Vegetarianism is a choice to live healthy and is now a trend. But many people wonder how to become a true vegetarian. Monday (25/01/2010) detikHealth interview me on how to easily become a vegetarian to stay healthy.
Here are excerpts of the interview:
How do I get started being a vegetarian?
It's easy to start a vegetarian. I recommend starting cutting meat gradually, so that the body can make adjustments. For example start reducing four-legged animal meat meal, then two-footed, then sea animals, and so on.
In intensity is also reduced gradually, for example once every day to eat meat, try not to eat meat once a week, then three times a week, and eventually every day of not eating meat. Later stage further, gravy food was "defiled" meat is also not allowed, as well as animal waste oils to fry foods.
What age can become a vegetarian?
I think any age in the womb may be vegetarian, with records of the mother should pay attention to nutrition and the nutrients it consumes, and of course consult with a doctor who supports a vegetarian.
Is it true that if a body is not powered vegetarian?
It is not true that being a vegetarian body so it is not powered. The proof is that many vegetarian athletes and achievers. People who are not vegetarian then powered his body so certainly do not pay attention to dietary and nutritional intake. Meat eaters will not energized if malnutrition.
Is there any prohibition of certain sick people who can not become a vegetarian?
I do not think there is a certain sick people who can not be vegetarian. Because even the more healthy vegetarian. Usually, many doctors actually recommend eating vegetables if it is subject to certain severe diseases.
As to whether the correct way to eat for vegetarians?
The correct way is to eat a varied menu, such as tofu, tempeh, vegetables variety of different colors, variety of nuts, the variation of different types of mushrooms, not too often eat fried foods, bersantan, avoid eggs, not too much salt or sugar. And do not forget to drink enough water and eat plenty of fruits.
Is it hard being a vegetarian while on a family no one becomes a vegetarian?
Maybe it was not difficult, but a bit troublesome if the family must provide for non-vegetarian food and also provide for a vegetarian. Because it was the best vegetarian family alike. If the family only you are a vegetarian, do not be discouraged, because it was a sign of a good beginning for your family.
Repotkah provide vegetarian food?
We did a lot of traditional foods that vegetarians like gado-gado, Karedok, urap, fresh vegetables and others. But if you want to buy out also now many of the cafes, cafeteria, or food-court restaurants providing vegetarian cuisine. I've got a list in http://www.vegetarian-guide.com/vegetarian-restaurants-indonesia
Is there a risk if becoming a vegetarian?
The risk does not exist. It's just based on personal experience, but sometimes there are friends who like to ridicule us in the limit of kidding. But that's okay, because we know they are mocking it really does not understand.
What are the benefits of being a vegetarian?
The benefits are many. From the health aspect has been much research showing proved far more healthy. From the environmental aspect, environmental experts revealed today turned out to farm the largest contributor to global warming, so we participated with a vegetarian means to save our earth. With our vegetarian is also better protected from potentially infectious diseases through animals such as mad cow disease, bird flu, swine flu, avian flocks.
How good tips on becoming a vegetarian, because environmental conditions sometimes make a vegetarian does not discipline?
In my opinion, if you want good vegetarian, of course, we should more often communicating or socializing with those environments vegetarian, so when we're in an environment that does not support, our discipline is maintained. Have friends who are both vegetarians are also very help keep the spirit of vegetarian. Share it with the environment around us info info-vegetarian, so they know the benefits.
source: http://www.vegetarian-guide.com/category/vegetarian-indonesia
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