Vegetarian Diet Guide

It's been well documented through the years that vegetarians are healthier than individuals who eat meat. Vegetarians are less likely to be obese, or to have blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis rheumatoid, or colon cancer. They are also less likely to die from heart disease. Vegetarians have lower blood pressure even when they eat the same amount of salt as meat eaters and exercise less. Many research shows that vegetarians have less instances of colon cancer, due in large part to the variations in the bacterial flora that is present in the colon.

37 – The Healing Effects a Vegetarian Diet has on your Post-Baby Body The breastfeeding vegetarian diet doesn’t vary all that much from the pregnancy vegetarian diet. Protein recommendations are the same, vitamin B-12 recommendations are higher, and the recommendations for iron and calories are lower than during pregnancy. But the key in ensuring your [...]

22 Detoxification When people talk about detoxification and cleansing the body of harmful toxins, it’s often seen as a fringe element of vegetarians. People really don’t like to think about harmful toxins building up in their colons or in their arteries, but it’s often a by-product of a carnivorous diet. A diet that’s high in [...]

43 – Ideas for Adding some Variety to your Vegetarian Lifestyle When you’re planning a healthy vegetarian diet, you’re only limited by your imagination. It’s important to incorporate a wide variety of whole grains, legumes, vegetables and fruits in different meals, including seeds and nuts. Variety is the spice of life, and it will help [...]