Vegan Delights

I’ve been diagnosed with gastroenteritis 4 times this year and I’m starting to wonder if I has anything to do with my diet. I’m out and about a lot so I don’t have time to cook at home for myself. Could a vegetarian or vegan diet help correct this?

being a vegetarian will help everything.
i’m not sure about your problem,
but i’m a vedgier (sometimes i cheat) and it made me feel better.
i didn’t have to change much…
just take out one meat at a time.

Frederic Patenaude answers questions on the raw vegan diet.

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Type Two Diabetes is the leading cause of heart disease and stroke in this country and being diagnosed can feel like a life-sentence. But a Houston cardiologist says you can reverse Type Two Diabetes and heart disease if you’re willing to make some healthy changes.

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Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral found in the body and is very essential for good health. It is mostly found in the bones (around 50%), teeth, and red blood cells. The other half is largely found inside cells of body tissues and organs. Only 1% of magnesium is found in blood. The body takes magnesium from the diet and excretes the excess through urine and stool. A balanced diet contains enough magnesium for the body’s functional requirements.

Magnesium is organically connected with the calcium level in the body. Thus, a critical balance has to be achieved between calcium and magnesium to assure proper use of both minerals.

Benefits of magnesium –

Magnesium is important to nearly every function and tissue of the body, from the heart to the bones – nearly everything. It is needed for more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body.

# Magnesium is an essential element, which influences many enzymes needed for protein digestion, energy production and nerve/muscle message transmission.

# Magnesium helps with the formation of bones and teeth and assists in the absorption of calcium and potassium.

# Magnesium is also used to relax the muscles. It assists in cellular metabolism and the production of energy, in collaboration with enzyme activity.

# It is used for muscle tone of the heart and assists in controlling blood pressure.

# Together with vitamin B12, it may help prevent calcium oxalate kidney stones.

# It helps prevent depression, dizziness, reduces cholesterol levels, muscle twitching, and pre-menstrual syndrome.

# It can help prevent the calcification of soft tissue and also prevent cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis, and certain forms of cancer.

# Magnesium assists the parathyroid gland to process vitamin D.

# Magnesium therapy has proved beneficial in treating bronchial asthma and migraine headaches.

# It helps support a healthy immune system, and keeps bones strong.

# Magnesium helps regulate blood sugar levels, promotes normal blood pressure, and is actively involved in protein synthesis. It helps in the bio-synthesis of collagen.

# It assists in the absorption and metabolism of calcium, sodium, phosphorus and potassium.

# Magnesium is particularly important for maintaining a normal heart rhythm and is used by physicians to treat irregular heartbeat (arrythmia).

# Magnesium may also be beneficial for bladder problems in women.

Dietary sources of magnesium –

Green leafy vegetables such as spinach, are good sources of magnesium because of their chlorophyll content. Magnesium is readily available in mostly all foods that form the basis of a healthful diet -whole grains, fruits, dark-green leafy vegetables, fruits and nuts.

Rich vegan sources include legumes such as beans and peas, nuts and seeds, tofu, soybean flour, almonds, cashew nuts, pumpkin, walnuts, and whole unrefined grains are also good sources of magnesium. Refined grains are generally poor in magnesium. This is because, when white flour is refined and processed, the magnesium-rich germ and bran gets removed. Bread and flour made from whole grain wheat provides more magnesium than bread made from white refined flour.

Other good dietary sources of this mineral include peanuts, pistachio nuts, shredded wheat (dalia), bran, bananas, and baked potatoes (with skin), chocolate, and cocoa powder. Many herbs, spices also provide magnesium, such as coriander, dill seed, celery seed, sage, dried mustard, basil, fennel seed (saunf), cumin seed and poppy seed.

Tap water can also be a source of magnesium, but the amount varies depending on the water supply. Hard water contains more magnesium than soft water.

Magnesium deficiency -

Severe magnesium deficiency can result in low levels of calcium in the blood, termed as hypocalcemia.

Type 2 diabetes is associated with low levels of magnesium in the blood. People suffering from ulcerative colitis may also have low magnesium levels.

Magnesium levels tend to be low in people with chronic fatigue syndrome, ands reduced levels of potassium in the blood (hypokalemia).

Individuals with chronic mal-absorption problems such as Crohn’s disease, gluten sensitive enteropathy and intestinal surgery may lose magnesium through diarrohea and fat malabsorption, and thus need supplemental magnesium.

Causes of magnesium deficiency -

Along with a poor diet lacking in magnesium, absorption of magnesium by the body can be affected by causes such as dieting for weight loss; consumption of ‘’soft” water, which lacks minerals; various intestinal diseases; chronic alcoholism.

