Showing posts with label no meat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label no meat. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Started T25!
I started T25 on my birthday January 27, my 52 birthday! In one week lost 6.8 ibs and feel great! Stay tuned for my progress.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Juicing in 2013
Received a NutriBullet for Christmas. I have been having so much fun with it. Juicing everything from kale, spinach and various different fruits. Weight should really drop now!
Monday, December 31, 2012
2012 Goals!
2012 was a great year. Accomplished many things health wise. I've completely stopped eating meat and chicken. Still eat seafood, need a little variety.
March I placed second in a weight loss challege.
In June I started working out at Train Studios. They emphasize on core training using ropes, kettle bells, TRX and your own bodyweight. My waist dropped 2 inches and my shirt size went from XL to L.
2013 will bring many changes including juicing. My biggest goal is to be down 60 ibs by my 1 year annivesary at Train Studios.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Fasting Part 2
Ok, I started a fast on the 1st and planned to go 90 days. After researching again, I've decided it's not worth the chances of getting gallstones. I'm just going to keep my approach of a limiting certain foods from my diet and stick basically with raw foods. I've already been meat and chicken free for 2 months. So I'm doing well on my journey to eating right plus losing weight.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Burger King Veggie Burger
In case you didn't know Burger King has a Veggie burger and it's great! 
It's called the BK Veggie and it's made by MorningStar.
It's called the BK Veggie and it's made by MorningStar.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Red Meat Can Be Unhealthy, Study Suggests.
I haven't eaten meat or chicken in over a month. Yes I miss it and it's hard. But the study below reinforces why I stopped.
Eating a lot of red meat may shorten your life, while consuming more fish and poultry may extend it, a new study suggests.
Red meat is associated with a higher risk of dying from heart disease, cancer and any other cause, the researchers reported.
For many people, red meat is a primary source of protein and fat. But meat has been associated with increased risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers in other studies, the researchers noted.
"We should move to a more plant-based diet," said lead researcher Dr. Frank Hu, a professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. "This can substantially reduce the risk of chronic disease and the risk of premature death."
For the study, Hu's team collected data on more than 37,600 men who took part in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study and more than 83,600 women in the Nurses' Health Study.
Over 28 years, almost 24,000 of the study participants died. Nearly 6,000 of the deaths were from cardiovascular disease and more than 9,000 were from cancer, the researchers found.
Hu's group calculated that for every daily serving of red meat, the risk of dying increased 12 percent. Broken down further, the researchers found the risk was 13 percent for a serving of unprocessed red meat and 20 percent for processed red meat.
A single serving is about the size of a deck of cards, Hu noted.
By replacing a daily serving of red meat with a serving of fish, poultry, nuts, legumes, low-fat dairy products or whole grains, however, the risk of dying was lowered, the researchers said.
The risk of death decreased by 7 percent for fish, 14 percent for poultry, 19 percent for nuts, 10 percent for legumes, 10 percent for low-fat dairy products and 14 percent for whole grains, the researchers found.
If people ate less than half a serving of red meat a day, deaths during the 28 years of follow-up could have been reduced by 9.3 percent for men and 7.6 percent for women, the researchers noted.
The report was published online March 12 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
A representative from the beef industry took issue with the findings.
"The scientific evidence to support the role of lean beef in a healthy, balanced diet is strong and there is nothing in this study that changes that fact," said Shalene McNeill, a registered dietitian and executive director of nutrition research at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
"Research clearly shows that choosing lean beef as part of a healthful diet is associated with improved overall nutrient intake, overall diet quality and positive health outcomes," she added. "Overall, lifestyle patterns including a healthy diet and physical activity, not consumption of any individual food, have been shown to affect mortality."
"This was an observational study," McNeill also noted. "Observational studies cannot be used to determine cause and effect."
Another dietary expert said cutting back on red meat might not be a bad idea.
Samantha Heller, a dietitian, nutritionist, exercise physiologist and clinical nutrition coordinator at the Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Conn., took issue with the notion that meat is somehow intrinsic to the human diet.
"'But we are born carnivores,' is the cry I hear when I suggest that my patients and students reduce their intake of red and processed meat," Heller said. What most people do not realize, Heller said, is that humans are not designed to handle the huge amount of saturated fat, iron and other compounds in red and processed meats that they consume.
"A diet high in red and processed meats deluges the body with inflammatory compounds like saturated fat and nitrites," she said. Over time, the body's best efforts to cope with the influx of unhealthy compounds are overwhelmed.
"We get heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other chronic diseases," Heller said. "There are numerous studies showing a link between eating red and processed meat and chronic diseases and death."
Research suggests that going meatless even a few days a week can significantly reduce the risk of these devastating diseases, she said.
