Blaire White No Longer Vegan After 10 Years

[@Imtrying_girl]

ABOUT B12. I have been B12 deficient since birth (pernicious anemia, lack of intrinsic factor) I have to get monthly shots. My whole life. So if someone says "No matter what I can't get my B12" then maybe get more blood tests and check if you can even absorb B12.

[@Imtrying_girl]

The Plant Based Munky Yes! Sorry, autocorrect!

[@MidEastAmerican]

Thank you Sara Anne. My mom also has to take B12 injections because she can't absorb it from pills. I'm disappointed that Mic. the Vegan would suggest that perhaps Blaire is being intentionally misleading rather than consider that there may be some contributing factor beyond his limited knowledge, despite how knowledgeable he is about the topic. Obviously that perhaps Blaire stopped absorbing B-12 didn't cross his mind while making the video, unless he intentionally didn't mention, but I honestly don't think that's the case. Disappointing nonetheless.

[@angolangel]

MidEast American Well she does say that eating meat corrected the problem. If she really had B12 absorption problems, she wouldn’t have made that claim. Mic is rightly pointing out that if you can’t get enough from targeted supplements (which come in much higher doses) you surely can’t get enough simply from eating meat (as she claims to have done). I’m sure if she said she was still B12 deficient even now, he would have suggested that she may need shots.

[@lolam5656]

Blaire is lying anyway, according to people who watch him he admitted he was no longer vegan in livestreams back in 2016.

[@doniphan72ify]

Sara Anne ... Beef liver from grass fed cows three times a week will counter that . It is really the only truly absorbable and bioavailable form . The body doesn't like other forms of cobalamin(B12). You'll feel better trust me . Those shots have adjuncts in them and are synthetic . You need real B12 , again 3 ounces 3 times a week . Most vegans feel great for about 3 to 10 years and then hit a wall and feel horrible until they eat some organic eggs and some beef liver

[@thefrugalcrafter]

My doctor did a thyroid test because I was tired and it was a vitamin D deficiency, my thyroid was fine, but it was more due to living in Maine and a lack of sun. I have been vegan for 24 years (I'm 42) and have had 3 healthy babies and have not had any vitamin deficiencies except the D. I occasionally take a sublingual b12 if I have not had much fortified food or nutritional yeast. A long term vegan diet is totally healthy. Thanks for dispelling myths:) Have a great day!

[@janrzewuski6039]

Maybe for you

[@angelohank6829]

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[@codyjimmy4507]

@Angelo Hank Instablaster =)

[@DM-nw5lu]

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[@talmalee]

My daughter, her husband, their 5 children, me, our pastor and several other church members are conservative Texans and have become vegan. Earlier today I shared my story with two strangers that wanted to hear what I had to say. The message is spreading. My grandson really enjoys your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@Nerdpainter]

good! there needs to be more of us.

[@Sarahizahhsum]

I respect people's beliefs as long as they harm no one else. So I completely respect you in the sentiment to go vegan and not harm animals. Thank you for spreading awareness to other conservatives. No matter your beliefs, everyone needs to go vegan to save the animals, themselves, and the planet! -An anarchal socialist

[@kiaharper7172]

Tyler, Texas vegan here!

[@MannyWC]

being she has breast implants, I would consider possible liver toxicity= BII- which can cause poor methylation in the liver which would create deficiencies in methylated B vites, folate AND vitamin D conversion to activated D- OH 25 and 1, 25 in the kidneys.

[@sladechimera2837]

OWild1Child wonder if she'll have tests later (probably another 10 years or something stupid) and find she's still deficient, especially after the supplementing wears off

[@MannyWC]

Yes Im sure the added protein will boost her for awhile, but due to hormones and breast implants her liver function will continue to tank creating chronic fatigue amongst other chronic illnesses. Let's hope not. Maybe problem solved?

[@starhill6792]

OWild1Child Yeah, breast implants are really bad...

[@xlifexwithxlithiumx]

OWild1Child why do you say because of breast implants ? Whats the difference! I have some and have no problem but ive heard a lot about people having problem ! Maybe it depends what they are made off

[@MannyWC]

It isn't so much that they are 'bad'... Some people have autoimmune issues where the body keeps trying to push them out of the body, others may have toxicity issues- overload, and implants may be the straw that overwhelms the liver. Yes there are old implants or leaking, etc, but that is usually more rare. It is what each individual body does with a foreign object in the body. If anyone has an autoimmune issue- asthma, allergies, eczema, hashimotos, MS etc, I wouldn't recommend them.

[@leahgrace3275]

That comment at the end about not giving a fuck and buying bacon completely shows her for who she really is. That's not something someone who was trying to be as ethnical as possible would say. She doesn't have the guts to come out say the reason she stopped being vegan was because it inconvenienced her.

[@celifacejones]

426 09 She. 😐

[@ladythatlovesJesus]

Leah Grace I completely agree with you!!! That was my first thought when I started watching the video.

[@risafey]

I'm an ex-trans. One of the things that really got to me was when I realized I would have to fight my own body for the rest of my life to be like a man by take hormones that are detrimental to my health DAILY, and my cells still would never say XY. The cognitive dissonance of Blaire saying he's just listening to his body is unreal...And I agree, that last comment really said it all. Vanity and pleasure > facts and moral convictions.

[@angolangel]

Van Allen For them it is necessary. For modern humans it is not. We have lots of other food options, year round. And unlike obligate carnivores, there is nothing we need from meat that we cannot get from plants. This has been studied and proven extensively. In fact, humans tend to be healthier the fewer animal products we eat. We eat meat for pleasure and convenience. It IS unethical to place taste and convenience over the life of another sentient being. It’s also disingenuous to say that because other animals do it it must be ethically okay. Other animals also sometimes rape, commit infanticide, and do all sorts of things we would not consider okay. With greater moral reasoning comes greater responsibility to consider the wellbeing of others. It doesn’t hurt my feelings if you eat meat. It does hurt animals though, most of whom spend their lives confined and abused, all of which are ultimately slaughtered. Can you really justify that with half an hour of taste pleasure? Does that really align with your own sense of ethics?

[@jcaceres516]

Van Allen you comparing yourself to animals

[@benjones5799]

I'm a vegan conservative (have been for around 13 years)... and yes, there are a lot of people bashing you with the whole "soy boy" thing, etc. I personally am old enough not to care though! I just laugh at them and tell them to look in the mirror, and see who has a healthier diet :P

[@robertr.beauchamp453]

Ben Jones You’re probably one of the few vegans I’d actually like, if you don’t judge me for loving meat.

[@dangernoodle2868]

I actually wear the "soy boy" slur with pride, I think it sounds funny. Except I don't eat a lot of soy.

[@dangernoodle2868]

@Oh K Sucks to be you, male privilege strikes again!

[@StefaneJaspering]

Vegan conservatives 🙌🏻🇺🇸

[@elisebond]

😂

[@MsPandagrrl]

Thanks. I'm not vegan but eat about 95% plant based. I made this change because of inspiring vegans like you.

[@regal65821]

Turqoise Depends on how you define the word vegan. Yes, most vegans are still vegan. Bite size vegan did a video on this, regarding if it's possible to be 100 percent vegan. By the vegan society's definition, you are still most likely vegan.

[@chenxinzheng]

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[@cookiemonsterules]

Rogue Planet no..

[@cookiemonsterules]

You can do whatever you want, buddy. But most vegans will understand if you absolutely have to eat meat. It's just that most people are misguided about nutrition. Sometimes eating meat can make it seem like you need it because you weren't actually consuming the right plant foods.

[@cookiemonsterules]

I was never worked up. You probably misunderstood my tone.

