What can I do to identify whether my body will be able to co Posted: 03-19-06 12:54pm
I have been a healthy, happy vegetarian
for over three and a half years. I've
never had any trouble maintaining my
healthy diet or with cravings. In fact,
over time, I became repulsed by meat. Yet
recently, I've very suddenly become
plagued by strong, persistent cravings for
meat, especially poultry. I've also
noticed that my circulation has been
poorer over the past two or three years,
though i'm not sure whether that's related
at all to being a vegetarian. Also, I
sometimes have dizzy spells and my energy
level isn't usually very high.
Occasionally, my heart acts funny, which
is diffucult to explain - it beats very
very hard but not fast, and without any
particular activity or stressor. Again, I
have no clue if this is related to my
diet.
I believe very strongly in the vegetarian
lifestyle, but i'm afraid that as I become
an adult, maybe my body is trying to tell
me something. I also travel extensively
and will be studying abroad in South
America this summer, which obviously makes
it exponentially more difficult to eat
vegetarian.
What should I do to find out whether my
body will be able to continue a vegetarian
diet?
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Nutrition Answer A670 Posted: 04-06-06 07:51am
There is nothing wrong with being a
vegetarian if your vegetarian diet
contains all the necessary nutrients
(fats, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins
and minerals) in proper quantities and
proportions. These symptoms seem more like
a somatoform disorder than lack of
nutrients. You can go to your doctor for
standard blood/urine analyses, to measure
your blood pressure, and you can also
request an ECG. These procedures can help
diagnose organic disorders and help
identify if the symptoms originate in the
body or in the mind.
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