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More Young People Are Becoming Vegetarians
An article in USA Today online reported that more kids aged 8 to 18 are vegetarians. The figure has grown to 3% of the population (About 3% of adults are vegetarian, while another 10% consider themselves vegetarian even though they may occasionally eat fish or chicken).
One of the plusses in this trend is that it is easier for the parents of these kids to find kid-friendly veggie staples, such as, soy milk, veggie broths, lard-free refried beans and veggie burgers.
Since I’ve been vegetarian since 1971, I’ve gotten to see this revolution take place in restaurants around the country. It used to be that when I was on the road and speaking in a small town, I needed to find one of the steak house chains like Bonanza or Ponderosa to eat in because I knew I could get their salad bar and a baked potato. Because almost all restaurants now offer veggie meals (and good ones, too), it’s been years since I’ve had to eat in one of the chains.
The article also cited many reasons why young people become vegetarian, including:
- personal taste,
- concerns about animal treatment,
- environmental questions surrounding the raising the livestock, and
- the influence of peers and celebrities.
To ease parents’ concerns about the nutritional wisdom of a young person becoming vegetarian, a 2003 review of the scientific literature by the American Dietetic Association concluded that a well-planned Vegan and other types of vegetarian diets can be appropriate for all ages.
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I've had uncontrollable hay fever ever since I was six years old. I had weekly shots for 9 years and took two pills every day of the season. It was still not completely controlled.
Thirty years ago I became a vegetarian because a friend told me meat produces histamine in the body and when you have hay fever you take anti-histamine pills.
Well, was I amazed at the change. My suffering went way down. A couple of years later I discovered that Vitamin C in mega doses acted as an anti-histamine with no side effects. Well, I was further amazed at the change.
So here are some things you might want to do if you do have allergies:
1. Just before and during the hay fever season eat vegetarian style.
2. Start taking 2000 mg of Vitamin C (spread the dose over the day, or order time-released versions here: Swanson First Time Customer Coupon - $5.00 Off ).
When your hay fever hits, take about 500 to 1,000 mg of Vitamin C every 5 to 10 minutes. At some point your hay fever symptoms will stop. If they start again, keep taking the C as I described.
You don't have to be concerned about taking too much Vitamin C for several reasons. First, it gets used up immediately whenever the body is under stress and a hay fever attack is an attack. Second, Vitamin C is water-soluble so it doesn't collect in the body. Third if you do take too much Vitamin C, you can get diarrhea so just reduce the dosage.
In 30 years of doing this I've never had a problem with C.
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>Chia Seeds - The Easy Way To Get More Omega 3 and 6 Into Your Diet
Until recently, the only good choice for getting a vegetable source of Omega 3 and 6 into your diet was using flax seeds.
Chia seeds are an even better choice for getting extra Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, which are the good fats that you need in your diet. These seeds have a higher amount of Omega’s than any other plant. They also have 38% more fiber and 247% more calcium (that number is not an error) than flax seeds.
While flax seeds can go rancid, you don’t have that problem with Chia seeds (I’m also talking about Chia seeds that you eat and not the Chia Pet grass that grows from seeds).
I’ve been sprinkling Chia seeds on my morning cereal for six months now and am pleased with the ease of using them. It doesn’t change the taste of the cereal at all. It just adds a little crunch.
A good source to order your Chia seeds is by going to Search for Chia Seeds at Drugstore.com.
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