WOW omg this is the discussion of the week!? Here I go:
Diets and exercise are always talked about in the media. Why do you think they are so popular?
Yep. As technology progresses we are coming up with ways to make our everyday jobs easier, in my view, some jobs lazier. I notice a lot of people I grew up with are getting lazier, fatter, and eating more unhealthy foods are being advertised. All the meat ppl are eating is slowly building up their cholesterol leves- CHOLESTEROL IS ONLY FOUND IN ANIMAL FOODS FYI which of course, promotes high blood pressure, which can cause heart attack or stroke-# 1 leading death in the world. People wanna know how to prevent cetain deaths, live longer, be healthier. The awareness is rising because people are finally speaking out about how we need to change our lives to save others, its an embarrassing problem. I am finally seeing exercise commercials, more vegan choices on the market, and more people becoming aware of the situation. Im glad Michelle Obama made those commercials about exercising!
Do you find the attention is necessary? Do you find this attention to health from the public genuine, or is just another fad?
Absolutely necessary, this is no joke or fad.
Do you trust the effectiveness of dieting and/or exercise?
um, YEAH!!!
I have a ballet teacher whos a vegetarian- she is 79, SEVENTY FREAKING NINE and you can do backflips, cartwheels, walk on tight rope, and other cool stuff! I eat healthy, have a physical job and I am full of energy and very skinny
Discuss eating habits of westerners. Are these bad habits the reason for the massive hype on diet & exercise?
For most, not all, but the average American BAD!
HA, well, a lot of americans
need to stop eating or greatly reduce meats/dairy in their here in the united states. A lot of restaurants provide,er, "healthier" choices like salads and fruit but maybe they should make a vegan fast food chain for me
I saw a fat lady at the mall complain because the elevator was moving too slow and she yelled at the security for not wanting to take the stairs.... seriously!? At work, I see at least one a day, someone waiting in the parking lot 30 minutes for a front row parking spot. I see moms who just fine-
run from the parking lot to the door just fine sit in those electronic scooters and pretend like they hurt their leg. There was a man who was in front of me at Subway, SUBWAY! He ordered a sandwich with all the meat and cheese choices, no veggies!!! Oh yes, and wanted it drenched with ranch dressing. T-T I also see perfectly young, healthy people order a double cheeseburger and ask for bacon and cheese on it too. Even if that was just the cliched, " oh, it was just that one time" Trust me folks, it all adds up!
What about the drastic increase in obesity - should this be a concern?
here I go... *sigh* rantrantrant
OMG YES. A lot of my friends who are foreign actually told me they stereotype America as fat ppl who love ice cream and burgers.... seriously, no joke... a friend of mine in Canada asked me if I was fat and if I like McDonalds and Taco Bell, ANYWHERE I GO I see fat here, fat there, ugghhh its embarrassing T-T Seriously... that lady at the mall, complaining about stairs... I want to see ppl better their lives and exercise! What is sooo hard about getting up in the morning and taking a nice refreshing jog outside on your day off? America is getting more obese than ever, its so unnerving but I cant feel bad for unhealthy people. I cants stand how common unhealthy eating habits are here in America, but well, at least I am healthy and im keeping my husband healthy. He's almost vegan too!
BTW did you know the average fast food french fry has 25 cal? Imagine eating a large size along with a 600 meal, and thats just one meal @-@
Discuss vegetarian & vegan diets. Maybe you are vegetarian or vegan and want to share some insight.
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GLAD YOU ASKED.
*Clears throat* First off, I have been studying nutrition for at least 7 years. I got a lot of this info from doctors, dentists, and stuff I learned in school. These things I tell you are FACT. Im not trying to brainwash anyone, im not some extreme activist, I am just a knowledgeable person sharing my experiences. I am providing extra info here so that anyone who is in need of some advice, you can always contact me for dieting help! Thanks
I am VEGAN. I do not eat anything with milk, egg, cheese, beef, whatever NO animal products! Wear no leather, no bee honey, non of my beauty products are animal-tested, my hair dyes are plant-based only, I am a real-deal vegan. I did start out as a lacto-veg growing up, but have changed my diet to a more stricter form.
I am NOT anorexic and malnourished.
I do NOT take need to take any vitamin supplements directed by my doctor. I dont take any multivitamins, I am getting everything I need.
When I get sick, I use organic herbal remedies.
Heres a fact for ya: everything in meat can be substituted EXCEPT for Cholesterol-your body needs to avoid cholesterol intake from foods! This bad stuff promotes disease and forms plaque in your arteries that damages vein/artery tissue, increases your blood pressure so it can easily kill you silently.
Your body actually NEEDS carbs-only the plant-based ones.
My doctor loves and approves of my eating choices and says im a healthy weight of 127.6 lbs for my age and size.
I am slightly muscular from all the plant based protein I am getting, which BTW I am getting at LEAST twice as much protein and calcium as most people.
I shop at whole foods, yeah its pricey, but it saves in future medical bills.
