I am from India living in a country where meat is eaten three times a day by almost everyone. Not even fish. Red meat.
I was brought up vegetarian. If fact in many parts of India, vegetarian is still a way of life. I started eating meating when I went to college.
When I first moved here , I actually bought into the whole protein and cavemen thing. Avoided red meat but still ate of a lot of poultry. And it is probably true that you need meat for muscle building. Can be done using vegetarian food but its hard.
However, a few things happened. I got sick. Not any disease really but I started getting severe panic attacks for which I could not get any help from the doctors. I did not want to take hard addictive pills.
This forced my to take a hard look at my lifestyle. I started making changes to find out what works. Cut caffeine. Stopped smoking. Almost stopped drinking. Ate 3 times on time. All this worked but not much.
Finally I decided to stop eating meat. I stopped red meat, poultry, fish, eggs etc.
These are the things I noticed.
1) I stopped getting any cravings for smoke
2) Panic attacks and dizziness gradually stopped. Took some time but it did
3). No chest pain due to gas anymore.
4) I slept better. I mean I had not had deep sleep in a long time before that
5) I felt better generally. Felt happier I guess.
6) I like looking at all the vegetables and fruits. At this point, I don't even go near the meat aisle.
I was brought up vegetarian. If fact in many parts of India, vegetarian is still a way of life. I started eating meating when I went to college. When I first moved here , I actually bought into the whole protein and cavemen thing. Avoided red meat but still ate of a lot of poultry. And it is probably true that you need meat for muscle building. Can be done using vegetarian food but its hard.
However, a few things happened. I got sick. Not any disease really but I started getting severe panic attacks for which I could not get any help from the doctors. I did not want to take hard addictive pills.
This forced my to take a hard look at my lifestyle. I started making changes to find out what works. Cut caffeine. Stopped smoking. Almost stopped drinking. Ate 3 times on time. All this worked but not much. Finally I decided to stop eating meat. I stopped red meat, poultry, fish, eggs etc. These are the things I noticed. 1) I stopped getting any cravings for smoke
2) Panic attacks and dizziness gradually stopped. Took some time but it did
3). No chest pain due to gas anymore.
4) I slept better. I mean I had not had deep sleep in a long time before that
5) I felt better generally. Felt happier I guess.
6) I like looking at all the vegetables and fruits. At this point, I don't even go near the meat aisle.