Re: Vegetarianism
Posted by Armin on January 11, 2004 at 19:59:43: Previous Next
In Reply to: Vegetarianism posted by That Ball Guy on January 11, 2004 at 19:34:13:
: I was wondering if there were any other vegetarians on this board
Right here, friend! Firstly, congrats on the move! Being vegetarian will have no negative effect on hair growth, (or anything else for that matter). Of course, your general diet plays a role in hair (and general) health. Nutrient deficiencies come about by eating a limited range of foods and/or too much junk food. This applies to anyone, vegetarian or not. On the contrary, you may find that by being vegetarian, your hair is healthier overall.
All the best,
Armin
Re: Vegetarianism
Posted by Bob on January 11, 2004 at 20:11:49: Previous NextIn Reply to: Re: Vegetarianism posted by Armin on January 11, 2004 at 19:59:43:
: : I was wondering if there were any other vegetarians on this board
: Right here, friend! Firstly, congrats on the move! Being vegetarian will have no negative effect on hair growth, (or anything else for that matter). Of course, your general diet plays a role in hair (and general) health. Nutrient deficiencies come about by eating a limited range of foods and/or too much junk food. This applies to anyone, vegetarian or not. On the contrary, you may find that by being vegetarian, your hair is healthier overall.
: All the best,
: Armin
Another veggie here !!I have been veggie for many years and it has no negative effect on hair. I have an excellent food intake of foods - carb. protein, fats, fruits, veggies, etc.
You are on a healthy life style - I use soy milk instead of cow milk.
Bob
Re: Vegetarianism
Posted by That Ball Guy on January 11, 2004 at 20:14:23: Previous NextIn Reply to: Re: Vegetarianism posted by Bob on January 11, 2004 at 20:11:49:
Nice to know I'm not alone! Thanks guys.
Re: Vegetarianism
Posted by Jim Morrison on January 19, 2004 at 04:53:46: Previous NextIn Reply to: Re: Vegetarianism posted by Bob on January 11, 2004 at 20:11:49:
: : : I was wondering if there were any other vegetarians on this board
: : Right here, friend! Firstly, congrats on the move! Being vegetarian will have no negative effect on hair growth, (or anything else for that matter). Of course, your general diet plays a role in hair (and general) health. Nutrient deficiencies come about by eating a limited range of foods and/or too much junk food. This applies to anyone, vegetarian or not. On the contrary, you may find that by being vegetarian, your hair is healthier overall.
: : All the best,
: : Armin:
: Another veggie here !!: I have been veggie for many years and it has no negative effect on hair. I have an excellent food intake of foods - carb. protein, fats, fruits, veggies, etc.
: You are on a healthy life style - I use soy milk instead of cow milk.
: Bob
I used to belive that eating alot of animal protien had a negative effect on your hair and promoted hair loss, then I saw Ted Nugent's head of hair.
Go figure
Re: Vegetarianism
Posted by Cactus Jack on January 11, 2004 at 20:37:35: Previous Next
In Reply to: Vegetarianism posted by That Ball Guy on January 11, 2004 at 19:34:13:
a vegetarian diet (or even a vegan diet for that metter) can be one of the heathiest diets there are, that is if your carefull about getting all your viatamins and stuff you need
i'm a vegetarian myself or specifically im a Lacto-vegetarian, i don't eat any meat or eggs and really dont drink milk but i do eat cheese on ocasion, which actually ive been trying to cut back on
i would be completly vegan but for 2 things, 1 its so hard to find good food without meat in it on the road in the first place, let one without some kind of dairy and 2 im having a very hard time giving up cheese lol i CRAVE pizza
but to keep this on topic my hair is a LOT healthier now than it was when i ate meat still
Re: Vegetarianism
Posted by EdG on January 11, 2004 at 20:48:04: Previous Next
In Reply to: Vegetarianism posted by That Ball Guy on January 11, 2004 at 19:34:13:
I've been a vegetarian since 1987 and a long-hair since 1990. I don't think vegetarianism affects hair growth. Congratulations on your choices!
Ed
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Posted by Peter on January 11, 2004 at 22:29:01: Previous Next
In Reply to: Vegetarianism posted by That Ball Guy on January 11, 2004 at 19:34:13:
: I recently adopted the vegetarian diet (and mindset). I'm a lacto-ovum (meaning I still eat eggs and drink milk), but I was wondering if there were any other vegetarians on this board, and how it affected your hair growth (my guess is not much, but you never can be certain. . .)
:
: That "Ball" Guy
Re: Vegetarianism
Posted by ToddB on January 11, 2004 at 22:35:00: Previous Next
In Reply to: Vegetarianism posted by That Ball Guy on January 11, 2004 at 19:34:13:
I've been vegetarian for some 7 + years. Technically, I'm vegan, but I cheat on the dairy. Every now and then you just need a Blizzard :)
Anyway, I haven't noticed a problem with hair or nail growth. Keep in mind one can be a "potato chip and spagetti eating" vegetarian and be about as unhealthy as a carnivore. There are many good books that will serve as a guide.
