Guest guest Posted October 11, 2003 Report Share Posted October 11, 2003 Interesting, I will be keeping a look out for that book. Thank you. > - (a 9 hour sleeper trying to justify staying in bed that long!) > ---------------------------------- > > [...] > > Dominick, these news stories might be correct, however, in the book > mentioned above, Dr. Dement of Stanford University says that > sleep needs do not decrease as we age. What decreases is the ability > of the organism to achieve and maintain sleep. Many older persons are > sleep deprived, because they are not sleeping as much as when they > were younger. > ---------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 > However, I think that a knowledgeable vegan can avoid all these > risks, and potentially have a much healthier diet than non-vegans. *b-12 (optimal amounts, not just enough to prevent deficiency) *zinc (keep in mind difference in bioavailability between plant and animal foods) *vit D (optimal amounts, not just enough to prevent deficiency) *retinol (especially if you're a child, diabetic, have low thyroid function, etc) *DHA/EPA *cholesterol (especially for older people) *coQ10 *CLA *gelatin *the Wulzen factor *and probably dozens of things i don't know about... *and probably dozens of things not understood yet... good luck challenging a few hundred millenia of evolution. you'll need it... mike parker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted October 13, 2003 > Good protein sources for vegans: > > Soybeans > Beans and legumes > Whole grains > Nutritional or brewer's yeast > Nuts and seeds (all items except yeast are seeds; soy and other beans are legumes.) sounds like a plan for overdosing on omega-6 PUFA's... maybe there's a theorem in here somewhere: [enough protein from seeds alone] --> [too much omega-6] [enough omega-3 from animal foods] --> [little need for protein from seeds] (don't get the wrong idea--i eat a bunch of different seed foods daily, in addition to plenty of other plant and animal foods...) protein is easy to get from a million different foods, plant and animal. don't worry about protein; start worrying about micronutrients... mike parker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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