Your doctor lied to you

[Jade]

Well, Forks Over Knives was the movie I watched, and it's about the largest comprehensive health study ever done, in China, which showed that eating more than 5% animals products is what switched the "on" flip for cancer and heart disease - and eating less than 5% animals products meant almost zero cancer growth/cholesterol build up. Honestly, that was what made me go vegan: I realized on that day that I didn't have to die of cancer or a heart attack, which I thought was just about everyone's inevitable death. I made the decision for my health and stuck with it, and haven't regretted it for a moment, because my health got 100% better.

Really, I think worrying about what you eat, period, is detrimental. The point is to "grasp the baton" as Ra says and make choices that make you feel good and that make you feel like you're nourishing your body. If you think wheat is making you sick, try giving it up! Fasting from eating something isn't a punishment, though we've made the word 'diet' to convince ourselves that it is. If you're worried about vitamin rations and whatnot, I think you're also missing the point. It's not about eliminating what you think is "bad" for you, it's about putting more focus into what you believe is "good" for you, and being honest with yourself about it.