Anton Kuznetsov
2004-01-05 08:03:37 UTC
* Forwarded from DONBASS.VEGETARIAN by Anton Kuznetsov (2:465/324).
* Originally by: Anton Kuznetsov (2:465/324), 04 Jan 2004 09:30.
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Vegetarian Diet - a better choice
Although Ayurveda has not prohibited meat, it is always better to eat pure
vegetarian diet. Fresh vegetarian
diet containing dairy and little sweet taste is sattvic in nature. As meat is
obtained from dead animals ,
consuming meat always enhances the chances of violence and decay. It is said
that basically all human beings are
vegetarians and fruitarians. Vegetarian foods have high roughage contents, all
nutritional elements in
sufficient quantity, are very cheap and increase body resistance quickly.
Roughage contents
Fiber content in vegetarian food prevents synthesis of VLDL - very low-density
lipoproteins, which are bad and
can lead to heart diseases. Especially red meat contains high amount of
saturated fats, which are bound to
increase cholesterol levels leading to heart attacks. This roughage also helps
to eliminate fecal matter from
large intestine easily. Meat eaters usually suffer from constipation, as it
does not contain fiber. This is the
reason why diseases like ulcerative colitis and colon cancer are more common in
meat eaters.
Food also heals
Raw and uncooked vegetables and fruits have many qualities for curing ailments.
Incidence of heart disease,
cancer and chronic degenerative diseases is low in persons who are pure
vegetarians. Meat also contains more
number of bacteria and parasites that can prove harmful to the health of human
beings. Majority of the victims
of food poisoning due to salmonella is found in meat and fish eaters.
Anatomy and physiology of herbivorous and carnivorous animals
Teeth and intestines of human being are different from that of carnivorous
animals. Carnivorous animals have
long, sharp, and pointed teeth, small salivary glands as it is not required for
digesting vegetables and grains.
Meat eating animals secret more hydrochloric acid, which is required for
digestion of proteins. They also have
proportionately larger liver, which can neutralize 10 to 15% more uric acid
than humans. The intestinal tract of
these animals is only 3 times body length so that rapidly decaying meat can
pass out of the body quickly. While
humans have intestinal tract which is 10-12 times body length.
Environment and Ecology
Eating meat is against environment. Because to produce one pound of meat lot of
grass, cereals and water must be
fed to livestock. One acre of land, which will produce one ton of beef, will
produce 10 to 20 tons of highly
nutritious food. Meat producing industries disturb ecology by throwing lot of
waste and washing into river.
Food values
The modern medical system classifieds food differently - proximate principles
of food meaning protein, fats,
carbohydrates; vitamins and minerals, as well as calories. These are the main
consideration according to them.
Protein myth
There is a misconception that, meat has monopoly on protein, and that, larger
amounts of protein required for
strength and energy is not correct. Many people start eating meat because of
fear of protein deficiency.
But the truth is, that the legumes and beans contain lot of proteins. And this
protein is lighter for digestion.
Various studies have shown that proper balanced vegetarian diet provides more
nutritional energy than meat.
When we eat, the body breaks the protein down into its constituent amino acids.
There are 22 amino acids. 14 are
non-essentials and 8 are essentials. Essential means those we cannot
manufacture them in our body and must get
them from food. These are lysine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, tryptophan,
threonine, methionine and
phenylalanine. At one time there was belief that all these amino acids are
present only in meat. However
nutritionists have now proved that many vegetarian diets are equal to meat in
terms of these proteins.
Animal flesh contains high amount proteins, which can tax kidneys and can cause
diseases of kidney resulting in
high blood urea.
Minerals and vitamins
Vegetarian food also contains enough minerals and vitamins. One study in Bantu
women of African tribe, who are
vegetarians, shows that their diet has enough calcium and other vitamins.
Multi-para women in these tribes
having 10 children have been found not to be suffering from osteoporosis or any
other lack of vitamins. These
women were not taking any hormonal contraceptive pills. This may be the reason
that although they were
vegetarians they had good calcium levels.
Mystery about the oils
Ayurveda has described various types of oils e.g. sesame, mustard, coconut,
linseed, castor oil, safflower,
sunflower, and cottonseed. According to Ayurveda the wholesome oil for cooking
is sesame and unwholesome is that
of safflower. The proportion of fat and /oils should be 1/3 saturated fatty
acid (ghee, butter), 1/3 omega 3
(mustard etc.) and 1/3 omega 6 (sesame, coconut). Hydrogenated oil is harmful
for body. It increases pitta. It
should not be used for cooking. Ayurveda considers sesame oil as nutritious and
wholesome while safflower oil as
unwholesome as it increases pitta as well as not nutritious also.
Ayurveda and yoga are both active therapies and efforts from the side of
patient is required. Health cannot be
brought across the counter of pharmacy. Many people have a notion that if they
take regular dose of vitamins and
minerals or some tonic they would be healthy. But this is not sufficient
according to Ayurveda. Every individual
must know his constitution, so that he can use opposite qualities of food,
exercise, and environment and if
possible job also to achieve perfect health.
Another important factor in food is life force or Prana. Naturally grown and
fresh food is full of Prana. While
frozen and inorganic or artificially grown food is low in prana. Canned food or
refrigerated food for a long
time is completely without prana. Freshly cooked and served food is high in
prana. Cooking in a clean and sacred
area in one's house is good. As far as possible avoid taking footwear in the
kitchen.
Satmya is also an important principle in Ayurveda. Satmya means habituation.
Our body is used to certain type of
food and we must never make an attempt to change our diet suddenly from
Non-vegetarian to vegetarian or suddenly
jump on to the macrobiotic or any other type of diet. Ayurveda has advised that
even if we want to change from
bad qualities to good qualities that also must be done in step-by-step manner.
