Eat less meat but.......

At my age, ninety six I done not intend to change my diet.
For twelve years when I was living on the Continent I was on a Mediterranean diet. I got bowel cancer. Fortunately cured by operation.
I now eat a varied diet of good plain food including red meat. No fried food or bacon or sausages. I do have a glass of Guinness and red wine daily.
The only medication I am on is a small blood pressure tablet

another one here who loves broccoli and cabbage.
But they don’t like me. Having said that, I’m not giving up eating them, I’m just cutting the amount eaten at each serving.

I also have an intolerance to just about everything edible.
It’s an age thing.
Always on the loo.

The problem arrives when, like my DDiL her auto-immune disease has made her allergic to nuts, soya and fresh fruit. If she became a vegetarian (or worse, a vegan) her food choices would be very limited.

Bijou- Respect!

MOnica, autoimmune diseases area nightmare. When I was diagnosed with several I had so many people telling me I could cure it all by diet, eg. give up citrus, dairy, etc. I did try but in the end, I eat a varied diet. I know I can't go to a Chinese Restaurant or use any of those Thai/CHinese type ready made sauces, I cook using just fresh ingredients if I'm stir fry or curry making.
I agree with you, if you have food issues, going vegan is probably unwise.
None of the specialists I see go with the huge allergy/drop various demons from your diet. They all say, we all react differently to different things, so go with what suits you. I trust them

Poor DDiL has developed all these food allergies in the last two years and they are severe enough for her to need to carry an epipen with her at all times.

When the zealots are saying we should all go vegetarian or vegan, they do not consider those with food allergies and how constrained their diets would be if they had to exclude from their diet all animal based products as well as all their allergens.

Most pulses, beans and vegetables like cauliflower seem to cause me problems. HOWEVER, as I happen to love all pulses and vegetables I just ignore the ensuing problems. I’m eating more of them now as we’ve cut back on meat a lot.

yes Monica

I have had a cows dairy all my life and when I was a veggie it was a nightmare because almost all veggie alternatives were dairy.

Anyway all extremes are unhealthy and dangerous to the planet. it is big business that is killing the planet......

Monica

oops sorry I mean I had an allergy to cows dairy . So I understand that
Definitely time i went to sleep.

I used to get terrible heartburn and acid reflux, swigging antacid medicine out of the bottle. Was on the cusp of a visit to the doctors. Changed to the Keto way of eating a month ago, no more heartburn etc. I feel better and love my meat, I enjoy cream - I couldn't stand it before!. I couldn't give meat up. I say eat what suits you.