[@morganchavis1835]

It is so frustrating to me every time I hear someone say vegans don't get enough B12 when there is an incredibly high number of omnivores with severe deficiencies. I work in the medical field and there are a crazy amount of people coming in for B12 shots, as well as a very large number of people with vitamin D deficiencies. I had very low vitamin D pre-vegan so clearly veganism isn't the issue.

[@gsmothers5540]

I'm conservative, and I agree that there aren't many conservative vegans. I am often the odd one in a group, but I like who I am, so I don't mind. I also don't own a gun, as so many other conservatives do, LOL.

[@DanceswithDustBunnies]

Geraldine Smothers And a lot of liberals do own guns...go figure 🤣❤️❤️❤️

[@409raul]

Are you sure you’re conservative??

[@gsmothers5540]

@@409raul I know who I am, yes.

[@grenmoyo3968]

I own a lot of guns and I'm more leftist than most liberals (Anarcho-syndicalist). Ownership of guns isn't a monolith. being pro second amendment isn't a monolith.

[@kiaharper7172]

conservative Texan here...we own ALL the guns 😅🤭

[@TheUmmi369]

My 21 year old meat eating, milk guzzling son just found out that he is both b12 and D deficient.

[@marcilk7534]

Mine also found out he’s pretty badly B12 deficient. He’s getting B12 shots. I was low (but not deficient) in B12 eating meat. And I was extremely deficient in D, but I also live in Wisconsin.

[@taurus7911]

What a nice and loving way to refer to your son

[@doniphan72ify]

TheUmmi369 ... You don't get your B12 from just eating cow meat . It comes in the form of the liver . Your son will do well to eat beef liver and he'll feel fine again

[@doniphan72ify]

TheUmmi369 ... O and tell him to get out into the sun an hour or two a day for his vitamin D . We are designed to eat about 80% plant based and 20% animal based . Some alittle more some less , but all of us need some animal based products to sustain health over a prolonged period of time . Most vegans feel great for anywhere from 3 to 10 years and then hit a wall and lose every ounce of energy they had . Don't hate , I'm just the messenger . Lol I know things

[@doniphan72ify]

Marci LK ... Read what I wrote to "TheUmmi369"

[@MrMrsVegan]

We also don't know how her other drugs are interacting with supplements, she could have always done vitamin injections. When we hear people feel better after eating meat it has to do with a poor vegan diet every time so far. Trading $2 worth of B12 for all the higher risks of chronic diseases, which are increased with hormone therapy seems like a poor trade off. Highly recommend seeing a dietician for anyone else in this position. Average vegan last 7 years, so looking at what keeps long term vegans vegan is something we need to do more research on. The 20 year + vegan crew is few and far between! Would like to hear from more of them!

[@yay4ea]

Mr & Mrs Vegan i was thinking the same thing. Maybe the medication she is taking was affecting her body's ability to absorb nutirents?

[@syzyphyz]

Most people claiming better health immediately after eating animal products are experiencing placebo effect, their diet before wasn't even necessarily deficient. According to the scientific literature supplements are the best way to compensate for any deficiency, especially the meat most people eat doesn't reliably contain vitamins and minerals unless they are eating organ meats, even then something like B12 is not well absorbed and so taking megadoses is the best way to assure absorption.

[@MrMrsVegan]

Kubomi there are also rare methylation issues that need to be looked at, too

[@Danuxsy]

I'm three days vegan.

[@Danuxsy]

injections? xD It's called a pill and you swallow it, also those vitamins are lacking in both vegan and meat eaters alike.

[@CK-ne8vf]

Conservative vegan here. There is zero resistance that I have come across being both. I get the same amount of questions from liberals and conservatives

[@StefaneJaspering]

MrsLiftedF1Fiddy I’m with you! I don’t get any pushback from fellow conservatives. I find it a great opportunity to share with them how much better I feel since quitting animals products. Most people feel like crap these days, so everyone is open ears and super supportive. Conservatives are the most accepting group 🙌🏻

[@LilytheHekateRevenant]

Idk I come from conservative and moderate liberal family but my friends are libertarians and anarcho communists, the family is much worse.

[@Adnilas]

@@StefaneJaspering I think it becomes a different story if you are vegan for the animals. I too am a conservative vegan, and all the other conservatives I’ve met kinda roll their eyes and push back pretty heavily, get kinda defensive even, when they ask why I’m vegan and I say that it’s because what happens to animals is absolutely horrific.

[@garrettblack1472]

I’m pretty sure she is lying about why she stopped being vegan. Being vegan for 10 years, she should easily know how to supplement and get all of the nutrients she needs. In the live stream she mentions that she is just “burnt out”, and I don’t think she is talking about being vegan. She is dating a guy who’s family are very conservative Christians, and I think she is trying to get them to accept her. It’s hard enough to be vegan around ignorant people, let alone be vegan and transgender around ignorant people. I think she feels pressured to assimilate. Edit: I made this comment before I got to the end of the video; Mic. got that point too

[@CorinnaAtHome]

Garrett Black true.

[@lolam5656]

how to be a gay Christian while dealing with cognitive dissonance : date a guy who thinks he's a woman.

[@snowwhitequeen316]

Lola M are you jealous or something? Pfff transphobic bitch

[@risavh]

I don’t think you’re wrong about the change in social group but I do think she really didn’t know about vitamins when she was vegan. Sounds like she was one of those people that followed blindly and never did proper health research. It’s a lot easier to eat some fortified foods and take a supplement every now and then rather than end up with plummeting levels 10 years down the road and try to fix it

[@waleskaaddams]

+Lola M Exactly. Completely contradictory.

[@UnmaskArt]

Really, who besides her knows what she was actually eating as a vegan. I've been vegan for 10 years (Like her) and I've never supplemented anything (perfect blood work). People artificially make being vegan difficult. The problem is anyone that lives off mountain dew and doritos can call themselves vegan.

[@01amare]

David M you have no proof. Vegans are healthier on average than meat eaters who die early deaths from our common chronic diseases.

[@annonymsurfer3189]

+David M you are one of the people that require safe spaces from critiques? Sexist? So what? You can't take an insult mate? Nobody has to respect you or your opinions and nobody needs to be nice to you so stop living in your fantasy bubble. Also your grammar clearly shows the contrary of your claim that you are clear headed. Maybe all those female hormones affect your brain capacity to rationalise?

[@vampireleniore]

+annonym surfer I was on your side until I saw your comments. I have known a lot of emotional men in my life. Men are not somehow magically void of emotions as you seem to think they are, nor are they superior. I couldn't give a fuck what you think personally, but someone needs to tell you how the real world works.

[@annonymsurfer3189]

+Vampireleniore Where in any of my posts do i look emotional from your perspective? I also never said that men are void of emotions but you assume things out of your ass and then apply them to my comments. Men and women are different to an anatomical scale, and it's proven that females are more emotional and irrational than men. I also never said one is superior to another but i could argue with you that males are superior on certain tasks while being inferior in other tasks, but that's a whole other subject. And since eating female hormones especially from a different animal than us it's going to affect you without a doubt, i was telling you to stop eating them because they are transforming you into a female, which is obvious from the posts that you've made that are emotional and offensive ( irrational ) towards 'vegans', i wonder why?

[@01amare]

David M so instead of responding to what I said, you claim I look "goofy" and say I "need to eat meat as a man" and then go on to call someone sexist right after? You must have brain damage. I'm more of a man than you. I'm not brainwashed into thinking I need to kill animals to live, I don't practice cognitive dissonance. I work out regularly and I'm very healthy as a vegan. I also plan to be around for my children and grandchildren by not contracting diabetes cancer and heart disease. THATS what "being a man" is.

