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It has been proved that the proteins, c'dates, fats, minerals and vitamins found in the combination of vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts etc and their proportion are quite suitable to human tissue regeneration On the contrary though the protein content in flesh food is more, it lacks the availability of calcium, phosphorus, C'dates, and other essential minerals in proper proportion Not only that but all kinds of animal source food contain a great amount of saturated fats, which are the precursors of cholesterol It is known that the cholesterol is the main cause of blood pressure and heart attacks On the contrary, there are many vegetarian substances which reduce the blood cholesterol level and protect man from heart attacks The flesh food contains uric acid, urea, lactic acid, which act as toxins in the human body and are prone to produce joint pain (gout), kidney stones etc Presence of toxic products like Uric Acid in flesh food (Per Pound) Fish
5 gr /pound Muttan
6 gr/pound
9 gr/pound Muttan Soup 50 gr /pound
This toxic material (uric acid, urea etc ) is harmful to the human tissues and prccipitates joint pains, kidney stones, ncart attacks and drowsiness, and lowers general body resistance
Pig
Blood pH and food
It is clear that different organs and systems in the body function at an optimum level, if the pH of blood is maintained The pH of blood depends upon (1) The type of food we take, and (11) the capacity of body (liver, kidney) to maintain PH The vegetarian food is known to help the human body to maintain the pH on the alkaline side But all the food from animal sources (except milk) is known to disturb the pH and make it acidic The acidic pH is not suitable for the human physiological function One immediately starts suffering from the problem of indigestion, Joint pains, heart burns, gas trouble etc
It should be noted that the so-called non-vegetarian caters are not totally carnivorous Along with flesh a large amount of vegetarian food is also consumed The vegetarian part of food neutralizes to a certain extent the toxins or acids produced by eating flesh If a man, following a lion or a tiger decides to eat only flesh and no vegetables he will not survive more than 2 or 3 weeks because this flesh food will produce so much acid and toxins in the body that all body functions will be completely disrupted Food and strength :
It is a totally wrong assumption that vegetarian food gics low strength, and that flesh food provides more strength It is interesting to note that all big sized and strong animals (C & clephant, camel, zebra giraffe, hipo bison etc) are strictly vegetarian animals The vegetarian animals are not only strong, but their
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| SR No. | 011085 |
| Book Title | Perspectives in Jaina Philosophy and Culture |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Satish Jain, Kamalchand Sogani |
| Publisher | Ahimsa International |
| Publication Year | 1985 |
| Total Pages | 269 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 12 MB |