Vegetarians / Healthy Eaters
 

Moving to TV soon. I don't see any clubs with healthy diet as the focus. Are there any vegans around?

Thanks
Rick

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (UUFMC) has a large, active group of mostly Vegetarians and Vegans in the Eating for Life group. Many of us live in the Villages and often dine together in local restaurants.

There is a large Seventh Day Adventist presence in the Orlando area, many are vegetarians.

Yes there are vegans here :wave:

do you know if any of your group are in to fermented foods? I am interested in sharing some ideas with people that ferment veggies.

How strange that you don't consider some of us "healthy eaters"....

OMG!!! It's the reincarnation of Villages PL

Beer club?
 

Does lite beer count?

This just in:

Many people focus on healthy diet without being vegan, and without being in a club.

They are all around you, in the neighborhoods. Becoming a villager will go a lot better if you meet them without labeling them as unhealthy eaters, but by talking about the myriad of experiences they have had living all around the nation and world.

Yessirreebob.


Like. like. like. like.

That depends on many peoples understanding of a healthy diet. :mmmm:

Vegetarians / Healthy Eaters
 

Vegetarian diets and mental health from NIH:

Vegetarian diet and mental disorders: results from a representative community survey. :mmmmmm:


Vegetarians displayed elevated prevalence rates for depressive disorders, anxiety disorders and somatoform disorders. Due to the matching procedure, the findings cannot be explained by socio-demographic characteristics of vegetarians (e.g. higher rates of females, predominant residency in urban areas, high proportion of singles). The analysis of the respective ages at adoption of a vegetarian diet and onset of a mental disorder showed that the adoption of the vegetarian diet tends to follow the onset of mental disorders.

I am not going to tell anyone

what to eat.
what to wear
where to shop
which doctor to go to
which restaurant is best
what horse to bet on
what religion is best
where to live
whom or what cause to support
et cetra et cetra

And if they are interested I can only share with them my experiences
I am in most ways a naturalist and I work hard at not following the crowd. Man's natural instinct and the body's metabolism tell a person what it needs best as nourishment . I listen to my body.

Bon appetite

And so it begins.........

NutritionFacts.org | The Latest in Nutrition Related Research

Plant-based diets may positively influence mental health.

Vegetarians, in both cross-sectional and interventional studies, appear to have fewer symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, and mood disturbance than omnivores, perhaps because of less need for medical treatment or because of the significantly lower intake of arachidonic acid, which is found in particularly high levels in chicken and eggs.

The genetic manipulation of chickens by the poultry industry may also have negative public mental health impacts. Chicken has been linked to a variety of neurological and psychiatric Toxoplasma brain parasites from meat have been linked to schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder.


Google "arachidonic acid"
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One cannot possibly discuss prevalence of Toxoplasma brain parasites without looking at its role in HIV and AIDS, and cats and rodents!

Blaming it on cooked chicken meat and egg consumption is !@#@!$$$!!!!!!!!!

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"Summary: Rodents infected with a common parasite lose their fear of cats, resulting in easy meals for the felines. Now researchers have identified a new way the parasite may modify brain cells, possibly helping explain changes in the behavior of mice -- and humans.

.....Humans can become infected if they don't wash carefully after collecting cat litter containing Toxoplasma. Gardens and other areas frequented by wild and feral cats can become reservoirs for Toxoplasma, so experts recommend using gloves and masks when working in such areas.
Unwashed vegetables and undercooked meats can also lead to Toxoplasma infection..... (and much, much more to this......)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0318153918.htm

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Leismaniasis, strongyloidiasis and toxoplasmosis are the three main opportunistic causes of systemic involvements reported in HIV-infected patients.
Of these, toxoplasmosis is the most important parasitic infection associated with the central nervous system. Due to its complexity in nature, toxoplasmosis is the only parasitic disease capable of not only causing focal but also disseminated forms and it has been included in AIDS-defining illnesses (ADI) ever since.....

Parasitic infections in HIV infected individuals: Diagnostic & therapeutic challenges