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Hare Krsna,

Please accept my humble obesiences,

All glories to Srila Prabhupada,

Some time back I was diagnozed with Vitamin B12 and Omega 3 deficiency. The doctor suggested to take one out of 2 options, either be on medication, or, add non veg to your diet (I was vegetarian back then).

I took the option of non veg as, atleast, it was less worse than being dependent on medication. My mother is suffeered from depression in the past, and, its effects are still visible in her in the form of worries, especially for the immediate family.

Hence, taking above 2 situations into account. I had to be on a non - ideal diet (as it was told by doctor, and, if I don't follow it, which I have tried in the past, my mother's mental health gets effected because of worries for my health). Also, my lifestyle is also not ideal as I do not exercise as much is required by a common person.

Also my mother told me that the vegetarian sources of above nutrients require a physically active life in order to digest them properly.

So, in the coming 6 months, I have decided to lead a physically active life by incorporating regular exercise, and in order to prove to my parents that I can lead such a physically active life, after which, there are chances that they would let me give up non veg.

The issue is that in the coming 6 months I need to eat non veg, for which I have decided to limit it as much as possible.

It may appear that I am making excuse for eating non veg for taste of it, but literally, I am eating non veg only because of the nutrient deficiency in my body.

I just want suggestions as what should I do uptill the point that I am able to completely give up doing the sin of meat eating? I know whatever I would be doing in the coming months, I would need to repay back, because of karma. I accept the fact that we are in Kaliyuga, and, on top of that, my body is far from perfect because of deficiencies.

Please let me know what should I do in the coming few months?

Hare Krsna!