Hi Gregory,

This is not PC to say, but Northern Europeans need more animal protein than others. This is because they (we?) were among the last peoples to take up agriculture and because of adapting to colder climates over the millenias.

So it could biologically be a challenge. I took a meatless diet up off and on throughout my life and I found that I’m good for a month, but then would literally waste away, have zero energy and get sick. My mother would yell at me to eat meat, have an egg or a glass of milk. I would and would instantly get better. I need an enzyme you can only get through animal products. And Vitamin B 12 won’t do it.

On the flip side, if you’re going to do it for moral reasons, consider veganism. Keep in mind that by eating eggs and milk, that too, is cruel to the animals. Where do you think veal comes from? How do you think they get a cow to lactate? And what becomes of the young roosters (you only need one!)? Or the older egg layers? Agriculture is cruel.

But you come first. See how your body reacts to a vegan/vegetarian diet.

And remember! Even the Dali Llama partakes once in a while.

Blessings,

Inky