Health Benefits to Being Vegetarian

I was very surprised when I found out about all of the health benefits to eating a vegetarian diet.

A diet of whole grains, legumes, vegetables, nuts, and fruits, with the avoidance of meat and high-fat animal products is the best way to prevent deadly health issues such as obesity, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, cancer and mortality.

According to vegetarian-nutrition.info, "the total direct cost in the U.S. to meat consumption was estimated to $30-60 billion a year, based upon the higher prevalence of hypertension, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, gallstones, obesity, and food-borne illness among omnivores compared with vegetarians."

Many people fear that if they go vegetarian, they are going to be hungry all of the time, but that is definitely not true.

I must admit, it took me a little while to understand what I needed to eat and when to give my body the adequate amount of nutrition and protein, but it is all a process. Give yourself a month to get into the groove of things and you will be set.

Next time you or someone you know is at the doctor's office with concerns about one of the illnesses listed above, stop and think how important meat is to you. Is is more important than your health and well being? I hope not.