Star letter
Dear Vegan Life,
I’m sending you this letter to share how I began to read Vegan Life and how it has had a positive impact on my life. At the age of 20, I decided to go vegan after watching Cowspiracy — learning about the truth and everything that’s wrong with animal agriculture, made me realise that going vegan was the only option for me. My life changed completely and the first few months were not easy — I felt lonely, lost and I had a million questions. Where I live, being vegan is not considered ‘normal’ — I had no vegan friends and my family didn’t understand me at all. All my life I’ve been skinny, and once I went vegan, my doctor claimed that my choice was not about the animals or the planet, but was about me trying to hide an eating disorder. I was being pressured a lot, but I kept my decision and I never consumed animal products again. I started to research about the lifestyle as much as I could and, luckily, I found Vegan Life magazine and immediately subscribed. Not only did it introduce me to amazing vegan products, it helped me to learn about nutrition, vegan fashion, the environment, and made me feel like I was not alone after all. Reading issue after issue, I began to feel more confident, happy and excited about my decision. Being vegan is the best. I’m proud of it and I can’t tell you how grateful I am to have found Vegan Life!