Vegans from United States

I was a vegetarian from the age of 12, but never thought anything was wrong with meat or dairy. I stumbled across a website when I was 17 years old that explained the connections between the dairy and meat industries and went vegan overnight because I wanted nothing to do with any of it. Consequently, …read more

I am a competitive drug-free bodybuilding, powerlifter, and coach. About 15 years ago a friend of mine had a heart attack. I wanted to help them and stumbled unto plant-based nutrition. I lead by example and adopted the diet as a means to improve my health as well as to perform better in the gym. …read more

¡Hola! My name is Vianey Reyes. I am 16 years old, currently in sophomore year. I’m Mexican American and I live in Los Angeles, CA. I went vegan when I was 14 years old and I’ve been vegan for a year and ten months now. I went vegan after watching a clip of the dairy …read more

I’ve been vegan for a little over 2 years. I was vegetarian before that, but once I learned the truth about the dairy industry I immediately went vegan. I first did so for the animals, but health has always been a big part of it for me as well. So much so that it has …read more

Hi, I’m David. My vegan story started October of 2016, the day of my knee surgery. Weeks leading up to the surgery I researched ways on how to speed up the healing process. That’s when I came across the book titled, „The China Study,“ by T. Colin Campbell, which explained why a plant based diet …read more

At a very early age I made the connection. I was 10. 1973 watching the children’s movie “ Charlotte’s Web.” The animals spoke. They spoke of their hopes and dreams. Since that time I have always seen them as beings not things. Living my entire life from that point vegetarian and ultimately vegan most of …read more

I went vegan for the animals 3 years ago. I was vegetarian prior, not realizing I was still contributing to the killing animals. I started connecting with vegetarians on Instagram and then came across a vegan profile with a dairy video. My heart broke and I felt so much sadness with what I saw. I …read more

My reason for veganism The first question I get asked once I tell someone I’m vegan is “Why?” My answer is: “For the animals, my own health, and the health of our planet.” I find it a bit weird that I have to explain why I choose veganism since I don’t ask them why they …read more

I became vegan accidentally at first… i had had my second child; couldnt lose weight was the heaviest i had ever been. 210 and 5’6.. i hated myself.. worked out for almost a year with no progress.. ate only chicken, egg whites and spinach.. did some research and found veganism. Though it was just a …read more

I’ve lost 100lbs going vegan. I just want to share with the world that women don’t have to starve themselves to lose weight. Just eating a plant based diet can change your life. WWW