new_morning_blank_slate wrote: >--- In [email protected], Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Like many TM'ers back in the late 1970's I gave up on being a >>vegetarian. I had too many bouts with hypoglycemia, anemia and vata >>derangements. Using supplements will not often deal with the pH >>imbalance that occurs in some wannabe vegetarians which will only be >>solved with the inclusion of some animal protein in their diet. >> >>Now just watch the wailing and gnashing of teeth raising this subject >>causes. :) >> >> > >Hey if it works for you, great. I tried fish and poultry for 3 years >after 30 years of veg, and found it didn't suit me, so I am back to a >neo-veg. No grains, grams of carbs no more than grams of protein, lots >of fresh veg, little fruit (focus on pomigranate,cranberry, blueberry >-- the high polyphenols and anti-oxidants). > >There are many many possible veg diets. One cannot say all are bad or >unsuitable because the type they tried was not good. >My own experience, and observations of others, is that TMO's load up >on carbs -- rice, dahl, chapati, little raw veg, lots of fruit. No >wonder they get back results with such high carb levels and low >protein. Its a miracle that longtime consmers of such are not all >diabetics (oops, MMY, Devendra, Amma, more, etc, all diabetics I think). > >And did you use methyl form of b-12? If not, that clearly corrleates >with and could explain anemia,low energy, hypoglycemia, etc. And a >high carb, high legume consumption can correlate with vata >derangments. NONE of this is necessary in a well-structured veg diet. > Yup, it works for me but then that is the point of ayurveda, individually tailoring your diet as well as making adjustments for climate and life changes. However many ayurvedic practitioners would not agree with you on your last sentence.
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