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7 health organizations recommend a diet based on vegetables

dietas-depurativas-vegetales-frescosI’m not saying it, but I like to find information about what’s happening in the world, what the organizations responsible, in one way or another for our health, are saying, or at least some guidelines they  give us to follow.

When it comes to eating less meat, people look at you in a  strange way, as if you were insulting them, as if meat was the center of their universe. I’m not into that, I believe we have full freedom to choose how we age. I’m still not reall that “aged” to think that aging is wonderful, but I get to see many people that’s definitely not enjoying their age.

Suddenly, like enlightenment from above send me I see the light. There are people who at 70 is great. Some people are not.

But, not to stray away from the topic, I just want you to read the standards that advise us these institutions. Here in my blog you can also find articles on how to eat less meat.

The American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada state that appropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate and provide health benefits in the Prevention and Treatment of certain diseases.

The World Health Organization, in its latest book “Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention” ensures that, in the West, the more animal products are consumed, more chronic disease rates occur. We recommend, therefore, a diet based on plant products “plant based diet”.

The American Institute for Cancer Research and the Fund for World Cancer Research are calling for the predominant choice of diets based on plant foods rich in a variety of vegetables and fruits, legumes, starchy foods and minimally processed limiting consumption of red meat, in case of eating it.

The American Cancer Society recommends that most foods you chose are of plant origin.

The American Heart Association recommends choosing a balanced diet emphasizing the use of vegetables, cereals, and fruits.

The Foundation of Canada Heart and Stroke, recommend the use of cereals and vegetables instead of the use of meat as the centerpiece of meals.

The Unified Dietary Guidelines developed by the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, the National Institutes of Health, and the American Academy of Pediatrics made ​​a call to eating a diet based on a variety of plant foods, including foods derived from cereals, vegetables, and fruits to reduce the risk of major chronic diseases.

 
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Total Detox /Meatless Monday

According to a report prepared by the World Bank in December 2008, Latin America and the Caribbean regions represent about: 8.5% of the worlds population and GDP; 6% of energy sector emission; and 12% of global emissions – this figure takes into account all the greenhouse gases, the deforestation and the change in use of soil.

These percentages might appear minor compared to other regions or countries; however as a whole we Latin America is experiencing the direct effect of global warming. The temperatures in the region rose about 1ºC in the 20th Century, while the rise of the sea level increased about two to three millimeters a year from the 1980’s.

Also extreme weather patters are observed such as rain patterns in some areas in the South of Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay which register more rain, while in others regions such as in the south of Chile, the Southwest of Argentina and the south of Peru rainfall has diminished.

Unfortunately, extreme climatic phenomena are more common in resulting in a major number of periods of intense rains and consecutive dry days.

Additionally, Latin America is home to one of the most rich and biological diverse environment on the planet. It has world biggest forests area. The Amazon is home to some of the most dense and unique diversity of flora and fauna in the world.

The Amazon as well as many tropical areas of Latin America are experiencing unprecedented loss of biodiversity. Casing the destruction of there infrastructure, creating problems of health and economic deprivation, among others. Due to the impact that meat is having on the environment, not only is our nation in peril but our precious plant is also experiencing the effects of animal agriculture too.

Thus it is critical that we reduce our consumption of this carbon intensive product as an effective solution to the climate change crisis. But just as important we must reduce the more potent and shorter lived gases such as methane and nitrous oxide.

This petition calls for the governments of Latin America to take an immediate action declaring that every Monday will be a “Meat Free Monday” as well as promote the many health and environmental benefits of the pure vegetarian (vegan) lifestyle to the general public.

Ending World Hunger

If you want to stop 1 billion people from going hungry each day; If you want to stop the needless deaths taking place every 5 seconds due to starvation then a vegan lifestyle is the solution to solve these dyer diet driven situations due to the inefficient use of resources directed towards animal agriculture.

Grain currently fed to livestock is enough to feed 2 billion people. According to a recent report by Compassion in World Farming, “crops that could be used to feed the hungry are instead being used to fatten animals raised for food.”It takes up to 16 pounds of grain to produce just 1 pound of edible animal flesh.

We call on everyone’s support in helping to urge the governments of Latin America and its citizens to adopt and promote a “Meat Free Monday”.

 
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VIVIR SIN CARNE?



Octubre es el mes del vegetarianismo, y aunque ya esta por terminar ,pensé en darle un espacio especial a este estilo de vida que estoy adaptando a mi vida poco a poco , cada día.

Todo gran viaje siempre comienza con el primer paso. No importa cuánto tardes en hacer la transición entre una dieta con carne y una vegetariana, lo importante es que comiences con este estilo de vida respetuoso con el medio ambiente, saludable, ético y solidario.
El cambio a una dieta vegetariana es más fácil de lo que puedas pensar. La mayoría de las personas, tanto si son vegetarianos como si comen carne, típicamente utilizan una gama reducida de recetas; la familia media come sólo ocho o nueve cenas diferentes de forma repetida. Puedes aplicar un método sencillo de tres pasos para empezar con nueve menús para cenas vegetarianas que te gusten y puedas preparar fácilmente.
1. Piensa en tres comidas vegetarianas que ya te gustan. Las más comunes son verduras fritas al estilo chino, sopa de verduras, o pasta primavera. 
2. Piensa en tres recetas que preparas habitualmente que puedan ser adaptadas con facilidad a un menú vegetariano. Por ejemplo, una receta favorita de chile puede ser elaborada con los mismos ingredientes; tan sólo sustituye la carne por alubias o proteína vegetal texturizada. Prepara burritos de alubias (usando alubias refritas vegetarianas enlatadas) en lugar de burritos de carne. Muchas sopas, guisos y estofados pueden ser convertidos en platos vegetarianos con pocos cambios sencillos. 
3.Revisa algunos libros de cocina vegetariana de la biblioteca y experimenta con las recetas durante una semana o así, hasta que encuentres tres de ellas que sean deliciosas y fáciles de preparar. De esa forma, con mínimos cambios en tus menús, dispondrás de nueve cenas vegetarianas.
4. Revisa páginas webs como ésta para que tengas mejor idea del tema http://www.animanaturalis.org/
Diversos estudios muestran beneficios preventivos en la salud para quienes siguen esta forma de alimentación, entre ellos se señala:
• Menor riesgo de padecer enfermedades del corazón.
• Disminuye la posibilidad de ser obesos.
• Reduce el riesgo de diabetes mellitus y cáncer.
• Limita la probabilidad de tener problemas con la presión arterial.
• Se goza de un buen funcionamiento gastrointestinal.
• Se cuenta con un sistema inmunológico reforzado.
• Están mejor protegidos de agentes oxidantes.