"Cut back to eating red or processed meat once or twice a week to start," Heller said. "On other days, substitute chicken, fish, beans, soy, nuts, whole grains like quinoa, and low or nonfat organic dairy for your protein sources."
Eating a lot of red meat may shorten your life, while consuming more fish and poultry may extend it, a new study suggests.
Red meat is associated with a higher risk of dying from heart disease, cancer and any other cause, the researchers reported.
For many people, red meat is a primary source of protein and fat. But meat has been associated with increased risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers in other studies, the researchers noted.
"We should move to a more plant-based diet," said lead researcher Dr. Frank Hu, a professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. "This can substantially reduce the risk of chronic disease and the risk of premature death."
For the study, Hu's team collected data on more than 37,600 men who took part in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study and more than 83,600 women in the Nurses' Health Study.
Over 28 years, almost 24,000 of the study participants died. Nearly 6,000 of the deaths were from cardiovascular disease and more than 9,000 were from cancer, the researchers found.
Hu's group calculated that for every daily serving of red meat, the risk of dying increased 12 percent. Broken down further, the researchers found the risk was 13 percent for a serving of unprocessed red meat and 20 percent for processed red meat.
A single serving is about the size of a deck of cards, Hu noted.
By replacing a daily serving of red meat with a serving of fish, poultry, nuts, legumes, low-fat dairy products or whole grains, however, the risk of dying was lowered, the researchers said.
The risk of death decreased by 7 percent for fish, 14 percent for poultry, 19 percent for nuts, 10 percent for legumes, 10 percent for low-fat dairy products and 14 percent for whole grains, the researchers found.
If people ate less than half a serving of red meat a day, deaths during the 28 years of follow-up could have been reduced by 9.3 percent for men and 7.6 percent for women, the researchers noted.
The report was published online March 12 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
A representative from the beef industry took issue with the findings.
"The scientific evidence to support the role of lean beef in a healthy, balanced diet is strong and there is nothing in this study that changes that fact," said Shalene McNeill, a registered dietitian and executive director of nutrition research at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
"Research clearly shows that choosing lean beef as part of a healthful diet is associated with improved overall nutrient intake, overall diet quality and positive health outcomes," she added. "Overall, lifestyle patterns including a healthy diet and physical activity, not consumption of any individual food, have been shown to affect mortality."
"This was an observational study," McNeill also noted. "Observational studies cannot be used to determine cause and effect."
Another dietary expert said cutting back on red meat might not be a bad idea.
Samantha Heller, a dietitian, nutritionist, exercise physiologist and clinical nutrition coordinator at the Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Conn., took issue with the notion that meat is somehow intrinsic to the human diet.
"'But we are born carnivores,' is the cry I hear when I suggest that my patients and students reduce their intake of red and processed meat," Heller said. What most people do not realize, Heller said, is that humans are not designed to handle the huge amount of saturated fat, iron and other compounds in red and processed meats that they consume.
"A diet high in red and processed meats deluges the body with inflammatory compounds like saturated fat and nitrites," she said. Over time, the body's best efforts to cope with the influx of unhealthy compounds are overwhelmed.
"We get heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other chronic diseases," Heller said. "There are numerous studies showing a link between eating red and processed meat and chronic diseases and death."
Research suggests that going meatless even a few days a week can significantly reduce the risk of these devastating diseases, she said.
"Cut back to eating red or processed meat once or twice a week to start," Heller said. "On other days, substitute chicken, fish, beans, soy, nuts, whole grains like quinoa, and low or nonfat organic dairy for your protein sources."
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
One whole month no MEAT!
This past month, I didn't eat any meat and this last week did have some fish. No chicken, beef or pork. It was hard, but was able to do it.
Too graphic for weak stomachs!
The advantages to eating meat:
FLAVOR
-The flavor of a dead animal in your mouth for a few minutes.
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The advantages to not eating meat:
THE ANIMALS
-When you eat meat, you are very likely to support the suffering
of animals. The vast majority of all animals for food production is
kept in extremely small, dark quarters and rarely gets to walk, fly or
swim freely. The killing process is in many cases lengthy and involves
a lot of suffering.
of animals. The vast majority of all animals for food production is
kept in extremely small, dark quarters and rarely gets to walk, fly or
swim freely. The killing process is in many cases lengthy and involves
a lot of suffering.
-Animals feel pain, remember pain, and have long-lasting behavioral changes due to pain and discomfort.
-Animals are not worth any "less" than a human. Animals are
different than humans. Humans can do things that animals can't do,
animals can do things that humans can't do. Just because an animal can
not scream, cry, talk or have facial expressions does not mean that the
animal does not have pain or discomfort or is not aware of its
surroundings.
different than humans. Humans can do things that animals can't do,
animals can do things that humans can't do. Just because an animal can
not scream, cry, talk or have facial expressions does not mean that the
animal does not have pain or discomfort or is not aware of its
surroundings.
