Vegetarian, you don't need to be an engineer to succeed!

I've been a vegetarian for a little over a year now. In addition to the meat and chicken, I also gave up all kind of processed food, like white bread/rice/pasta, sugar, salt, soda drinks and dairy. It happened one day when I went to the library, and got a DVD about health by Gary Null (ph.D and nutritionists) www.garynull.com. I have to admit, my life has changed after I watched it; for the better; I've changed the way I look at food. In short, the human body needs nutrients to be healthy, strong and to stay younger for longer. Nutrients can be found, in vegetables/fruit, whole grain and nuts/seeds. Meat products are high in protein, but also high in cholesterol and fat; they also contain antibiotics and hormones that they get in their food by the raisers. The major different that I feel is much more energy during the day and my metabolism works like a clock; I exercise almost every day and I love it. I've heard stories about vegetarians or vegans that became too skinny or too fat and sick, but that's because they didn't eat the right food; those people were probably based their diet on a processed food like white bread/rice/pasta and pizza. The problem with white rice/bread/pasta is that they loose all the mineral and vitamins during the process; this is why whole grains are better for you. By almost any health book you would find that to be healthy, you need to eat veggies/fruit, whole grains and nuts; the simpler the better.

And just as a point of thought, The Gorilla is a vegetarian mammal, but still, big and strong!

In the next post I will show some photos of great meals that I make, I will try to put some recipes too.