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NUTRITION, HEALTH AND SPIRITUALITY
6.3 Nutrition, Health and Spirituality
Currently, the idea that spirituality plays are the most important things for a healthy an important role on health has become body. increasingly popular even among the medical
As a Jain, we should eat a well-balanced community. Preventive health and wellness
and cruelty-free diet. That is why Jains research has established a conclusive link between a person's spirituality and
champion vegetarianism and veganism. their heath. Individuals who prayed and Though milk has been promoted as a perfect meditated regularly got sick less frequently, food, commercial production of dairy and recovered faster and were generally milk is associated with significant violence healthier and happier than those who used and cruelty towards animals. Cows go preventative health or wellness principles through tremendous torture throughout without a spiritual practice. Spiritual health their very short life before they are sent to can help physical health to manifest. The the slaughter house. 100% of the cows and same way, physical health and nutrition can calves related to the milk industry are sent help spirituality to manifest.
to the slaughter house for meat. When you are poorly nourished, your Soy milk is a better alternative following emotions and mood worsen and your energy the Jain principle of non-violence. Instead and brain functioning are significantly of meat and dairy, vegetarians have known reduced. This in turn hinders your spiritual for years that foods rich in soy protein offer progress. A healthy body leads to a healthy a good alternative to any animal-based mind, and a healthy mind is essential for product. Unlike other beans, soy offers a spiritual progress. Nutrition and exercise "complete” protein profile, meaning they
contain all the amino acids essential to human nutrition, which must be supplied in
the diet. Did you know? The USDA now states that a daily diet
containing 25 grams of soy protein, also A healthy body is
low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may
reduce the risk of heart disease. essential for
People who eat more generous amounts of a healthy mind and fruits and vegetables as part of a healthful
diet are likely to have reduced risk of spiritual progress
chronic diseases, including stroke and cardiovascular diseases. Keeping USDA food groups in mind, the following food groups serve our vegetarian
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