OTHER HUMANS
-Many people in the world are starving due to grain shortages
(also soy and others). among other factors of course. Producing one
pound of red meat requires appr. 17 pounds of grain. If people quit
eating meat, there would be more than enough grain to feed everyone.
(See "ENVIRONMENT" section)
(also soy and others). among other factors of course. Producing one
pound of red meat requires appr. 17 pounds of grain. If people quit
eating meat, there would be more than enough grain to feed everyone.
(See "ENVIRONMENT" section)
-Thousands of people work in the meat industry, most of them are
paid extremely low wages and work under physically and psychologically
unhealthy conditions. The jobs are very dangerous in many cases. Read
the book "Fast Food Nation" for a lot of information about those
jobs.
paid extremely low wages and work under physically and psychologically
unhealthy conditions. The jobs are very dangerous in many cases. Read
the book "Fast Food Nation" for a lot of information about those
jobs.
ENVIRONMENT
-According to a 2006 United Nations initiative, the livestock
industry is one of the largest contributors to environmental
degradation worldwide, and modern practices of raising animals for food
contributes on a "massive scale" to air and water pollution, land
degradation, climate change, and loss of biodiversity. The initiative
concluded that "the livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or
three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental
problems, at every scale from local to global." (LEAD digital library:
Livestock's long shadow - Environmental issues and options)
industry is one of the largest contributors to environmental
degradation worldwide, and modern practices of raising animals for food
contributes on a "massive scale" to air and water pollution, land
degradation, climate change, and loss of biodiversity. The initiative
concluded that "the livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or
three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental
problems, at every scale from local to global." (LEAD digital library:
Livestock's long shadow - Environmental issues and options)
-Animal farming greatly increases the greenhouse effect. Animal
farming produces 65 percent of human-related nitrous oxide (which has
296 times the global warming potential of CO2) and 37 percent of all human-induced methane (which is 23 times as warming as CO2).
It is also accused of generating 64 percent of the ammonia, which
contributes to acid rain and acidification of ecosystems. (LEAD digital
library: Livestock's long shadow - Environmental issues and options)
farming produces 65 percent of human-related nitrous oxide (which has
296 times the global warming potential of CO2) and 37 percent of all human-induced methane (which is 23 times as warming as CO2).
It is also accused of generating 64 percent of the ammonia, which
contributes to acid rain and acidification of ecosystems. (LEAD digital
library: Livestock's long shadow - Environmental issues and options)
-It takes appr. 17 pounds of grain to produce one pound of red
meat. To grow, transport and clean the grain and to wash, transport,
slaughter and process the animals, hundreds of liters of fresh water
are needed, as well as lots of oil (mainly to transport the grain and
animals and to get the water from one place to another). Lots of
electrical energy is needed to keep meat cold to keep it from rotting
fast (it still rots) between the killing of an animal and the
consumption of its meat. In other words, it is a huge waste of energy
and resources.
meat. To grow, transport and clean the grain and to wash, transport,
slaughter and process the animals, hundreds of liters of fresh water
are needed, as well as lots of oil (mainly to transport the grain and
animals and to get the water from one place to another). Lots of
electrical energy is needed to keep meat cold to keep it from rotting
fast (it still rots) between the killing of an animal and the
consumption of its meat. In other words, it is a huge waste of energy
and resources.
HEALTH
-Many large-scale studies have shown vegetarianism to
significantly lower risks of cancer, ischemic heart disease, and other
fatal diseases. (Key, Timothy J, et al., 1999 "Mortality in
vegetarians and nonvegetarians: detailed findings from a collaborative
analysis of 5 prospective studies" American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition, Vol. 70, No. 3, 516S-524S, September 1999) and others
significantly lower risks of cancer, ischemic heart disease, and other
fatal diseases. (Key, Timothy J, et al., 1999 "Mortality in
vegetarians and nonvegetarians: detailed findings from a collaborative
analysis of 5 prospective studies" American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition, Vol. 70, No. 3, 516S-524S, September 1999) and others
-Non-lean red meat, in particular, has been found to be a direct
cause of cancers of the lung, esophagus, liver, and colon, among
others. (Meat can raise your lung cancer risk, too", MSNBC, 2007-12-11)
and others
cause of cancers of the lung, esophagus, liver, and colon, among
others. (Meat can raise your lung cancer risk, too", MSNBC, 2007-12-11)
and others
-American vegetarians tend to have lower body mass index, lower
levels of cholesterol, lower blood pressure, and less incidence of
heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, renal disease,
osteoporosis, dementias such as Alzheimer's disease and other
disorders. (Mattson, Mark P. (2002). Diet-Brain Connection: Impact on Memory, Mood, Aging and Disease. Kluwer Academic Publishers.)
levels of cholesterol, lower blood pressure, and less incidence of
heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, renal disease,
osteoporosis, dementias such as Alzheimer's disease and other
disorders. (Mattson, Mark P. (2002). Diet-Brain Connection: Impact on Memory, Mood, Aging and Disease. Kluwer Academic Publishers.)
