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No plant-based diet bullshit or promotion of plant-based capitalism. Veganism isn't about you, it's about historical materialist anti-speciesism, anti-racist animalization, and animal liberation. Ethical vegans only.
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Resources

Animal liberation and direct action

Animal Liberation Press (ALF)
Wiki on Ethical Veganism
Wiki on the Animal Liberation Front
Wiki on Total Liberation
Different approaches to AL direct action
Earth First! manual and tactics
Support prisoners of conscience: Vegan Prisoners Support Group (UK)
If someone tells you to put some paint on your hands, tag some buildings and then go turn yourself into the police - your "rebellion" is a fucking op

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Recently became vegan, vitamin deficiency possibility? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have the following symptoms:

Hair thinning on the top of my head
Feeling more tired than usual
Going to the toilet more often
Feeling colder compared to my gf despite being fatter
Dry skin

Could these be related to the change in my diet? If so I will go for a blood test, which vitamins would you recommend me to check? (I will obviously take them as supplements if needed)

Other changes in my life in the last year were finding a job and starting Zoloft.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No way we can diagnose you like this. It’s a good idea to go to a doctor or get bloodwork done.

In the order you should consider:

B12 is essential as a vegan. You can find B12 or better yet take a B Complex (which has multiple B vitamins like B2, B3 in addition to B12).

Another good one to take is Vegan Omega 3 (most are sourced from fish, so the label should say it is vegan which means it is derived from algae).

Other than that, almost everyone needs more Vitamin D, especially as winter is coming.

After that, look at what your particular situation and see what you need, I’d say.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

i didn't know there was vegan omega-3 supplements, how much do you take? do you use it daily? :o

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Yep! 250mg every day is good enough.