[@mrsgrayscale]

Here's a fun scientific fact! There are 2 types of vitamins, fat soluble and water soluble. B12 is water soluble , so you don't have to worry about whether your stomach is full or empty when you take it. You also don't have to be concerned about whether or not you are taking too much, because like he said you excrete the excess amount through your urine. Vitamin D, on the other hand, is fat soluble . This means that you can overdose on it because it doesn't dissolve in water. This also means that since it is fat soluble, it cannot be absorbed unless it is consumed with something that contains fat. A good example of this is taking a vitamin D pill with a spoonful of almond butter. Almond butter contains fat. Without that fat, the person would never be able to actually absorb the vitamin D in the pill. This actually also applies to when you consume vitamin D in your food. A good idea would be to eat a salad of spinach and cucumbers and / or mushrooms, with a fatty dressing like oil and vinegar, or any other plant based oily dressing. The spinach is very rich in calcium, which can only be absorbed with vitamin D. There is vitamin D in cucumbers and mushrooms that can only be absorbed with the fat in the dressing. It is possible that Miss Blaire was actually consuming the supplements as directed, but merely not taking the vitamin D with food. I would venture to say that she actually was taking the supplements as directed, but still had symptoms and probably still low blood levels of the vitamin D because she was not eating fatty foods when she took the pills.

[@mshockey73]

I've been vegan for almost 7 months now. Wish I would have done this years ago. I've never felt better in my life:))

[@davidsgardell]

That is so awesome, Cheryl! 👍👍 I’ve been vegan for 15 years now and it’s the fountain of youth! 😉

[@SpiralingRabbit]

Me too! 7 months :)

[@pri.sci.lla.]

I've been vegan for 4 months 🌱 I love it

[@ladythatlovesJesus]

Same here! Just going on 3 months now. I love it!!

[@Epsidawn]

👌👌👌

[@Wormwoodification]

Very good response video. You are so polite and informative, with studies and facts to back up your talking points. Hopefully this will find the right ears when it comes to the false information being touted about vegan vitamin deficiency.

[@paradigmshift7541]

Vertiline Black all vegans look batshit crazy, how do y'all not see this?? Oh right you're in a cult.

[@blurredlines2287]

Vegans are unhealthy. Vegans will soon pass away due to nutrient deficiencies. Hopefully it's sooner rather than later.

[@abandonedchannel7430]

@@blurredlines2287 then why do they live longer by statistics

[@ChimaeraPwns]

i'm trans myself and I took my pills sublingually to avoid the first pass effect and so the strain on my liver. later I switched to cream, which is just more convenient than dissolving a pill under your tongue twice daily. especially when you are post op and don't have to take anti androgens there is absolutely no strain on the liver. afterwards its neglectable, as long as your young and not on other meds with liver side effects or suffering a chronic illness. veganism is also very helpfull for us transwomen, as the phytoestrogens and progesterones have a slight balancing effect on our endocrine system. while especially diary products and meat's hormones disturb it in a rather androgenic way. also its ironically better for the liver 😉

[@glenheil4879]

I'm conservative and my wife is liberal. We both love animals, the environment and our long term health. We love being vegans. Not sure I agree on the political ties but I will say our conservative friends and family like to rib us (no pun intended) a little more than our liberal F &F.

[@hottie286]

Glen Heil wow congrats on not letting politics come between you two

[@davidhenderson5051]

*Glen* - _Good on you Glen, I hope you are proud of what Conservatives are doing to the environment and animals....!_

[@joshuavincent7884]

David Henderson when in doubt, blame the conservatives!

[@davidhenderson5051]

*Joshua* - _Yeah, I'm just blaming....cause I'm in doubt.....doubt about the damage PRUIT and the GOP are wreaking on the planet....I'm just spiteful and confused...lol_

[@angolangel]

David Henderson Conservative doesn’t necessarily mean pro-Trump or pro-current GOP establishment. You can hold conservative views and still disagree with a lot of GOP policies. You can even refuse to vote Republican. That doesn’t make you a liberal if you still hold conservative views... Edit: I’m not saying that’s the case in Glen’s situation. I don’t know what he believes. I’m just pointing out that there’s more to people’s beliefs and world views than this simplistic “us versus them, red or blue” binary that has so polarized the USA.

[@TCTGFAM]

If a person is vegan and doesn't want to be the center of attention, it's very easy to go under the radar when going out with friends. Every restaurant has a vegan option. Even in the fast-food stores you can have the obvious vegan meal: french - fries. I know, not the healthiest choice, but still better than meat and dairy.

[@amethyrosemary8296]

depends ^^ she lives in LA so I guess it is true for her. I have never seen a vegan restaurant where I live and only have one with vegan options. All of my friends and family have to go there if they want to have dinner with me. it is about priorities, I think the animals and their right to live matters more than me feeling a bit awkard though

[@tinglesaj8883]

Sorry bro. Not that simple. :( It's pretty hard, but I don't hide my veganism with my 'friends'. When out with associates who I'd prefer not to know about veganism, I usually say I have a dairy/egg/ fish- crustacean allergy, and usually say I prefer tofu to meat. BUT as horrible as it is, most of the time French fries aren't vegan. It's stupid - I mean it's just like deep fried and heavily salted sliced potatoes... but a lot of the time animal fats are used. So that sucks. Even if fries were vegan, I wouldn't order them. Fries are terrible for you, I'm not ordering an appetizer\side that is slowly killing me just so I can be normal. I think every restaurant can throw lettuce in a bowl though, so I could eat that and then have a proper meal at home. A+ effort tho

[@TCTGFAM]

They use animal fats in French fries? WTFat? What about other food choices then, 'apart' from French-fries? Plain spaghetti with tomato sauce maybe? I suppose you can order pasta in a fast-food store?

[@allmy4gems533]

Plenty of places offer veggie burgers, order them without cheese or mayo. Also, most fast food places can't afford animal fats as they're pricey compared to the usual vegetable options. McDonalds stopped using beef fat well over 20 years ago. They used to use it because customers favored it. Money is always the bottom line with most all of these places....

[@daveworkman5213]

I thought this at one point. Asked about other options once and was informed there was milk powder in the fries.

[@renaeselix5648]

Conservative, vegan, I am used to being “bullied” by non vegans for being vegan and by vegans for having “conservative” views on many things. Ha ...guess I am in a group of its own. Still love your videos. 😉 Rock On 🤘

[@StefaneJaspering]

Renae Selix vegan conservatives 🙌🏻🇺🇸 I’m with you😉

[@kristinechristoff9306]

Me too!

[@noahmo1480]

fuck veganism

[@chloro8306]

@@noahmo1480 fuck conservatism

[@Fuzed97Gaming]

@@StefaneJaspering vegan conservative gang

[@TheTofuGoddess]

Well said!! I also thought her reasons for quitting were just not rational, and it thus made sense that she quit due to psychological/emotional difficulties vs physical ones. I also wondered if it wasn't just a political thing that made her want to quit, but maybe also the fact that she has worked so hard to "fit in" (as a transwoman) that maybe that mentality of not wanting to stand out was bleeding over to her veganism.

[@dianapaloniemi1358]

Hailey Brown idiot

[@LisaBx3]

I went vegan because of the health benefits but even so I could never eat animals anymore. Before I never thought about how they were treated but now that I know I could never go back to eating them. If I'll find out I have deficiencies someday I'll do anything to solve it but never ever am I going to eat animals.

[@msflyingfree7]

It's not just the way they are treated.. or that they are sentient and have a will to live but that they have absolutely no desire whatsoever to be anybody's meal - it is disturbingly gross and heartbreakingly cruel from all angles

[@rachelmckeeman248]

Me too. I think you have to separate yourself from the cognitive dissonance of what's really going on in the animal agriculture industry in order to really see what's going on.

