Very good summation, Nancy. If I were to ever attempt a vegetarian lifestyle again my goals would have include the kind of quality diet you are describing. At present, I'd be inclined to be the most relaxed of vegetarians.
Peace, Mike D. > Vegetarianism is a very broad term. If you look at food > recommendations by various health authors some commonalities are that > raw fruits and vegetables are health builders, lightly steamed > vegetables if they need some cooking. Eating nuts and seeds prolongs > life. Herbs and spices have many health benefits. > > Vegetarian sources of protein include those in vegetables and grains, > which eaten together balance the amino acids, and seeds and nuts, but > nutritional yeast can be added daily for balanced amino acids and also B > Vitamins. > > Whole grains and high fiber foods like legumes are good for your > intestines, heart, and health in general. Grains are an issue with me, > as it took me a few decades to identify whole wheat and grains > containing gluten as one cause of IBS-type symptoms for me. I was > avoiding hi-carbohydrate foods but now eat buckwheat, rice, millet, and > quinoa. > > OTOH, white flour and white sugar are universally-acknowledged health > robbers, along with artificial ingredients in foods. The wrong oils, > wrong omega 6: omega 3 balance, and cooking methods can kill. > > I think that is where vegetarianism in itself will not be a deciding > factor in health as much as whether one eats live-enzyme raw and > fermented foods or dead ones- cooked foods, processed foods, whole wheat > cookies, deep fat fried potatoes and sugary soy drinks. I'm finding > that eating the foods that make the body more alkaline and correct the > omega 6:3 ratio is helping me a lot. The ratio should be as low as 2:1 > but is as high in the western diet as 30:1. It's impossible to have a > healthy ratio without high omega 3 oil containing foods such as > flaxseed, a very small number of other seed oils, kelp and fish oils. A > good source of data- > > http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-C00001-01c21xq.html > > Nancy > > On Jan 22, 2008, at 3:34 AM, Wayne Fugitt wrote: > I have always said, ......... the problem lies in finding enough > quality foods, and it is even worse today, and impossible. > > Sol said > > I just know my body really deteriorated into severe ill health over > > 30 years of almost constant vegetarianism. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
