Why would you ever want to give up all your favorite foods and go vegetarian?
A: Because all the processed, boxed, packaged, dead food and animal foods are killing you!
If You Are Going Vegan/Vegetarian
First of all, I never recommend going vegetarian cold turkey, in other words over night. How I became a vegetarian was a long and slow process that was not forced but rather a natural transition to learning about what my body needed and did not need. I am still in transition, I am 75% raw foods and my next goal is 99%. Never try to go from 0 to 100%, it will traumatize your entire system, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Baby steps are your best bet.
I recently heard a person call themselves a vegetarian and watched them eat a chicken salad sandwhich and when I inquired, "You eat chicken as a vegetarian" response: "Yes, but I never eat red meat!
Wikipedia says: A vegetarian does not eat meat, including game, poultry, fish, crustacea and shellfish, and may also abstain from by-products of animal slaughter such as animal-derived rennet and gelatin.Various foods or treats, such as cake, chocolate, chips, gum, marshmallows and gummy candies, often contain unfamiliar animal ingredients, and may especially be a concern for vegetarians due to the likelihood of such additions. While some vegetarians are unaware of animal-derived rennet's role in the usual production of cheese and may therefore unknowingly consume the ingredient, others of the diet are not bothered by its consumption.
According to doctors, for a healthy and increased lifetime we need to be eating foods rich in folates like asparagus, beets, bok choy, broccoli, kale, legumes, melons, oranges, spinach, sunflower seeds, turnip greens all folate rich. Folic acid aka folate, is a vitamin that is water-soluble and needed for the production of healthy blood cells, DNS synthesis and is necessary for cell division.
Folate can also decrease the amino acid homocysteine, that is linked to heart disease. Also low levels of folate can cause a deficiency in the blood known as anemia.
Research has recently found a link between low levels of folate and depression. The recommended daily allowance (RDA) for women is 400 micrograms and 600 micrograms for pregnant women. 400 micrograms for men.
To keep your spirits up, a cup of cooked lentils provides 90% of the RDA of folic acid. The protein and fiber will keep you feeling satisfied longer, stabilize blood sugar, all will promote you a better mood.
Increase Your Vitamin B6
Eat B6 foods: avocados, bananas, broccoli, brussels sprouts, collard greens, garlic, potatoes, red bell peppers, sunflower seeds, and watermelon. Chicken Breast for non vegans. A banana is a quick fix for the blues and feeling down.
Vitamin B6 helps maintain healthy blood sugar levels, and increases the amount of oxygen carried to your tissues. Low levels can lead to an increase of homocysteine, anemia, headaches, and depression. Vitamin B6 plays a role in red blood cell metabolism of protein and synthesis of serotonin and dopamine neurotransmitters in the brain.
The RDA for adults from age Adult age to 50 is 1.3 mg a day and approx. 1.6 mg a day for people over the age of 51.
Veganism, Vegetarianism
What's it all about?
Vegans: Do not eat flesh such as red meat, poultry or fish or seafood. The do not eat any by-products, of the above named animals such as dairy products from a cow or Honey from a Bee, or eggs from a chicken. Vegans say "I do not eat anything that has or comes from something with a face and that breathes. Anything less that this is not a VEGAN.
*Peta supporter Vegans will not wear or use anything that comes from an animal, the killing of an animal for a pair of shoes or a purse or jacket it repulsive to a vegan. The will not wear leather, silk, wool, or use lanolin, or gelatin.
*People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
What is important is knowing your body and knowing what you can and cannot tolerate physically.
Vegetarians who are OVO-LACTO, eat cooked foods and do not limit their food use of animals like vegans.
The most common type of Vegetarian in most Western countries are
Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian: who also eats cooked foods like eggs and milk products, such as cheese, butter and any food product that has dairy as an ingredient. Cookies, Breads, Puddings, etc.
Lacto Vegetarianism eat mostly cooked foods and in common in India however, they also consume milk and milk products.
Veggie -- is a nick name for vegetables, and can be used as a nick-name for a VEGETARIAN.
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