For over 40 years I believed every single person who told me that fruit & veg was “healthy”

Now I eat mainly meat

I haven’t been brainwashed

I’m not following an ‘influencer’

I didn’t hear about it on you tube

I *TRIED* zero carb. With an open mind

*A THREAD*

This is my Mum, today.

She has lived a plant-based lifestyle in line with the food pyramid

She has always avoided animal fat & cholesterol

She has never smoked

She might have a glass of wine at Christmas

She followed her doctor’s advice and took statins

She has Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body dementia. Did you know you can have more than one type of dementia?

She has dementia-induced psychosis - paranoia & hallucinations

She had surgery for a broken hip on Sunday

She can’t walk but can’t remember that so she’s a hazard to herself

I’m not a meat advocate for fun

(I lived as a vegetarian for 10 years)

I’m not doing this to be cool or on trend or to pick arguments with anybody else

Of course in our twenties and thirties it’s possible to eat pretty much anything and appear healthy. I did

But go into a geriatric ward

Or look at the older generation that you see where you live

Look at all the signs of terrible, terrible I’ll health that is endemic in our societies

Look at your own families and relatives

The plant based paradigm is a failure

Sugar. Flour. Grains.

Plant based food

Ultra processed food

However you want to label them - they have terrible health consequences

They are toxic

And yes the environment is important to me

If you think vegan food is better for the environment then it’s time to wake up

And yes I care about animal welfare

Do you think farmers don’t care about their livestock?

Life is not simple

Ethical problems are challenging

A lot of the things we believe turn out to be false one way or another

But I’m constantly trying to learn. I’m constantly trying to do the best for my health & my family’s health

I’m trying to pass on the knowledge that I have been given to benefits others

So if you want to ridicule me because you think you have found all the answers and I’m wrong, then our outlook is very, very different