| You want to gain health and lose weight? But | | | | some also maintain a healthy body so their |
| you are too anxious due to the usual | | | | spiritual life may havebetter chances to |
| misinformation thatflies around about | | | | flourish. |
| vegetarian diets, like you cannot get enough | | | | |
| protein, iron or calcium on a vegetariandiet? | | | | Environmental reasons |
| Or it is all too hard! You certainly can get | | | | |
| complete nutrition from a vegetarian diet. It | | | | Meat production is many times more |
| is not hard and you can start today. | | | | energy-intensive than is growing of plant |
| | | | food. Great swathes of forest land have been |
| Take three steps to see yourself on the way | | | | cut to run cattle and the grazing of cattle |
| to a healthier life. Its simple: know why you | | | | on marginal lands causes soil erosion. In ur |
| want to try avegetarian diet; get the right | | | | overpopulated world where our use of energy |
| information without being overwhelmed by it; | | | | has already outstripped the earths capacity |
| then do it. | | | | for renewal, overemphasis on meat consumption |
| | | | is self-destructive. Particularly when there |
| A good vegetarian diet is indeed a good | | | | are no compelling health reasons not to |
| thing. But as with everything an unbalanced | | | | abstain from meat altogether. Many more |
| one is not. Just any low calorie and | | | | environmental reasons exist, including |
| vegetarian recipe or easy vegetarian recipe | | | | reduction of suffering to animals. |
| will not do. If you have been a meat eater | | | | |
| for many years your body may need to adjust | | | | Your reasons |
| to a supply of minerals that are of different | | | | |
| proportions to vegetarian diets. That is why | | | | There are many reasons for going vegetarian. |
| it is important to set out on the road of | | | | You may be motivated by a combination of the |
| vegetarianism withsome knowledge about its | | | | above reasons or have a completely different, |
| benefits and pitfalls. | | | | and valid reason. Be clear in your mind what |
| | | | that reason is and use that as your driving |
| But first, if you want to commit yourself to | | | | force. |
| anything, it is important to know your | | | | |
| motivations for doing just that. No | | | | A major pitfall of vegetarianism is that some |
| motivation, no perseverance. Here are some | | | | people who change abruptly from meat eating |
| reasons that motivate millions of people to | | | | to vegetarianism find that this does not make |
| eat their vegetarian meal today: | | | | them feel any better. Dont blame the |
| | | | vegetarian diet and give it some time. Treat |
| Weight loss | | | | your body with the respect it deserves. If |
| | | | your motivation is right, meaningyou know why |
| Many people take to a vegetarian diet or | | | | you are becoming vegetarian, you will put |
| specifically a low calorie and vegetarian | | | | some effort into finding the right |
| recipes regime because they think a | | | | information and do not proceed in a hurry. |
| "carrot-and-lettuce diet will slim them down. | | | | Reduce your meat intake gradually and set |
| They may see vegetarianism as a kind of | | | | yourself a reasonable time limit to get used |
| punishment for a body that has gone off the | | | | to your vegetarian diet. |
| rails. Consequently, unless they are lucky | | | | |
| andstumble across information that shows them | | | | You can buy books on the subject or see a |
| how delicious a true vegetarian diet can be, | | | | naturopath who can map out a transition plan |
| they are at risk of returning to their old | | | | for you. Talk to some vegetarians you know |
| diets as soon as some weight has come off. A | | | | and youll find they are happy to share some |
| balanced vegetarian diet may indeed give | | | | recipes with you. Heck, they may even invite |
| enduring weight loss benefits. | | | | you to share their experience directly with |
| | | | them and invite you to dinner. If they dont, |
| Health reasons | | | | take yourself (and them?) to a good |
| | | | vegetarian eating place. You can see that |
| Studies suggest that vegetarians have a | | | | even just finding out about vegetarian food |
| significantly reduced risk of death from | | | | can be fun! |
| heart disease (about | | | | |
| | | | Yes, a vegetarian diet can easily contain all |
| 30%) than meat eaters, including those who | | | | the nutrition that a human body needs. |
| eat fish and poultry. As the iron in meat is | | | | Therefore, the secret is in being clear in |
| more available to our bodies than in plants, | | | | why you want to become vegetarian, get good |
| it is more likely that iron-overload occurs | | | | information on any vegetarian recipe, low |
| in our blood as meat eaters age. This is a | | | | calorie and vegetarian recipe that you can |
| problem as high iron levels are associated | | | | find. There are many easy vegetarian recipe |
| with cancer risk. Some studies show a reduced | | | | books out there that inform you on how to |
| cancer risk for vegetarians. But because many | | | | obtain all the nutrition you need and take |
| vegetarians also exercise, do not smoke and | | | | you little time to prepare. |
| do not drinkmuch alcohol, that benefit is a | | | | |
| bit hard to pin down. Do it all, and be sure | | | | Of course there are unhealthy vegetarian |
| to be healthy! There are many more health | | | | diets. A balanced diet is the key. Having |
| reasons to go vegetarian. | | | | some basic knowledge about what foods you |
| | | | should include in your vegetarian diet is an |
| Religious reasons | | | | essential starting point. |
| | | | |
| Some religions proscribe a vegetarian diet, | | | | Vegetarian food can be absolutely delicious. |
| with some going to great lengths to destroy | | | | Do it right from the start and you wont look |
| as little life as possible (Whats that? Oh, | | | | back. And depending on how you eat now, a |
| no, of course I am not talking about | | | | vegetarian diet can be easier on your wallet |
| destroying human lives as a result of their | | | | too! |
| diet smartie! But you do have a sense of | | | | |
| humour, often a typical vegetarian trait). | | | | Heres to your health! |
| Reasons can include reaping good karma but | | | | |