What’s Holding You Back?
Name one beneficial thing other than taste that we gain from meat that we can’t have by eating a mainly plant-based diet? These are some of the reasons that I have heard people say is why they haven’t began a mostly plant-based diet and dropped a heavily loaded down meat diet.
- Too MUCH PREP WORK:
- doesn’t take that much more time than having to kosher and soak your meat, skin and clean it than to wash and grind your meat substitutes or season them, etc.
- Do meal prep 1-2 times a week and make it a family event! It will serve as education, help bring the family closer and get the job done quicker.
- I WANT TO GET FULL:
- Some people’s excuse is that there’s not enough protein and B vitamins and they don’t feel full. Not so, there are some very filling foods high in protein and/or fiber, even more so than meat: chia seeds, hemp seeds, chick peas and much more.
- I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO/HOW DO I START?
- Nothing beats a failure but a try. It’s fun experimenting. There is too much info out there now on healthy and alternative recipes for plant-based diets.
- COSTS TOO MUCH
- This is a myth. Calculate how many meals you can prep out of what you have bought from the store cooking plant-based and from scratch and how many meals you can get buying meat products.
- Vegan and Vegetarian diets are said to cut costs by up to one third.
- I don’t want to lose muscle mass:
- Listen to this video by Dr. Bobby Price, a pharmacist like myself who recognized that his diet was killing him.
BENEFITS OF GOING VEGAN/PLANT-BASED:
- Meat and the process of cooking meat causes cancer ⚠️
- You’ll see usually within the first 2-3 weeks a decrease in:
- Weight
- Blood pressure
- Insulin resistance
- stress hormone (cortisol) and hormonal balance
- better quality sleep
- decrease inflammation and pains
- feeling less bloated and sluggish
- It will educate us and our families and bring us together….generational blessings; not only a longer life but better quality of life
- You will gain a more youthful look and feel!
- Decrease the need for medications or get rid of them altogether; avoid adverse drug reactions and the kidney and liver toxicity that comes along with some drugs.
- Herbs are cleansing, so you will most likely have more frequent bowel movements and less junk in your body (imagine all of that toxin in your system for days on end, undigested and fermenting at body temp 98.6 degrees F). TOXIC
- It encourages us to eat at home and choose our food wisely (no GMOs, no preservatives, etc.)
What’s the minimum to start with in my pantry/fridge to get my plant-based/mostly plant-based diet going:
Please see my post on getting started:
http://What to stock in your cabinet/fridge to get started 🍲🥝🥗🍎
Tips from Dr. Bobby Price:
*Add before you start substracting: Put more veggies and fresh fruits into your diet and slowly ease into it. You’ll find it easier initially.
*Make it fun! Go to restaurants that have vegan menu options, find some staple recipes to start with (see my examples of breaded cauliflower, breaded broccoli and egg plant in my previous posts). 🥦🍄 You would be surprised how tasty, filling, nutritious and easy plant-based patties are 😋
*Know the major signs of toxicity: trouble sleeping, skin issues, body odor and bad breath, pain in the right upper abdomen (sign of liver issue)
*Top 3 things to strengthen your immune system: Dump sugar, Increase fiber to feed the good gut bacteria and make sure you get enough vitamin D (controls so much in our bodies). The average American eats 152 pounds of sugar per year 😱
*Know what the dangers are: meat and deli/processed meats are classified as level one carcinogens: The same as cigarettes, asbestos and plutonium!!!
Please watch this video also by Dr. Bobby Price about his personal story and why he turned to a plant-based diet:
Well I hope that this will encourage someone to get more healthy and that you minimize or eliminate meat in your diet . I am not 100% plant-based but I started this journey to help me and my family to be as healthy as possible and hopefully have a long life with quality. Perhaps one day I will be 100% plant-based. Now with all of that being said, I’ll ask again, WHAT’S HOLDING YOU BACK❓ Why not give it a try?
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