On 2012-07-27, Dogman wrote:
On 27 Jul 2012 01:13:54 GMT, Ivan The Not-So-Bad
wrote:

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Besides the so-called ethical, religious or political reasons for not
wanting to eat animal flesh, eggs, fish, milk, shellfish, cheese,
etc., what other reason could there be to want to deprive oneself of
some the most nutritious and tasty foods on the planet? Foods that
human beings have evolved to eat for millions of years.

For me, I find my digestion and energy levels are much better when not eating
meat. I eat eggs and cheeses though.

So...you're a vegetarian? That's okay, "different strokes for
different folks," right?

On the other hand, I know a lot of vegetarians and vegans who, without
the benefit of lots of vitamins & supplements, have the same problems
you describe.

But I like to get my nutrition from the foods I eat, if possible, and
if you've ever seen the nutritional profile of just a small portion
of, say, grass-fed beef liver, it's pretty easy to do that by adding
meat to your diet.

Humans have evolved to eat animal flesh for millions of years, so it's
unlikely that your digestion or energy problems are totally related to
eating meat per se, but without knowing exactly what you *do* eat,
what your lifestyle is, etc., it's hard to suggest what might be at
fault. Perhaps your body just needs to eat more meat, and more often,
before your body can adjust to the change? But it's just a guess.

As a fat-adapted, low-carb, paleo eater, I have energy to spare and
never have a problem with digestion. Nor does anyone I know who eats
in a similar fashion.

I also have zero ethical, religious, or political compunctions from
eating animal flesh, so maybe that helps me some, too.

I used to eat a ton of meat. Tons of it with every meal. In those times, I
would always have slow digestion and general indigiestion. Eventually I moved
from red meat and pork mainly to turkey and still had the same issue.

I then became a vegetarian and the issues with energy levels and digestion went
away. After a few years, I went back to eating meatand the same problems
returned. Eventually, I just ended up going vegetarian and that was pretty much
that. In those times, everything else in my life was fairly static down to when
I went to sleep and woke up.

At this point my energy levels are such that I am able to lift heavy 3 days a
week and put out 6 hours and 40 minutes of aerobic exercises per week with no
issues.

My diet consists of your usual vegetarian fare (no soy, no processed foods) and
my supplements are 2 grams of fish oil, 2 grams of CLA and B-Complex every day.

I have no problem with people who do eat meat. To each their own. It's just not
my choice due to aforementioned reasons.