只吃素的網紅博主，在她38歲時停經了

天下 07-07

嚇得她趕緊又吃起了漢堡包。

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)

來看看她做的素食披薩，是這樣的：

……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；快要脫落的指甲；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，還鍛煉身體的啊，」Virpi說。「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說，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。

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解釋說，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，潮熱癥狀也停止了。

Vegan blogger eating meat after diet caused 『early menopause』(via New York Post)