-Eating of red meat has been linked to earlier manifestations of impotence in men, due to the high saturated fat content.
-Studies by
Harvard University as well as other studies conducted in the United
States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and various
European countries, have confirmed that vegetarian diets provide more
than sufficient protein intake as long as a variety of plant sources
are available and consumed.
Harvard University as well as other studies conducted in the United
States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and various
European countries, have confirmed that vegetarian diets provide more
than sufficient protein intake as long as a variety of plant sources
are available and consumed.
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There are a lot more advantages to not eating meat. If you want to
find out more, please do an online search for "vegetarianism".
find out more, please do an online search for "vegetarianism".
How do I become a vegetarian?
-You quit eating meat. It's probably easiest to quit "cold
turkey". After about two weeks, you will likely have completely lost
the desire to consume animals and you will wonder how you were ever
able to chew on a dead animal.
turkey". After about two weeks, you will likely have completely lost
the desire to consume animals and you will wonder how you were ever
able to chew on a dead animal.
-When you quit eating meat, try to also reduce eating junk food,
sodas, and eat as little refined sugar as possible. That way, you will
likely automatically eat more of those foods that will give you all the
nutrients you need.
sodas, and eat as little refined sugar as possible. That way, you will
likely automatically eat more of those foods that will give you all the
nutrients you need.
-To avoid protein deficiencies, try to eat plenty of beans, nuts, grain-based products and soy-based products.
-To avoid iron and vitamin B-deficiencies, try to eat plenty of green leafy vegetables.
Remarks
I decided to only post a few references. I have researched all
above points thoroughly. If you want more specific information or look
at studies, please do an online search and you will likely easily find
tons of information.
above points thoroughly. If you want more specific information or look
at studies, please do an online search and you will likely easily find
tons of information.
I realize that the very first statement on this website is not
correct at all times. In extremely rare cases, you may be able to eat
meat and not contribute to suffering, terrible working conditions and
all the other things shown in the pictures. If I were put in a forest
with nothing else to eat, I would probably go ahead and try to catch,
kill and eat an animal. I would still not feel good about it, but my
will to survive will most likely drive me to do such thing. It is
natural. Please keep in mind that "natural" does not necessarily mean
"good" or "right".
correct at all times. In extremely rare cases, you may be able to eat
meat and not contribute to suffering, terrible working conditions and
all the other things shown in the pictures. If I were put in a forest
with nothing else to eat, I would probably go ahead and try to catch,
kill and eat an animal. I would still not feel good about it, but my
will to survive will most likely drive me to do such thing. It is
natural. Please keep in mind that "natural" does not necessarily mean
"good" or "right".
Animals who are killed by predators in their natural environment
have the huge advantage that they got to live a life in freedom and got
to do the things that likely made them happy. I am aware that some
animals suffer in nature as well, but that is probably very different
and a lot less the case in nature than when being part of the food
production industry.
have the huge advantage that they got to live a life in freedom and got
to do the things that likely made them happy. I am aware that some
animals suffer in nature as well, but that is probably very different
and a lot less the case in nature than when being part of the food
production industry.
About this website
You probably got to this website because you saw "NOMEAT.NET" on a
t-shirt. The person who wore that shirt was most likely me, the guy who
put this website together. Feel free to ask me any questions about
vegetarianism or whatever you want to ask me. I have 27 t-shirts with
"NOMEAT.NET" on them in all kinds of different material colors and
print colors. A while ago, I realized that I was almost always wearing
t-shirts that had random stuff printed on them, mostly names of big
companies. I decided that instead of supporting those big companies, I
might as well support something that I consider worthwhile -
vegetarianism. If just one person eats one piece of meat less, it was
worth it. Thank you for reading!
t-shirt. The person who wore that shirt was most likely me, the guy who
put this website together. Feel free to ask me any questions about
vegetarianism or whatever you want to ask me. I have 27 t-shirts with
"NOMEAT.NET" on them in all kinds of different material colors and
print colors. A while ago, I realized that I was almost always wearing
t-shirts that had random stuff printed on them, mostly names of big
companies. I decided that instead of supporting those big companies, I
might as well support something that I consider worthwhile -
vegetarianism. If just one person eats one piece of meat less, it was
worth it. Thank you for reading!
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