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TOTAL NUTRITION and
AGNIHOTRA (Part 1)
Some people say “you are what you eat”. Most people
think that eating is equal to putting something into their mouth,
chewing it and swallowing it.
What is the best food for it? You probably already know about proteins,
carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, anti-oxidants, etc.
Data shows that we need sufficient nutritive balanced food. But let’s
think and research: what is the best food for us based on our own
obser-vations? Do you want to run your body on 'premium fuel'? Some
people say 'meat is good'. Others say 'vegetarianism is the way to go'
or 'raw food is superior'. A vegetarian
does not eat
meat,
game,
poultry,
fish,
crustacea,
shellfish or products of
animal slaughter such as
animal-derived
gelatin and
rennet.
Fewer say 'fruit eating is better for Herbivorous (e.g. the
horse), and omnivorous animals (e.g. the pig) have hoofs in order to
roam around on plains; carnivorous(e.g. the lion) have
claws, to grasp their prey; while frugivorous (e.g. the ape) have
hands to pick fruit from the trees'.
However, it is
usually wise not to accept any statement blindly. Let’s watch
Nature. Let’s watch ourselves. Wikipedia reads “Although there are
reported cases of herbivores eating meat as well as examples of
carnivores eating plants, the classification |
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What should I eat?
refers to the adaptations and main food source of the species in general,
so these exceptions do not make either individual animals nor the
species as a whole omnivores.
Most bear species are considered omnivores, but individuals' diets can
range from almost exclusively herbivorous to almost exclusively
carnivorous depending on what food sources are available locally and
seasonally. Polar bears can be classified as carnivores while pandas
almost exclusively eat bamboo and are therefore herbivores, although
Giant Pandas will eat some meat from time to time”. Usually, animals
select their food according to their anatomy and physiology; some may
say through their “instinct”. Let’s look at the chart (page 2).
You can fill the space related to “Human” or wait for the next Homa
Health Newsletter.
By the way – what do you feel when you see some
fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, etc? Do you usually feel like chasing
and biting when you see some fish, chicken, pigs, cows, etc. in their
natural environment? Can you normally eat raw flesh, fish, etc? Let’s
acknowledge that people have different tastes and needs. |
