Thanks for the excellent post about the Dalai Lama, Kat.

Most North Americans now eat a great deal more meat than their body requires, and it is a major cause of chronic health problems. Most people in this society would be better off to eat about a quarter of the meat they are presently consuming. They'd also be better off to eat a lot less salt and sugar, and a lot less white flour products.

As for vegetarianism, some people thrive on it...and some people don't. Everyone has to find the diet that suits them best. Some people need meat in their diet, while others don't. You can get all the protein the human body needs in any case by eating various forms of beans and lentils, for example.

Meat is not the only good source of protein.

One reason that North American vegetarians often end up not eating a very good diet is that they don't know what foods are needed to balance out their diet properly...so they end up eating, say, a lot of salad and dairy products and grains...but they don't eat the beans or the lentils or other things they need.

Be that as it may, the most common causes of illness due to diet in North America are the OVER-consumption of meat, processed foods, sugar, salt, starch, coffee, soft drinks, and junk food generally.

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