Im happy to have found out my cholesterol level is EXTREMELY low- cholesterol is BAD BAD BAD only found in animals products. My blood pressure is actually low in the 70-80's so I need to eat salty foods directed by my doctor to keep it in the mid 90's/
I absolutely LOVE animals, srry but I cant hurt or eat them. The more people eat meat, the more animals will be bred to be slaughtered. If there were almost no animal farms, all that grain farmers go to feed livestock could be used to make breads for people who are starving! We could help solve world hunger. =D
My husband was so skinny when I met him but stopped eating healthy. He gaines a whopping 45lbs, and his father is suffering from what killed his own dad- heart disease. Cole doesnt want him to be at risk, to show his dad that he can help his dad, he's showing him my eating habits. Now, my husband is almost vegan himself, so proud of him! His energy has greatly risen, he's loosing weight, and he's in way better condition.
I have HIGH energy I get from B12 vitamins, sugars, and ginseng in my foods. I love to run, swim, and play all the time. I have helped other people my age convert to vegans at work because they want to live healthy like me. There are so many substitutes for meat/dairy today, I wish people would actually take interest in them :/
Almost everyone I went to high school with who was skinnier than me and ate meat said " I eat burgers all the time and im still so skinny" are now fat or chuncky. They used to laugh at me for eating salads everyday claiming id starve but now im laughing at them because I still fit into skinny clothes
I eat HEMP SEEDS for my base protein. A few tablespoons has more protein than a large steak, plus a lot of omegas, vitamins, and fibers I need. Fiber from grains also forms a gel-like substance in your body which can remove cholesterol for those who are interested =D This stuff tastes GREAT on baked potatoes, veggie soup. and cereal ^-^
Most fruits and veggies I eat have loads of fiber which keeps me nice and full longer! I eat 5 small-medium meals a day. I take in maybe 1400-1600 calories but Im doing fine and because of my B vitamin intake from berries I am full of energy!
For milk, I drink almond milk, hemp milk, and rice milk. Hemp milk has the highest supply of nutrients, and almond milk is runner-up. Vanilla almond milk tastes GREAT with cereal!!! Almond and hemp milk also have HIGH amounts of calcium AND vitamin D to help process the calcium. In fact-my milk carton says Calcium-45% per 8 ounce serving. 8 ounces!? I drink like quadruple that xD Lemme tell you something- Chocolate Hemp seed milk tastes like the real deal! Its like drinking liquid silk with an orgasmic creamy flavor!!!
For eggs, I use a powder egg replace from Ener-G. Found at whole foods for cheap! =D Eggs in baking just bind ingredients together, well, so does the stuff I use
No taste or texture difference in baked goods. Bananas, applesauce, and flax seed do the same thing too
Everything else I eat HAS to be organic as Im intolerant/sensitive to most preservatives. Eating healthy as a kid and teen, I never came to much in contact with them.
Some fruits can actually help keep your teeth healthy and clean! To be honest, I visit the dentist regularly and they always complement me on my teeth! I have never had a cavity, but I also dont eat too much sugar
I promise you, your mother's own milk is the only milk you need. You can start out infants with soy formula and as they becom a tod, they can start drinking hemp, almond, soy, coconut, or rice milk-which has better nutrients than milk. Soy formula has been proven to contain more calcium and protein than the milk-based ones.
I exercise all the time too! I love to run and my job is very exhausting! I work overnight and stock freight which is honestly pretty heavy. I work 5-7 days a week for 8 hours ^-^ Plenty of exercise! Drinking lots of water or powerade helps keep my hydrated. I noticed everyone on break who drink sodas end up very sleepy and wiped out before 5am.
I became interested in this diet because not only from living in Indiana ( where I was unlucky enough to see on a field trip how they torture innocent cute farm animals) but from my family that is obese/super chunky and most have diabetes, heart diseases, and kidney problems.I used to think that most diseases where genetic or from not grooming but are in fact promoted from eating habits. My family eats tons of meat, white breads, and desserts-they are only fat because they chose to eat bad, even though they know the outcome.To be honest, most of them are jealous of me @-@ I was lacto-vegtarian for a long while but this year I promised myself to become fully vegan. I am living proof that a child from a fat family can be still be healthy and skinny. Im also living proof being vegan wont kill you or starve you.
EDIT: of yes, forgot to mention! There was research done on our teeth proving we are more herbivores. Yes, we are "classified" as omnivores because we can eat, er, "cooked" meat. True omnivores have those fancy almost perfectly cone shaped teeth. People argue with me about the fact our "canines" are actually a misnomer-but I had a dentist back me up on that! If you feel your "canines" theyare flat on the back-this is an herbavore tooth, not a carnivore tooth.
Basically if we were true omnivores we would have teeth almost identical to cats/dogs/bears and our body could process raw meat without getting sick. Our teeth are unique, but are the perfect herbivore teeth for any texture of plant matter. We have teeth meant for crushing nuts and plant matter in an up-and-down motion like a mastodont ( dont be confused with the side-to side motions of the mammoth!) Our primate-like ancestors have eaten meat in the past, but we are much different from them now today. As we learned to plant and farm, we've needed to hunt meat less, plants became more edible, and we devolved slightly more plant eater teeth. Much research has been done and its believed our ancestors only hunted meat because it had more calories and was easier to obtain than edible plants. i learned all of this from AP biology and AP Anthropology in High School! =D
Vegetarians and vegans overall have a healthier lifestyle. Most love animals and help out the environment! A lot of athletes are actually vegetarian or vegan. I wish EVERYONE could at least try it T-T Because only up to 4% of all cancer is genetic, pretty much the rest of that is caused by bad eating choices. Be vegan, save animals, prevent cancer and diseases, help the environment, live longer =D
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hope this helps ppl out with their diet goals!
