Yoga for Health - Ayurveda Diet Until quite recently, most meat eaters viewed vegetarians with a certain suspicion, dismissing them as cranks or food faddists who lived on an unappetizing diet of brown rice and nut cutlets. Nowadays, people are better informed, but the vegetarian diet is still sometimes dismissed as dull and uninteresting, and lacking in vital ingredients. On the other hand, what’s important is for us to develop a proper and healthy diet - the same thing required in a Yoga Diet. Good News for Vegi eaters Statistically compared to meat eaters, vegetarians have a lower incidence of heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, and cancer; their resistance to disease is higher; and they are less likely to suffer from obesity than meat-eaters.
Some studies show that a balanced vegetarian diet is extremely healthy, and provides all protein, minerals and other nutrients that the body requires.
We can take protein from the plant world, just as well as other herbivorous animals. In fact, nuts, dairy products, spirulina, and legumes all supply high-class protein. Sad truth for meat lovers
Fear of protein deficiency is the meat-eater's main objection to a vegetarian diet.
Westerners are obsessed with protein believing that they need far more than they actually do.
Meat eaters obtain the worst quality of protein from their food - protein that is dead or dying. Animal protein contains too much uric acid to be broken down by the liver; some are eliminated, but the rest is deposited in the joints, causing stiffness and eventually leading to problems such as arthritis. The Proper Diet The proper diet contains the following elements: - cereals
- wholemeal bread
- pasta, rice or potatoes
- fresh fruit
- fresh vegetables
- pure fruit juices
- milk
- yogurt
- butter
- cheese
- legumes
- nuts
- seeds
- sprouted seeds
- honey
- herb teas |
