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Guest Post by Kardena Pauza The most common argument against a vegetarian diet is that you can’t get enough calcium or iron, or that you will need to get a Vitamin B12 shot from your doctor. However, it is easy to get plenty of calcium to build strong bones and it’s not difficult to get enough iron. The ONLY nutrient that will take a little extra effort is Vitamin B12.
Calcium
Everyone thinks you need to drink milk to get calcium, but cows, horses, It’s well known and widely accepted that vegetarian food is healthy and that vegetarian diets have many health benefits. But did you known that healthy vegetarian food can also work to lower your risks of hypertension? Meaning that healthy vegetarian diet can help reduce your risks of having high blood pressure. Hypertension is one of the key risk factors for causing various serious health problems such as strokes, heart attacks, heart failures, and it is also a leading cause of chronic kidney failure. Even just moderate elevated blood pressure can lead to shortened life expectancy, and Last year on this very day, I received a mail from Craig Ballantyne that I would like to share with my readers. “Dear Sanjeev, Did you read about the massive meat recall that is taking place in California? Over 4 million pounds of meat has been recalled because of E.Coli. I sure as heck wouldn’t want to be eating ground beef in a California restaurant this weekend, that’s for sure! It’s really sad to hear about these recalls, because you just know that some poor child has gotten sick. I remember years ago when a similar outbreak killed Guest Post by Kardena Pauza The most common question people ask me about my vegetarian diet is,“How do you get enough protein?” You have a toned body and how do you build muscle without eating meat?” Well, while I agree it is important to have protein in your diet, there are two things to know. 1. We really DON’T NEED as much protein as most people think. 2. It’s actually quite easy to get all the protein you need from a plant-based diet. It’s amazing how In many of my earlier articles I have maintained that there are plenty of conclusive evidence that vegetarian diets are healthy and offer a wide range of health benefits. Balanced and healthy vegetarian diets are also appropriate during any stage of the life cycle, and these include infancy, childhood, and adolescence. A vegetarian diet is a diet that does not contain meat, or products that contain meat. Some may think that because vegetarian diets do not include meat, the dieter is not getting all the required nutrients for a proper diet and nutrition; however, Making almond milk is easy, inexpensive, and a healthy alternative to cows milk, soy milk, or even processed almond milk. Don’t get me wrong, I do suggest people purchase almond milk from the store. However, if you can make your own almond milk you are more in control of what goes into your tasty beverage. This recipe is taken from Kardena Pauza’s Easy Veggie Meal Plans Book. How To Make Almond Milk Ingredients: 1 cup soaked almonds 2-3 cups water 1 strainer bag- read money saving tip below Optional – The intense cold weather unleashed in many parts of the world which is attributed, ironically to the global warming, has raised considerably the fear of, viral infections, cold and cough. It is therefore necessary that you should do all it takes to protect yourself. And that is where being a vegetarian helps. One of the best ways to boost your immune system, keep it strong and avoid falling sick with colds, flu and other infections, is to pay extra attention to what you eat. Experts recommend a diet which is rich in 
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