my sister is going on being a vegetarian for almost 10 years now. she is a geophysicist and part time nutritionist. she thought learning about nutrition would ensure she would be securing a proper vegetarian diet, eating all the right foods and proteins.
after a recent doctor visit she was informed that if she continued to be a vegetarian long term that she may develop mental deficiencies because of a lack of certain nutrients found only in meat, fish and eggs.
read on here
http://authoritynutrition.com/5-brain-nutrients-in-meat-fish-eggs/believe it or not there are yogis that eat meat, even raw meat.
i do not believe being vegetarian it is a standard that must be met in order to achieve something greater
i'm taking away from the original thread too, if you need to create a separate space for this topic feel free to do so...
the problem for me is the lack of compassion, tolerance and respect in the way we mass produce foods
we may not even be the smartest species on this planet.... we're pretty damn ingenious though
the planet has much to teach us... i realize my beliefs differ dramatically to some of us here.
just my opinions.
Eric did she ask the doctor if he ate meat and enjoyed it? .... perhaps he had become so aggressive from eating meat that he scared her! It sounds more likely that she acquired mental abilities from being vegetarian since she became a geophysicist!
I was told these type of things since i was very young when i became a vegetarian. Fortunately i did not listen to such ignorance and remained healthy when many eating meat have died off. These people have nothing but WRONG advice. Ofcourse you may notice that I have mental deficiencies. Thank God for those deficiencies they were just to much mental baggage that weighed me down.
And by the way... if it is vitamin B 12 you are after it is found in: soy beans, soy products, eggs and dairy products including nuts, lentils and beans and soya and synthetic forms are widely available and added to many foods like fortified cereals .Light Plain Soymilk contains (50% DV) of Vitamin B12 per cup drinks. Vitamin B12 is also found in yeast, mushrooms and seaweed. So don't let an ignorant Doctor tell you otherwise! Forget the meat!!!! Save the animal that can feed you! I'm a vegetarian and get more than 100% daily needed vitamin B 12.
Love you friend,
Steve
