Vegan Facts!
"I choose to be vegan for health, environmental, and ethical reasons. I choose this lifestyle to promote a more humane and caring world. I believe I have a responsibility to try and do my best in this regard, while not being judgemental of other people’s choices."
What is a Vegan?
Veganism is a lifestyle choice that avoids all animal foods such as meat, fish, or poultry, eggs and dairy products.
Vegan Nutrition:
The key to a nutritional vegan diet is variety. A healthy and varied vegan diet includes fruits, vegetables, plenty of leafy greens, whole grain products, nuts, seeds, and legumes.
Where do I get my Protein? I'm asked all the time, "Where do you get your protein from?" Simple answer........ "FOOD"!!! The key is to eat a varied diet.
Where do I get my Protein?
Almost all foods except for alcohol, sugar, and fats provide some source of protein. Vegans get their protein from Tofu, Lentils, Black beans, Quinoa , Amaranth, Soy Milk, Green peas, Hemp seeds, Oats, Pumpkin seeds, Chia Seeds, Tempeh, Hemp Milk, Edamame beans, Spinach, Broccoli, Asparagus, Green beans, Almonds, Spirulina, Tahini, Nutritional yeast, Chick peas, Peanut butter etc...
Where do Vegans get their fats?
Vegans get their fats from Almonds, Brazil nuts, Macadamia nuts, Cashews nuts Chia seeds, Avocado, Peanuts, pistachios, Walnuts, Pecans, Soy beans, Flaxseeds, Sunflower seeds, Tempeh, Tofu...
Where do Vegans get their carbs?
Vegans get their carbs from whole fruits, winter squash, sweet potatoes, potatoes, whole corn, beans, lentils, quinoa, oats, buckwheat, barley, brown rice, whole wheat pasta and whole grain bread...
A few more key facts!!!
Studies have found that eating a plant based diet makes you happier and less stressed.
Vegan living often reduces the intake of saturated fat, animal hormones, and cholesterol while increasing the intake of fresh fruits and veggies. That has the potential to reduce the risk of cancer, diabetes, obesity, and heart disease.
Vegans tend to have lower rates of cancer than meat-eaters and vegetarians. For example, vegan women had 34% lower rates of female-specific cancers like breast, cervical, and ovarian cancer. Similar results were found in men for prostate cancer.
Grain that is used to feed livestock for meat production could feed 1.3 billion people.
Most cases of food poisoning (up to 80%), are due to infected meat.
Our alkaline saliva is not meant to break down animal flesh. Carnivores have acid saliva, perfectly designed for the task.
It takes more than 2,500 gallons of water to produce 1 pound of beef, while producing 1 pound of tofu only requires 244 gallons of water. By going vegan, one person can save approximately 219,000 gallons of water a year
Commercial fishing methods such as bottom trawling and long-lining often clear the ocean floor of all life and destroy coral reefs. They also kill thousands of dolphins, sea turtles, sharks, and other “bycatch” animals. Coastal fish farms release feces, antibiotics, parasites, and non-native fish into sensitive marine ecosystems.
Increased vegetable and fruit intake reduces your need for taking a multi vitamin plus increases your antioxidant intake.
Vegan diets are higher in dietary fibre, magnesium, folic acid, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Iron and Phytochemicals.
The muscle mass of Vegans is comparable to that of vegetarians and omnivores.
Vegans have been shown to have a better mood and outlook on life than omnivores.
In every large, peer reviewed study to date, vegans have shown better overall health compared to omnivores.
Vegans enjoy a lower risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Vegans have lower blood pressure than vegetarians.
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The average vegan has a cholesterol level of 133 – which is 77 points lower than the average meat eater’s and 28 points lower than the average vegetarian’s and a landmark study found no heart attacks in people with cholesterol levels below 150.
Eating plant-based foods, which are rich in vitamin E, vitamin B6, folic acid and other nutrients, can reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer’s by as much as 70%
Since vegans eat no animals, each vegan saves nearly 200 animals per year.
Vegans have lower rates of cancer than both meat-eaters and vegetarians. Vegan women, for example, had 34 percent lower rates of female-specific cancers such as breast, cervical, and ovarian cancer.
A healthy vegan diet may help you live longer..
A number of researchers argue that while the human body is only just able to digest meat, our bodies are actually designed to be herbivores. One example, the human molars are similar to those of an herbivore, flat and blunt which makes them good for grinding not tearing.
Several studies show that a plant-based diet increases the body’s metabolism, causing the body to burn calories up to 16% faster than the body would on a meat-based diet for at least the first 3 hours after a meal.
Countries that eat primarily vegetarian were healthier than those who had meat-based eating practices.
The consumption of synthetic estrogens that are fed to dairy cattle to encourage more milk production has been linked to the increase of the size of men’s breasts.
Vegan diets can be extremely economical. Many vegans centre their diet around grains, beans, legumes, nuts, and seeds, all of which can be purchased cheaply in bulk.
Osteoporosis is highest in those countries that consume the highest amount of calcium from animal-based sources. Because the high concentration of acidic protein in animal-based sources causes the body to lose more calcium than it consumes, a vegan diet will actually reduce your chances of developing osteoporosis.
What are super foods?
Superfoods are a class of the most nutrient-rich foods on the planet. Extremely tasty and satisfying, superfoods have the ability to increase the vital force and energy of the body, and are the optimum choice for improving over-all health, boosting the immune system, elevating serotonin production, enhancing sexuality, cleansing, and alkalizing the body.
Cacao (Raw Chocolate):
Is the highest antioxidant food on the planet, the #1 source of magnesium, iron. Raw Chocolate balances brain chemistry, builds strong bones, is a natural aphrodisiac, and elevates your mood and energy. It has the most antioxidants in it. It improves your heart health, blood flow, oxygen; it relaxes your muscles, Improves bone health. Relaxes your digestive system and bowel movement. It helps with mood swings.
Goji Berries:
They are used in traditional Chinese medicine for over 5,000 years, goji berries are regarded as longevity, strength-building, and potency food of the highest order. This superfood contains 18 kinds of amino acids, all 8 Essential amino acids, up to 21 trace minerals, high amounts of antioxidants, iron, polysaccharides, B & E vitamins, and many other nutrients.
Maca:
This superfood increases energy, endurance, strength, and libido. Dried maca powder contains more than 10% protein, nearly 20 amino acids, and 7 essential amino acids. As a root crop, maca contains five times more protein than a potato and four times more fibre.
Hemp Products:
They are eaten in their RAW form -- Packed with 33 % pure digestible protein, rich in iron, amino acids, and vitamin E as well as omega-3.
Spirulina and Blue-Green Algae:
The world's highest source of complete protein (65%), spirulina provides a vast array of minerals, trace elements, phytonutrients and enzymes. Blue - green alga is a wild-grown superfood with a 60% protein percentage, but is equally or exceedingly higher in other components. Both are vital superfoods.
Camu Berry:
Highest Vitamin C source on planet. Great for rebuilding tissue, purifying blood, and enhancing immunity, and energy.
Sea Vegetables:
They are rich in life-giving nutrients drawn in from the ocean and sun, sea vegetables help remove heavy metals, detoxify the body, provide numerous trace minerals, regulate cholesterol, and it is believed by some to decrease the risk of cancer. Seaweeds benefit the entire body, and are especially excellent for the thyroid (high iodine), immune system, adrenals, and hormone function
Medicinal Mushrooms:
They are high in polysaccharides and super immune enhancing components, medicinal mushrooms are one of the most intelligent superfoods on the planet! They have also been proven effective in assisting healing in a variety of other, sometimes serious ailments.
