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The reasons are many but in its simplest form it comes down to the fact that physiologically we are mammals and as such our "organism" does best with whole, fresh, unprocessed plant based foods. While some argue that animal based products also suit our physiology I would contend that from a purely physiologic sense animal products should only ever count for a small percentage of a diet. However when you further consider the degree of processing undergone by most animal products, the environmental impacts, the varying ethical issues, and the fact that even "natural" organic local animal products cause disproportionately higher amounts of inflammation to our systems and require a greater degree of digestions to absorb nutrients compared to plant based whole food nutrition - its plants that trump all for optimal health and wellbeing.

Debates aside, its easy enough to decide for one's own self: undertake a 30 day challenge both see and feel the difference - higher energy levles, less aches and pains, clearer mental acuity, improved immune functioning, and if you took it a step furtehr and checked all yoru bio-chemistry you would see marked impriovements in all organ systems.

The key is approaching a diet of natural whole unprocessed plant based foods with a strategy that is individualized to meet your particular health & lifestyle needs. how to devise such a strategy? Easiest is to start talking to the many others that have done so and learn from them, speak to your health care provider(s), keep a journal to reflect on your own experience and continue to learn and evolve. It is not a "static" solution, rather a dynamic interplay of factors that will continually change and evolve through your life, and the more you are attuned to the dynamics of it the more nutrition will become "intuitive" and "second nature" and not some contorted academic brain exercise.

Just remember that every tissue, every cell, every molecule, every chemical process in your body is comprised of and directed by the molecules you put in your mouth in the form of food and nutrition. High quality coming in means high quality functioning. We are the only "mammals" for whom this is not a pure and simple intuitive truth - unfortunately advertising and social paradigms have done much to create disordered ways of eating. So just step away from all the food "emotions" and "internal reasoning" and start giving your body what it wants and needs. You'll be amazed.

Wishing you well on your journey.

Keep Rising.