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Heart Disease is a Killer! – A Vegetarian Lifestyle Change – The Anxiety is Understandable!
So you’ve decided to make the change to a vegetarian diet. It’s understandable that you will feel some anxiety as we are creatures of habit and resistant to change.
Heart disease is a killer – to make you feel at ease it’s important to point out the benefits of the decision you have taken to eventually eliminate all meat and animal products from your diet. For example, you should know that a vegetarian person has a much less chance of contracting many forms of cancer such as colon, breast, ovarian and prostate cancer as well as heart disease.
A study of women in Japan who follow western style, meat-based diets, showed that they are eight times more likely to develop breast cancer than women who follow the more traditional vegetarian lifestyle.
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Tips on Adding Variety to Your Vegetarian Lifestyle
Don’t limit yourself when planning a healthy vegetarian diet. Variety is very important if you plan on maintaining a vegetarian lifestyle. It’s important to include a wide variety of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, seeds and nuts in your meals. Your vegetarian diet needs to be nutrient-dense, interesting, and fun! When you serve your favorite dishes, add variety by serving different side dishes, snacks and desserts.
Sample a wide variety of grains such as barley, quinoa, couscous, bulgur, and wheat berries. Try vegetables and fruits from different cuisines, such as bok choy. Try new foods frequently. This will keep your diet interesting.
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Vegetarian Lifestyles
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A total vegetarian or vegan diet, contrary to popular belief, is interesting, flavorful and usually includes a much wider variety of foods than those consumed by the average omnivore. By adopting a vegetarian diet, not only do we avoid the risks presented by consuming animal products, we enjoy colorful fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts and legumes provide an abundance of vitamins, minerals and antioxidant packages that go to work to help protect our cells against heart
disease and invading cancers.
Vegetarianism (for health) doesn’t need to be a religion. It will be a meal by meal choice. Their staples like rice, oats, beans, and pasta are very inexpensive. Vegetarians do not need to eat special combinations of foods to meet protein needs. However, it is important to be aware of fat.
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