I came across an article by Dr. Al Sears on the topic of
vegetarianism that I thought was good, so I wanted to share some of
that article with you. Vegetarianism is a topic that is extremely
sensitive for some people, but it’s a topic that needs to be
understood. In this article you’ll learn the risks of
vegetarianism and why meat is an important part of your diet.
So read the information below and then email me if you have any
questions or comments.
The information below is from the article by Dr. Sears titled:
“Converted Die Hard Vegetarian”
“For 14 years I felt sick, nauseated, and bloated.”
More and more die-hard vegetarians are becoming meat eaters. Why
the change of heart? It’s simple: They’re plumb tired of being sick
and tired.
“For 14 years I felt sick, nauseated, and bloated,” says Lierre
Keith. She’s the author of The Vegetarian Myth, one of the most
important books on this subject. “Anything I ate became a bowling
ball lodged in my stomach.”
Her stomach was distended because her digestion was damaged from
her vegetarian diet. To fix it, she had to return to eating meat.
Lierre understands all the “noble” reasons that made her a
vegetarian for 14 years. Her book is a compelling insight into why
she now eats meat.
Most vegetarians won’t admit it, even to themselves, but they just
can’t stand the health consequences. They have no energy. They feel
frail. They’re getting sick. And they’re getting old before their
time.
They’ve also damaged their digestive systems. And they can’t
produce hormones like growth hormone, testosterone, and thyroid
hormone.
Vegetarians often look down their noses at the rest of us, thinking
they’re morally and politically correct. It’s elitist thinking.
Vegetarians don’t believe they owe a debt to the energy we all
share in nature. They want to remove themselves from the real world
so they don’t have to participate.
But in the real world, you have to participate and play the game.
It’s the same game we’ve played successfully for millions of years
until they wanted to change it. You borrow energy by eating meat.
Then one day you get eaten, and you give it back.
Of course, you can avoid being eaten by a predator in modern times.
But in the end, you’re going to be eaten by something. Eventually,
your carbon, nitrogen, and your energy are returned back to the
earth.
We’re not really at the top of the food pyramid when we eat meat.
Because it’s not a pyramid at all. It’s a circle. And you’re a part
of it.
Vegetarians like Lierre who convert back to meat eating have
matured. They’ve stopped clinging to childlike arguments and
wishful thinking. They act with what the ancients call “adult
knowledge.”
Adult knowledge is what our primitive ancestors knew instinctively.
That we’re indebted to nature from the moment we’re born. We’re
dependent on other living creatures.
You can’t opt out of this system. Even if you’re willing to
compromise your health and eat plants only, there is still a price
to pay…
Vegetarians talk about meat eaters like they’re predators. But it’s
not a winning moral argument. Because when you eat grains, you’re
killing animals, too. And worse.
Agriculture and commercial farming is one of the most destructive
things we’ve done to our own planet. We are destroying all the
creatures that depend on it.
Grain destroys the environment. It’s an annual grass that requires
a huge amount of resources. It depletes the topsoil and is war on
the ecosystem. You have to kill off every other plant to grow
grain. When you do that, you kill off every animal in the ecosystem
that depends on those plants. There’s nothing moral about doing
that.
Even if you only eat vegetables, you’re still killing animals.
Commercial farming practices have taken over and destroyed
prairies, fields, and forests that animals have lived in for
millions of years.
But when you eat animals that live in their native environment,
there are no consequences to the environment. The environment
continues exactly as it was before. There is no energy expenditure.
All that annihilation of the environment goes away.
Vegetarians don’t want to face it. But they are part of this cycle.
There is no getting out of it.
I’m not suggesting vegetarians run out to Outback Steakhouse. Or
pick up a sirloin at the market on their way home and throw it on
the grill. Because that is just as irresponsible as clinging to
beliefs that make them sick.
The commercial farming industry is a travesty. But it’s the ethics
of the system, not the meat, that’s the enemy.
Eating meat is not ethically wrong. But eating ethically wrong meat
is wrong.
This should be a rally cry for these converts. Former vegetarians
who now eat meat understand this concept. When you purchase
grass-fed beef from small, independent ranchers, it’s sustainable.
And much healthier than hormone-stuffed burgers – or no burger at
all.
To learn more about Lierre Keith’s journey and health troubles with
vegetarianism, pick up a copy of her book, “The Vegetarian Myth.”
If you have any questions or comments, send me an email.
Have a great day!
Dr. Justin Trosclair dc
