Chances are you're not a professional athlete. But hey, you like to get out there, mix it up a bit, shoot some hoops, play some pick-up soccer in the park with strangers from foreign lands, maybe get in a fist fight at the local rink with an accountant who clearly doesn't remember we all have jobs to go to the next day. The usual.
Anyway, sometimes even the smallest of physical exercise can make you feel drowsy and weak. And you think to yourself, "Self, we have to start doing push-ups, and maybe up our pull-up count out of the single digits." But in order to do that you need nutrients and proteins and all kinds of other nature science. Unfortunately, there's no longer a semi-regular Public Service Announcement about such things as diet, stretching on an airplane and other life essentials. So, as a gesture of good health to you, dear reader, we give you Hal Johnston and Joanne McCleod's "Body Break." Though, let's be honest, it should always appear in print like this: BODY BREAK!!!
Wow. Okay, this is from 1997 and the Canada Food Guide has sort of caught up me I guess. That is pretty old school - putting half a cow on your dinner plate!
In 1989 I became a vegetarian and I actuallly had more than one person say that I could not do it because eventually I would die. I said that we will all eventually die, but I would get back to them in a year or two and discuss the meat thing again.
In 2009 I became a vegan and the same kinds of questions are asked: "What do you eat?" (I always answer "Air")
I have noticed that there seems to be more acceptance of people who do not eat meat, probably in part to more information coming to light about some of the down-sides to eating meat like Cholestorol, and fat etc. Also the Canada Food Guide has ramped down the portion sizes of meat and has placed its importance lower on its pymamid.
My cholestorol numbers are perfect, I have a very low fat intake, and am not going to join the millions in North America who are headed towards Type II Diebetes. Check out a book by Dr. Neal Barnard about reversing Type II Diebetes if your fasting blood sugar level is creeping up towards the dreaded number 7 mark.
Uh, don't know if you were just joking about the "half a cow" comment but if you listen to the show it said 2 , 3oz. portions a day , or, they said, you can out them together as in a 6 oz. steak. A 6oz. steak is hardly half a plate, thats tiny! Restaurants typically serve 8, 10, 12 or higher cuts of steak, 6 oz is a big burger!
People should consider the consequences of happily consuming the portion sizes that restaurants "typically serve". The restaurant's portions (foods high in fat) make the portions at home seem small, even if the portions at home are not really small.
Portion sizes are getting larger and American's waist lines are getting larger too.
http://www.obesity.org/statistics/,
North Americans are having higher levels of heart disease http://www.theheartfoundation.org/facts-about-heart-disease.html,
and strokes http://www.strokecenter.org/patients/stats.htm
and more cases of type II diebetes http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diabetes-statistics/
So yes "half a cow" was a hyperbole, but we are moving in the wrong direction.
Aside from health, one thing to consider about eating meat is the environmental impact. Cattle is one of the main causes of greenhouse gas emissions, so reducing demand for those will make good changes without costing us anything. I'm not saying to go as far as being a vegetarian if you don't want to - I'm not - but try to keep your consumption of meat low. It'll reduce your cost, improve your health and be good for the environment, which looks like a triple-win to me.
It was said there is a circulation of love in this world, the only thing can be seen is the beginning but no ending. Someone wants to make a start whereas someone wants to finish. It is all like that.
http://www.exceptfor.net/
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Wow. Okay, this is from 1997 and the Canada Food Guide has sort of caught up me I guess. That is pretty old school - putting half a cow on your dinner plate!
In 1989 I became a vegetarian and I actuallly had more than one person say that I could not do it because eventually I would die. I said that we will all eventually die, but I would get back to them in a year or two and discuss the meat thing again.
In 2009 I became a vegan and the same kinds of questions are asked: "What do you eat?" (I always answer "Air")
I have noticed that there seems to be more acceptance of people who do not eat meat, probably in part to more information coming to light about some of the down-sides to eating meat like Cholestorol, and fat etc. Also the Canada Food Guide has ramped down the portion sizes of meat and has placed its importance lower on its pymamid.
My cholestorol numbers are perfect, I have a very low fat intake, and am not going to join the millions in North America who are headed towards Type II Diebetes. Check out a book by Dr. Neal Barnard about reversing Type II Diebetes if your fasting blood sugar level is creeping up towards the dreaded number 7 mark.
Posted by: Gord L | Monday, March 08, 2010 at 01:24 PM
Uh, don't know if you were just joking about the "half a cow" comment but if you listen to the show it said 2 , 3oz. portions a day , or, they said, you can out them together as in a 6 oz. steak. A 6oz. steak is hardly half a plate, thats tiny! Restaurants typically serve 8, 10, 12 or higher cuts of steak, 6 oz is a big burger!
Posted by: mikekoz68 | Monday, March 08, 2010 at 11:00 PM
People should consider the consequences of happily consuming the portion sizes that restaurants "typically serve". The restaurant's portions (foods high in fat) make the portions at home seem small, even if the portions at home are not really small.
Portion sizes are getting larger and American's waist lines are getting larger too.
http://www.obesity.org/statistics/,
North Americans are having higher levels of heart disease http://www.theheartfoundation.org/facts-about-heart-disease.html,
and strokes http://www.strokecenter.org/patients/stats.htm
and more cases of type II diebetes http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diabetes-statistics/
So yes "half a cow" was a hyperbole, but we are moving in the wrong direction.
Posted by: Gord L | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 at 01:56 PM
Aside from health, one thing to consider about eating meat is the environmental impact. Cattle is one of the main causes of greenhouse gas emissions, so reducing demand for those will make good changes without costing us anything. I'm not saying to go as far as being a vegetarian if you don't want to - I'm not - but try to keep your consumption of meat low. It'll reduce your cost, improve your health and be good for the environment, which looks like a triple-win to me.
Posted by: Rob | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 01:26 AM
It was said there is a circulation of love in this world, the only thing can be seen is the beginning but no ending. Someone wants to make a start whereas someone wants to finish. It is all like that.
http://www.exceptfor.net/
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