Recently, Alicia Silverstone said that she does not have to worry about her 8-year-old son’s health and they share an anger-free and harmonious relationship – thanks to the vegan diet.
Speaking to US Weekly, the 42-year-old actress said, “I’ve never had to raise my voice to Bear. I can just say ‘no, thank you’ and we respect each other and listen to each other.”
The author of The Kind Diet said her secret is the vegan diet, which she has been following for more than 20 years.
Silverstone said, “A lot of it is the parenting, but a lot of it is the food. When your kid feels good, they act well.”
The Clueless actor has said in the past that Bear never takes medications because his diet supercharges his immune system. She told Page 6, “He’s never had to take medicine in his life. Two times in his life has he been like ‘Mommy, I don’t feel good,’ and it was only for a few hours and he was back running around.”
Experts say that a diet that does not include eggs, meat, dairy products and other animal-based products may lead to nutritional deficiencies. However, many doctors and nutrition experts in the United States criticized the report.
According to The AND paper. “Vegan diets are appropriate, and they satisfy the nutrient needs and promote normal growth at all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy and lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, older adulthood, and for athletes.”
While there is no major, long-term study on veganism and childhood health, research says that children, teenagers and pregnant women who follow the vegan diet often eat a more nutritious diet than who do not. Physicians Committee president Dr. Neal Barnard said, “It is clear that children in Europe, America and the world over are at increasingly high risk of health problems related to a diet heavy in meat and dairy products. To deny children a healthier path is indefensible.”
