So the good news is that you can cut down your meat intake and be happy about it. Here’s an interesting look at one girl’s view on being a vegetarian and don’t miss her falafel recipe.
– Lori
I began this (semi) ?verdant? lifestyle about a decade ago when my parents began exhibiting signs of illness, mom with breast cancer in the early 2000’s and dad with gall stones in 2005. It can be quite threatening for the kids, especially when the paranoid idea hits: Who?s next"
Parental Guidance

My mom was always barbecue?s numero uno groupie, and when she got cancer, her diet required a big fix. Getting her to drink fruit juices was such a chore, I?m pretty sure she snuck in some BBQ when no one was looking.
Whenever friends and family gave mom ?healthy? gifts, I was normally the beneficiary of those organic goods. From bland chips to sugar free snacks, I felt like I was the one getting better!
And then, there?s dad. In all his 50+ years on earth, not even those pesky gallstones could get him to the hospital. So, with internet research and trips to the grocery, our family?s one-week gall bladder cleansing plan was calendared.

At the end of the seven days, my dad did shed his gall stones and my brother and I continued with the ?diet.? I maintained it because I loved the feeling I got post-cleansing and it was sustainable.
So yes, it was the gall stones that transformed me.

I like to say that I?m ?part-vegetarian.? I love salads and all things...