Hugh, thank you so much for all of the great resources. It is smart for everyone to be as informed as possible before making any kind of major changes in their life.
Funny you would mention Vitamin D ! I read my Vitamin D label and it contains gelatin, which comes from cows. There is gelatin in my Culturelle Probitics too.
I go to my Endocrinologist every 6 months. She is a good doctor. I have Hypothyroidism and do take medication for it. Plus I have 3 nodules on my thyroid and one is growing.
Tubers, rice, pasta are all foods that do not bother my tummy at all. But I have not been able to eat seafood for at least over 20 years, makes me really sick. I already take B12. Yeah, all those vegan and vegetarian frozen foods are no better than regular frozen foods. Foods really need to be prepared from scratch at home. But, eek, raw fruits and vegetables give me diarrhea ( except bananas and potatoes).....I will have to figure out what to do about that.
I really want to make one of my meals each day a smoothie ( morning). Liquid, pulverized food agrees with my gut. I like to use fresh carrot juice.
Lots to think about, but that is good for me. I have not taken much interest in ANYTHING for a LONG while. Exploring the Vegan world should be very educational and interesting. I will eventually find out what works for me.
I am still thinking about that horrific cow, pig, chicken video I watched last night. I did not really realize how inhumane those "industries" were ( dairy farming, raising cows for food, raising chickens for food and raising pigs for food.). But when I saw a farmer deliberately torturing an animal just for his own pleasure I was totally horrified.
Thanks for listening. 
