25 Eliminate Seafood
It’s actually pretty easy to eliminate red meat and poultry from our diets. When you give any thought whatsoever, the reasons are so compelling to stop eating them. Your reasons may be physical, because you need to lower your cholesterol or blood pressure. You may want to reduce your risk of cancers that may run in your family, and eliminating red meat from your diet is an important way to do this. You may also find that the way we mass-produce meat and poultry for consumption in this country is repugnant to you. If we really thought about the way meat and poultry is raised, we’d never eat the stuff again. We’re consuming flesh that’s been produced from enormous pain and suffering. Even the smallest life has value on this earth; mass producing these animals to slaughter and eat them degrades their lives and degrades our own in the process of eating them.
It might feel like it’s carrying things to far to eliminate something as elemental as a shrimp or a scallop. But think about what we dump into the ocean where this food comes from. All our waste and trash gets hauled into the ocean, if it doesn’t go into a landfill. Think of the millions of gallons of oil that have been dumped from oil tanker accidents. Think of the impact that the erosion of the ozone layer in the atmosphere has had on every living thing on the planet. There are toxic levels of mercury in fish and seafood, so much so that if you’re a woman contemplating getting pregnant, you most definitely shouldn’t eat fish. Your risk of producing a baby with birth defects is extremely high if you do.
It can be hard to let go of fish and seafood, because this has a similar texture to red meat and poultry. It’s flesh after all, even though it’s marine flesh. It might take longer to eliminate fish and seafood from your diet, but keep at the effort. If you’ve been realizing the benefits of eating more vegetarian, then it’s really a small step to take to eliminate this last piece of animal flesh from your diet. Imagine how good you’ll feel about yourself and what you’re doing for the planet when make that last step and eliminate all meat and animal products from your diet.
Other Articles:
1 You Are What You Eat
10 Turkeys
11 Pig Farming
12 Fish, Mercury
13 Animal Suffering
14 Different Types Of Vegetarians
15 Vegetarians And Heart Disease
16 Vegetarians And Cancer
17 Bowels And Stomach Digestion
18 Weight
19 Osteoporosis
2 Humans Did Not Always Eat Meat.
20 Spirituality
21 Transition Family
22 Detoxification
23 Eliminate Red Meat
24 Eliminate Poultry
25 Eliminate Seafood
26- Got Milk? Reasons Not To Grab For The Glass
27 - Flipping The Switch To Vegetarianism
28 - Variety Adds Vitality To Your Vegetarian Meals
29 - Lazy Vegetarians Who Choose The Wrong Carbs Risk Health
3 Why Did Humans Start Eating Meat?
30 - Proper Planning Prevents Problems
31 - Vegetarian Diet For Optimal Personal And Environmental Health
32 - The Benefits Of A Vegetarian Diet To Diabetics
33- Sample Two-day Diabetic Vegetarian Menu
34- The Special Needs Of The Pregnant Vegetarian
35 - Sample Daily Menu For Pregnant Vegetarians
36 - Going Vegetarian During Your Pregnancy
37 - The Healing Effects A Vegetarian Diet Has On Your Post-baby Body
38 - Sample Vegetarian Diet Including Essential Fatty Acids To Promote Healing
39 - What To Feed Your Vegetarian Baby
4 Traditional Meat
40 - Variety Is The Spice Of Your Vegetarian Child’s Diet
41 - Putting Your Vegetarian Toddler On The Fast Track To Health
42 - Sample Menu Items For Your Growing Vegetarian Toddler
43 - Ideas For Adding Some Variety To Your Vegetarian Lifestyle
44 - Tips For A Vibrant Vegetarian Holiday Filled With Variety
45 - Veggies Take Center State At Your 4th Of July Cookout
46 - Tips For A Tasty Vegetarian Thanksgiving
47 - Remembering The Reasons For A Vegetarian Season
48 - Variety In Your New Vegetarian Diet
49 - The Environmental Costs Of Factory Farming And Ranching
5 Why Switch To Vegetarianism
50 - Nourishing Our Body, Nourishing Our Spirit
6 Peta
7 Caged Chickens And Hormones
8 Cow Slaughterhouses
9 Veal