Every vegan is familiar with the quizzical questionings of non-vegan friends and family members regarding their unique diet plan;

Where do you get your proteins from?

You will be drained out of your proteins without meat!

You are doing no good by giving yourself a protein-less diet!

And so on and so forth…

But the grain of truth is you can button up all these phony remarks by telling them that you are consuming as much as protein with your vegan meal plan as they do with their meals full of meat, poultry, fish and eggs.

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Given how sensitive your eyes are, they are quite vulnerable to developing eye conditions which could risk harming your eyesight permanently. This might include weakened eyesight, or even conditions such as cataracts, dry eyes and glaucoma.

To ensure the health of your eyes you will have to follow a strict diet enriched with the necessary vitamins and nutrients that contain antioxidants like lutein, zinc and omega-3 fatty acids.

The diet should exclude unhealthy and processed foods especially those that are high in sugar. They only serve to neutralize the effects of your healthy food intake.

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An unbalanced diet can expose you to many health risks which include chronic conditions like heart disease and diabetes. Even life-threatening diseases like cancer become a possibility in your future if you do not sustain a healthy diet.

It has already been scientifically proven that your food intake influences cancer development significantly. It has also been confirmed that there are certain foods available which contain the resistance characteristics to halt the growth of cancer cells.

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Sugar cravings or “Sweet Tooth” is an extremely common attribute that most people are guilty of possessing. In fact, most of us also consume a lot of processed sugar without even realizing it, further increasing the risk of diabetes and heart diseases with time.

This has been affirmed by Sherry Pagoto who said;

“Like any addiction, sugar addiction can be overcome. Unlike a drug addiction, you don’t have to give sugar up entirely…. even if your diet has not changed in 20 years, you are undoubtedly eating more sugar.” (more…)

Veganism is a food movement that is receiving considerable popularity as of late, especially now that more and more people have begun cutting back on consumption of commercial animal products.

And for a vegan, that includes excluding eggs and dairy intake from their diet in addition to all animal meat. The reason for this diet’s growth in popularity is because of the health benefits it offers, as noted by the American Dietetic Association who stated in 2009 that:

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Exercise is critical in helping you burn excess calories and maintain a fit physique. But you need to exert a lot of strength and energy through your body to get you through a regular workout routine.

You may not realize this, but your muscles keep utilizing their glycogen stores to provide you with the necessary drive to continue with your exercise. This results in the loss of considerable protein from your muscles.

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Yes, you read that right. There really are foods that can actually help you sleep better.

Getting a good night’s sleep is not just so you can get a well-deserved relaxing shut eye. It is something that is required to stabilize both your mental and physical health and the quality of your waking life.

Sleep can do so by reducing any chance of you contracting certain chronic illnesses and enabling your nervous and digestive system to function properly. A study has revealed that those who do not get proper sleep on a regular basis are most likely to suffer from health diseases.

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