Re: Women May Need More Iron - Red Meat Observation

[Guest guest]

A very high percentage of people in the bodywork/alternative

therapies fields are either full Vegetarian or Vegan. I can't cite

any actual numbers, but it is not uncommon in my classes when the

subject comes up to find that anywhere from 50-90% of the class are.

I have even taken classes where I was literally the only " meat

eater " in the room. (I am obviously NOT one of them - bring on the

cows!)

Something else I have noticed, however, is how many who have been

long-term Vegetarians or Vegans have recently been starting to add

some red meat back into their diets because of various nutritional

and energy deficiencies. I don't mean they are suddenly having T-

Bones three times a week, just that they are starting to include

small amounts of red meat on a regular basis.

There is no question that the American diet has far more red meat in

it on average than is necessary or healthy. But even in those Asian

cultures where a vegetarian diet is more the norm, red meat is not a

total no-no. In fact, small amounts of red meat are actually used

medicinally in Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese medicine to treat

certain deficiencies and conditions.

Just an observation because of the study post.