World Vegetarian Day celebrates people eating non-animal foods. Every year, thousands of people move to a healthier, more socially responsible living. For those people actively choosing to change their lifestyles, they consciously think about and care about the lives of animals, they will want to end animal cruelty, while wanting to also avoid the heart disease.
How did World Vegetarian Day start?
It was established by the North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS) in 1977 to help promote a vegetarian way of life, to educate people on the social and health benefits of cutting meat products from their diets. As omnivores, we are capable of eating foods that don’t contain animal meat of any kind. Vegetarian diets are healthier than diets that contain animal fat. It is important to longevity to think about what we put into our mouths.
A Vegetarian Diet and its Impact on Health
A low-fat vegetarian diet can have a profound impact on overall health and wellbeing. By eliminating animal fats, a vegetarian diet helps reduce cholesterol levels and provides more fibre and antioxidants – both essential for supporting heart health and fighting disease. Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, but adopting a plant-based lifestyle can significantly lower the risk. Meat proteins can sometimes leave you feeling sluggish, whereas a vegetarian diet is known to promote better digestion and sustained energy. Research also suggests that those who follow a vegetarian diet may extend their lifespan by up to 13 years, highlighting the long-term benefits of plant-based living.
Conclusion
Changing your lifestyle, so you eat vegetarian food, means you’re not only saving 'your planet' for future generations to come, but it will take years off your life, make you feel good, and can make you feel more energised. (Source: daysoftheyear.com)
I fully support eating less meat for our health and for the benefit of the environment. We can't ignore the impact that beef production has on greenhouse gas emissions, nor on our own health.
Having stopped eating red meat several years ago I don't miss it and really enjoy cooking vegetarian dishes and you can pretty much replace meat with veggie alternatives quite easily.
Yes, having blogged on the diary for 9 years I have become even more passionate about my writing, topics and the imprint I am leaving on the world. Genuinely, I don't think we think about and eating animals, not in any great detail, but what we are doing is impacting all of us and the world.
That is just the start. Our health is important and eating animal protein is bad for us. Animals have a right to a voice and to live. I remember learning about the food chain in school and although the health implications weren't talked about back then, it is very much something we must take note of now.
Perhaps some of us aren't bothered, but we must learn to be bothered, to make our lives better, healthier and to pave the way for future generations to come. The eco system you occupy is the same one occupied by animals.
You kill them, you're killing your children's future and their children's future. We must all do more, for ourselves, and the world. Time is running out.
It's amazing how much better I feel when I cut down on my meat intake. Eating less meat is something I really need to consider going forward.
Thank you for being consistent in the area of diet and health, Ilana.
You're welcome Tim. I am pleased you also find my diet and nutrition blogs helpful. I do too.
I gave up eating meat products some 8 years ago and also feel better for it, it was making me ill. Due to digestion complications through my disability has made me finding the right foods more difficult. Now it's become a moral issue.
There is no doubt in my mind giving up meat proteins is the right thing to do and if you can go vegetarian even better. We need to cut down on animal proteins, 1) it's healthier and 2) because we occupy the same ecosystem as they do; we need them to survive for the human species to survive.
I can't stress that enough.