Jimmy More of Livin’ La Vida Low Carb interviewed me at the beginning of March, and posted the podcast interview today. I haven’t listened to it yet because I’m too terrified, but on his blog Jimmy included a detailed summary of what we talked about. “He” is me:
* Why he initially decided to become a vegan after high school
* His progression from eliminating meat then dairy from his diet
* The health problems he began developing and why he ignored them
* How restless leg syndrome disturbed his quality of life (B-12 deficiency)
* A friend who told him about Art De Vany’s evolutionary nutrition principles
* The ethical dilemma that he had to face to start eating meat again
* How he psychologically was able to get over the “meat is murder” mentality
* The influence Michael Pollan had on his transition back to consuming meat again
* Why he eats exotic animal organs like lamb testicles, liver, kidneys, and pork brains
* How veganism is viewed as “healthy” when so many vegans usually become very sick
* Whether there is anyone who can do well on a vegetarian/vegan lifestyle
* How he reconciled in his mind why eating meat is not as bad as he was led to believe
* Why animals can be killed for food
* What the hidden issues are for people switching from veganism to animal-based foods
* The problem ex-vegans have with eating dietary fat again
* How health issues from veganism can clear up quickly or maybe never
* How a vegan can actually eat a higher-fat diet (even at ketogenic levels)
* Why it would be extremely difficult for a vegan to eat a low-carb diet
* What is so appealing about the Paleo/low-carb lifestyle for ex-vegans
* Why the so-called “Eco-Atkins” stirred up the vegan community
* Who the other Paleo influences in his life are that have helped him
* His foray into consuming more raw animal foods (and his aversion to 100% raw Paleo)
* Why he’s concerned about “the vegan coming out in people” regarding animal parts
* Why vegans tend to have such animosity towards people who choose to eat meat
* The language vegans use to “disgust” people about eating them (“chicken periods”)
* The influence of Durianrider on this battle between veganism and Paleo
* Why he started his “Let Them Eat Meat” blog with one concept and evolved to another
* How Lierre Keith’s The Vegetarian Myth book pushed him to writing more
* Why the negative health problems that happen to vegans is actually a “blessing”
* Whether he’ll ever stop writing about veganism (and why he never wanted to do it)
* Why people question him about why he writes about veganism when he’s not a vegan
Thanks, Jimmy!
