Poll: Most would not stop eating meat if asked to by their loved one

[haele]

23. For you, that's true. There are a few health conditions that require animal-based protiens.

Not every body is the same, not every body chemistry reacts the same, not everyone can live on the same diet.

Look, I have anemia and going full-on vegetarian requires that I take supplements that give me all sorts of gastric issues.
I don't eat a lot of meat, and certainly not a lot of red meat, but I generally have to have at least three ounces of animal protein every two - three days, or I start getting all sorts of aches, calcium issues, and general malaise.

My vegan GP admitted to me that finally, after looking over two years of lab work (all the while, she was bugging me to go vegetarian) that I need at least a small amount of animal protein every week to be able to function. I'm just a g-d'ed genetic throw-back...
I don't have the luxury to spend up to a quarter of most typical days "relaxing" with half a dozen cups of ginger tea, catmint and bitters while I wait for the bloat and stomach upset to subside just because I have to take a couple gel-caps every day to stave off the anemia, bone density loss, and potential kidney issues, so the occasional BLT, poultry, or portion of lamb shank is "acceptable". Fish is also good. Probably insects, too. I'm just too much like my Homo-Erectus/Neanderthal ancestors.

Now, my husband can go vegetarian no problem - except he's limited by both the vegetables he's willing to eat and the ones that give him gas (and that's another problem).

Haele