Popular TV and film actress Ginnifer Goodwin was a zealous and dedicated vegan for 2 years.
She was even a spokesperson for Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt-A-Turkey project in 2009, adopting an entire flock herself.Â
She revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live that she stopped eating vegan after experiencing some health issues which she did not disclose.
Ms. Goodwin stated:
I’m always learning and growing and changing and there were some boring health issues, and so I did actually have to work some animal products back into my diet.
She said that the first animal food she ate after her stint as a vegan was a scrambled egg from a farm where the chickens run free and are treated like pets. She admitted that is was the most delicious thing she had ever tasted.
She also revealed that her meal before coming on the Jimmy Kimmel show was meatloaf with bacon! Mmmm. I’m sure Ms Goodwin wasn’t contacted for a testimonial for What The Health, the biased, non-scientific pro-vegan Netflix film!
Sounds a bit like Angelina Jolie who once said that veganism “nearly killed” her and that a big, juicy steak is her beauty secret.
See Ginnifer Goodwin’s entire interview at this link.
Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist
…. and when you take a vegetable from the ground, doesn’t it start to decompose?
Veganism is a religion, not a way of health for humans or mother earth. LIFE FEEDS ON LIFE. It keeps the balance. Meat IS consumed Raw. My favorite way is carpaccio… local, humane, loved and grass-fed beef.
I’m sorry, but what is the point of this post? Firstly, this is very old news. Secondly, so many details are left out of this equation. There could have been a multitude of things that caused her “boring health issues.” We will never know.
In todays world of industrialized farming, it requires much thought, effort and research to eat a healthy diet. Vegan or not. Please don’t knock down vegans who live their lives compassionately with awareness of the planet and all living things therein.
Unfortunately, it is not just about individual health anymore. The earth is a living organism and we are apart of her. We have the responsibility to keep the earth healthy. Humans are not entitled to do what they please to this planet, nor to the other species of animals that live here. By just the sheer demand for meat, humans are continuing to propel the factory farms. And by this we pave way for more pollution, deforestation, animal suffering, decrease in biodiversity, etc,.
Eating live enzymes found in plants provides energy for the body to thrive and promotes the body to heal itself. What live enzymes are found in a dead, rotting (cooked, non the less) carcass or organ? This I will never understand. In the meantime, Veganism is not a belief. It is a movement based on facts. All I ask for is a little respect. Not just for vegans, but for the animals, too. Thank you.
I was vegan for about a year and it ruined my life until I found Nourishing Traditions. The health problems I received from the diet were 40lbs of weight gain, irregular periods, unable to conceive, hair where I didn’t want it and more … when I think about it it makes me want to cry. I’m soooo thankful for Sally Fallons book… I owe a lot to her. I’m healthy again and my 4 month old baby is breast fed and is bigger (in a healthy way) than 99% of babies her age.
Veganism originated from concern over animal welfare, not nutritional science. It also gained fuel with the whole false anti-cholesterol and saturated fat campaigns decades ago. Though everyones different, but thanks to this actress for talking about her personal negative experience with a vegan diet.
I, too, abandoned a vegan diet after developing severe bowel problems that had me home sick more than I was at work toward the end. Too disgusting to discuss, and thankful that it’s over. I was basically trapped at home and chained to the bathroom. At first, I felt like a bit of a failure when I quit eating vegan…
For more than two years now, I eat meat, eggs, cheese, and bacon , and all of my produce is locally grown and purchased direct from growers. I also drink raw milk and cream, also locally produced and purchased direct from the farmer. I make my own yogurt. I’m lucky that I work at a university with an amazing retail meat store (no chickens, but locally pastured cattle that are harvested humanely – one at a time and processed in a clean environment – I’ve actually gotten to witness). At 52, I’m better than ever. I’m new to this blog, but can’t wait to dig in.
Oops, sorry. Wrong link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBiJB8YuDBQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Loved the interview with Ginnefer Goodwin. Glad she found her way back to health. Interesting how she seems so apologetic about it. The whole vegan ethic does a real number on your personal moral code, apparently.
Also had a chuckle about the Obama ads and “terrorism”. Just watched John Stossels “Everything is illegal” with my 13 yo son.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2641566/
At the end of the show (which shows the Rawsome raid), my son said: “That’s communism. Where the government tells you what to do. We just learned that in history class.”. I got my warning letter from the state to stop being a drop-site host for raw milk, yesterday. So, now I gotta do my part as a patriotic American and stand up for our inalienable right to healthy foods. Wish me luck.
Like the gov’t can actually tell you what to do on your own private property. This state and federal gov’t bureaucracy run amok has got to stop and civil disobedience is the only way it seems.
This is the silver lining to a gov’t that is broke .. there will eventually be no money to pay these goons to come onto your property and harass you.
Way to be brave Charlene! If you need me to write about your situation to bring some attention to it, feel free to email me offline. Happy to do it!
Bravo, Charlene! I wish you luck! I am so grateful for our “drop site” people and have offered to be one as well.
Right now, we are fighting for our right to keep a smart meter OFF our property. What’s next??
Suzanne
Suzanne,
Fight hard against that smart meter! We have one for the electricity on our house now and have been fighting. We are in the middle of remodeling an old restaurant into a home. It was vacant for 13 years, so there were no utilities or meters onsite. After we got the permitted electrical work approved by the local inspector, the electric wholesale supplier said we were not in line for a smart meter, but we got one anyway, and it’s likely we are the first one in the tiny town where I live. We plan to install solar and wind energy in the future, but we may change our plan (divert the budget) to install a small (but expandable) solar setup now. With grid-tied solar , the electric utility must leave (or re-install) the analog meter. In the meantime, we have aluminum screen lining the interior wall (where the smart meter is mounted on the outside wall) to block some fo the bad stuff.
You go, girl! Praying for you over here!
Twice in my life I have embraced veganism, and both times my health was trampled on. I love eating traditional foods and actually enjoy the work it takes to find humanely raised AND slaughtered animals. I read once in a book that by simply not eating meat you arent really doing anything to help animals and the conditions they are kept in and the way they are slaughtered, but by using your money as your voice when you seek out animals that have lived happy lives and have been slaughtered humanly that you are helping the situation. That made so much sense to me when I read it.
Totally loving the show Happily Ever After!
Really?! A terrorist Lucy?! LULZ.
I would have second thoughts about this site too had I gotten a similar ad. Sarah’s response was wonderful though. Keep up the good work!