An ex-vegan whose hair started to fall out in chunks claims that the diet almost killed her - and that eating meat saved her life.<br /><br />Kai-Lee Worsley, who is originally from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, became vegan after learning about factory farming.<br /><br />Kai-Lee, 25, stopped eating all products derived from animal and started eating protein-rich vegetables. <br /><br />She also took supplements to ensure she met nutritional requirements.<br /><br />But six months into her new diet, Kai-Lee started to feel unwell.<br /><br />Her hair started to fall out, her fingernails became brittle and she found it difficult to stand up.<br /><br />She stuck to the diet for a few more months but her symptoms became too intense ignore.<br /><br />Less than a year after becoming vegan, Kai-Lee started eating meat again and she says it "has literally saved my life".<br /><br />Kai-Lee continues eat protein-rich vegetables but she also has steak three times a week. <br /><br />Kai-Lee, an author and entrepreneur, went vegan after moving to Santa Ana, California, USA, in August 2018.<br /><br />When she arrived in Santa Ana, Kai-Lee moved in with a group of vegans who taught her about factory farming and the suffering and abuse faced by animals.<br /><br />Kai-Lee stopped eating all products derived from animals and started eating protein-rich vegetables, such as beans and legumes.<br /><br />She also used supplements to counter the lack of proteins found in meat.<br /><br />But six months into her new diet, symptoms started to appear.<br /><br />Her skin started to break out and she suffered a bad bout of acne, something she had never experienced before.<br /><br />Her hair started to fall out and her fingernails were becoming brittle and break.<br /><br />She also felt so dizzy that she found it difficult to stand up.<br /><br />By then Kai-Lee had been a vegan for 10 months but she felt she had no choice but to abandon her convictions for her own wellbeing.<br /><br />"After I ate meat, I saw myself as a fraud. I even had a V tattoo in my ear, which stood for vegan.<br /><br />"I was at that point when I was so indoctrinated that it was really hard to go back.<br /><br />"I didn't tell anyone at the beginning. I was worried what they would think about me.<br /><br />"I think when you're so indoctrinated in something it's really hard to back away, but I'm glad that I was able to do it in time."
