Thanks.

When hunting the idea of accuracy is important, not for showmanship but for health. If an animal is wounded and does not die immediately it releases adrenalin into the body tainting the meat, as adrenalin is utilized in muscle tissue.

Other things that are found in lots of animals (including humans) and in some cases plants are nuerotransmitters such as serotonin and 5-htp. These are regulated and released within the pituitary gland and in a couple organs not sure how plants also develop these,but that is what the supplementations are derived from. When the body has to much serotonin for what it can utilize it stores it in the muscles, (huge issue surrounding mao inhibitors and ssri anti-depressents).

Most meat that you will find at a market in north america comes from an animal that has not lead a “good” life. It has been miserable and depressed, anxious and scared this will dictate how the meat makes you feel. If these animals have been slaughtered in a less then immediate way they suffer and so does the quality of meat and so does the person eating it. If humans do or feel something one way for long enough it becomes unclear how the other way would be this is escalated less and less consciously aware the person is.

“we have been poisoned by the industrious manufacturers intent for profit. Prepare your own food and do yourself a favor, put some love into it”.

Thanks for your comment.

I’ll try to address every point you made.

1. I think it is important to remember that becoming a vegetarian does not necessarily mean one is eating more vegetables as you stated. In my case I started eating a lot more rice, pasta and baked goods. Not an ideal vegetarian diet.

2. Meat is not essential in a balanced diet. It is important for some people but one can get by without it extremely well. I would like to see what studies you can produce to show that it is essential - many of these studies are funded by the beef, lamb or pork industry as happen in Australia in 2007 when the Government’s CSIRO Agency published a book favoring meat which was later found out to be funded by Lamb Association.

I am not saying there are no health benefits of eating meat. There are. But it is not essential as these benefits can be obtained from vegetarian sources.

3. If you want to find studies that indicate meat causes depression search for those that hypothesize that excess omega-6 fatty acid is linked with depression and outweighs the benefits of Omega-3 fatty acid found in meat.

Furthermore, studies comparing vegetarians, partial-vegetarian and non-vegetarians in overall health consistently show non-vegetarians to be worse off.

However, as always, there are studies that show the opposite. I guess it is up to the individual to decide.

There are also numerous studies linking meat to heart disease and cancer.

4. In terms of the Buddhist concept of negative karma, killing does not include plants because plants are not sentient. They have no mind or the ability to discern. Therefore, killing a plant is not considered “killing”.

Eating meat could be considered negative karma, though, as one is causing more animals to be killed by participating in the economics of supply and demand. The more meat consumers demand the greater the levels of supply.

My decision to stop eating meat was mostly an ethical one. The treatment of animals (animals can think and feel) is outrageous - especially in a modern place like the USA. In many documented cases the animals are still alive whilst being butchered for sale in markets.

Also, as many scientists have posited, the meat industry does more harm to the environment then cars and air travel combined. It is extremely inefficient and unsustainable.

Thanks for your comment. I understand your point of view and appreciate you expressing it. I hope I don’t come across as a raving vegetarian trying to convert you. I don’t care what you eat. But I think it is important we look at all the facts before making a decision - feeling ‘light’ is not just a digestive sensation - it is also a ‘peace of mind’ one.

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Hope to see you around the site again.

TDM

TDM