[@LisaBx3]

Rachel McKeeman Yes you're right. A friend of mine told me recently how she tried to save some baby birds when she was it kindergarten but her cat killed them. She said she still regrets it but she eats meat every day!! I just don't get it. How are some baby bird different to pigs and cows..

[@heatheroconnor4201]

My dad eats meat but is unable to absorb b12. B12 injections have been the “cure” for him, not pills

[@respectkindness-oj6xz]

i suspected that cobalamin B12 deficiency was a consequence of health problems (gastrointestinal disease, genetics etc.) or substances (Metformin and other pharmaceuticals, excessive nitric oxide etc.) interfering with its assimilation and increasing risk of deficiency, not a lack of cobalamin in food itself but inability to process it

[@MatthewThompsonAllen]

This is the first Mic. the Vegan post where you shouldn't read the comments. Let's stick to conversations about veganism instead of attacking a person's choices that have nothing to do with veganism.

[@joannot6706]

It's not really about her choice, it's more about the fake excuses she tries to find. It's the hypocrisy that she use in order to deny animal's choice to live. Condemning them to death and hiding behind ridiculousness such as b12 and vitamin D pills are causing liver damages. Which is another lie that vegans are going to have to deal with. Kind of like the protein thing.

[@celifacejones]

Matthew Thompson Honestly, I'm shocked. The type of hateful ignorance I did not expect. It's infuriating and sad.

[@celifacejones]

Curtis Giumelli Then you're missing all the jerks calling HER a "man in a dress" or refusing to use the correct pronoun. Which is disrespectful, to say the least. Addressing the toll transitioning would take on her body is valid. Using "he" or correcting others with "*he/him" or saying all the other horrible things is not.

[@Ben-fr8gi]

+Curtis Giumelli There are lots of unexplored possible causes for why she felt ill. My impression from her videos is that she felt ill and just followed the idea veganism was the cause. I don't agree with this, there are plenty of healthy vegans, so it appears it can be done. Ultimately though, the amount of effort that goes in to doing something that takes some ongoing effort is a mixture of want to do it and physical and emotional energy. I actually don't know the balance of the two that led to her choice. I'm not going to stress over details I don't know, but I am glad the dubious claims about veganism and supplements are being critically looked at, because I think these are the real issues as they can mislead people. Pulling in politics as many comments have is irrelevant, and as for being transgender, it's possible this has had some health effects, but it's unknown and focusing on it too much could become deflective rather than useful.

[@davidhenderson5051]

*Cool* - _So I read the comments.....! Thanks_

[@sabinamurman8968]

I was actually about to say that she's exhibiting a lot of tells in her body language that she's not telling the truth. Intuitively there's something else up here. She's not being genuine. Not a personal attack just saying from body language to my gut she's for sure not telling the truth.

[@blurredlines2287]

She is telling the truth. You just don't like people exposing the lies in your cult of veganism.

[@xxxmaysilssss690]

That’s how Blaire generally acts though if you’ve seen her other videos.

[@ejRecording]

She, her? I thought this channel was based on science... sorry I'll be polite

[@doolkore]

"People around me make me do things I don't wanna do!" I'd say you probably should get some better people around you. Just my thoughts.

[@vavavoomsp1]

why wont people just be honest about it... they just want to eat meat... why always make excuses for EVERYTHING...

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

vavavoomsp1 I don't think he was ever vegan to begin with.

[@adamkallin5160]

Because they don't want to to be called murderers and shit? And the reason she would want to eat meat is because her body tells her that's what it needs to be healthy.

[@lolam5656]

exactly Adam, the reason there's an obesity crisis in western countries is because our bodies tell us we need Big Macs to be healthy.

[@blurredlines2287]

Meat and animal products are necessary to be healthy.

[@WorldOfARandomVegan]

I totally agree that the social impact of being vegan is what had her stop being vegan.

[@EarthtoRosita]

same here. it is a shame but i guess some people just aren't strong enough to stick to what they know is right.

[@julietterepole1449]

Hey you fancy seeing you here! I'm subbed to you, love your content :)

[@Gabu115]

WorldOfRandomStuff everyone in this comments thread seems like jerks

[@Mel-zj9ut]

I have social anxiety & im very paranoid but I’m still vegan I’ve never felt better. Most people want to find excuses.

[@travisprescott9708]

How is being vegan right lol

[@Carol-Bell]

You can sit and analyze Blair all day long. Some people have issues that others don’t have. This was her personal journey and personal decision. My daughter has Crohn’s disease, and due to the scarring in her intestines, has trouble absorbing vitamins in the food she eats. She also has Sjögren’s disease, which adds another set of dietary needs. And some perfectly healthy things, like soy, make her sick. My bottom line is, it’s important to educate yourself about what nutritional needs YOU have, and what foods and supplements will provide those needs. And check with your doctor periodically, to make sure you are ok. Like my daughter has experienced, you might not be ABSORBING the nutrition like you should. And some medications or combinations of supplements can interfere with absorption of vitamins. Maybe your particular body can be fine with a 99% vegan diet but you need to have fish, because of age or heart condition, etc. Just be wise about your health and be kind to everyone, we are not all the same. That’s the most important thing, no matter what Blair or anyone says.

[@megjones4520]

I totally agree with this!

[@litpath3633]

Amb Amb what happened just before she said that? Was a vegan condemning her as the most horrible person on earth? Come at someone with anger and vitriol, chances are very high they will respond with anger and vitriol...

[@angelica7543]

Eating meat most definitely are NOT a personal decision because that choice has a victim. Studies have proven time and time again that a plant based diet is the best diet for all human beings and yes, allergies to certain (plant) foods or not.

[@nicolehernandez779]

angelica7543 Eating meat isn’t a personal decision? What the hell...

[@angelica7543]

Nicole Hernandez; Tortruing and killing someone who wants to live is a personal decision in your mind? If so, then if someone decides to rape and kill you, is that also a personal decision on behalf of the murderer in your mind? Because at least you should be morally consistent, right?

[@pamelam4]

I take one multivitamin everyday. It is really not that hard.

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

pamelam4 it's not. These people who stop being vegan are out of touch with who the real victims are the animals living in hell.

[@Xeirus911]

You def don't need a whole multivit every day, that's overkill.

[@chenxinzheng]

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[@pamelam4]

Interesting about supplements... I take one multivitamin and have not had any ill effects from it. And not everything in my supplement is 100% either, so I'm not too worried about over supplementing. Also in regards to b12 I've had blood tests and am fine. That might also be because I eat fortified foods as well.

[@镜云和]

pamelam4 I only eat vegetables, fruits, and oats, nuts and beans. I do not take supplements because supplements do not work for me because once I take supplements, the skin of my face turned rough and I quitted. Then once I absorb nutritions from vegetables, fruits, beans, and nuts, my face skin turns into being shiny and smooth!

[@plants4ever48]

How can you even like the taste of meat after 10 years vegan??

[@OmniscientWarrior]

Delicious isn't controlled by what you eat. Think about foods that you have tried for the first time and liked, was that factored by your eating or lack of eating certain other foods?

[@plants4ever48]

OmniscientWarrior Yes, but for me it just doesn’t attract me anymore. I’ve discovered so many other truly yummy living plant foods I’d rather be eating instead of a dead piece of flesh!! (Which usually needs herbs and spices to even make it anywhere near delicious) just saying!

[@OmniscientWarrior]

And many plants have to be pared together to make them taste good. And some plants taste better with meat. However, I am willing to eat meats by themselves.

