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Superiority Of A Vegetarian Diet (Part One)

There is an abundance of scientific evidence which conclusively proves that a vegetarian diet is not just adequate but rather it is absolutely superior in just about every way.  Whether it be health, economy, ecologoy, or the rights of animals, vegetarianism is the right choice.

Reasons To Choose Vegetarianism

One great reason to make a healthy choice for vegetarianism is due to scientific evidence that strongly suggests that humans are not really suited to eat meat.  We actually possess features that lend themselves to a strictly herbivorous diet.  Our teeth are not sharp enough to tear through the hide or bone of the animals we ingest.  That is the reason we alter them through long cooking, tenderizing, etc.  Humans are equipped with a long digestive tract as are all herbivores.  The anatomical construction of carnivores on the other hand, allows them to quickly rid their digestive tract of the meat before it putrefies.  If you are a meat eater, then as disgusting as it might sound, you have undigested putrefied animal flesh in your intestines and it has been there for a long time.

Animal Flesh Is An Inferior Health Choice

Meat is almost completely void of carbohydrates, has no fiber or vitamin C, and is a very poor source of calcium.  It is however an excellent source of saturated fat and cholesterol.  That is why so many Americans have advanced hardening of the arteries and heart disease.  Heart disease takes more American lives than all other diseases and it occurs at a rate 3 times higher in meat eaters than in vegetarians.  Meat eaters double their chances of colon cancer and rectal cancer, while tripling their chances of breast cancer.  Moreover, the excessively high protein content in meat puts undue stress on the liver and kidneys.  Osteoporosis and gout are just a few more of the bad side effects linked to meat consumption. 

It should also be noted that there are a host of unnatural substances in meat and poultry which wreak havoc on our systems.  The list is really rather extensive, but just to name a few there are hormones, antibiotics, tranquilizers, preservatives and various pesticides.  These and more substances that precipitate your health problems all become part of every piece of meat you ingest during the breeding of the animal and during the processing of its flesh for human consumption. 

Meat Consumption Is An Acquired Habit

You do not need meat to survive.  In reality, according to medical science and statistics, your love affair with meat is probably going to kill you.  The only reason you and I were raised on the flesh of intelligent animals and their by-products is due to misinformation that the meat, egg, and dairy industries have for years forced down our throats  through advertising campaigns, and a barrage of media.

They have long since bought off the USDA, consequently they have enjoyed a long tenure of our own government actually backing and proliferating this prescription for slow death and heart disease. 

Without indoctrination, if given the choice between a colorful piece of fruit,  or the bland rotting carcass of an intelligent animal, humans would generally choose the fruit.  There is no preparation necessary, except to pick it off the tree.  The meat on the other hand would be too disgusting to eat straight from the kill as carnivores do, so we must alter it in such a way that it makes it more palatable.  You do not naturally possess a taste for this.  You must acquire it.  Vegetarian cuisine is full flavored, and naturally colorful and agreeable to look at.  You will never get bored eating a full vegetarian diet, nor will you live long enough to even scratch the surface of the many different varieties of meals you can prepare.  Vegetarian cuisine gives you a whole world of wonderful flavors, aromas, and textures.  Moreover, every time you consume whole natural foods you take a long step towards the healing of your body.  This cannot be said for meat consumption.

To be continued…

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