Your comment made me realize instantly that I actually should have posted an update to this post (which I will now be doing) as within a month of this posting and watching this movie I stopped eating eggs. So since January 2009 I have been without any animal products such as meat, seafood, dairy or eggs and I feel fantastic. And I also have no plans of ever going back.

I have definitely done more research on eggs and even though I found a local, organic farm where the chickens ran around wherever they wanted and laid eggs naturally when they wanted, meaning none in the winter pretty much, I just came to the conclusion that I don’t need eggs in my body.

I am not so much concerned about the cholesterol, as saturated fat and trans fat are primary for raising our cholesterol, but from both a health and spiritual perspective choose to forgo the eggs.

And as for the B12, I don’t mind taking a supplement pill for now. I know today that our ancestors got this vitamin naturally from the plants they ate, which were not cooked, washed or sterilized to the nines like ours are today.

Last year too I was sort of anti-supplements thinking that my diet should provide me with everything, but a year later, lots of research later I realize that with today’s soils and farming practices it is true that most people, especially meat eaters need supplement support for optimal health. So while I am not completely for supplements, I am also not completely against them. I think there is a happy medium where some can be beneficial. And perhaps one day I won’t take a B12 supplement, for now I don’t mind just to be on the safe side.

So anyways, thanks again Gio for your thoughts and the link. That was very helpful, especially that I am moving more and more in the raw food direction. It is wonderful to hear that your dietary lifestyle is working so well for you also!

And thank you for the article.

Just some thoughts…if I may.

>>The only reason for the eggs is because we can no longer get vitamin B12 naturally from nature the way our ancestors did, and until I find a natural source I am making this choice.

Letting aside that organic or not eggs cause huge suffering to the animals involved (My father is a farmer so I know the issues well). Letting aside that eggs are toxic and full of nasty stuff (“bad” cholesterol etc.).

Vitamin B12 can be obtain indeed naturally. I’m a frugivore (or igienist or 100% pure raw vegan if you like) and don’t take supplements. Other famous 100% vegan (no supplements of any kind) are the Boutenko family and and Storm Califero of The Garden Diet website (http://www.thegardendiet.com/storm.html). The latter has been vegan for 32yrs and has 3 fully vegan (born vegan) children who are in perfect health.

Indeed we humans are frugivores and the vitamin B12 issue is a non-issue indeed (http://www.rawfoodexplained.com/why-we-should-not-eat-meat/vitamin-b12.html).
Isn’t it interesting that those who got pernicious anemia aren’t generally vegan??

IF anybody is low in B12 (which should be low, anyhow) they should find the cause in their diet or habits. Humans are frugivores and introducing animal products in their diet does not solve ANY problem but simply confounds the minds even more…and make the animals and the environment pay for their (humans’)mistakes.

Thank you and have a nice time,
Gio

Thank you so much, you words are very humbling to me. I am grateful for and appreciate your feedback very much.

It is indeed so true as all of us no matter what we do, what we write, where we go and what we say are having an effect on someone everyday – the choice is of course what effect do I choose to have on someone or leave someone with?

Thus I invite all, to always think from their highest version, as each moment, we get opportunities to change people’s lives and so may it always be for the better.