Why switch to a vegetarian diet

If you have eaten meat and other animal products your entire life, you might question, “Why should I switch to a vegetarian diet?” You’ve eaten burgers, eggs, hot dogs, and poultry your entire life—so why change is it now?

There may be a variety of reasons to switch to a vegetarian diet. You may want to start by taking a look at yourself in the mirror. Are you at a healthy weight? Do you look good most of the time? Are you energized when you wake up in the morning? Or do you wake up tired and lethargic?

How is your overall health? Is your blood pressure within a healthy range? Are your cholesterol and blood sugar ranges normal? If they’re not, consider whether what you eat on a daily basis affects your health.

Do you often feel energized after eating? Do you feel as if you’ve given your body what it needs? Or are you tired and dragged out? Do you often need to take naps after eating? Is that what food is intended to do for us, making us tired and sleepy?

Not necessary for the body. The human body is a machine and needs nourishment to function properly. When we’re fat, with high blood pressure, Type II diabetes, high cholesterol, and other unhealthy conditions, it’s as if we’re running a car whose engine hasn’t been tuned or is no longer running on the grade of petrol it was designed to run efficiently. Your body is the same way.

You want the right kind of fuel for optimal efficiency, and if you consume meat that’s been given antibiotics throughout its entire life, that’s not the right sort of fuel for your body to run on.

Try eating vegetarian for at least one or even weeks to see if you don’t feel differently, feel somewhat more energetic, and more mentally acute. At least change your portion sizes, and make meat more of a side dish, if you can t stop eating meat altogether. Even that adjustment can make a difference in your mental and physical health.