How the vegan lifestyle affects Maxene Magalona's well-being

In celebration of World Vegan Day on Monday, November 2, actress Maxene Magalona shared the benefits of her vegan diet.

Maxene has been into her plant-based diet for a year now.

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“Being vegan for a year now has truly helped us improve our lives so much. We have way more energy, our digestion, and metabolism work faster and we just feel so much better overall.

“Knowing that we can enjoy the food we eat without having to cause pain and suffering to other living beings just brings us so much peace and happiness,” she said.

Maxene, who is also a yogi, said that what inspired her to shift to the vegan diet was yoga's “moral codes.”

“One of the moral codes we follow in yoga known as “ahimsa,” which means non-violence in Sanskrit, is what got us to make this shift in our diet. It states that we are not supposed to cause harm to other living beings,” she continued.

But more than the health benefits she gains from eating only plant-based food, she noted that it helped her become more mindful of what she consumes.

“It also helps us become kinder and more compassionate as we truly believe that what we eat becomes our energy so consuming only cruelty-free food allows us to vibrate in the same kind of frequency,” she added.

She likewise bared that she stopped using things that are made from animal products such as “leather, silk, and wool.”

But despite sharing these thoughts, Maxene clarified that her message is not to “judge or preach” since the world still makes use of animals for human consumption.

“We are just sharing our story for those who might be interested in this path as this is one of the ways we try to contribute goodness to the world,” she said.

Maxene is currently in Bali, Indonesia together with her husband Rob Mananquil.

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