Vegeterian Diets --Let Me Count The Ways There are several types of vegeterians: Lacto-ovo-vegetarians eat plant foods, milk, milk products and eggs, but avoid flesh foods (meat, poultry and fish). Lacto-vegetarians eat plant foods, milk and milk products, but avoid eggs and flesh foods. Ovo-vegetarians eat plant foods and eggs, but avoid milk, milk products and flesh foods. Pesco/pollo-vegetarians eat meats like seafood and chicken, but do not eat other meats, such as beef, lamb, and pork. Total vegetarians, also called vegans, eat plant foods only. Read the Source Article |
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Real People (Sometimes Real
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Real People (Sometimes Real
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and Life Stories
DIET AND FITNESS
I Have High Blood Pressure
By Samantha Landry (January 8, 2008)
"Your pressure is high". The ominous words are echoing in
my head even as I am lying down hours after the doctor's
visit today.
160 over 90. That's what my readings are today. I still find
it hard to absorb. All my life I had more than a little pride
that my vital stats were always so good. Blood
pressure--120 over 70, sometimes 110 over 70. This was
true even as my weight climbed up over the years, from
115-120 in college to 240 at my highest. I don't know
where it is now exactly--I subscribe to that self-delusion
that it's best to get a running start on a weight program
before I needlessly bombard myself with any accurate
information about my true weight.
I likened myself to a sea lion or walrus--you know,
blubbery on the outside, but supremely fit on the inside
where it counts--capable of swimming 10,000 miles
non-stop in dark, cold ocean waters. Fat but fit.
I was wrong. I am not fat but fit. I am not a seal lion. I am a
beached whale.
Problem was, I was being evaluated for a new HMO plan.
That's why I was at the doctor's office today. And, surprise,
my ballooned-up blood pressure numbers are north of the
maximum allowable threshhold for the plan. I have to get
healthier just to get insured so I can get healthier.
Straight to the internet for some research. It turns out that
any blood pressure number over 140 for a top number (the
systolic number) is considered Stage One High Blood
Pressure. Any bottom number (diastolic) over 90 is
likewise bad news. Any top number over 160 is considered
Stage Two. Stage Two is the edge of the cliff. At a reading
of 160 for a top number, I'm at the edge of the cliff, looking
over. There is no Stage Three so I guess the next stage is
what, Death?
A high bottom number is worse than a high top number
because the bottom number is your blood pressure at rest.
At rest, for God's sake. So if your bottom number is high,
the blood is pushing against your artery walls all the
time--that's every second of the day and night, which can
cause aneurysm, the pouching out of the artery walls,
leading to Death.
Now, I re-read some of the articles Susan Callahan has
been after me to read. I really read them. I'm going to
change.
I'll let you now how I'm doing as I progress (hopefully) but
here is my gameplan:
1. Eat a big bowl of salad for lunch and dinner with fish, not
cooked in salt.
2. I'm giving up carbonated drinks . These can lower the
levels of calcium in my blood, which raise blood pressure.
3. Eat more low-fat dairy three times a day. Raises calcium.
4. Try to eliminate the extra salt.
5. Walk around the park near my house 30 minutes in the
morning and 30 minutes after dinner.
6. Take a baby aspirin just before I go to bed. One study
says it helps and I'm looking for all the help--and hope--I
can find.
This sea lion is going to become a sleek dolphin. For the
next 30 days, follow my progress on my Sea Lion's Diet.
Do you know your blood pressure numbers? Where do you
stand? The chart below can help.
TODAY'S FEATURED
VEGETERIAN MEAL
RED CABBAGE SALAD
One head of red cabbage
One yellow onion
One apple
Two hard boiled eggs (For Ovo
Vegeterians)
Olive Oil
Walnuts, 1/4 cup
Dried Cranberries or Raisins
(Your selection of Fish or Chicken
1. Chop the head of cabbage, sautee
with olive oil and 1/4 water until wilted
2. Dice the onion, carmelize in olive oil
3. Dice the apple
4. Dice the hard boiled egg
5. Prepare the fish or chicken, steamed
with a teaspoon of olive oil
Mix the cooked cabbage with the diced
apple, carmelized onion, cranberries(or
raisins) and walnuts. Add fish or chicken
on top.
by The JavaScript Source
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