Vegetarian Save the World and Body

BEING a vegetarian is the easiest solution, inexpensive, and civilized to save the earth from environmental destruction, global warming, as well as for the health and body. The hardest thing to get rid of vegetarian is the suggestion that eating meat is necessary.
Suggestion the most powerful-and concern-that already embedded in the minds of people is that t ubuh will limp if not eating meat. It seemed to deny the fact that daginglah cause many diseases that lower the body's health.
"It's very much exposure from official organizations such as the United Nations (UN), and exposure from medical experts that essentially explains the dangers of eating meat," said Prasasto Satwiko, Coordinator of Technology Center for Energy Studies University of Atma Jaya Yogyakarta (UAJY), Tuesday ( 7 / 10).
But he added, information about the meat is not dangerous to society. If man can think clearly, judging by the impact, eating meat is unnecessary. However, the suggestion that put the meat as a meal is important, difficult to change.
Of course, if people suddenly vegetarian, her body feels less powerful, strange, and the brain as less able to think. "But it's like the state of smokers who find it odd that suddenly stop smoking. That is, it's just a suggestion," said Prasasto, a professor who is also Professor in the Faculty of Engineering UAJY this.
In other words, although the meat is not classified as dangerous additives, but the psychological effect of (addictive) is the real exposure. Unfortunately, these conditions seemed to be ignored.
Information about vegetarian still accepted fragmentary, yet in the system. Vegetarian lifestyle are considered only for the sake of health or a particular religious doctrine. And more than that, global warming, environmental destruction, until the extinction of animals, many stemming from the meat, including fish. Related to global warming for instance, reflected from borosnya energy to produce a piece of meat.
The myth that vegetarianism makes people stupid, is also not true. Many important people who changed the world and they are vegetarian, such as Albert Einstein, Socrates, Plato, Leonardo da Vinci, Charles Darwin, to RA Kartini, Prasasto said.
Indra (27), private sector employees in Yogyakarta argues, it is difficult for vegetarians. Very difficult to get rid of the meat from the menu on the plate. It was difficult to find food stalls that provide only vegetables. "Culture is culture of eating meat," he said.
Vegetarianism is still seen Indra limited in order to maintain health. I do not know the relationship vegetarian with global warming. "But I believe that it bergetarian both in terms of anything," he said.

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Vegetarian Reduce Risk of Psoriasis

Nutritionist Dr. Ekky M Rahardja, MS, SpGK said that by being a vegetarian can reduce levels of disease psoriasis.

According to him, psoriasis is an inflammatory process that causes abnormalities in the immune system (autoimmunity), which then affect the skin disorder characterized by skin replacement process too quickly.

To control the inflammatory process, he argued, required the anti-inflammatory food intake, such as green vegetables, fruits, and fresh fish.

This was conveyed to the laity stop psoriasis education event in Jakarta, Sunday (15 / 2). Furthermore, he tells a story about prisoners of war who managed to reduce the disease world psoriasis for those in prison.

"While in prison the detainees are fed only on vegetables. The result for them in prison, they never relapse of psoriasis. But after they get out of jail and free to eat whatever they recur even psoriasis," said Ekky.

He also assured to all participants that became a vegetarian will make you stay healthy and fit.

He dismissed any suggestion that being a vegetarian will make our bodies weak from lack of protein. According to him, by becoming a vegetarian body will remain healthy because basically we are closer to being herbivores when looking at our anatomy.

However, he also suggested to combine our diet at all times by eating meat. Because the content of iron and calcium that is in meat is more easily absorbed than calcium in vegetables.

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Mind Over Clear with Vegetarian

Being a vegetarian, the human mind is more clear and happy, because come to take a role in the preservation of nature, compassion for animals, and appreciate life.
It was announced Kamalanathan Sappani, doctor, vegetarian activist, who is also Medical Director Metronik iCares SDN BHD Malaysia, speaking at a seminar organized vegetarian Indonesia Vegetarian Society (IVS), Friday (6 / 3) night.
"We have to take one step to save the earth, by looking at our diet," he said.
According Kamalanathan, there is the phrase you are what you eat (you are what you eat). According to him, was very appropriately describes the man and his diet is now the home to eat. Humans do not think how the process and impact of food on the body and the psychological.
Meat is the food which he does not need to eat for many reasons, one of the health and livelihoods. Kamalanathan himself admitted very happy being a vegetarian.
"With a vegetarian, I'm real rescue chickens, goats, cows, and animals from unnecessary death just for the sake of the stomach desires. With bevegetarian, my mind free and clear, and can think better. I had the joy and increasingly understand how to life and earth should be rewarded, "he explained.
In that event, Kamalanathan answer a few questions from participants. One of, if the meat has been proven detrimental to health, why there are still doctors who eat meat.
"If you ask the doctor who love to eat meat, yes of course they said that man does not need to be vegetarian, right," said Kamalanathan.
He then illustrates that in his native country, namely India, the tradition of not eating meat is closely related to religion are adhered to. Can not be denied, it is very helpful. Hospitals-hospitals in India provide vegetarian, vegan and her doctors.
"All, is now headed to the organic. Vegetarian movement will be more widespread. There was one day a year to remind people to look at the dangers of meat (meatless day), and afterwards there must be someone who consciously vegetarian," he said.
Prasasato Satwiko, a professor who is also Coordinator for Technology Center for Energy Studies University of Atma Jaya Yogyakarta (UAJY), who is also speaker, speaking, very difficult getting people to digest and analyze what the menu in dishes eaten.
"We learn of energy, searching for sources of energy, searching for the cause of why the earth more and more corrupt, why animals become extinct, why many pe disease. All lead to lifestyles, consumption patterns. It goes everywhere looking for the answer, simply look at the menu dishes. Meat, need not exist at the plate, because it is not necessary and the body does not need, "said Prasasto.
Many vegetarian related misconception. For example the body becomes weak, malnourished. But that assumption is very easily broken. According Prasasto, if the body felt weak from not eating meat, it's just a suggestion. In other words, it shows that human flesh had been mastered and made an unnecessary dependency.
"It's only fears. Poor nutrition, not the reason. It could be filled with a variety of plant foods," said Kamalanathan.
Many great leaders are vegetarian and obviously can not be called stupid. They include U.S. athlete Carl Lewis ran, the philosopher Socrates, Pythagoras, scientist Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, artist Leonardo da Vinci, Mahatma Gandhi humanitarian character, the pride of Indonesia until the female characters, RA Kartini.
In a question and answer session, several participants asked, among others, why garlic should not be eaten. IVS Coordinator Yogyakarta-Central Java Chindy Tanjung said the effect would be the same with meat onions. "Because onions are also acidic. Garlic can make up people's emotions. It's no scientific review," said Chindy that this is a dentist.
However, according to Kamalanathan, a person can still be called a vegan but still eat garlic, and mushrooms. Only he warns that excessive consumption is not moderation. "There's like a spice, a little, it's okay," he said. -kompascom

