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Hello!
Hi everyone! I'm De from southern Missouri. My husband and I recently became Vegan after watching a few incredibly disturbing movies on how inhumanly our animals are treated for the food industry. I look forward to chatting with you all!
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Originally Posted by savinganimals
Hi everyone! I'm De from southern Missouri. My husband and I recently became Vegan after watching a few incredibly disturbing movies on how inhumanly our animals are treated for the food industry. I look forward to chatting with you all!
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It may seem like there aren't any other vegans around, but there's actually a pretty large vegetarian social group near Springfield: https://www.meetup.com/Vegetarian-Ve...of-the-Ozarks/
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“Specific recommendations for a healthy diet include: eating more fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts and grains; cutting down on salt, sugar and fats. It is also advisable to choose unsaturated fats, instead of saturated fats and towards the elimination of trans-fatty acids."
- United Nations' World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/topics/diet/en/
Last edited by David3; 05-30-2017 at 07:18 PM.
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Welcome. You and your husband are not only saving animals, you're saving the environment too. Happy you're here!
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Newbie
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Missouri (where everyone eats meat it seems)
Posts: 4
Thanks David3 for the information. We are still so new at this that sometimes if feels like your all alone in this adventure.
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Join Date: Feb 2017
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Hi 
"The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men." - Leonardo Da Vinci, Italian Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Musician, Engineer, and Scientist
When it comes to having a central nervous system, and the ability to feel pain, hunger, and thirst, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. ~Ingrid Newkirk
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Welcome! Glad to see you on the boards! 
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