The Vegan Lifestyle

Great material possessions and lofty positions in life are worthless without good health. Therefore, the primary and most important thing in life is good health.

Good health is not an elusive thing. God created us perfect, and in the best of health. When sin entered into the world, curses, plagues, and diseases followed resulting to death as a consequence.

To be healthy, we need to follow some basic principles or rules when eating. These principles when followed can bring us true happiness and joy. And here they are.

1. Eat your meals with regularity. Do not eat your meals early or late. The human body has a biological clock, and the stomach is upset when meals   are  eaten irregularly.
2. Eat moderately, and eat only what is needed by the body. Do not overeat. Eat only to satisfy your hunger.
3. Take small bites. This will tend to eat less.
4. Relax while eating your meals. Do not rush your meals. Do not eat when you are in a hurry, anxious, tired or angry.
5. Chew your food well and thoroughly. Doing this will produce more saliva for digestion.
6. Do not eat various food at one meal. Three to four variety is the most. Too much variety confuses the digestive system, and results to indigestion.
7. Avoid meal mixtures that are complicated. Keep your meal simple.
8. Avoid additives and enhancers such as vinegar, sugar, monosodium glutamate and spices.
9. Vary your diet from meal to meal.
10. The food should be palatable so as to be eaten with relish.
11. Do not eat food or drink water or juices that are prepared in aluminum containers. It causes Alzheimer’s and other hundreds of ailments and diseases.
12. Drink water between meals only, and not during meals. Only fresh fruit and vegetable juices can be taken during meals.
13. Eat your fruits at one meal, and the vegetables at another meal. But acid fruit such as citrus can be eaten with either.
14. Eat more green leafy vegetables. They supply more vitamins and minerals, and more fiber too.
15. Choose food that are rich in vitamins and minerals. Most important, choose those that have more antioxidants, and those that can greatly boost the immune system.
16. Eat like a king at breakfast, like a queen at lunch, and like a pauper at  dinner. You can skip dinner or lunch, but never the breakfast.
17. Eat three square meals a day only. There should be no eating in between meals.
18. Be happy when you eat your meals. Be thankful to the Lord for the food you eat. Happy mood helps digestion greatly.