Purchase beef-not and chicken-not (soy products) from www.dixiediner.com
They also carry nutlettes, which is the best soy breakfast cereal I've ever had. 1.5g fat, 15g carb, 25g PROTEIN.
I'd be happy to answer further questions.
ToddB
I'm a veggie too!
Posted by Peter on January 11, 2004 at 22:35:17: Previous Next
In Reply to: Vegetarianism posted by That Ball Guy on January 11, 2004 at 19:34:13:
I've been a vegatarian for two years. I guess you could classify me as a strict vegetarian, in that I'm close to being vegan. Almost from the start I've not taken in any eggs, milk, dairy, etc. I don't buy leather or any animal products/by products, but I do have a few from before (very few).
At first I wasn't getting enough protein, which I believe led to a slight hair loss (still not 100% sure about that though). But that was my fault for not reading up enough on being vegetarian. Other than that I've seen no difference in my hair, but I feel great, especially knowing that my cholesteral and blood pressure levels are in amazing shape.
For those who can't live without cheese, dairy, other stuff, you can find in large supermarkets and most health food stores soy "cheese", soy "milk" veggie ground round (soy substitute for ground beef), soy "yogurt" etc etc etc.
Re: Vegetarianism
Posted by Entish on January 12, 2004 at 05:25:05: Previous Next
In Reply to: Vegetarianism posted by That Ball Guy on January 11, 2004 at 19:34:13:
I'm a vegetarian, near-vegan. I became a veggie four or five months after I started growing my hair, and I managedto get about seven inches of growth in a year. That's one inch past the "average" I keep hearing, so I'm happy with it.
Re: Vegetarianism
Posted by JoNty on January 12, 2004 at 07:45:58: Previous Next
In Reply to: Vegetarianism posted by That Ball Guy on January 11, 2004 at 19:34:13:
I personally consider vegetarianism to be sort of self-hypocritical (did that make sense?).
The human brain is like it is because we ate so much meat. The thought of giving up meat just seems really weird to me, since it is in our nature to eat meat.
-
JoNty
Re: Hypocritical?
Posted by That Ball Guy on January 12, 2004 at 08:34:45: Previous NextIn Reply to: Re: Vegetarianism posted by JoNty on January 12, 2004 at 07:45:58:
:thought of giving up meat just seems really weird to me, since it is
:in our nature to eat meat.Actually, our mouths and digestive systems are designed the same as herbivores, not carnivores.
Re: Hypocritical?
Posted by Peter on January 12, 2004 at 10:09:25: Previous NextIn Reply to: Re: Hypocritical? posted by That Ball Guy on January 12, 2004 at 08:34:45:
: :thought of giving up meat just seems really weird to me, since it is
: :in our nature to eat meat.: Actually, our mouths and digestive systems are designed the same as herbivores, not carnivores.
To each his (or her) own. Becoming vegetarian seemed so natural and right to me, I'm surprised I hadn't done it sooner. I've never enjoyed meat or dairy products all my life, especially being force-fed those things as a child.
Some people are just more suited to vegetarainism than other. Some will never understand, and some just weren't meant to be. Nobody even tried to make me a vegetarian, but I always thought it was something I wanted to do. I knew several vegetarians, just the fact they were vegetarian was enough to make me want to be one too.
Re: Hypocritical?
Posted by Sorted on January 12, 2004 at 12:58:19: Previous NextIn Reply to: Re: Hypocritical? posted by That Ball Guy on January 12, 2004 at 08:34:45:
Whilst I can't really offer a scientific opinion. I think I dissagree with both you.
We appear to have teeth and digestive systems which are well designed to cope with both meat and vegetables, that kinda makes us onmivores (I think that's the word.)
If we were naturally herbivors we'd be able to digest grass in the way Rabits and Cows do. And if we were were stictly carnivorous we'd turn our noses up at salad in the same way cats do!
Oh, and we didn't get such big brains strictly by eating meat, it was by eating a high carbohydrate/protien diet. (Which just happened to be meat.) The same can be obtained by eating a vegetarian diet. (Though admittedly you need to know a little more about food science than early man.)
Still I've yet to notice any correllation between being stupid and being vegetarian. So each to his own eh?
Re: Hypocritical?
Posted by JoNty on January 12, 2004 at 15:02:19: Previous NextIn Reply to: Re: Hypocritical? posted by That Ball Guy on January 12, 2004 at 08:34:45:
"Actually, our mouths and digestive systems are designed the same as herbivores, not carnivores."
I mentioned nothing about the evolution of our mouthes or digestive systems.
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JoNty
Re: Hypocritical?
Posted by sorted on January 14, 2004 at 13:06:05: Previous NextIn Reply to: Re: Hypocritical? posted by JoNty on January 12, 2004 at 15:02:19:
: I mentioned nothing about the evolution of our mouthes or digestive systems.
