To most people I know, a vegan diet is hippy dippy at best - radically bizarre and cultish at worst. At work this week, someone asked what I was eating. When I told him, he said, "Wow, you're really rockin' the weird shit these days,"
That is totally fine with me and it makes me laugh. Because most of the stuff I eat these days - I'd never heard of just a few months ago. I like it when people ask because I'm totally proud of myself for
a) finding dulse
b) figuring out what the hell it is
c) eating it
What does bug me is the constant: How do you get your protein?
Please allow me to set the record straight here: protein is found in a lot more things than just animal products. Tofu, tempeh, seitan, beans and legumes - to name a few. Remember that a small, 400 pound gorilla doesn't eat hamburgers. He eats grass and possibly a few bugs by accident or out of curiosity. Since I'm guessing a gorilla could beat you in an arm-wrestling competition, animal protein isn't going to make you strong. Nor is it something that you have to have in order to be healthy. It's quite the opposite from my research.
Here's why I care about protein: When we get too much protein, as we often do in an animal-based diet, our liver and kidneys get pooped trying to eliminate it. Their super-power is detoxification, and when you're irritating an organ that is responsible for keeping you toxin-free, you're playing with fire. Since my personal experience of this is Respect Ye The Detoxing Organs Lest They Fuck You Up. And they can. Believe me.
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