I struggle with the meat issue as well. I was Vegan for almost a year awhile ago, and when I went back on meat I noticed a surge in wellbeing and energy. I may had a non optimal vegan diet though. Mark Passio says you will fail if you aren't juicing your vegetables.

I currently think vegetarianism is the best alternative since you can get some critical nutrients from eggs and energy from butter. I do recognize that those industries mistreat their animals, but there are ethical options and we can push even the best of those options to improve by voting with our currency.

Here is a question I struggle with:

If it's wrong to slay an animal for food, why is it fine to slay a plant?