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September 05, 2006
The vegan/mind connection
I've been reading this guy's stuff, and in his Do It Now article, he writes:
During the summer before my last semester in college (1993), I became a lacto-ovo vegetarian, and I noticed a decent boost in my energy and especially in my ability to concentrate. Four years later (1997) I became a complete vegan (no animal products at all), and I've been one ever since, and this yielded an even bigger boost.
I'm interested that he mentions his ability to concentrate... according to my nutrition teacher, Paul Pitchford, the consciousness of the things we eat affects our own consciousness. The more sentient its source, the more a food can "cloud" our mind.
So while Paul doesn't recommend veganism necessarily for everyone, he noted several times that the main reason he chooses to be vegan is because he "likes the way his mind feels" that way.
Posted by Josh A. at September 5, 2006 01:34 AM