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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Against the concept of Balanced Vegetarian Food?

 Do vegetarians against the theory of a balanced food intake? If you answer "against", it is worth listening to Professor of the University of Atma Jaya Yogyakarta (UAJY) which is also the Coordinating Center for Energy Studies UAJY Prasasto Satwiko.

According to him, meat is not highly nutritious food. In fact, many facets of human harm if eaten. Has become part of the human diet since 2.5 million years ago. Archeological evidence stating it. However, do not necessarily express the human need to eat meat.

Prior to developing agriculture, the most easy for our ancestors to eat the plants that exist or hunting. All types of primates little animal contains many elements in the menu, whether in the form of insects or the other. "The body has the ability to adjust (in food) to varying degrees. If current agricultural technology, health sciences, and nutrition are highly developed so we can more freely choose the food. Unlike our ancestors," said Prasasto on Sunday night.

With his intelligence, health and nutrition experts can develop a menu of vegetable that has a complete element so that a balanced diet should not be interpreted to contain elements of animal. Many studies confirm that eating meat does not benefit from the health, economic, environmental, energy, and food distribution.

"The bottom line is, our mindset should be changed. Evolution develop our intelligence to be able to choose food. We should not choose foods that do not damage the environment. The brain is the result of a great evolution, is not it?" he said.

Like the scientist Albert Einstein said, "Nothing is more beneficial to the health and survival of life on earth except the human evolution to a vegetarian". In essence, our ancestors did not vegetarian but omnivorous (eating everything), but nature gives us the evolution of the brain. "Einstein was thinking about right or wrong? Clearly, Einstein's genius is not it? In addition, everyone also knows that so many diseases the main source of meat," he said.

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On Mars, Better So Vegetarian

Colonization of Mars has been planned since at this time. United States President Barack Obama to target, by 2030, humans could land on Mars. As the conduct of missions NASA has also established cooperation with SpaceX, a company owned by space entrepreneur Elon Musk, to develop a vehicle to the red planet.
One of the things that are considered related to the mission to Mars is about food. If food must be shipped from Earth, certainly very costly because of transportation costs. Meanwhile, so far no research that says that the crops or livestock can be grown in situ on Mars.
Among the uncertainties, the president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Ingrid E. Newkirk, say, being a vegetarian is the best choice for life on Mars. He said being a vegetarian can provide an opportunity to enjoy a longer life on Mars and protected from disease.
"If the colonization of Mars Elon Musk's vision into reality, the last thing people need is a disease and the devastation caused by eating animals. Do you live in new homes on Mars and survive on Earth, being a vegetarian is the best way to enjoy life as long as possible," said Newkirk as quoted by Space.com, Friday (19/08/2011).
Declared its seriousness, Newkirk on behalf of his organization sent a letter to Elon Musk on Monday (8/8/2011) ago. The letter stated, "We can get the right foods in our new biosphere by ensuring that the aircraft SpaceX only vegetarian food and take stock of the colony have committed non-animal diet after arriving."
Musk was responding to statements Newkirk, but he only said that the vegetarian is probably the tactics at the beginning of colonization. He reveals, "I am a supporter of free choice for the future on Mars. This means, most likely early colonists of Mars does have a vegetarian diet because of limited land and energy to raise."
Until the mission astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) running for decades, NASA has had a ban eating pet food. Instead, some diets are given on the ISS astronauts made from animals, such as beef, shrimp and ayam.Belum there is also research that became a vegetarian will improve survival beyond Earth.
But Musk statement is true. When the condition has not been possible to raise, becoming vegetarian is a surefire strategy. Plants more easily cultivated than the animal. When conditions allow, and cultivation techniques have been found, like on Earth, only a selection of vegetarian only. -SPACE.COM

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Pregnancy Don'ts So Vegetarian

Do you want to consider switching to a vegetarian or want to teach your children to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle? There are several things to consider.

Neurosurgeri consultant from the United States Dr. A Lionel Martin said being a vegetarian did provide some benefits that are not harmful to health such as reducing the amount of fat, avoiding saturated fats and cholesterol control that goes into your digestive system.

In addition to avoiding adverse effects in health, vegetarians are also considered to be more efficient financially. It is a fact that meat products are more expensive than with vegetables and wheat, which is a vegetarian food every day.

Choosing a vegetarian diet also need to consider some disadvantages. There are several nutrients that are only possessed by a meat product, for example, the eight essential amino acids the body needs generated by the meat, fish, poultry and eggs.

Our body also needs calcium is beneficial for bone density. While calcium is most often found in dairy products. Therefore, a vegetarian diet may not be able to provide the necessary calcium to generate healthy bones.

"Thus, being a vegetarian is actually rather not recommended for pregnant women, nursing mothers and those who are in menopause stage," he said.

If you think switching to a vegetarian diet just because you want to reduce fat, you are wrong in some aspects. Many non-dairy products containing meat that is actually high in fat such as nuts.

Martin recommends you should consider your health condition and age. Children are generally not recommended to be vegetarian because it still requires a lot of nutrients produced meat. Consult your body needs before becoming a vegetarian. -tribunnews.com

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