suffering

[Arthur Little]

so vital Arthur i've managed without meat, fish or eggs for near 30yrs and i'm ok

Oh yes ... ... vegans, vegetarians ... whatever ... DO have a lot going for them in the health *stakes (phonetically, perhaps not the best choice of *word in the circumstances! ). For instance, in February 2008, I ended up on the operating table for emergency surgery to my left carotid artery - which had become clogged-up due [probably] to my habit of preparing much of my food in a deep-fat fryer ... using cooking oil containing animal fats. Plus my cholesterol levels had also "rocketed" and I was in imminent danger of suffering a full-blown stroke - after learning that the 'transient ischaemic attack' I'd experienced earlier had been a warning sign.

So, reluctanty, I was forced to give the offending utensil the old heave-ho, and modify my eating habits forthwith.