I have known for a while that eating red meat often can raise cholesterol and increase your risk for cancer and other diseases, so I cut it out completely for about 2 years. Then, I returned to eating red meat which has caused my stomach to absolutely hate me! So then, my uncle directed me to a website called www.meatlessmonday.com that gives reasons why people shouldn't consume as much meat as we do. Eating a lot of red meat in your diet (am I'm interpreting this as about 4 times a week) can cause weight gain, diabetes, heart disease and all kinds of other things! And this is not asking you to eliminate red meat completely from your diet, but to just cut it out one day a week and perhaps you will see changes. Vegetarians are some of the healthiest people on the planet, so maybe taking one step in that direction could make us regular folks feel a little better about ourselves. Now many people will argue that "red meat gives you protein!!" Well... so does fish, chicken, eggs and the list goes on. One interesting thing I saw was that "animals products are the main source for saturated fat and the only source of cholesterol in the diet." Now, we do need some HDL (good) cholesterol to help eliminate the bad cholesterol LDL in our bodies, but if you don't consume lots of LDL, you wont need a ton of HDL! Like I have said in an earlier post, I don't claim to know what I'm talking about, I just know what I know!
So cut out the red meat just once a week, maybe take the dog for a walk, and feel better in your body. Because, after all, if our minds aren't in line with our own bodies, what else do we have?
Monday, July 27, 2009
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