Eat Right - Dr. Andrew Saul, Ph.D.

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" Nothing will benefit human health

and increase the chances for survival

of life on Earth as much as the

evolution to a vegetarian diet. "

(Albert Einstein)

http://www.doctoryourself.com/eatright.html

 

* One tablespoon of vegetable oil contains enough fat for you for an

entire day. The average American eats enough fat DAILY to equal a

stick of butter. (Jane Brody, The New York Times)

 

* Sugar is the #1 cause of tooth decay. The level of sugar

consumption at which most of the population will not get dental

caries is 33 lbs. (15 kg) per person per year. The average American

eats over 120 pounds annually. (Aubrey Sheiman, " Sugar and Dental

Caries " The Lancet, 8319:282-284, Feb. 5, 1983)

 

* Americans consume at least twice as much protein as they need.

Worldwide, 30 grams of protein daily is usually adequate. The US RDA

of protein is about 60 grams daily for a man and about 50 g daily

for a woman. We generally eat over 100 grams of protein daily,

mostly from meat (Williams, S. Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 7th ed,

Mosby, 1993). Chronic protein excess overloads and irreversibly

damages the kidneys by middle age.

 

One way out of this is to copy Nature. When in doubt, eat like a

gorilla. Gorillas are very strong, very smart, and very vegetarian.

The strongest and longest lived animals are all vegetarians. You may

think that the lion is " king of the jungle, " but lions get out of

the way of passing vegetarian rhinos and elephants. Vegetarian

tortoises live up to 150 years.

 

Vegetarian animals do not get excess protein, fat or sugar. Hey,

that is obvious. So if we see it, why don't we do it? Those reasons

would fill another book, but they don't matter. Here it is again: we

are in error and need to change our way of eating. If we don't, we

are going against Nature and sooner or later it will catch up with

us.

 

I am subject to this rule as much as you are, and I have to work on

my diet every day, too. I really think there is no other way to do

it. If you are worried about being called a " health nut, " ask

yourself what other kind of nut would you want to be.

 

By moving TOWARDS a vegetarian diet, you automatically reduce your

too-high intake of protein, fat and sugar. It is just that simple.

There is no diet plan to buy. I think dairy products and eggs and

fish must remain occasional options for most of us. One reason is

that the healthiest, so-called " primitive " cultures tend to eat SOME

animal products once in a while. Also, my kids did so well as lacto-

ovo-vegetarians (eating dairy and egg products) that they never had

an antibiotic. My third reason is that I'm a realist and know that

more people will be willing to live for decades as near-vegetarians

than as strict ones. I will compromise with anyone if it will get

them to be healthier.

 

Dunderbeck, oh Dunderbeck

Oh how could ye be so mean

To ever have invented

The sausage-meat machine.

 

Now all the rats

And puddy-cats

Will never more be seen;

For they'll all be ground

To sausage meat

In Dunderbeck's machine.

(Author unknown, fortunately)

 

A DOZEN EXCUSES TO STOP EATING MEAT

WHEN YOU CUT OUT MEAT:

 

1. You'll feel better.

 

2. You'll save money - a LOT of money - on your food bill.

 

3. You'll have easier bowel movements, and will not need to pay good

money for extra store-bought fiber. Meat has no fiber at all, and

vegetarian diet is fiber rich.

 

4. You'll lower your serum cholesterol levels. Dean Ornish, M.D.

prescribes vegetarian diet instead of coronary bypass surgery. It

works as well or better, is cheaper, and is immeasurably safer.

 

5. Your risk of cancer, as well as heart disease, will be cut in

half. Cornell University conducted a ten year study in China in

which the diets of over 300,000 people were investigated. The more

animal products eaten, the higher the incidence of cancer and heart

disease. The less animal products eaten, the lower the risk. The

evidence is indisputable.

 

6. You'll have fewer dishes to do, and those that you do have will

be a lot less greasy.

 

7. You will save lives. There is plenty of food on Earth for each

and every person. There is not enough for every person if we raise

all those pigs and steers, too. If we all go meatless, or nearly so,

famine is over. (Lappe, Ten Myths About World Hunger)

 

8. You will save water (which is one of the reasons you stop

famine). In the USA, fully one half of ALL our drinkable water goes

to raise farm animals.

 

9. You will reduce pollution. Runoff from cattle farms is a major

source of polluted water in America.

 

10. Your breath will smell better. I know this is pushing the point,

so try this simple experiment. Let your dog breathe on you for a few

minutes. Now find a cow and compare. The vegetarian animal has

different digestion and different bacteria, and this results in

different odors. I know: years ago, I milked 120 cows twice a day.

 

11. You will have less dandruff, and your skin will look nicer. I

speak from personal and observed experiences. You just try it!

 

12. You will automatically and effortlessly find your ideal weight.

Meat, even lean meat, is 10% to 15% saturated fat. Cut that out and

you start to drop the pounds. I don't have to tell you about ice

cream, or the sugar in ice milk or frozen yogurt. Your weight loss

will be gradual but progressive. Most vegetarian foods are by nature

lower fat and lower calorie, unless you become a silly " pudding

vegetarian " and eat a lot of desserts and junk food.

 

Copyright C 1999 and prior years Andrew W. Saul. From the books

QUACK DOCTOR and PAPERBACK CLINIC, available from Dr. Andrew Saul,

Number 8 Van Buren Street, Holley, New York 14470.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Andrew Saul

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AN IMPORTANT NOTE: This page is not in any way offered as

prescription, diagnosis nor treatment for any disease, illness,

infirmity or physical condition. Any form of self-treatment or

alternative health program necessarily must involve an individual's

acceptance of some risk, and no one should assume otherwise. Persons

needing medical care should obtain it from a physician. Consult your

doctor before making any health decision.

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