Tuesday 30 March 2010

Become Vegetarian Lifestyle

There are many reasons for adapting a vegetarian lifestyle. Some do not eat meat due to religious dietary restrictions. Many people become vegetarian out of concern for the environment, since meat production is so destructive and inefficient. Others do not like the thought of animals suffering, while many do it for health purposes. You must be thinking there will be so much temptations and distractions and you are right. But it will be all worth it in the end. It’s your health that is more important than anything else that may look tempting.Here's some ways to get started, or at least start you thinking... Think about the animals. Think about your body. Think about the Earth. And if you're not tired from all that thinking, consider how your food choices impact the people around you and the world. No need to make any decisions. Just allow yourself time to ponder.

Many people want to become a vegetarian but don't know how to plan to succeed. Eating a healthy vegetarian diet takes more than simply not eating meat. If you fail to eat enough protein, you can experience a form of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). PEM leads to muscle loss and subsequent feelings of weakness that are often accompanied by head and muscle aches.

This problem can be avoided by dietary changes. If you are experiencing PEM, you should either:

* find out what foods contain what amino chains, so you can combine them to form complete proteins
or
* Start consuming larger amounts and more diversified sources of protein, such as nuts, soy milk, and yogurt.

If you're protein deficient, you're often iron-deficient as well. Vegetarians can only consume non-heme iron which is more sensitive to iron inhibitors. You may not consume enough to maintain healthy blood-iron levels. This can cause pervasive weakness and even anemia.

Many people just stop eating meats without knowing what to replace them with, let alone how to prepare the things in ways that actually taste good to them. Make sure that you get all of your nutrient requirements: fats; proteins; carbohydrates; fiber; enzymes; vitamins; minerals; beneficial bacteria & soil based organisms [to help your body breakdown and use the nutrients you take in].

2 comments:

imelda said...

yes its good for the health indeed

JENIE=) said...

i also have written a post on vegetarianism
http://earthymsjen.blogspot.com/2010/03/vegetarians-and-protein-intake.html

hope we can link...BTW, where did you get your layout/theme? i can't seem to make my tabs for differing pages work...your help will truly be appreciated, thanks.

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