[@Addison737]

Conservative and vegan here ❤️ people can argue politics but they can’t argue morality

[@darkblood8528]

Why are u conversative?

[@xxxmaysilssss690]

They can though. What you find morally right isn’t what someone else will. That’s why there’s so much drama around this topic.

[@shadowmancer99]

You're right...since morality is subjective it doesnt make sense to argue it.

[@jennsnails]

Conservative Christian Vegan here. It is hard to go out and eat with my friends. Not because my friends are rude, but because of the town we live in. Not many options for me. Guess what I get salad and french fries. No big deal. I do supplement B12 because I am deficient and have been before I was a vegan. My levels are a wee bit higher now and my doctor supports me being a vegan.

[@robertr.beauchamp453]

jenn snyder Interestingly, if you eat a well balanced diet, you don’t need supplements. In fact, if you need supplements, there is something wrong with your diet.

[@Mai-tn6zy]

Are you saying that consuming vegan foods such as plant milks and nutritional yeast who are fortified with vitamins and minerals isn't taking supplements because you don't actively put them in there?

[@kiaharper7172]

don't forget plain baked potatoes and steamed veggies! they have that at most American dine ins

[@ryantfinchum]

I'm staunchly conservative and vegan..I couldn't give 2 shits if others aren't accepting of it.. Who cares? I thought we learned how to deal with peer pressure back in 3rd grade..

[@ryantfinchum]

Additionally, she's a transgender "woman"..I think conservatives have a greater problem with that than her decision to be vegan..

[@JohnWSmartNow]

why is the adverb for conservative always " staunchly " ?

[@roseonfire27]

I like Blaire but I was quite disappointed in her after seeing her video. I agree with you, I think it's definitely the social side of being vegan that got to her. I also think her relationship with her boyfriend played a part. I can understand that it would hard to be surrounded by friends and family who love meat and maybe pick on your choices but damn after 10 years I thought she was commited for life. Great video btw, very clear and level headed response.

[@VegAnimation]

White was plant-based and never vegan to begin with I would say.

[@mode9200]

She stated that she did it for ethical reasons and doesn't use products tested on animals though.

[@GrannyPantss]

Vegans can still be fat - they still eat oil and many are still unhealthy. Plant based...not so much. IMHO

[@jeffk464]

Wait did he say that chick was born a dude?

[@Ainttrippin]

Its pretty annoying when people argue about the difference

[@GrannyPantss]

Yep. Born a boy - now a female trans

[@JackOfAllTrades0404]

How the hell did she not take a b12 supplement for 10 years and only just now feel exhaustion?

[@Mak1Attack1]

I mean there's a bunch of people claiming that they've been vegan for the same amount of time without taking supplements and they're doing fine \/(ツ)\/

[@TheAyikita1]

I am vegan and trans! Been vegan for more than 3 years without problem. Love your vids Mic and on a side note you look good!

[@Mark-uk8wz]

So you're actually a man?

[@bingbong5342]

Cool! :)

[@kikihoyo2091]

no, she's a woman

[@waleskaaddams]

+orokaboka No, he is a man.

[@unicornguy9676]

@@waleskaaddams and you're a dickhead.

[@JDBob3]

8:32 "Chopping off your legs so you're lighter and you can run faster" LMFAO

[@gertrudes666]

she's doing this for her boyfriend

[@MictheVegan]

Interesting thought. Don't know enough about her life but that sounds likely as Faunalytics found that partners were quite an influence in people abandoning veganism. They did make the bacon video together after all.

[@Haru-gb6gh]

+ Mic. the Vegan Where is the bacon vid at?

[@msflyingfree7]

Vegan gains has the clip in his vid on Blaire.. hope that helps

[@paulettejordan2564]

True!

[@julia9557]

Mic the Vegan misogynistic much?

[@live4life17]

I’m conservative and 100% vegan....

[@NegativeAccelerate]

Would you say conservatives or liberals are more interested and understanding about your lifestyle?

[@Adnilas]

@@NegativeAccelerate Conservatives are more likely to dislike you for being vegan. From my experience as a conservative vegan.

[@Adnilas]

@@NegativeAccelerate And it is quite common for vegans to dislike you for being conservative as well.

[@NegativeAccelerate]

@@Adnilas haha that sounds fun. But fair play to sticking to what you believe in when others disagree with you oracle fun of u for it.👍🏻

[@lolojopp]

:-) animal rights :-( peoples rights

[@DJbishop666]

Hey Mic I kept mentioning your channel during her livechat due to the disinformation she believed which is easily rectified by your helpful videos! #Vegains

[@MictheVegan]

Thanks! I had to blur the live chat because it was....distracting to say the least lol.

[@kaylala_123]

Before going vegan I was severely vitamin D deficient. And I had dairy products multiple times a day. I think it's so easy to see that no matter how we eat we need to be responsible for our health personally. If you don't feel right you need to work with a nutritionist and get yourself balanced no matter what you are eating. Here I am vegan and 100x more balanced than EVER before.... because I actually give a damn about my health now not just what's easiest.

[@coconutshapedhead]

Kayla Phillips Thing is that most of their people get meat dairy and eggs from big Agra, there aren't any studies showing people that eat organic grass fed beef and who drink non pasteurised milk, a vegan diet is gonna be better than a Babylonian big pharma diet, however we don't actually know if organic and raw milk is beneficial, I'm a vegan also, I just find it mad how we automatically assume shitty animal products straight away as opposed to butchers cuts of meats for example.

[@kaylala_123]

coconutshapedhead I truly don't think there would be a difference anyway. Personally I'm not in support of using animal products regardless of where they come from.

[@coconutshapedhead]

Kayla Phillips You don't think there would be a difference between someone buying grain fed beef from wal mart and grass fed beef from their local farm? You honestly think the health outcomes would be nearly the same? What I'm saying is also when looking at these wide scale statistics they don't ever take into account of the actual diet "meat eaters" are on, and vegans generally tend to take more care of their health.

[@kaylala_123]

coconutshapedhead What I am saying is I've never really put much thought into it because I don't eat animal products so I don't really care which animal product is healthier for an animal consumer... in my eyes there is no healthy way to eat animals. My original point was that you can have these so called vegan deficiency on a standard diet as well at the end of the day it is up to you to make sure you are taking in what your body needs not just blindly trusting your food

[@coconutshapedhead]

So you dont care as in your eyes theres no healthy way to eat animals, but you dont know that do you? I agree with your last point however as health is something people generally do not take seriously enough.

[@denises8825]

Conservative and vegan. 😃. My friends are very accepting. I take responsibility for my diet. Taco Tuesday at friends? I bring cauliflower “meat” or eat bean tacos. Mic thanks for all you do. ❤️

[@NegativeAccelerate]

I’m a bit of a centrist and I live in a very left leaning town. My only ‘conservative’ friend is probably the most accepting of veganism since she deeply cares about all life forms including fetuses. She doesn’t believe in euthanasia which most liberals would think is ok to do to animals. She seems to care about all life forms no matter how fragile. I think that helped her quickly grasp the horrors of farming and she is now reducing meat. My other friends don’t care and aren’t interested. They definitely respect my decision but don’t want to dig into why I went vegan. Interesting responses in my opinion. Conservatives may be more likely to go vegan. (Unless they’re extreme white supremacists who only care about white men and the economy)

[@UnknownXV]

I'm a Libertarian right leaning Vegan. But I do agree we are a rare bunch. I don't care about social pressure.

[@baguettely]

UnknownXV hello fellow libertarian right leaning vegan 😂

[@brandon637]

same here!

[@ScottMacSweenis]

Ayyy I'm not the only Libertarian vegan!

[@Flyig_Walrus]

YAY! My people!!