Large amounts of magnesium can be lost from the body due to prolonged and strenuous exercise, lactation, excessive sweating and chronic diarrohea.

People who are using drugs like diuretics and cancer drugs are also prone to deficiency. Disorders of the kidney, an overactive thyroid or parathyroid gland, low blood levels of potassium and high urine levels of calcium are some other causes leading to magnesium deficiency in the body.

Consumption of alcohol, diuretics, high levels of zinc in the body, consumption of high levels of Vitamin C and vitamin D also increase the body’s magnesium requirement.

Symptoms of magnesium deficiency:

Common symptoms of deficiency include –

# Anxiety, irritability

# Nausea and vomiting

# Numbness and tingling sensation in hands and feet

# Coronary artery spasms

# Gastro-intestinal problems including diarrohea

# Muscle spasticity

# Abnormal rhythmic palpitations of the heart

# Muscle contractions, even seizures

# Anaemia

# Weakness

# Insomnia

# Poor hair and nail growth

# Sudden death.

Recommended daily dosage of magnesium -

The recommended daily allowance is around :

# Males (below 30 years) – 400 mg per day

# Males (over 30 years) – 420 mg per day

# Females (below 30 years) – 310 mg/day

# Females (over 30 years) – 320 mg per day.

Magnesium supplements are normally taken in dosages of 750 – 1,000 mg per day.

Candy Willims
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/magnesium-magnesium-deficiency-and-benefit-of-magnesium-106606.html

Or will you be lacking in many nutritions and stuff? Is it the best diet or the worst diet? I want to know because I want to become Vegan.
Thanks Tyler but I asked for people to answer the question not correct my grammar. Whether or not it is not how you spell it is not what I care about right now.

A vegan eats a strict vegetarian diet, but also avoids using animal products like: wool, leather, silk, etc.

This website, run by the Mayo Clinic and has a copy of the vegetarian food pyramid on it. Use it when planing your meals.
Vegetarian diet: How to get the best nutrition
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vegetarian-diet/HQ01596

Part 1 of 5. Interview with Dr Neil Barnard from PCRM on how veganism can reverse and halt diabetes Type II.

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Pt 3 / 5
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Part 4 of 5
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Part 5 of 5
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Listen to this excellent podcast interview of Dr Neil Barnard about all the great benefits of adopting a plant based diet. It also focuses also on how one can reverse diabetes Type II by adopting a plant based vegan diet. You just click on this, http://www.abc.net.au/classic/throsby/ then go down to Wednesday Dec 3rd at 10.05am Dr. Neal Barnard, then click on one of 3 choices of Real Player | Windows Media | mp3 download .

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Last time you opened your door to find food waiting for you what was it? Pizza, brownies from the neighbors, your sweetheart with a box of chocolates?

Instead imagine opening the door to a cooler packed with fresh, gourmet food. You might not notice until after you’ve enjoyed every bite of the delicious meals that on the lid of the box the word diet is staring at you in the face. Double take.

No, it is for real. And millions of people have already chosen to diet by getting healthy meals delivered right to them.

When you consider the time and knowledge required to prepare and cook just one meal and then add in time counting calories or carbohydrates and the research involved just to know how much you should take in… it’s dizzying just to think about. You’ll easily see why so many have switched to having their meals delivered when they are on a diet.

It is does work out great for some people but how do you know if it’s right for you?

First you’ll need to decide if you can afford it. Getting your meals delivered costs on average as much as eating at a fast food restaurant three times a day. If you compare prices you’ll find a very wide range. Cheaper plans, like the Medifast Diet tend to have less variety, smaller portions and don’t deliver as often, meaning the food won’t be as fresh and flavorful. If you spend a little more you can find meal plans that let you customize the menu and stretch your calories into larger portions to help you stay full.

You’ll also need to find a company that caters to your specific needs. There are plans out there designed for all types of diets and lifestyles so you don’t have to compromise: zone, low calorie, low carb, low sodium, diabetic, vegetarian, vegan, kosher and gender specific. If you prefer zone dieting but prefer not to eat meat there is a plan out there for you.

Then think about how it will work with your lifestyle. If you are a working bachelor and don’t have a lot of time to cook it may fit you to the tee. But if you like to cook dinner or have to cook something for the whole family anyway you may consider getting a family plan or just getting on a program that provides healthy recipes to you.

Getting the right kind of meals delivered to your home can be one of the best steps you take towards a healthier body. In this sense it is an investment that can’t be priced. That is why it’s important to find out what is right for you and run with it. Oh, and you can still get pizza delivered to your door and feel good about it, just stay away from chain store pizzas.

