Ayurvedic view of vegetarianism

Although many associate the Indian culture with being vegetarian, Ayurveda itself is not vegetarian as a whole. It does promote being vegetarian, however.

Ayurveda is first and foremost a method of healing. If your health will benefit from eating meat, then meat is what Ayurveda will prescribe within your doshic diet. However, vegetarianism is promoted for ease of digestion. There are a few moral concerns, but again, Ayurveda is a science, and doesn’t typically deal with the morality of vegetarianism. Morals are recognised and taken into account, but are not the leading force behind the recommendation.

Ayurveda does, however, encourage the awareness of our effects on the environment. Vegetarianism is definitely the more sustainable route to take. It is said that, if everyone in this world was vegetarian, no one would go hungry. Most of all grain crops grown here in the USA, will go to being animal feed, instead of feeding our hungry people!

Did you know that vegetarianism increases your health by decreasing your risk of cancer, and heart disease?

I do miss eating meat. But with all the obvious health benefits, I’ll put in my vote for vegetarianism.

 I’d love to hear your reasons for being veggie!

 

Originally posted 2008-04-01 00:06:35. Republished by Old Post Promoter