Re: That's a myth about veggies

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Posted by Jen on January 9, 2005 at 04:35:51:

In reply to: That's a myth about veggies posted by Elettaria on January 8, 2005 at 21:28:15:

I'm glad someone pointed this out... I wanted to point out that
vegetarians are generally less nutrition deficient than the rest of
the population but didn't want ot come across as antagonistic or
anything in my first post!
I have heard that "in the wild" so to speak humans would only have
eaten meat less than once a weak anyway, and that an excess of protein
(which many meat-eaters have these days) can severely inhibit other
nutrient absorbtion.
Veggies live on average 5-10 years longer than meat eaters as well I
have heard!

: Veggies are generally in far better health than the rest of the
: population, and we live a lot longer. Yes, we can become
: nutritionally deficient, anyone can, but the nutritional deficiency
: rates tend to be lower than in non-vegetarians. Same goes for vegans.
: (Speaking for myself, I've been vegetarian since 12, vegan since 19,
: I'm now 27 and I have always had over three feet of thick, healthy
: hair, but one person isn't quite enough for the stats.)
:
: Mild nutritional deficiency is fairly common in the Western world.
: Make sure you get plenty of fresh fruit and veg, stay off junk food,
: that sort of thing, and it never hurts to take a good multivitamin and
: mineral supplement (with normal dosages of the nutrients in question).
: Modern farming methods mean that there's a lot less in food than
: there used to be in the way of vitamins and so forth, unfortunately,
: and they reckon that even if you grow everything yourself organically,
: the soil is still dreadfully depleted.
:
: Couple of points about taking care of your hair: yes, blow-drying is
: bad for it, and I've been told that so is using hairbands. I use
: wooden hairsticks and hair forks myself. It's best to put it up if
: you're going to be outside when it's windy, and generally treat it
: really carefully. Hormones can affect your hair (hormonal
: contraception, pregnancy). There are some long hair sites around
: which have good advice on hair care for those who want to grow it
: longer. I've adopted a few of the suggestions and I think the ends
: are staying in better condition, but I was already treating my hair
: pretty well and I think I got good keratin genes anyway.

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Re: That's a myth about veggies mary 16:17:50 1/9/2005 (4)
- Re: That's a myth about veggies Rachel 03:33:30 1/10/2005 (3)
  - Re: That's a myth about veggies Elettaria 20:07:35 1/10/2005 (2)
    - Re: That's a myth about veggies Rachel 03:46:22 1/11/2005 (1)
      - Hmm, ask at health food shops? Elettaria 17:56:02 1/11/2005 (0)

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: I'm glad someone pointed this out... I wanted to point out that : vegetarians are generally less nutrition deficient than the rest of : the population but didn't want ot come across as antagonistic or : anything in my first post! : I have heard that "in the wild" so to speak humans would only have : eaten meat less than once a weak anyway, and that an excess of protein : (which many meat-eaters have these days) can severely inhibit other : nutrient absorbtion. : Veggies live on average 5-10 years longer than meat eaters as well I : have heard! : : : Veggies are generally in far better health than the rest of the : : population, and we live a lot longer. Yes, we can become : : nutritionally deficient, anyone can, but the nutritional deficiency : : rates tend to be lower than in non-vegetarians. Same goes for vegans. : : (Speaking for myself, I've been vegetarian since 12, vegan since 19, : : I'm now 27 and I have always had over three feet of thick, healthy : : hair, but one person isn't quite enough for the stats.) : : : : Mild nutritional deficiency is fairly common in the Western world. : : Make sure you get plenty of fresh fruit and veg, stay off junk food, : : that sort of thing, and it never hurts to take a good multivitamin and : : mineral supplement (with normal dosages of the nutrients in question). : : Modern farming methods mean that there's a lot less in food than : : there used to be in the way of vitamins and so forth, unfortunately, : : and they reckon that even if you grow everything yourself organically, : : the soil is still dreadfully depleted. : : : : Couple of points about taking care of your hair: yes, blow-drying is : : bad for it, and I've been told that so is using hairbands. I use : : wooden hairsticks and hair forks myself. It's best to put it up if : : you're going to be outside when it's windy, and generally treat it : : really carefully. Hormones can affect your hair (hormonal : : contraception, pregnancy). There are some long hair sites around : : which have good advice on hair care for those who want to grow it : : longer. I've adopted a few of the suggestions and I think the ends : : are staying in better condition, but I was already treating my hair : : pretty well and I think I got good keratin genes anyway.
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