts of the meat industry and the health benefits of being vegetarian / vegan. It's also interesting to know that some of the most elite athletes on the planet also follow a plant based diet e.g. Novak Djokovic, Lewis Hamilton, Venus Williams. There is very solid scientific evidence of the health and environmental benefits of a balanced plant based diet, which you could read up on if you like to add to your knowledge of the topic and engage in conversations with others in the future. I'm interested to know if you still have any beliefs that stop you from trying to make larger changes? Looking forward to reading your future blog posts. Darren Respond
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