Herbivore?

"Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet." —Albert Einstein

The first book I ever read about vegetarianism what a book by Kathy Freston titled, Quantum Wellness. Before reading this book I had thought vegetarians were only in it for animal rights.. I had no idea of the health issues related to an omnivores diet such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.... I was super excited to see Kathy wrote today's post on www.crazysexylife.com!!

Here is a little excerpt from Kathy Freston's post today on http://crazysexylife.com/2010/shattering-the-meat-myth/, Her piece was titled Shattering the Meat Myth.

"There is no more authoritative source on anthropological issues than paleontologist Dr. Richard Leakey, who explains what anyone who has taken an introductory physiology course might have discerned intuitively: humans are herbivores. Leakey notes that “[y]ou can’t tear flesh by hand, you can’t tear hide by hand… We wouldn’t have been able to deal with food source that required those large canines.” (Although we have teeth that are called “canines,” they bear little resemblance to the canines of carnivores).

In fact, our hands are perfect for grabbing and picking fruits and vegetables. Similarly, like the intestines of other herbivores, ours are very long (carnivores have short intestines so they can quickly get rid of all that rotting flesh they eat). We don’t have sharp claws to seize and hold down prey. And most of us (hopefully) lack the instinct that would drive us to chase and then kill animals and devour their raw carcasses. Dr. Milton Mills builds on these points and offers dozens more in his essay, “A Comparative Anatomy of Eating.”

The point is this: Thousands of years ago when we were hunter-gatherers, we may have needed a bit of meat in our diets in times of scarcity, but we don’t need it now. Says Dr. William C. Roberts, editor of the American Journal of Cardiology, “Although we think we are, and we act as if we are, human beings are not natural carnivores. When we kill animals to eat them, they end up killing us, because their flesh, which contains cholesterol and saturated fat, was never intended for human beings, who are natural herbivores.” "

It just makes you wonder... Would you eat beef if you had to kill a cow by hand??

Peace and Love,

Green Heen