Karen Gates
http://www.articlesbase.com/nutrition-articles/throw-away-your-pizza-delivery-refrigerator-magnet-76601.html

Healing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome with the 80/10/10 RAW diet. Have 10 days 100% + 6 weeks 90-95%. Feeling better

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More that a million Americans die of heart disease each year. One of the major causes of this heart disease the high cholesterol levels in the blood.

Cholesterol plays a central role in many biochemical processes, but is best known for the association of cardiovascular disease with high levels of
cholesterol in the blood.

Konrad Bloch and Feodor Lynen shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1964 for their discoveries concerning the mechanism and regulation of the cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism.

Cholesterol is a sterol (a combination steroid and alcohol) and a lipid found in the cell membranes of all body tissues. It is transported in the blood plasma of all animals. The average amount of blood cholesterol varies with age, typically rising gradually until one is about 60 years old.

In recent years, the somewhat imprecise term “bad cholesterol” has been used to refer to LDL (low density lipoprotein) which, according to the lipid hypothesis, is thought to have harmful actions, and “good cholesterol” to refer to HDL (high-density lipoprotein), thought to have beneficial actions.

The American Heart Association provides a set of guidelines for total blood cholesterol levels and risk for heart disease. The desirable LDL level is considered to be less than 100 mg/dl. However the 1987 report of National Cholesterol Education Program suggest the total blood cholesterol level should be less than 200 mg/dl normal blood cholesterol, if the cholesterol level is between 200 and 239 mg/dl it is considered borderline-high, and higher than 240 mg/dl is considered high cholesterol level.

Conditions with elevated concentrations of oxidized LDL particles are associated with fatty deposits forming on the walls of arteries, a condition known as Arteriosclerosis, which is considered the principal cause of coronary heart disease and other forms of cardiovascular disease.

In contrast, however, if LDL particle number is low and a large percentage of the HDL particles are high, then fatty deposits forming on the walls of the arteries are usually low, and can even be negative, for any given total cholesterol concentration.

Cholesterol is found in animal fats: all food containing animal fats contains cholesterol. Plants have trace amounts of cholesterol, so even a vegan diet, which includes no animal foods, has traces of cholesterol.

Cholesterol is not necessarily dietary in origin, it can be turned into cholesterol by the liver from unburned food metabolites. The liver converts unburned food metabolites into very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) and secretes them into plasma where they are converted to low-density lipoprotein LDL) particles and fatty acids, which can affect other body cells. There appear to be seasonal variations in cholesterol levels in humans because of the unburned food metabolites the amount of cholesterol is higher in winter.

Cholesterol is required to build and maintain cell membranes; it regulates membrane fluidity over a wider range of temperatures. Cholesterol also aids in the manufacture of bile (which stored in the gallbladder and helps digest fats), and is also important for the metabolism of fat-soluble vitamins, including vitamins A, D, E and K.

Cardiologists suggest that the public need to change its diet. To reduce cholesterol levels by lowering saturated animal fats and increasing polyunsaturated fats. Lowering cholesterol is a good start but it is far from all that is needed.

Common Vitamins and over the counter products can help with High Cholesterol such as Vitamin C, Lecithin, Pectin, Garlic, EPA, Niacin and Phytosterols.

Vitamin C has been shown to combat the development of cholesterol deposits in the arteries. Within a few hours after receiving vitamin C patients showed a sharp decline in the cholesterol levels of the blood.

Lecithin has the potential to protect against fat clogged arteries when take daily.

Pectin limits the amount of cholesterol the body can absorb. High pectin count in apples may be why “One a day keeps the doctor away”.

Garlic counteract the usual result of high fats in the diet and to help reduce high blood pressure.

Studies of the Greenland Eskimos lack of heart attacks have show that Eico-Sapentaenoic Acid (EPA) lowers blood cholesterol considerably, even more than polyunsaturated fat does. It also triggers a major drop in triglycerides. Salmon Oil is one of the best known sources of natural EPA.

Niacin is the closest thing available to a perfect treatment that corrects most causes of coronary heart disease. Niacin blocks the release of fatty acids from fat cells. Niacin plays a critical role in energy production, gene expression, and hormone synthesis. You cannot live without it. Niacin also tends to shift LDL particle distribution to larger particle size and improve HDL functioning. The intake of 3 grams Niacin for as little as two weeks can reduce serum cholesterol by 26 percent.

Phytosterols is found in flax seed and peanuts, which are suggested to help lower serum cholesterol.

Always consult your doctor before using this information.

This Article is nutritional in nature and not to be construed as medical advice.

David Cowley
http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/fight-high-cholesterol-with-vitamins-and-over-the-counter-products-133035.html

http://suprememastertv.com/ – HEALTHY LIVING Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s The China Study: Reducing Risk of Disease through a vegan diet- P 2. Episode: 879, Air Date: 9 – February – 2009

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