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* Originally by: Anton Kuznetsov (2:465/324), 04 Jan 2004 09:30.
Переведите, пожалуйста, на русский:
===========================================================================
Vegetarian Diet - a better choice
Although Ayurveda has not prohibited meat, it is always better to eat pure
vegetarian diet. Fresh vegetarian
diet containing dairy and little sweet taste is sattvic in nature. As meat is
obtained from dead animals ,
consuming meat always enhances the chances of violence and decay. It is said
that basically all human beings are
vegetarians and fruitarians. Vegetarian foods have high roughage contents, all
nutritional elements in
sufficient quantity, are very cheap and increase body resistance quickly.
Roughage contents
Fiber content in vegetarian food prevents synthesis of VLDL - very low-density
lipoproteins, which are bad and
can lead to heart diseases. Especially red meat contains high amount of
saturated fats, which are bound to
increase cholesterol levels leading to heart attacks. This roughage also helps
to eliminate fecal matter from
large intestine easily. Meat eaters usually suffer from constipation, as it
does not contain fiber. This is the
reason why diseases like ulcerative colitis and colon cancer are more common in
meat eaters.
Food also heals
Raw and uncooked vegetables and fruits have many qualities for curing ailments.
Incidence of heart disease,
cancer and chronic degenerative diseases is low in persons who are pure
vegetarians. Meat also contains more
number of bacteria and parasites that can prove harmful to the health of human
beings. Majority of the victims
of food poisoning due to salmonella is found in meat and fish eaters.
Anatomy and physiology of herbivorous and carnivorous animals
Teeth and intestines of human being are different from that of carnivorous
animals. Carnivorous animals have
long, sharp, and pointed teeth, small salivary glands as it is not required for
digesting vegetables and grains.
Meat eating animals secret more hydrochloric acid, which is required for
digestion of proteins. They also have
proportionately larger liver, which can neutralize 10 to 15% more uric acid
than humans. The intestinal tract of
these animals is only 3 times body length so that rapidly decaying meat can
pass out of the body quickly. While
humans have intestinal tract which is 10-12 times body length.
Environment and Ecology
Eating meat is against environment. Because to produce one pound of meat lot of
grass, cereals and water must be
fed to livestock. One acre of land, which will produce one ton of beef, will
produce 10 to 20 tons of highly
nutritious food. Meat producing industries disturb ecology by throwing lot of
waste and washing into river.
Food values
The modern medical system classifieds food differently - proximate principles
of food meaning protein, fats,
carbohydrates; vitamins and minerals, as well as calories. These are the main
consideration according to them.
Protein myth
There is a misconception that, meat has monopoly on protein, and that, larger
amounts of protein required for
strength and energy is not correct. Many people start eating meat because of
fear of protein deficiency.
But the truth is, that the legumes and beans contain lot of proteins. And this
protein is lighter for digestion.
Various studies have shown that proper balanced vegetarian diet provides more
nutritional energy than meat.
When we eat, the body breaks the protein down into its constituent amino acids.
There are 22 amino acids. 14 are
non-essentials and 8 are essentials. Essential means those we cannot
manufacture them in our body and must get
them from food. These are lysine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, tryptophan,
threonine, methionine and
phenylalanine. At one time there was belief that all these amino acids are
present only in meat. However
nutritionists have now proved that many vegetarian diets are equal to meat in
terms of these proteins.
Animal flesh contains high amount proteins, which can tax kidneys and can cause
diseases of kidney resulting in
high blood urea.
Minerals and vitamins
Vegetarian food also contains enough minerals and vitamins. One study in Bantu
women of African tribe, who are
vegetarians, shows that their diet has enough calcium and other vitamins.
Multi-para women in these tribes
having 10 children have been found not to be suffering from osteoporosis or any
other lack of vitamins. These
women were not taking any hormonal contraceptive pills. This may be the reason
that although they were
vegetarians they had good calcium levels.
Mystery about the oils
Ayurveda has described various types of oils e.g. sesame, mustard, coconut,
linseed, castor oil, safflower,
sunflower, and cottonseed. According to Ayurveda the wholesome oil for cooking
is sesame and unwholesome is that
of safflower. The proportion of fat and /oils should be 1/3 saturated fatty
acid (ghee, butter), 1/3 omega 3
(mustard etc.) and 1/3 omega 6 (sesame, coconut). Hydrogenated oil is harmful
for body. It increases pitta. It
should not be used for cooking. Ayurveda considers sesame oil as nutritious and
wholesome while safflower oil as
unwholesome as it increases pitta as well as not nutritious also.
Ayurveda and yoga are both active therapies and efforts from the side of
patient is required. Health cannot be
brought across the counter of pharmacy. Many people have a notion that if they
take regular dose of vitamins and
minerals or some tonic they would be healthy. But this is not sufficient
according to Ayurveda. Every individual
must know his constitution, so that he can use opposite qualities of food,
exercise, and environment and if
possible job also to achieve perfect health.
Another important factor in food is life force or Prana. Naturally grown and
fresh food is full of Prana. While
frozen and inorganic or artificially grown food is low in prana. Canned food or
refrigerated food for a long
time is completely without prana. Freshly cooked and served food is high in
prana. Cooking in a clean and sacred
area in one's house is good. As far as possible avoid taking footwear in the
kitchen.
Satmya is also an important principle in Ayurveda. Satmya means habituation.
Our body is used to certain type of
food and we must never make an attempt to change our diet suddenly from
Non-vegetarian to vegetarian or suddenly
jump on to the macrobiotic or any other type of diet. Ayurveda has advised that
even if we want to change from
bad qualities to good qualities that also must be done in step-by-step manner.
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