Siddhachalam NJ 1993 06 Acharya Sushil Kumarji

Author(s): Siddhachalam NJ
Publisher: USA International Mahavir Jain Mission Siddhachalam

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WHY BECOME VEGETARIAN
A SCIENTIFIC OVERVIEW
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by:
Dr. NARENDRA PARSON CALIFORNIA
Are human beings designed to eat meat? Can we truly handle a meat-based diet? Living in a natural environment as they do, the animal kingdom usually adopts a diet which is inherently compatible with its physiology and anatomical body structure. We can look at the foods consumed by vertebrate animals - namely those with backbones that live on land, to get a fair comparison to our own diets. These vertebrate are divided into four main categories, as follows: Carnivorous (meat eating), Omnivorous (meat eating with some plants), Herbivorous (consuming only grass, leaves, etc.), and Frugivorous (consuming only fruits and grains).
CARNIVOROUS:
Wolves, lions, dogs, cats and other carnivorous animals all possess similar characteristics: their intestinal tract is relatively short and their digestive systems simple. Their bowels are approximately 3 times the length of their bodies - an essential feature to ensure that the meat they eat can be eliminated rapidly before it decays and forms toxins in the body. Therefore, meat never remains in the body for any significant period of time. Hydrochloric acid is also secreted in concentrated amounts to aid the stomach in digesting the touch muscle fiber and tendinous tissue present in their diets. It is also known that carnivores can handle a virtually unlimited amount of fat and cholesterol, yet they rarely develop heart or arterial diseases. Even when dogs, lions or other carnivorous animals consume approximately one hundred times the comparable value of fat in our human diets, their cardio-vascular systems remain unaffected. You may also have noticed that carnivorous animals work at night. Another interesting feature is that their temperature-regulating mechanisms are separate body functions: For example,
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Guruji with Dr. Narendra Parson at the Mahavir Jayanti Celebrations on April 24, 1993 in Santa Maria, CA.
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Dr. Suresh Lodha and Dr. Narendra Parson at the Mahavir Jayanti Celebrations in California on April 24, 1993 in Santa Maria
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