109: Vegetarianism explained
Wise Traditions
Weston A. Price Foundation
4.7 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 11 December 2017
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Vegetarianism and veganism are becoming more and more popular with each passing day. You walk into a bookstore and the cooking section is overflowing with vegan cookbooks; restaurants all around have vegan options because of the high demand. Word of mouth is that we should all go vegan to be truly healthy, and that animal foods are bad for us. But is a vegetarian diet really a good idea? What are its strengths and drawbacks? Is vegetarianism better for the planet? What does science have to say about all of this? And, more importantly, what does nature have to say about it?
In today's episode, Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, author of "Gut and Psychology Syndrome," offers a fresh look at vegetarianism. She provides up-to-date scientific information about how plant and animal foods work in the human body and how we can eat to thrive. She dives into a variety of topics including agriculture, soil degradation, the power of plants to detox our bodies, and how to be a healthy vegetarian!
For more on this topic from Dr. Campbell-McBride, visit her website: vegetarianismexplained.com.
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| 0:00.0 | It is possible to be a healthy vegetarian as long as you consume some animal foods in order to provide |
| 0:07.8 | building feeding materials for your body. |
| 0:10.8 | Such forms of vegetarians and traditionally exist in India. |
| 0:14.0 | Why do you think a cow is a sacred animal in India? |
| 0:18.0 | Because they know that without a cow they will not survive. |
| 0:21.0 | She gives them milk, butter, gee, cheese. These are the foods that build and maintain |
| 0:28.4 | the physical structure of their body. Thank you. |
| 0:37.0 | Welcome to the Wise Traditions Podcast, sponsored by the Westinay Price Foundation for Wise Traditions and Food Farming and |
| 0:45.3 | The Healing Arts. |
| 0:46.6 | We are your source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal |
| 0:51.6 | health. I'm your host Tolda Labrada Gore. |
| 0:57.0 | This is episode 109 and my guest is Dr. |
| 1:00.0 | Natasha Campbell McBride. |
| 1:02.0 | Natasha is an expert on gut health and has written the well-known book on The Gaps Diet, |
| 1:07.2 | Gut and Psychology Syndrome. |
| 1:09.0 | Her latest book tackles the subject of Vegetarianism. |
| 1:12.4 | It's called Vegetarianism Explained. So we touch on that topic on today's episode. |
| 1:17.0 | Before you hit pause, let me just say, Natasha is not against Vegetarianism on the whole. |
| 1:22.0 | She believes that plants are wonderful for detoxing our environment. is not against vegetarianism on the whole. |
| 1:22.5 | She believes that plants are wonderful |
| 1:24.2 | for detoxing our bodies. |
| 1:25.9 | What Natasha does in today's episode |
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