| In the last decade, we have witnessed an | | | | the body and to minimize the risks of heart |
| explosion of scientific knowledge that has made | | | | attacks, high blood pressure, strokes, and cancer. |
| more information available to humanity than in all | | | | The results of medical findings have already had a |
| previously recorded history. Due to the dedicated | | | | far-reaching impact on the food and restaurant |
| research of scientists and doctors, we now | | | | industries. We find more foods are being produced |
| understand more than ever before about our | | | | without animal products. If we look back even |
| physical body and what measures promote good | | | | twenty years, a vegetarian eating at a restaurant |
| health. As more evidence is coming to light about | | | | hardly had any choices offered on the menu. |
| the beneficial effects of maintaining a vegetarian | | | | Today, we can find a variety of delicious |
| diet, the number of vegetarians around the world | | | | vegetarian dishes at most restaurants. Natural |
| is steadily on the rise. | | | | food stores and vegetarian restaurants abound in |
| Throughout history, many great philosophers, | | | | most cities. Even large grocery chain stores carry |
| mystics, saints, and enlightened thinkers have | | | | a large variety of vegetarian foods. Those who |
| recognized the value of vegetarianism. It is only | | | | carefully consider the advantages of |
| recently that science has confirmed the views on | | | | vegetarianism will see that the quality of their life |
| vegetarianism explained by these great people. | | | | and health can be greatly improved on such a diet. |
| More and more people are realizing that this diet | | | | Longtime vegetarians have testified to the |
| can increase the health and well-being of our | | | | changes they experienced when they gave up |
| body, mind, soul, and the planet. | | | | meat. Many have reported that they felt more |
| Books, journals, magazines, and newspaper | | | | energetic, not only physically, but also mentally. |
| articles have published research on the health | | | | Animals that do not eat meat, such as the |
| benefits of a vegetarian diet. Doctors and | | | | elephant, the horse, the mule, and the ox, are |
| nutritionists widely recommend that people reduce | | | | known for their great strength and endurance. |
| their consumption of meat, high-fat foods, and | | | | Having more stamina, vegetarians tend to exhibit |
| eggs as a health measure. They encourage the | | | | improved efficiency and concentration in their |
| increased use of vegetables, fruits, and whole | | | | physical as well as intellectual work. |
| grains in one's diet to cut down on cholesterol in | | | | |