No matter where you are in the process of turning vegan, I wanted to include some reliable sources that you can use to reeducate yourself on the topic. These are sources I have used myself, both in my process of first turning vegetarian and then vegan, and I have included both academic and entertaining sources to appeal to both the ethical, environmental, and health aspect of veganism.
Do you have any sources to recommend? Give me a comment below!
Documentaries to watch
Cowspiracy – The Sustainability Secret (2014) – Environmental perspective
Earthlings (2005) – Ethics perspective
- British “earthlings” (2017)
Food, Inc (2008) – Food Industry
Speeches to watch
Debates to watch
Should we go vegan? (Ethics debate)
Doctors’ debate (Health debate)
YouTubers to Follow
For Inspiration (my own picks)
Disclaimer: These Youtubers are not dietitians – so fact check their health advice – however they make some nice recipes and share their lifestyles on a vegan diet
For getting questions answered
Bite Size Vegan – She is very good at explaining things in new perspectives and easy to listen to
Earthling Ed – I got the privilege to meet this guy not too long ago, fact dense, takes his activism seriously, and truly a compassionate and kind soul that believe that empathy is the way to go
Mic. The Vegan – Videos that can get a bit technical with a lot of “fact throwing” – but he have made some videos I really been enjoying watching
Doctors that are promoting a vegan diet
Dr. Neal Barnard – Veganism and especially focuses on being anti-animal fats
Dr. Michael Greger – Uses veganism as a preventing tool to heart disease
Dr. Ellsworth Wareham – 101 year old vegan doctor
Dr. John McDougall – Promotes veganism and eating a lot of starches
Books to read
Eating Animals – Jonathan Safran Foer (The book that turned me Vegetarian – a great first book to read – especially if you’re not into watching heartbreaking documentaries around factory farming but still wants to hear all the facts and arguments)
The China Study – Collin Campbell (Health related)
How Not to Die – Dr. Michael Greger (Health related)
Animal Liberation – Peter Singer (The book brought up by my philosophy teacher in High School and gives a academically philosophical approach around eating animals)
Vegan Athletes (just to debunk the myth that vegans can’t be athletic)
Samantha Shorkey – Body Builder
Patrik Baboumian – Body builder
No-Meat Athlete – Ultra Marathon Runner
Nimai Delgado – Body Builder
Erin Fergus – Body Builder
TedTalks about Veganism
John McDougall – The food we were born to eat
Dr. Joanne Kong – The power of plant-based eating
Governmental Pages on Veganism
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Podcasts to Subscribe to
Cook books
I think that sometimes we complicate things in cook books – I would just download Dr Greger’s app “Daily Dozen” (it’s free) and if you make sure to eat according to that app you’ll be fine. If you want to get more technical, use cronometer.com, a free site where you can put in everything you’ve eaten and track that you get all your micros and macros everyday. Super simple! Don’t make it more difficult than it is, simplicity is key.
However, if you want some inspirations:
- Oh She Glows: Angela Liddon
- Deliciously Ella: Ella Woodward (fresh, healthy, oil-free, gluten-free food)
- Keep it Vegan: Aine Carlin (Good when you want to veganize your favourite meat-recipes)
- Minimalist Baker’s Everyday Cooking: Dana Shultz (simple vegan versions of traditional food and more)
Also check out:
Article: Animals are Conscious and should be treated as such
The Kindness Lifestyle 