[@baguettely]

HELLO FRIENDS 😂

[@zukosama8420]

Pills aren't the only way she can get estrogen btw. There's also injections, patches, and implants.

[@superlawman2010]

I find that a tad offensive Mike, I am vegan and conservative. I think it just comes down to common sense when it comes to being vegan. I for the most part changed for health reasons, I just wanted to make sure I was going live a disease free life. Now I am finding myself much more concerned about the animals though.

[@jason0998]

No hate towards Blair but I have no idea why she's popular. she seems super unintelligent and condescinding

[@lolam5656]

like shoeonhead : vapid, stupid, but token female conservative and token trans conservative.

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

It's the trans agenda....

[@dandeliontea7]

Lola M Shoe isn't conservative

[@glidingmoose]

YOU MEAN LIKE YOU JUST WHERE?

[@jason0998]

Yeah but I don't have a youtube channel where I spew my dumb ideas

[@crowrosive]

Goodness these comments, can we keep the transphobia out of veganism debates please. Actually can we just scrap the shitty transphobic opinions entirely please that'd be nice

[@bluejay9656]

AnimalLover2400 That has nothing to do with it. Just the shitty opinions of being transgender creeping in on debates about veganism. Sure, hormonal treatment *can* affect how nutrients are absorbed or what not, but that doesn't give anyone the right to attack Blaire's identity.

[@NightGodess80]

Hey! Love your videos. After being vegan for 7 years I felt faint, numbness in limbs, pins & needles in extremities etc.. so I went to the doc and I had very very low B12 b/c I was silly and only supplementing every few months (I thought "oh enterohepatic circulation for B12 so don't need to worry for a long time"). So, I started being responsible and am supplementing regularly now :) Also-- completed a nutrition degree so now I am well-educated on nutrients, absorption & interactions, and requirements. Vegan for almost 9 years now! Meatless for 11.

[@d.lightfultv2231]

Drug addict

[@somecat22]

I think she feels better now simply from the placebo effect. She has all of these negative emotions towards vegan nutrition, probably from reading too much shit on the internet, and then created the belief that meat would cure her problems. Probably the supplements would have worked, but the immediate effect she felt was probably the IDEA that meat would make her better.

[@mordecaiepsilon]

I think her business model is to generate a controversy every couple of months. That's about how often I hear about her.

[@LovelyDiscipline]

I'm a Conservative vegan! 😁

[@xeno942]

No need to be immature and call her 'he' or other slurs. You can dismiss her shitty excuses without giving us a bad name

[@Aashishkebab]

When did he do that?

[@christianwilliams1136]

Also she had a couple of surgeries which makes your B12 stores go down significantly. If her doctors didn't check her levels, she might of been extremely deficient after she put herself under the knife.

[@forestmoon16]

Just saying, everyone's bodies are different and some people don't absorb things as well as others. One of my family members is now doing b12 shots due to being deficient despite being 100% omnivore. Some people don't absorb things as well.

[@NicaRox15]

THANK YOU FOR BEING FUCKING REASONABLE.

[@sagemcqueen6713]

@@NicaRox15 so, how did meat get rid of her deficiency quickly if she couldn’t absorb it?

[@karenmacdonald8434]

The second point in her video is likely the main reason she quit. She wants to fit in with the crowd when she's out. She simply finds it inconvenient and doesn't give a shit. Let's not sink to insults here. Mic respectfully covered the topic well

[@phoconti6715]

Im vegan and trans. Its not hard. Smh

[@julia9557]

More proof vegans are mentally ill

[@ivebeenjapanized]

A. B I have a food disorder as well. All my apples are where my bananas are suppose to be.

[@Mrscatcat]

I’m a conservative vegan.i am also a Orthodox Jew and being a vegan is very rare in my community.

[@FiveEighteenBlog]

chaya adler totally! Shabbat Dinners are awkward haha

[@bambigarcia7556]

Love this channel!

[@CassandraBankson]

*gahhh yes supplements are important but can I just say I LOVE THE LEAF WALL!!!* 🍃

[@AnonymousStalker]

@Mike John Yeah but if your vegan, please take calcium if you don't have enough you'll notice it when its to late. Just a tip from another Vegan. ✌🏻💁‍♀️

[@8KNatalie8]

Mike John I also don't take supplements and feel great, I am vegan 6,5 years. I don't care about certain vitamins, I just get some raw, some boiled, some fried plant food that I want, that is it. Why I shoud bother myself with nonsense, I feel what I want or I would say my body need!

[@lclc3686]

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[@DM-nw5lu]

Maleeka A lot of side effects of not getting your metabolic needs met show later in life. It doesn't matter what he thinks now. There are some vitamins/minerals that your body can get too much such of such as calcium and vitamin D. But you'd have to digest large amounts to have to worry. A multivitamine and multimineral will not harm you.

[@gurkparcour]

Right wing libertarian and vegan for two years and loving it! awesome video here's to those who represent animal and human rights! God, Guns, and good Greens!

[@injustice2damianwayne234]

I doubt she was ever vegan. All I hear are useless excuses.

[@rachaelrobinson2185]

Injustice 2 Robin All you *hear*

[@injustice2damianwayne234]

Rachael Robinson Got it.

[@kailaleegibbons6143]

Injustice 2 Robin I mean, she has a vegan logo tattoo on her wrist so...

[@Chris-ri4qs]

While I dislike the act of her as much as I do the one Nicocado Avocado put up I do think that she was vegan. I mean she has a vegan tattoo. That's quite the commitement to just fake something that you get no benefit out of either way (talking about the lack of social acceptance).

[@bryanb6612]

Not particularly, some people do put alot of thought into their tattoos, others get them on a whim. A smallish wrist tattoo would be easy to cover/remove.

[@rayestanley517]

Vegan for over a year now, conservative, and from TEXAS! Nothing but support from my conservative non-vegan Texan friends, co-workers and family 😄

[@yes2542]

me too. Im from San Antonio.

[@lydiapetra1211]

Raye Stanley ...me too!

[@mrmaxcarter2306]

I am a conservative and newly vegan. I did it for health benefits. That May be selfish, but i can't say it feels bad letting animals live and contributing to a better planet. You'd think conservatives would be more about conserving nature. I'm also not into pronouns or trans people. But at least she makes an effort to look like a woman.

[@XXIIXIIIXXXIXXXIX]

I just don't like how she made veganism look. In her live stream many people were put off of going vegan because of her.

[@OutbackRose7]

I'm vegetarian and easing in to veganism. While I understand the passion towards living a cruelty-free life, etc we should understand it's not feasable for everyone. We should agree to disagree and move on here. Blaire didn't do anything wrong here, she was just talking about her experiences and ten years of veganism is a good effort compared to those who refuse to try it at all. I don't think people should react negatively to her. She has her reasons. As a community of vegetarians and vegans we shouldn't be judgemental and instead focus on other things in order to make change rather than what other people do.

[@thegamer5367]

Khloe Britton You know the ting is althoug it may be bad humans require meat to live i we didnt we would not have a omnivourus teeth structure (i suck at grammar so some words may not be spelled right)

[@fabioa561]

I’m vegetarian and I get a mouth full from vegans about me getting locally farmed Cruelty free eggs. I have seen how the chickens live and are treated(not in small cages and live very well)

[@Kaleysia]

@@fabioa561 If you just eating these type of eggs is truly the case, you know how the chickens live, they are treated well and their lives are not ended early because they are not "profitable" anymore, then I see no reason as to why it wouldn't be okay for you to eat these eggs.

