只吃素的网红博主，在她38岁时停经了……_风闻

吓得她赶紧又吃起了汉堡包。

via Ins

上面这个姑娘名叫Virpi Mikkonen，今年38岁。（也有媒体称39岁）

Virpi来自芬兰，是Instagram上大名鼎鼎的美食博主。她提倡吃素，出版过好几本自创的素食食谱。

As ‘Vanelja’, Virpi is an award-winning blogger and entrepreneur championing plant-based eating. She has written four cookbooks, which include vegan alternatives for ice cream, pizza and cakes, and has 164,500 followers on Instagram.

Virpi的笔名是"Vanelja"，在Ins上有16.45万粉丝。她是一名备受赞誉的博主和创业者，提倡植物性饮食（吃素）。她写过4本烹饪书，包括做冰淇淋、披萨和蛋糕的素食替代品。

Though based in Finland, she writes her blog and best-selling books in English, and this, together with pretty photos of her recipes on Instagram, has earned her a sizeable following among British foodies. Vogue called her ‘social media gold’.

虽然来自芬兰，但她的博客和畅销书都是用英文写的，加之她在Ins上发了许多漂亮的食谱照片，她在英国的美食爱好者中也吸粉不少。Vogue杂志称她为“社交媒体的吸金石”。

▲‘My vegan diet brought on early menopause’ (via Daily Mail)

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来看看她做的素食披萨，是这样的：

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……看上去非常“绿色”。

不过，这位颇有名气的素食爱好者，却因为常年吃素的习惯，身体悄悄发生了变化……

Early last year, Virpi Mikkonen was alarmed by the appearance of a rash on her face.

去年年初，Virpi Mikkonen被她脸上冒出的皮疹吓到了。

There were other problems: a bout of flu that was hard to shift; crumbling nails; feeling low; and, most worrying, her periods stopped.

其他的问题也来了：**病去如抽丝的流感；****快要脱落的指甲；**低落的情绪……最让她担心的是，她停经了。

A blood test revealed her follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels had sky-rocketed to the level at which women hit the menopause. Virpi was 37 and having hot flushes.

验血显示，她的卵泡刺激素水平已飙升至女性更年期水平。那时Virpi37岁，伴有潮热的情况。

‘I thought, what’s wrong with me? I am healthy, I exercise,’ Virpi says. ‘I was really scared.’

“我想……我怎么了？我很健康，还锻炼身体的啊，”Virpi说。“我真的被吓到了。****”

▲‘My vegan diet brought on early menopause’ (via Daily Mail)

担惊受怕的Virpi，去向一位中医专家寻求帮助。专家告诉她：你必须开始吃肉了！

Virpi说，当时她都“呆住了”：****我几乎15年没吃肉了！("…the blogger had barely eaten meat for 15 years — Virpi admitted she was “shocked” at the advice." - New York Post)

不过，虽然对吃肉依然很抵抗，但为了自己的“大姨妈”，为了身体能恢复健康，Virpi逐渐吃起了肉制品，甚至……开始啃汉堡包了。

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开始吃肉后，效果也是相当喜人：

Explaining the effects were dramatic, not only did Virpi feel more energetic — sleeping better and noticing an increase in motivation — her periods also returned and the hot flushes stopped.

（吃肉后的）效果是极为明显的。Virpi解释说，她不仅感觉精力更充沛了——睡得更香了情绪也改善了——她的月经也回来了，潮热症状也停止了。

▲Vegan blogger eating meat after diet caused ‘early menopause’(via New York Post)

图via Virpi/Daily Mail

Emmmm….无论纯吃素对身体是否真的有害，先恭喜这姑娘身体好转了。

只不过，这个曾经的“素食博主”，是否会因此转行呢？

（环球时报英文版）