Following a vegan diet was an easy transition for 29-year-old yoga instructor and dancer, Rashmi Ramesh because she was a vegetarian. "For the first six months, it was difficult. I would crave for yoghurt and cheese. But it changed slowly. Today, I react to the smell of milk as a vegetarian would react to the smell of fish," she recalls, of her early struggles. Ramesh turned vegan nearly five years back, a year after her sister also started following the discipline. For Ramesh, it was more for health reasons. "People usually turn vegan to save animals. I started it because of certain health concerns and to make my body feel lighter. After all these years of following it, I agree with it more. The fact that it helps do your bit for animals is the big bonus," explains the Ramesh who specialises in yogalates and toddler yoga.