[@Mai-tn6zy]

Faboi Male chicken still get killed in most "cruelty free" farms after being alive for only a few minutes. Even if you have your own chicken and breed them, you will eventually have to kill the roosters even if you seperate them from the hens. If I remember correctly they start to fight each other when they are between 5 and 9 month old. It's also hard selling a rooster to someone who will not make a meal out of him. That's what is not acceptable from a vegan standpoint about consuming eggs.

[@AmaraFerris]

Faboi -- There is no such thing as "cruelty free" eggs. Have you done any research about the egg industry? Why even be vegetarian at all if you don't care about chickens?

[@northerncoloradotransparen1454]

Too often all the Food Fads are associated with diets! Make no Mistake Whole Food Plant Based is a lifestyle choice, NOT A DIET!!

[@elveganocordobes6708]

I think you are one of the most smartest person y KZbin.

[@davidhenderson5051]

And the least political and most polite...!

[@rssa-v7s]

¿Y Damo? :P Damo es un capo. Saludos y sigue con tu canal, que también es excelente 👌.

[@VeganO_MexicanO]

¿VC darás tu opinión al respecto?

[@elveganocordobes6708]

NOp, esto es trabajo para la comunidad vegana angloparlante, yo me encargo de los latinos y españoles jiji

[@VeganO_MexicanO]

El Vegano Cordobes bueno tienes razón te necesitamos para refutar a los hispanoparlantes que no son pocos. Bien 👍

[@OceanPancake]

Youre genuinely my favourite youtuber. Thanks for being a voice of reason

[@3mmavn]

My husband and I are more or less conservative on the spectrum. We are vegan :)

[@nobarcos6641]

Sorry bro vegan here and Conservative Christian and I know many more like me so I think you're a little off on your statement but I love to watch your videos

[@RealEddieG84]

Why does everyone feel the need to state "I am a conservative vegan..."? I thought we were talking health and not politics.

[@Adnilas]

He asked about it in the video...

[@helloworldliberationforall]

Vegan for 10 years and didnt check the levels after suplementing haha

[@davidarmstrong2078]

Is it possible the hormones she takes are messing with the way ger body deals with vitamins? Just a thought.

[@Amandaseims1]

This girl was lying through her teeth.

[@ZombieSirenMusic]

I went from being vegetarian and having amazing levels, to eating the standard American diet once more after pregnancy (I got lazy) and having deficiencies and lots of health issues. Thus, I've decided to go vegan this time and stay with it. I was never more healthy than when I was vegetarian. I feel like it'll only get better for me to be a vegan. Thanks for this video.

[@g41133]

As a vegan, I do have to have a chat with the waiter/waitress often when I go out to eat (especially here in the midwest), but I'd rather do that than contribute to harming animals, our planet, and my health. I don't crave meat or dairy at all!

[@sierra-legacyavila]

I'm a vegan ,transgender and an anarchist . I also supplement B12 daily. I do feel tired daily, but that due to getting calls from teller-marketers every morning when I'm sleeping. I work 11 hours a night six nights a week. For the liver damage that she is worried about, my Dr. prescribed me estrogen via injections to avoid liver damage. So there are ways to still be vegan supplement , taking your momes without worrying about possible damage to your health. Great video, Mic the Vegan.

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

Sierra-Legacy Avila get on the national do not call registry.

[@ironman1233]

I am a anarchist to

[@patriciasweeney1054]

I'm a conservative lacto-ovo vegetarian (very little dairy/eggs)on my journal toward veganism. I have learned so much from you Mic...thank you. I really just add nutritional yeast in my recipes (not daily though) but often. From what I have read that should be enough. Keep up the good work.

[@fknbastages]

9 years and I've never taken suppliments and I've still never felt better in my life.

[@julia9557]

David Hereaux if only your spelling was better...

[@markt88]

Well since she has to take hormones maybe that isn’t so good for her liver?

[@noelblackwell1908]

buddah463 My thoughts exactly. It also causes cancer.

[@bassterdsuiker]

She has gender dysphoria. If she doesn't take those hormones she will mentally be in a terrible place. She NEEDS those hormones.

[@lymezombie3236]

I hate being the centre of attention, as well, but I have strong convictions. Been veg since '74 and vegan since '88. This is not a judgement. We're all different. Just, maybe, with a time-past-perspective, she may see her reasoning differently.

[@margaretbentley3937]

Lyme Z ombie Finally another vegan from the 70s! We just grew a good garden and ate what we raised. We never called it "vegan"...just real food. Too many kids being raised on pure junk these days. Sad.

[@lymezombie3236]

Margaret Bentley Hi Margaret! Yup! Great to hear from another 'aged to perfection' veghead. 😁 Went veggie in my senior year of high school. Couldn't (never ever) eat flesh again! I equate it to cannibalism, we're all 'animals'. I'm (happy, but) concerned with so many going vegan today that it won't last. How many are doing it cuz its in fashion or cuz friends are into it, or maybe, they'll get bored with it and quit. Of course, any that do stay vegan, all the better. But, I nearly cringe when someone says to me, "I used to be vegetarian". June

[@margaretbentley3937]

I totally agree that it seems to be a trend. Hopefully it'll stick for most and we'll see a decline in the rising human health problems and horrible conditions/brutal slaughter of animals. I like the "aged to perfection " thought...indeed! I think folks are making it all harder than it needs to be. 🥗

[@lymezombie3236]

Margaret Bentley Exactly! Someone asked for my help going veg, to which I gladly said yes. She wanted to measure everything for nutrient counts! Told her I couldn't help. It felt too much like an eating disorder thing. Great chatting with you!

[@BJAvegan]

I've been vegan about 8 years and a few years ago, my Vit D level was low. I took supplements and am fine now.

[@susana5950]

Your videos keep me vegan!

[@melissakhamchanh2725]

Thank you Mic the vegan for this video. I was rolling my eyes her whole video. I’m sorry no one, and I mean no one not even a doctor can convince me that eating animal products is best for me and I’ve only been vegan for a year!!!

[@Mike-gz4xz]

Been waiting for this, and you nailed it Mic. So don't have anything to add . Thanks for taking the time to address this .Was very interesting .

[@q..q2291]

she-was-never-really-vegan comments incoming

[@DivergentDroid]

I don't know about that but I do know he was never a she!

[@littlemissink]

Yeah because she wasn't

[@r.m8146]

So many transphobic people in the vegan community, I never expected that, at least mic the vegan is very explicitly against that kind of shit.

[@ThisGirlReviews]

Yeah

[@anarkitype4017]

Not transphobic, just honest. Most vegans favour the truth, and its a biological fact that he isn't a she. That doesn't mean I won't call him "she" out of civility.

[@bingsby9085]

im comservative leaning but im a vegan woop woop. literally i love all life so why would i kill animals. animals are life too 💛✌ i wish it wasnt a political concept.

[@artemis199]

How is it the part that stuck out to me was that Blaire is conservative.... for real?!?! Wow! That's quite interesting...

[@UltimaOn]

Placebo effect is a strong thing. You can imagine getting all kinds of symptoms and actually get them for real just with thoughts.

[@theone-ro6rz]

Definitely. Women can convince themselves they're pregnant and start having symptoms of pregnancy. Weird as fuck.

