Ex-alcoholic who almost died turns his life around by going vegan
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 • Tamil
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A former binge drinker, Aaron Calder, has narrated the story of how he was nearly on his deathbed 8 years ago, as a result of alcoholism, and how he eventually turned his life around by taking up a vegan diet. Aaron has credited the Netflix documentary, 'Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead' that helped him make the life-changing decision of taking up the plant-based diet after being hospitalized in 2012 over a liver condition that caused him to vomit blood.
Aaron, who started binge drinking as a teenager and used alcohol to boost his confidence, landed in the ICU after his liver and kidneys apparently became so damaged that they couldn't filter his blood and several veins in his esophagus had burst open. "My liver was so badly damaged that it couldn't cope with the blood flow. The blood was blocking up which caused seven veins in my throat to burst. The doctors told me I was very lucky to be alive and said if I drank again I would die. But I have not touched it since my hospital admission," Aaron stated.
Despite giving up alcohol in 2013, his liver inflammation score had still not gone down much 2 years later. But just a few months after switching to a vegan diet, Aaron saw miraculous improvements in his health and his score had dropped to 39, with his liver functioning normally yet again. Aaron began watching a Netflix documentary called 'Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead' chronicling the experiences of an overweight man who adopts a fruit and vegetable diet for 60 days to fix his health.
He further said, "I was sceptical at first. As a vegetarian, I was sure that I needed eggs for protein and milk for calcium. But I decided to give the vegan diet a go and started to see massive improvements in my health. The results alone showed that my liver was functioning normally. My cholesterol and blood pressure were perfect too."
However, his doctor was averse to veganism as he apparently thought that a vegan diet lacked vital nutrients required for a healthy life. "People think a vegan diet is strict, but I actually eat a lot of food and still enjoy vegan burgers, chips and chocolate cakes. But I swap the butter, white flour and sugar for avocado oil, wholemeal flour and maple syrup. The vegan diet has played a massive role in my recovery. It has given the body the chance to heal," Aaron mentioned.
After returning for further tests in March last year, Aaron, to his delight, found that the fat deposits in his liver had completely cleared. Aaron wrote, "When I stopped drinking, my liver didn't improve much. It wasn't until I adopted the vegan diet that my results started to improve. I am now enjoying my work as a food blogger. I have swapped my alcohol addiction with a focus on making really good food."
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