Disclaimer:  I have become almost totally vegetarian through the loving kindness of my wife and have been for the last 4 or 5 years.  She slowly introduced the Mediterranean diet (sans meat) over 2 years, and thus allowed me to get used to it.  The result?  No illness, sleep well, lots of energy, and a very healthy constitution.  I would heartily recommend anyone try the same, and do it slowly so you get used to your dead taste-bud’s coming back to life to “real” food…