| To Your Health What they didn't tell you in Nutrition class |
| Books for Healthy Living Diet For a New America by John Robbins Warning: Don't read this unless you're ready to convert to a vegetarian lifestyle. This book is responsible for more people becoming vegetarians and vegans than any other. John Robbins, the heir to the Baskin Robbins ice cream empire, wrote this in 1986 and since then, has started a food revolution with the truth about what happens to animals on those bucolic farms, plus the health impact of your diet. The last section of the book is devoted to the future. What will happen if we keep on the SAD--Standard American Diet? This book is guaranteed to change your thinking, and your life. The Vegan Sourcebook by Joanne Stepaniak Everything you ever wanted to know about living the vegan life. Answers to the questions Why not honey? What about leather? Do I have to avoid silk? Includes information on household and personal care products, nutritional guidelines, recipes, and substitutions. Your Miracle Brain by Jean Carper Essential information on keeping your brain healthy and avoiding degenerative diseases. Includes chapters on anti-oxidents and healthy fats. |
| What's wrong with milk? Read Dr. Kradjian's letter to his patients. |
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| Why I'm a vegetarian I've been a vegetarian for nearly ten years, and a vegan for one. I'll admit, it was an ethical choice for me at first, but as I learned more about the health aspects of what I ate, I realized the ethics applied to me, too. Eating low on the food chain is good for you, and good for the animals. I'm constantly asked: But what do you eat? (By people who haven't been to my recipes page, probably.) Basically, I eat anything that hasn't come from an animal. Broccoli. Tempeh. Seitan. Chocolate Devastation Cake. Soy milk. Flax seed goop instead of eggs. Soy Delicious instead of ice cream. Giving up cheese was hard--but not impossible, I found. Giving up milk was even easier. Eggs are replaceable, or unnoticed when left out. (Tofu Scramble makes a hearty breakfast!) |
| Where do you get your protein? Your calcium? It turns out, protein and calcium are related. Too much protein, and your blood becomes too acidic. This causes a buffering reaction--which is achieved by the leaching of calcium from bones to maintain the proper pH level in the body. In cultures where dairy is not consumed, and calcium intake levels are between 400-500 milligrams a day, osteoperosis is unheard of. In Western cultures, where women get over 1000 milligrams of calcium daily, osteoperosis is rampant. So, the protein component to calcium is important--too much animal protein and you simply need more and more calcium to prevent osteoperosis. But wait--what happens to the kidneys with all that calcium channeling through the bloodstream? You guessed it--kidney stones. |
| What about fat? Isn't some fat healthy? Glad you asked...that's a favorite topic of mine. It turns out all fats are not created equal. There are saturated fats, and monosaturated fats, and let's not forget polyunsaturated fats. What's the difference? Saturated fats are found in animal products such as cheese and meat, and in certain tropical oils. Monounsaturated fat is mainly found in olive oil and canola oil. Polyunsaturated fats are the omega-3 and omega-6 fats. There is a lot of evidence that omega-3 fats are essential to good health. Omega 3's are found in flax seeds, hemp seeds, walnut oil, borage, and in small amounts in leafy green vegetables. They're also found in fish, but so are PCBs and mercury. The bottom line: Avoid saturated fat whenever possible, cook with olive oil and canola oil, and find ways to include omega-3's in your diet. (For more, see The Flax Pages.) |
| The Protein Myth: Read Dr. Attwood's answer to the Atkin's Diet. |
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| Where I get my calcium. |
| How much protein does an elephant need? |
| A giraffe getting his calcium and protein. |
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| Healthwell.com The site for healthy living. USDA Nutrition Database Searchable database, with information on everything from "apples" to "zucchini". Fats That Heal Fats That Kill by Dr. Udo Erasmus, fat expert. The Flax Council Research and articles on flax seeds, a source of Omega 3. Barleans Purveyor of fine flax seed oil products, and information on the benefits of flax. Spectrum Naturals Recipes and ordering information for Spectrum's products. |
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| Home The Cooking Life Recipes and more The Flax Page new! Flax FAQs new! Our Daily Flax new! More recipes Other Sources of Omega-3 new! |
| Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances of survival of life as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet. --Albert Einstein |
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