[@darwinstevens810]

Former vegan, did all the same stuff, spent jack money. I had health issues, not the same has hers, besides constantly being tired. I went back to being vegetarian instead and barely eat meats like steaks, beef, chicken, etc. And I take a multivitamin now instead of taking 5-6 pills a day. But overall I try to avoid animal products. I’m still a healthy person according to my homeopathic doctor and regular doctor despite me eating eat some animal products. I wasn’t when I was vegan. Despite being active working out more then 4 times a week 2 hours at a time, the vegan diet was taking a personal toll on me, health wise and both doctors saw it too. I didn’t really have deficiencies except vitamin d but pretty much everyone in Michigan is deficient of it

[@xh0rsex]

When a non-vegan says their diet isn't working, vegans exclaim "go vegan!" When a vegan says their diet isn't working, vegans exclaim "you're not doing it right!" meanwhile, non-vegans largely don't care what you eat. Time and time again, I see vids like this where vegans essentially play damage control and never, ever will just come to the realization that not all diets work the same for everyone, including a vegan diet. In the world of veganism, a vegan diet can do no wrong and is not flawed. If you are having trouble with the diet, then it is your fault and you should just try harder and never, ever quit being vegan to try a diet that may fit your lifestyle, or body better. If so much effort apparently needs to be put into a diet for it to work as intended or at least to meet the needs of the individual, couldn't that in itself be seen as a flaw of the diet? Vegans are by far the most culty, holier-than-thou group of people when it comes to something as benign as diet, largely because it is more than a diet, it is an ideology - like a religion without a traditional god. I say "traditional," because nature/the environment is treated as their god. Vegans are often preachy and overbearing with their views and if people are going to ignore the ones that knock on their door trying to convert them to their church, they are going to do the same for vegans, because they come off as the same and this is why vegans are largely mocked and dismissed. If you want veganism to be taken more seriously and accepted more in society, just follow these 3 simple words - leave. people. alone. Let them eat what they want and let them live their lives how they want. Accept that not everybody wants to be vegan and if you want to raise awareness, do so in a benign, peaceful manner, instead of the "brute force" tactics I often see, essentially trying to force people into seeing things their way, by using emotion as leverage and even going as far as making others look/feel stupid for not being vegan. Leave it up to the individual instead of trying to change their mind(s) for them. Give them literature and educate them on the subject and if they are interested, they will pursue it on their own and if they are not interested, that is also okay, since being vegan isn't for everyone - remember, it's not just changing their diet, it's changing their entire lifestyle and perspective on certain aspects on society. Stop treating it like a contest where veganism needs to be #1 with no alternatives. Instead of putting all your eggs in one basket towards veganism, perhaps spread your efforts and advocate for things like more regulations in the meat industry, the importance of buying locally and educating people to try and lower the demand for meat. Try to make a non-vegan diet a more humane, sustainable, reasonable alternative, instead of this "all or nothing" approach with veganism.

[@gecksnek389]

"nature/the environment is treated as their god." Nah they despise human's omnivorous nature. Their God is Big Pharma and man-made fruits and vegetables.

[@rachelrosen5501]

*THANK YOU*

[@xh0rsex]

Yes, their "god" is modern society, because without the technologies and conveniences it affords them, veganism wouldn't even be possible.

[@amleshamm906]

"It`s ok , at least she tried" Said no vegan at all

[@somerandomguy246]

Don't you mean "putting all your quinoa in one basket"

[@adrianvalentine9054]

Vegans whine and complain about people being critical of their life style choice but Vegans are the FIRST to pick apart someone elses choices. Who cares why she decided to stop being vegan, how does it effect you in the least? She stated that she doesn't want to put a bad name on other Vegans or convince anyone else that Veganism is bad. It's just something in her own personal life that didn't work out. For some people Veganism works, for some it's even a miracle cure, but please, go ahead and demonize those who decide it's not for them. At least she tried, at least she gave it a shot. It's not your business to pass judgment on her choices, if you where secure in yourself and your choices you wouldn't feel the need to complain about someones dietary choices. And Y'all wonder why people don't like Vegans. sheeeeesh.

[@tubbsthebigcat]

Adrian Valentine agreed.

[@loveinthewebb6168]

Well said

[@ameliapond3374]

"Who cares why she stopped being vegan, how does it affect you in the least?" 1. Over 56 BILLION animals are slaughtered annually by the meat industry so while that particular issue might not directly apply to me, it does apply to those innocent beings who did nothing to harm anyone and never asked to be murdered. 2. Animal agriculture is one of the leading causes of Amazonian deforestation and green house gas emissions. So, YES, it does affect me. It affects the planet the I live on, my generation, and the future generations that are to come. 3. Her saying that her veganism lead to her having deficiencies affects how others view veganism. It'll probably guide them away from veganism thinking it's unhealthy, and again, it'll lead to the mass slaughter of innocent, seintent beings.

[@superlova2352]

сука Blaha You pretty much just proved her point with your comment

[@simranbhatt5460]

It's not a "dietary choice" when it's literally paying to torture, rape and kill billions of sentient beings. I'm really glad that there were vegans who didn't stay quiet, and showed me how unbelievably messed up the animal industries are. There is a holocaust happening out there, people shouldn't stay quiet.

[@youandmevegan]

I don't want to sound condescending, but the mind is a powerful tool. Nocebo and placebo effect can be extremely powerful. I've been terrified of pain all my life. I never want to push a human melon out of my body and I've always been worried about getting kidney stones, because apparently those f*ckers can hurt even more than pushing a baby out (and it's not something I have control over). So one day I felt a tiny cramp while peeing, I thought I suddenly had a kidney stone and I got SO anxious I was trembling all over and almost fainted. What was it? NOTHING. My fear almost caused me to faint, yet I was perfectly healthy. I'm pretty sure visualizing all your cells vibrating and being cured of a deficiency can have a similar but positive effect on the psyche...

[@shivayalove8198]

youandme.vegan ♥ 💖💖💖💖💖

[@Petra44YT]

Yes, nocebo is a thing. I've had it, too. My neurologist looked at my last MRI images with me. They showed some prolapsed discs in my upper spine. And soon enough, my hands and feet started tingling. Up to the point where I had to be hospitalised to get i.v. steroids over five days. People can even die from the nocebo effect! There has been a death by freezing in a freezer where the cooling was switched off, the temperature was around 5 degrees Celsius. That should make for a very uncomfortable night, but still, it's survivable as countless homeless people prove. That person believed he was going to freeze to death, though, and he did.

[@lizhailand943]

Never had a baby but have had one stone removed and all the female ER docs who had had one said they were more painful than labor... I totally agree though, placebo is a major factor in perception of symptoms That said morphine ain't no placebo!! Aha after they gave me that I finally could stop screaming in pain. Okay random story over

[@mrferranco]

I am a Conservative Vegan and unfortunately it is true that being conservative and a vegan doesn't always jive with everyone. However the beautiful part is that I have been able to educate many others in my circle of influence with improved nutritional information (i.e. going Vegan) and have had mostly support from my conservative friends and community, even if they don't really get it. Love your Vids. Keep up the good work.

[@rimaqayed1652]

She's clearly lying, she's being very inconsistent with her "reasons"

[@taylorellory]

I 10000% had the same thoughts when I watched Blair's video. I felt the only part that was authentic was the ending, where she explains how she doesn't like being the center of attention. I felt like her whole body language changed and became more confident/self-assured when she made that point, as opposed to her prior points about having health problems, etc. It's so obvious that she quit for social reasons, and any smart vegan can see that. Being the center of attention does suck and it's annoying to have people comment on my personal eating habits BUT I would NEVER do something I'm so personally against just to fit in. Sucks, I used to think Blair was a really honest and cool person, despite some of her conservative views. But this I can't get behind. It's just lame. I wouldn't be so annoyed with her if she had just cut out the part about having health problems and had just been honest about quitting for social reasons, because spreading misinformation about "health problems" caused by veganism is ignorant and harmful to the movement.

[@joy_villa]

Conservative vegan here! 13 years and counting and supplements are not a big deal at all. Sounds like your theory is correct, she caved to her friends or whatnot. Being vegan has transformed my life and I love it!

[@Sara-ve7do]

I'm a conservative vegan 😊