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.

--
Dogman

"I have approximate answers and possible beliefs in different degrees of certainty
about different things, but I'm not absolutely sure of anything" - Richard Feynman