Article: Vegans claim diet helps illnesses and weight loss

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Vegans claim diet helps illnesses and weight loss

 

by Tania Rogers

11/24/08

 

WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- " We have carrots and celery which we don't

usually see in tacos " . Tacos without meat? It's one of the recipes

whipped up in a Vegan class at Nutrition Smart Health Food Store in

Palm Beach Gardens every week. Vegans avoid dairy, eggs and any meat

products. Rene Oswald is the author of Transitioning To Living

Cuisine. She started her vegan path 15 years ago, eventually becoming

a raw vegan. " I had a rare incurable digestive disorder and I was a

nurse and worked in the medical field and when they told me there was

nothing they could do for me but give me 23 medications to relieve my

symptoms I said wow. I need to look at what I can do, alternative

wise " . Oswald turned to eating foods in their natural state and

avoided processed foods.

 

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