Comments on: The Meatless Homestead: Making the Move to Vegetarianism

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:48:10 +0000

In reply to Maria.

Maria, please educate yourself on phytonutrients and insulin. The internet is too full of ideas that run counter to the clickbait you saw on Facebook to let yourself fall into that rabbit hole.

Here’s a simple result from looking at the old google, courtesy of an actual nutritionist and Assistant Professor of Public Health Nutrition at Oklahoma State University.
https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2021/01/13/anti-nutrients_arent_as_bad_as_they_sound_656323.html

Here’s a gov study on insulin, and I think looking into the effects of high-glycemic (potatoes, cereals, breads, pasta) vs low-glycemic carbs (berries, fruits, lentils, barley) might reverse your previous understanding.
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00874341

In lieu of a second fermentation gut, you could consume fermented vegetables and products like kimchi, sauerkraut, kombucha, sourdough, etc… though I think you should be aware that animals have a fermentation gut or eat their feces to get Vitamin B-12 (a bacteria), not due to fatty acids. Fermented foods are wonderful for your health, and for your insulin since you seem concerned about that.

Always educate yourself before providing an opinion as fact.

By: Tony Okrongly

Tony Okrongly — Fri, 29 May 2020 17:39:00 +0000

I’m no longer vegetarian. It turns out I had deeper issues with food. Thanks for your comments. We all come at food differently and often, I think come at food differently at different times in our own lives. The vegetarianism was interesting, but ultimately not the solution for me.

By: Maria

Maria — Fri, 29 May 2020 15:28:06 +0000

In reply to ANTHONY OKRONGLY.

This sounds great, but low cholesterol is actually associated with higher mortality.
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/1101/p1859.html

By: Maria

Maria — Fri, 29 May 2020 15:25:51 +0000

A vegetarian lifestyle sounds great, but since plants are filled with anti-nutrients ( to defend themselves) I don’t think it should be all what humans eat. Plus, mammals who don’t have a separate stomach to ferment the vegetables and transform it into fatty acids end up eating their own poop, see chimps. And finally, insulin is the fat storing hormone, it gets spiked the most by grains, fruits and vegetables. Now if I would like to get fat, all I would have to do is add a few slices of bread to my day or add a few fruits as a dessert.

You can learn more about plant antinutrients on here :
https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/plant-resistance-against-herbivory-96675700/

Also, I recommend you to do some reading on how insulin works. I’m saying this from a place of empathy, I’ve tried several diets myself.

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 20:47:46 +0000

Very inspirational article! Thank you for sharing your story

By: ANTHONY OKRONGLY

ANTHONY OKRONGLY — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 14:55:12 +0000

After 4 months of eating meat free I lost 30 lbs, dropped my total cholesterol by 15% and my bad cholesterol by 20%. I feel lighter in my gut, don’t have diarrhea, constipation, cramps or heartburn or acid reflux. I added exercise and can now jog 5 miles without losing my breath. That’s a big difference for someone who is 49 years old. (Anthony Okrongly – the author)

By: thomas

thomas — Tue, 22 May 2018 20:09:50 +0000

Great article Anthony, thanks! We’ve been “vegan+” (WFPB) for about a year now. It can be a struggle at times when non-vegans come to visit, but largely it works out good. No one has ever starved at our table ;)’ Thanks!