tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289493930486336707.post1035309705739850726..comments2016-06-02T03:44:11.952-07:00Comments on The Year of Living Vegetarianously : How much calcium does a vegetarian need?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289493930486336707.post-69249029959139379002016-06-02T03:44:11.952-07:002016-06-02T03:44:11.952-07:00Just toss them in olive oil and pop in the oven? S...Just toss them in olive oil and pop in the oven? Sounds interesting!Alison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289493930486336707.post-25252976382036778442016-06-01T16:50:18.403-07:002016-06-01T16:50:18.403-07:00Kale and Swiss Chard are good substitutes. Try Kal...Kale and Swiss Chard are good substitutes. Try Kale chips baked in the oven with Olive Oil. Not sure if Poppeye would be too happy:)Wally Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992375461165449990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289493930486336707.post-82179346672424100062016-06-01T12:28:19.741-07:002016-06-01T12:28:19.741-07:00EXERCISE??!?!?!??!!? All joking aside, you are ab...EXERCISE??!?!?!??!!? All joking aside, you are absolutely right - it is only since we 'turned' that I realised that our diet as omnivores was probably not ticking all the boxes :-/ Sonshine had blood tests today, so hopefully we will find out by the end of the week where he is deficient <3Alison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289493930486336707.post-76691083919452193952016-05-30T11:58:43.081-07:002016-05-30T11:58:43.081-07:00Cultures that do not include dairy have lower rate...Cultures that do not include dairy have lower rates of osteoporosis and hip fractures than those that do. For example, Okinawans have a hip fracture rate half that of North Americans. The best thing you can do to increase bone density is weight bearing exercise. <br /><br />Thirty-four out of every 100,000 Okinawans lives to be over 100, and enjoy lower heart disease, cancer and osteoporosis rates than Western nations. <br /><br />Okinawans have a diet that is very high in carbs, soy and white rice, and low in protein and fat.The average citizen consumes at least seven servings of vegetables daily, and an equal number of grains (in the form of noodles, bread, and rice - many of them whole grains). Add to this two to four servings of fruit, plus tofu and other forms of soy, green tea, seaweed, and fish rich in omega-3s (three times weekly). Sweet potatoes, bean sprouts, onions, and green peppers are prominent in the diet. Vegetables, grains, and fruits make up 72% of the diet by weight. Soy and seaweed provide another 14%. Meat, poultry, and eggs account for just 3% of the diet, fish about 11%. The emphasis is on dark green vegetables rich in calcium (Okinawans, like other Japanese, don't eat dairy). <br /><br />For more information, just google 'Okinawan diet and health' or something similar. <br /><br />All this to say -- if you eat a diet that is high in vegetables and fruits, moderate in grains and carbs such as rice and noodles, with some protein and fats, and you get a reasonable amount of weight bearing exercise, you are going to be very much better off than a sedentary person who eats the typical western diet. <br /><br />It's kind of funny that people on the western diet never seem to worry about getting the 'right' amount of nutrients (and in fact they often are not!) but when they bring their diet more into natural balance (though different to the standard western diet) they start to worry. Should have been worried before, now things are lining up right! :D <br />Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03494373028041693775noreply@blogger.com