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Intake of Nutrition for Vegetarians

 More and more people are now deciding to become vegetarian. Perhaps you, too, was being considered to begin with. Either because you want to start implementing healthy eating, showing concern for the animals, spiritual reasons, or simply follow the trend.

A vegetarian diet low in fat and rich in fiber, and hence consume more fruits, vegetables, peas, wheat, grains, and legumes. Meat, poultry, or fish is no longer an option (including animal fat), and only take the eggs or other dairy products. But it also depends on the type of vegetarian who lived, according to the classification made by the American Dietetic Association (ADA).

For example, Vegans are vegetarians who do not eat meat and other processed products, including honey. Lacto-vegetarians eat vegetables, fruits, and dairy products, but do not eat meat, fish, and eggs. Lacto-ovovegetarian while eating vegetables, fruits, eggs, and dairy products.

As a vegetarian, you should plan carefully what you eat. This is to prevent various risks that might arise, such as malnutrition, or some other disease. The key to a healthy diet is to choose a varied diet, and consume enough calories to meet energy needs. There are five categories of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients that you need to meet, namely protein, calcium, vitamin D, iron, and vitamin B-12.

Proteins, which are usually found in meat, could be offset by eating whole grains, nuts, soy, low-fat dairy products, grains, eggs, and peas. Equivalent nutritional value of soy beans with meat, but low in fat and cholesterol. Some processed soy products are tofu, tempeh, and oncom. Tempe is one source of iron and fiber is good. While oncom, the raw material of pulp, can be a source of energy.

Calcium. ADA recommends consuming at least 1300 mg of calcium per day. That equates to more than four cups of milk or yogurt. Vegetarians can meet calcium needs if menonsumsi same amount of low-fat dairy products or fat-free milk, yogurt, and cheese. Calcium can also be found in green leafy vegetables such as spinach, mustard greens, cabbage, turnip greens, and bok choy, and broccoli, soybeans, dried figs, and sunflower seeds. Cereal that contains calcium and some juice may also be consumed.

Vitamin D, which helps your body absorb and use calcium. Most soy milk contain vitamin D. In addition, cheese, margarine, cereals, and pudding mixed with milk.

Iron, can be found in breads, cereals, green vegetables (like spinach and broccoli), dried fruit, pumpkin seeds, sesame, and soybean. Eating foods high in vitamin C such as citrus fruits or juices, tomatoes and green peppers, helps your body absorb iron from plant sources.

Vitamin B-12. Vegetarians who consume dairy products and / or eggs usually get enough vitamin B-12. Because of this type should be added Vegan soy milk rich in vitamin B-12 to their diet. Take a multivitamin and supplement regular basis will also meet the need for B-12.

If you are still difficult to find sources of food that meets the need for five sources of this nutrient, the ADA recommends some fairly tasty food. Among cereals wheat can be cooked quickly as oatmeal, wheat bread and crackers, brown rice, pasta (which also has been processed contain wheat, spinach, other flavors) with tomato sauce, canned soybeans, or vegetables, corn tortillas, vegetable soup, juice with fruit extracts, nuts or peanut butter. -kompascom

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Vegetarian Now a Lifestyle

Being a vegetarian is a lifestyle, rather than follow a particular religion-related flows. The main reason being a vegetarian is usually for the sake of health. However, in some developed countries, had been shifted into the reasons for the environment and ethics.

While in Indonesia, as stated Coordinating Center for Energy Studies University of Atma Jaya Yogyakarta (UAJY) Prasasto Satwiko, vegetarian many considered to be related to a particular religious doctrine. Not to be viewed as a lifestyle.

The new vegetarians in developed countries now place as environmental and ethical reasons, he said Thursday (10 / 7). Environment is used as an excuse for the use of energy to produce meat very expensive and destructive nature.

While the ethics associated with humans should respect animals as fellow. In the frame of humanity, that animals should not be treated unjustly. The attitude of impunity, including killing animals brutally, will affect the behavior.

Lifestyle is not about people who smakan vegetables and fruit for not fond of eating or buying meat. "But the people who eat fruits and vegetables because they like and benefit," said Prasasto who is also a vegetarian.

The process of killing animals and humans familiarity to see the suffering of animals, especially animals, consumption of more or less impact on behavior. Reality proved more vegetarians can maintain emotional stability rather than people who eat meat.

Vegetarian lifestyle, delivered Prasasto, in recent years, has become a trend in developed countries such as Britain and New Zealand. However unique, New Zealand is a country exporting beef to many countries, including Indonesia. -kompas.com

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