vegetarianism

Bear in mind that being Vegan is a discipline, as well as a dietary choice. For some people it's an extremely important choice, too, because it relates directly to their health. Being Vegan quite literally makes them healthy. Some of them are actually preventing illnesses caused by exposure to animal proteins, etc. (Not all adverse reactions to animal proteins are purely allergic. Sometimes those proteins cause other problems.) Others are Vegan because they much prefer it over traditional diets. So the idea of people being "weaker" doesn't stack up too well. I'd say they were stronger, if anything, by virtue of exercising their own choices. I'm not even veg, but there's no plausible reason for people to pass such negative judgements on a dietary regime people have been using successfully for years. There's no real medical indication that it's in any way harmful. B12, and that's about all you need. There are such things as Vegan supplements, too, so really, you can be pretty sure of a good nutritional mix. Try Yoga, or Qigong, and you'll find strength isn't even an issue.

I am a purely a vegetarian person since birth and somebody is yet to be a non-vegetarian in our family as yet, we are hindu brahmins from maharashtra and still few like us never go for non-vegetarian foods. According to the new developments in medical sciences, vegetarian diet is closer to and is more useful for human nature. It is more scientific for human body. Because of this, people are now adopting vegetarian diet as part of new life-style. It is a fact that the non-vegetarian diet contains cholesterol and saturated fatty acid. These are the root cause of problems like coronary heart disease, cerebro-vascular accidents (strokes), eye diseases and high blood pressure. In a non-vegetarian diet, only 60 % of its content is useful for human body, rest 40 % contains harmful and toxic products. In addition to it, non-vegetarian diet is generally heavy for stomach and produces acidity, which in turn can cause many diseases of gastrointestinal system. Another significantly important difference between vegetarian and non-vegetarian diet is that the former contains dietary fibers whereas non-vegetarian diet is lacking in fiber. These dietary fibers are very useful for human body because it has been observed that the people who eat diet rich in these dietary fibers have low incidence of diseases like coronary heart diseases, cancer of intestinal tract, piles, obesity, diabetes, constipation, hitatus hernia, diverticulitis, irritable bowel syndrome, dental caries and gallstones. The food stuffs rich in these dietary fibers are cereals and grains, legumes, fruits with seeds, citrus fruits, carrot, cabbage, celery, green leafy vegetables, apples, melons, peaches, pears etc. I think you should continue the vegetarian class. Wish you a good health. oarnamav.

I think it is healthy, I have been a vegan for 12 years and I'm not weak! Go for it, if you are still healthy now you will be fine. Just make sure you get your b12 and everything else won't be a problem.

You can answer that yourself because only you know what you feel. I am not completely a vegetarian but I have stopped eating meat for almost eight months now. Admittedly, it made me weak for the first few months and I have noticed some changes like falling hair, fatigue, tired muscles as well as vulnerability to colds. I believe that eating more vegetables is better and healthier, it's just that excluding meat in your diet denies your body of a good supply of protein and Vitamin B12 which is richly present in animal products. The thing to do is to eat more plant based products like soya beans and other soy-based food that can substitute for the proteins that you lose by not eating meat. Always try to replenish the nutrients that you lose by looking for other alternatives that is most appropriate for your diet.

There is nothing wrong with being a vegetarian...It is a choice and should be respected. The reason why most vegetarians become weaker is because what you eat do not suffice the recommended daily allowance for all the essential and non-essential vitamins and minerals. Vegetables do not have high protein content as well as Carbohydrates which are required for building muscles and energy, respectively. That is why it is recommended that vegetarians take supplementary vitamins to ensure that what they don't get from their regular food...they get from some other source.