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by Carmella on July 2nd, 2006

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How much impact will not smoking, being a vegetarian, and not drinking tea, coffee or alcohol have on an individual's health in the future?

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  • by RhythmBoy on November 3rd, 2006

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    By all means, stop drinking & smoking but from the food side, I would say that you would end up a very sick person.

    Our diets are the most underated, under investigated element of our health and yet it is vital to our understanding of what is REALLY going on in our bodies when we consume food and more importantly, what we choose to consume.

    Carbohydrates and more specifically, starch are one of the worst things ever cultivated for the human diet and there is absolutely no necessity or requirement for starch in our diets to maintain our health.

    The human body was primarily designed to consume meat, with the addition of fruit, nuts, seeds, berries.
    It is only in the last 10,000 years that the human body has been exposed to large amounts of carbohydrates, after we became settlers and stop hunting for our food. The low-fat, high-carb philosophy that has recently been enthusiastically embraced and which was initially promoted by religious misled fanatics from the 19th century, is the main cause for the worldwide epidemic in obesity, diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure. In particular, diseases like IBS and other stomach/bowel related problems affect a large portion of the adult population around the western/modern world on an ongoing basis, perhaps for decades for many people.

    Societies, like the Inuits, Pacific Islanders, Maoris and the Aboriginies had almost zero incidents of western diseases and health problems, yet they rarely if ever ate any carbohydrates. Yet within 25-50 years of eating a western diet, these cultures are also now stricken with the same western health problems.

    I would never recommend for anyone to stop eating meat, in fact the opposite of what you have pondered is the best approach to take - adequate protein & fats from meat and low-starch from the better carbohydrates, such as fruit, nuts, seeds and a little of the better vegetables.

    Personally, I would cut out all grains (wheat, oats, rye, etc) all dairy, all potatoes and root vegetables and almost all sugars (allow yourself some Low-GI fruit).

    You will be astonished at the huge improvement to your health, not only today but for years and decades to come. And when you're quite old, you'll be glad that you took care of your body earlier than others.

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    • Many experts, scientists, etc., disagree with you about our bodies being primarily designed for meat!

      Tveg

      by Tveg on December 20th, 2008

    • Who are these "experts" and who are they funded by?

      RhythmBoy

      by RhythmBoy on December 29th, 2008

    • There are many, but I will just mention one as you don't at all seem open to the fact that you may be wrong about meat.

      One expert is Dr. Ornish, a medical doctor. Ironically, he is funded by meat-eaters who have eaten themselves into arteriosclerosis. Under his program of a vegan diet, exercise, and relaxation, the disease has statistically shown an actual reversal! Personally, if I were in such a situation, I would rather do that than have a life of pill popping. As I'm sure you are aware, the body manufactures its own cholesterol. The only thing we eat that has cholesterol is from animals. Strange that vegans have such healthy cholesterol levels compared to the average person, isn't it?

      I will refrain from other examples or comments, or further interaction as it seems pointless. I wish you the best of luck in life!

      Tveg

      by Tveg on January 7th, 2009

    • Oh - I rarely get sick, am regularly told I look five to twelve years younger than I am, do just a bit of weightlifting (can overhead press 220 lbs. with no problem, leg press 500, and lift the corner of a small car off the ground). It's a shame that being a vegetarian has taken such a toll on my body!

      Tveg

      by Tveg on January 7th, 2009

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