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Re: ABQNews: Kingdom for Your Favorite Comics

monicabellina — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:07:36 -0000

I've been a vegetarian for a year and recently I tried to become more active and have found myself lacking in stamina and endurance. I briefly endulged in some chicken breasts and found that frankly I could not even digest the stuff anymore. So now I'm back to being a vegetarian but am armed with some better knowledge.

I would encourage all veg's especially newcomers to read Ballentine's classic 'A transition to vegetarian'. I realize now that I probably made the transition a bit too abruptly.

I'm getting sick and tired of nutritionalists and others recommending no-fat dairy products to vegetarians for gods sake. I mean we don't eat any meat and virtually no other source of saturated fat and yet we are supposed to eat 'no-fat' dairly products. Give me a break the stuff is toxic. It tastes terrible. If you are big on 'skim-milk' then mix up a whey protein supplement with water. You would probably get a better taste.

I believe that occasionally one has to have some rich foods. For example, I cook my steel-cut oatmeal with part water and part 'whole milk'. Yes I said it 'whole milk'. Ya the kind with 5 grams of saturated fat. I can eat that oatmeal and not be hungry again for 5-6 hours. That sh*t has some staying power.

I'm becoming better educated and starting to feel better as well. The more I learn the more disgusted I am with the typical american diet (that I once ate mind you)!

So to veg's and potential veg's have some eggs and some real milk and yogurt. Even butter is probably o.k. to cook with in extreme moderation.
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Re: ABQNews: Health Care Q&A

monicabellina — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:58:36 -0000

I didn't read anybody mentionning a raw vegan diet as an alterative.
I'll be brief, I'm vegetarian for more than 23 years, vegan for 8 years and raw-vegan for 4 1/2 years. I'm a fitness instructor and young dance students in their 20 have a hard time following me physicaly.
B12 vitamine can be produced by the intestinal flora if our intestins have a good environment and it can even be produced by bacteria in the gums.
I won't explain much here, but just that cooked vegan food is unhealthy as well as non vegetarian food. But raw food with lots of greens has more nutrients than any of the other diets and ithout the negative consequences.
I know that I'm not giving enough arguments here but just get informed.
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Re: ABQNews: American Health Care: Proposals for Change

monicabellina — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:42:02 -0000

The decision to simplify nutritional things into "plants vs. animals" is way too limiting. It skews interpretation of the research results. In the discussion above, no distinction is made between the various types of animal products. In the future, more sophisticated research will begin to give better answers. However, I want to offer some opinions that people can take advantage of right away. Start with a predominantly plant-based whole food diet like Dr. Fuhrman recommends, and add a small amount of clarified butter (ghee) to it. (If you can tolerate milk, consider adding a small amount of non-homogenized whole milk too.) See if you get the needed "boost" in energy or well-being that you think you are missing from not eating meat. I propose that it is not the meat or fish that you are missing from your diet. Take a look at the article on my site for more details.

I would like to hear from people who have earnestly tried healthy vegetarian diets like Dr. Fuhrman's in the past without success. My own experience is that no amount of B-12 or DHA or other vitamin supplementation, no amount of dedication, and no amount of sticking to the best quality whole foods would make the pure vegetarian diet work well - especially for someone who is an athlete or active person. I have seen this hundreds of times in all types of people.

At this point, most people assume that animal protein (specicially meat or fish) is what they need to add to the diet. I want to propose that this is an untested and unproven assumption.

It could be just as likely that micronutrients found in animal fat (specifically butter or cream) are the missing ingredient. It may be instructional to look at old traditions that ate predominantly plant-based diets. The Ayurvedic tradition comes to mind. In this tradition, clarified butter is considered a very important supplement. It is even used as an ingredient in many Ayurvedic herbal supplements. Could it be present for reasons more than as a simple carrier?

Let me hear from you if a vegetarian diet has failed you in spite of your best intentions. How many of you automatically assumed you needed to add poultry, fish or other meat to your diet? If you are willing to try a mostly plant-based diet again, this time try adding ghee (clarified butter) and a bit of non-homogenized whole milk. I propose that you don't need the animal protein, so don't worry about using a lower fat milk - it's more likely that nutrients in the animal fat are what you need a bit more of. I bet you will feel a lot better, and you will still have a diet that meets the guidelines derived from the China Study and the other good research.
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Re: ABQNews: As Seen in the Journal

monicabellina — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:32:38 -0000

two keys:healthy diet and regular exercise.remember what we call regular is mean that you must keep on,at least half an hour exercises of three times a week,according to a expert,and don't torment yourself by dieting ,there's no need.although you may lose weight through this , it will recover quickly if you began to eat normal again.so the most improtant thing is health ,which nothing else can be as important as .don't precious it only when you lose it . For more information just check that website " new diet trial "
Your health is important keep it safe .