Sacred Cows; is dairy still satvic? = Reproduction ETC

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Dear Iswari and All,

 

It does depend on who you want to believe.

 

But, IN GENERAL, it seems the worldwide research of the last three

decades is pointing in the direction that vegetables and fruits have

the most nutrients and healing powers( antioxidents; anti-aging;

etc, etc ); add a little of seeds and nuts( especially flax and

walnuts ) for the beneficial omega oils and you have everything you

need.

 

Perhaps, a little bit of legumes and grains for some extra calories

especially if your lifestyle involves physical exertion daily.

 

This is called the "Garden of Eden Diet" by some.

 

Of the above, the GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES, are the highest in the

nutrients per calorie ratio. Greens not only contain a wide variety

of nutrients but also a lot of proteins.

 

If your body has forgoten how to produce B12, you should take some.

If your are not getting enough sun, take some D.

 

Now, specifically, concerning reproduction, I would advise a second

opinion with www.drfuhrman.com where I think I recently saw some

info on good results in this area.

 

Dr. Fuhrman, MD says that it's not clear from the research alone

that all animal products should be avoided 100% but he warns that

the reseach is as strong as it is for lung cancern and cigarettes

that all animal proteins( including dairy ) are linked with various

types of cancers. Perhaps, it's the extensive pollution of the

environment that gets accumulated in the animal's tissues?

 

I was introduced to this basic diet, 36 years ago by

reading "Mucusless Healing Diet" by Arnolnd Ehret. As long as I

stuck to it, it helped me a lot. Unfortunately, I was sidetracked by

various experiments with Superfoods, Macrobiotics, Ayurvedic,

Chinees and Indian Restaurants all of which proved not so good for

me. Now, I'm back on track with essentially same diet basic diet but

with more knowledge( from all the vast worldwide research ) and

confidence gained from Dr. Fuhrman MD, Dr. Gabriel Cousens MD and

others.

 

That's my story. Hope it helps someone.

 

Amma Bless,

amarnath

PS ~ at Amma's Ashram and Programs I make some exceptions ~ it's

Amma's Prasad.

 

Ammachi, "ammasiswari" <ammasiswari>

wrote:

>

> I find myself in quite a dietary quandry. I've been vegetarian for

16 years and vegan for

> about 13 or 14 of those years. Do to various medical conditions, I

definitely can't eat much

> dairy or soy. Even significant quantities of other legumes are

probably unadvisable,

> because the phytoestogens in soy and other beans/pulses may

exacerbate certain

> endocrine issues I have and, consequently, may be contribute to

our difficulties in having a

> child. I've felt quite strongly that my body needs more and

different kinds protein than I've

> been giving it. Truthfully, for about three years, my body has

been telling me that it needs

> at least small amounts of egg or fish (the only sort of animal

protein that I can even bear

> to contemplate), even as I've had a tremendous aversion to

consuming any animal

> products. Both my acupuncturist (who is an Amma devotee,

incidentally....if any women in

> the NYC area would like a recommendation for an acupuncturist who

works primarily with

> GYN and pregnancy-related issues and who is also a devotee, please

write me, off-list)

> and my reproductive endocrinologists, while respecting my limits,

have told me they feel

> it's not a good idea for me to be a strict vegetarian, esp while

trying to conceive. I feel that

> they are right (at least for while I'm in treatment), but I've

been fighting it for a long time.

>

> I know for a fact that Amma has advised certain individuals with

particular health issues to

> go ahead and eat animal products. I have good reason to suspect

she'd tell me the same.

>

> Even though I feel pretty clear it's what's best for me

now....it's hard for me to go with it.

>

> I'm curious if anyone else has faced similar challenges?

>

>

> Iswari

>

> Ammachi, "amarnath" <anatol_zinc@> wrote:

> >

> > In this context, it is important to understand that "you cannot

eat

> > your way to god." A healthy vegan live food diet is best for

turning

> > your body into a superconductor for the divine; however this

does

> > not necessarily mean that if you eat dairy products you will not

> > become liberated.

>