There are varying degrees of vegetarian diets. Some just eat meat sparingly. Some eat chicken or fish but not red meat. Some eat no meat but do eat eggs or dairy. Some are VEGAN and don’t eat or wear any animal products at all, for health or other reasons. Some go all the way and eat only raw foods. http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/09/why-vegan/
“Vegetarianism is recommended as a dietary therapy for a variety of conditions, including heart disease, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, and stroke. Vegetarianism is a major dietary therapy in the alternative treatment of cancer. Other conditions treated with a dietary therapy of vegetarianism include obesity, osteoporosis, arthritis, allergies, asthma, environmental illness, hypertension, gout, gallstones, hemorrhoids, kidney stones, ulcers, colitis, premenstrual syndrome, anxiety, and depression. Vegetarians often report higher energy levels, better digestion, and mental clarity. Vegetarianism is an economical and easily implemented preventative practice as well.” http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Vegitarian
So, after reading and condensing a lot of information down to a nutshell, here’s my summary:
My own philosophy for an explanation of the good thing about eating a vegetarian diet has to do with ionic verses covalent bonding, your cells do prefer natural nutrition after all. Meat is “used” energy…the animal eats the grass or grain, uses it to build cells and live. When we eat the meat, we get “second hand” nutrition, already taken from the sun and built into the proteins used by the animal, rather than ready for human use.
Our cells are brilliant. They were designed to have the amazing capacity to switch over to anaerobic function in times of winter or famine when fresh vegetables are naturally scarce. That does tax the body’s reserve---like spending down the savings account. We can bounce back from occasional meat-eating to normal aerobic respiration in our cells and replenish our “strength and energy.” When we do provide oxygen and an alkaline environment for our cells, by eating whole, live foods, they will be able to do their job and keep us feeling great. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/The_product_of_anaerobic_cell_respiration
The moral of my story is: Eat a big salad every day. Double up on vegetables. Eat vegetarian meals a few nights a week, and cut down on animal products. Your grocery bill will like it. You don’t have to become extreme, just make some adjustments in your choices. Your body will thank you for it. http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/vegetarian.html
I’ve had some questions about documenting sunrider’s position on VEGAN status. They are fully plant-based. They use plant-based capsules to put their herbs into, which cost a bit more, but so worth it to get the most clean and pure product possible. They have the information about that on their site, It's the link below if you want to read more about it. http://opp.sunrider.com/sherribowthorpe/or http://www.sunrider.com/Home.aspx
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As a bit of a testimonial, Jason and I have seen huge changes in our life from these small adjustments like only eating meat 2-3 times a week and doubling up on veggies. Better digestion, weight loss, clear skin, more energy, deeper sleep- all from more veg/less meat! This was easy and painless to do. Thanks for the heads up on this small change.
ReplyDeleteYou know it could be appropriate to note that an extreme vegetarian diet can be unhealthy. Strict vegetarians have a hard time getting adequate vitamin b-12 and Calcium (despite the calcium content of some plant foods, the content is higher and the body absorbs better animal sources of calcium). They also need to know what types of plant foods to eat together to get adequate complete proteins. People who switch to vegetarian diets without a good understanding of nutrition, etc. often end up in a health crisis because they are not getting what they need even though they are eating 'healthy'. These are just some other reasons to not go extreme. In my opinion 'eat meat sparingly' is far more healthful than 'thou shalt not eat meat' the key is sparingly.
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