I've been a vegan before (for more than 5 years, not just a thing I tired out for a bit), and I think it helped me in multiple ways regarding a previously unhealthy diet, and it gave me a much better understanding of what kinds of nutrients and fuel I need... the standard American diet is not for me (or most others, as far as I can tell). However I felt like my diet was my religion, and learning enough about nutriton and seeking out foods that I could eat, wasn't sustainable, especially when considering how many of the foods were massively processed and pre packaged. I don't regret it, and I don't think i hurt myself, and I do think i needed to do it... but its a temporary thing, and I'm glad I wasn't making decisions about anyone else's dietary intake but my own.

The frog eats the bug. The snake eats the frog. The hog eats the snake. N we eat the hog. Until the dinosaurs return, or barring an invasion by lions, tigers, n polar bears, that's the way it is! I will remain comfortably omnivorous, the way I was evolved to be!

Switched to keto diet about a year ago and dropped about 90 lbs in under 6 months - by increasing my fat intake dramatically.

My most recent bloodwork was great for a 25 year old, let alone a 57 year old. We are evolved to eat a wide variety of fats, and different foods, so we should.