VEGETARIANOS FAMOSOS?
Drew Barrimore,Woody Harrelson,Carl Lewis,River Phoenix,Martina Navratilova,Mohandas Gandhi,Natalie Portman,

 
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LUNES SIN CARNE : DETOX TOTAL /MEATLESS MONDAY

Los lunes siempre hablamos de Detox. Hoy quiero hablarte de un detox aún mas beneficioso para ti y para el planeta tierra. Qué tal si hoy no comes carne? Que tal si sólo con no hacerlo estás contribuyendo a un proceso importante en la conservación de este , Tu PLANETA, y además estas BAJANDO DE PESO y CURANDOTE  sin querer…queriendo.

Te explico de que se trata:

TERMINAR CON EL HAMBRE MUNDIAL
Si quiere evitar que mil millones de persona pasen hambre cada día; si quieres evitar las muertes innecesarias que ocurren cada 5 segundos debido a la hambruna, entonces un estilo de vida vegano es la solución para resolver las situaciones difíciles actuales que debido al uso ineficiente de recursos dirigidos hacia la agricultura animal. Los granos actualmente utilizados para alimentar al ganado son suficientes para alimentar a dos mil millones de personas. De acuerdo con un reciente reporte de Compasión en la Granja Mundial, “los cultivos que podrían ser usados para alimentar al hambre son usados para engordar a los animales criados para comida.” Lleva más de 7.2 kilogramos producir solo medio kilogramo de carne animal para el consumo.

ENTONCES PARA PODER EMPEZAR PASO A PASO , NO COMAMOS CARNE LOS LUNES. NO CREO QUE MUERAS POR NO HACERLO!

POR QUE?

1.La carne provoca el envejecimiento celular prematuro.
2. La grasa animal genera la formación de excesivo colesterol en la sangre.
3.Los animalitos son reproducidos casi artificialmente, por usar abundantes hormonas químicas para engorde y crecimiento.
4. Los alimentos artificiales (embutidos, hot dog, hamburguesas, carne molida) contienen elementos venenosos para su procesamiento. 
5.Los atunes enlatados necesitan colorantes, antioxidantes, conservantes, saborizantes, neutralizantes, etc. para darle gusto al paladar aunque esté guardado por muchos años.


lee esta página super interesante


Por favor firma esta petición y reenvíela a tus amigos y familiares.

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/meat-free-monday-in-latin-america.html


Ojalá puedas ir a esta página y firmar la solicitud 

ENGLISH:

According to a report prepared by the World Bank in December 2008, Latin America and the Caribbean regions represent about: 8.5% of the worlds population and GDP; 6% of energy sector emission; and 12% of global emissions – this figure takes into account all the greenhouse gases, the deforestation and the change in use of soil.

These percentages might appear minor compared to other regions or countries; however as a whole we Latin America is experiencing the direct effect of global warming. The temperatures in the region rose about 1ºC in the 20th Century, while the rise of the sea level increased about two to three millimeters a year from the 1980’s. Also extreme weather patters are observed such as rain patterns in some areas in the South of Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay which register more rain, while in others regions such as in the south of Chile, the Southwest of Argentina and the south of Peru rainfall has diminished. Unfortunately, extreme climatic phenomena are more common in resulting in a major number of periods of intense rains and consecutive dry days.

Additionally, Latin America is home to one of the most rich and biological diverse environment on the planet. It has world biggest forests area. The Amazon is home to some of the most dense and unique diversity of flora and fauna in the world. The Amazon as well as many tropical areas of Latin America are experiencing unprecedented loss of biodiversity. Casing the destruction of there infrastructure, creating problems of health and economic deprivation, among others. Due to the impact that meat is having on the environment, not only is our nation in peril but our precious plant is also experiencing the effects of animal agriculture too. Thus it is critical that we reduce our consumption of this carbon intensive product as an effective solution to the climate change crisis. But just as important we must reduce the more potent and shorter lived gases such as methane and nitrous oxide.

This petition calls for the governments of Latin America to take an immediate action declaring that every Monday will be a “Meat Free Monday” as well as promote the many health and environmental benefits of the pure vegetarian (vegan) lifestyle to the general public.

ENDING WORLD HUNGER
If you want to stop 1 billion people from going hungry each day; If you want to stop the needless deaths taking place every 5 seconds due to starvation then a vegan lifestyle is the solution to solve these dyer diet driven situations due to the inefficient use of resources directed towards animal agriculture. Grain currently fed to livestock is enough to feed 2 billion people. According to a recent report by Compassion in World Farming, “crops that could be used to feed the hungry are instead being used to fatten animals raised for food.” It takes up to 16 pounds of grain to produce just 1 pound of edible animal flesh.

We call on everyone’s support in helping to urge the governments of Latin America and its citizens to adopt and promote a “Meat Free Monday”.

 
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