只吃素的網紅博主，在她38歲時停經了……_風聞

嚇得她趕緊又吃起了漢堡包。

via Ins

上面這個姑娘名叫Virpi Mikkonen，今年38歲。（也有媒體稱39歲）

Virpi來自芬蘭，是Instagram上大名鼎鼎的美食博主。她提倡吃素，出版過好幾本自創的素食食譜。

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的筆名是"Vanelja"，在Ins上有16.45萬粉絲。她是一名備受讚譽的博主和創業者，提倡植物性飲食（吃素）。她寫過4本烹飪書，包括做冰淇淋、披薩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’.

雖然來自芬蘭，但她的博客和暢銷書都是用英文寫的，加之她在Ins上發了許多漂亮的食譜照片，她在英國的美食愛好者中也吸粉不少。Vogue雜誌稱她為“社交媒體的吸金石”。

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

圖via Ins

來看看她做的素食披薩，是這樣的：

圖via Ins

……看上去非常“綠色”。

不過，這位頗有名氣的素食愛好者，卻因為常年吃素的習慣，身體悄悄發生了變化……

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

去年年初，Virpi Mikkonen被她臉上冒出的皮疹嚇到了。

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

其他的問題也來了：**病去如抽絲的流感；****快要脱落的指甲；**低落的情緒……最讓她擔心的是，她停經了。

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.

驗血顯示，她的卵泡刺激素水平已飆升至女性更年期水平。那時Virpi37歲，伴有潮熱的情況。

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

“我想……我怎麼了？我很健康，還鍛鍊身體的啊，”Virpi説。“我真的被嚇到了。****”

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

擔驚受怕的Virpi，去向一位中醫專家尋求幫助。專家告訴她：你必須開始吃肉了！

Virpi説，當時她都“呆住了”：****我幾乎15年沒吃肉了！("…the blogger had barely eaten meat for 15 years — Virpi admitted she was “shocked” at the advice." - New York Post)

不過，雖然對吃肉依然很抵抗，但為了自己的“大姨媽”，為了身體能恢復健康，Virpi逐漸吃起了肉製品，甚至……開始啃漢堡包了。

圖via Daily Mail

開始吃肉後，效果也是相當喜人：

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.

（吃肉後的）效果是極為明顯的。Virpi解釋説，她不僅感覺精力更充沛了——睡得更香了情緒也改善了——她的月經也回來了，潮熱症狀也停止了。

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

圖via Virpi/Daily Mail

Emmmm….無論純吃素對身體是否真的有害，先恭喜這姑娘身體好轉了。

只不過，這個曾經的“素食博主”，是否會因此轉行呢？

（環球時報英文版）