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When dietary spirituality conflicts with physical needs

I stopped eating meat for spiritual reasons but my body feels weak and I can't tell if this is detoxification my teacher talks about or if I'm actually harming myself for my beliefs.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Spiritual dietary restrictions can conflict with individual biological requirements, forcing choice between belief and bodily wellbeing.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Body as spiritual vessel across traditions?”

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