No, but you said that humans are naturally carnivorous... Unless you don't subscribe to Darwins Theories, then your not naturally anything without evolution by circumstances.
Our mouths and digestive systems give clues to our historical feeding tendancies and to what we are currently "best designed" to eat...
That said giving this Off Topic Subject more thought... perhaps we haven't evolved carnivorous teeth, because of dexterity and use of tools... (Why tear meat with your teeth when you can cut it into bitesize chunks with a blade...) Our teeth probably have less to do with what we eat rather than how much we use them...
If we evolved from apes, then we probably were once vegetarian, but we certainly are not naturally veggie anymore, we have evolved through circumstance to eat meat as well.
Nature isn't what we were its what we are. And thanks to the evolution of a free-thinking independent mind, we can each eat what we want!
Re: Vegetarianism
Posted by Drewcifer on January 12, 2004 at 20:26:15: Previous NextIn Reply to: Re: Vegetarianism posted by JoNty on January 12, 2004 at 07:45:58:
Humans are actually by nature herbivores. We don't have the sharp extended canines that omnivores and carnivores have for holding on to prey and tearing tough muscle, but the shorter canines for tearing off leaves. The reason we eat meat now and find it appetizing (Well, some do anyway)is due to the Ice Age, when plant products became more scarce and cavemen had to learn to rely on hunting as a food source.
I'm not a complete vegetarian anymore, I was for about a year and a half, gave up for a bit, and now I'm just eating very little meat. I definatley felt healthier when I wasn't eating any meat at all though.
Re: Vegetarianism
Posted by Jacqueline on January 12, 2004 at 08:26:54: Previous Next
In Reply to: Vegetarianism posted by That Ball Guy on January 11, 2004 at 19:34:13:
Being vegetarian for the animals and reading that so many men are vegetarian is heartwarming!!!!! It's important to make sure you get enough B12, a sublingual pill that you place under your tongue and it disolves is one of the best ways; also fortified cereal has B12.
Since I am a single woman and have a soft spot for men with long hair, especially a man who is a vegetarian!; if you are single and available and interested in being in touch, I would love to hear from you.
Take good care!
: I recently adopted the vegetarian diet (and mindset). I'm a lacto-ovum (meaning I still eat eggs and drink milk), but I was wondering if there were any other vegetarians on this board, and how it affected your hair growth (my guess is not much, but you never can be certain. . .)
:
: That "Ball" Guy
Re: Vegetarianism
Posted by Cactus Jack on January 12, 2004 at 11:39:23: Previous NextIn Reply to: Re: Vegetarianism posted by Jacqueline on January 12, 2004 at 08:26:54:
: Since I am a single woman and have a soft spot for men with long hair, especially a man who is a vegetarian!; if you are single and available and interested in being in touch, I would love to hear from you.
hey i'm a single Longhaired vegetarian guy LOL
if ya wanna talk thats cool, do you have MSN messanger?
sorry if this is getting off-topic LOL
Re: Vegetarianism
Posted by srini on January 28, 2004 at 01:59:24: Previous NextIn Reply to: Re: Vegetarianism posted by Jacqueline on January 12, 2004 at 08:26:54:
i have taken great pains to learn my mom's cuisine. she's the best cook among seven siblings who grew up in bangalore. we grew up on delicious vegetarian food. i now can cook almost as well as her but is there a glut of cookbooks on this topic or would anyone be interested?: Being vegetarian for the animals and reading that so many men are vegetarian is heartwarming!!!!! It's important to make sure you get enough B12, a sublingual pill that you place under your tongue and it disolves is one of the best ways; also fortified cereal has B12.
: Since I am a single woman and have a soft spot for men with long hair, especially a man who is a vegetarian!; if you are single and available and interested in being in touch, I would love to hear from you.
: Take good care!
:
: : I recently adopted the vegetarian diet (and mindset). I'm a lacto-ovum (meaning I still eat eggs and drink milk), but I was wondering if there were any other vegetarians on this board, and how it affected your hair growth (my guess is not much, but you never can be certain. . .): :
: : That "Ball" Guy
Interesting vegetarian facts
Posted by Peter on January 12, 2004 at 10:19:00: Previous Next
In Reply to: Vegetarianism posted by That Ball Guy on January 11, 2004 at 19:34:13:
After reading many books and reports on vegetarianism, and of course being a vegetarian myself (near vegan like some other members here), I just wanted to make a few observations and comments:
1. Only about 1% of the (American) population is a true vegetarian. About 6% to 8% "claim" to be vegetarian but are in fact merely people who have reduced their consumption of meat (mostly red meat). This can be very frustrating when going to a restaurant and trying to explain to someone (a guest or server) that chicken and fish are NOT vegetarian. I usually come back with the line "since when do chicken and fish grow on trees?"
2. I many wrong, but it seems like significantly MORE then 1% of people on this hyperboard are true vegetarians, vegans or anything in between! Kind of neat, really...
3. I recall that when I became a vegetarian, my father (a big meat eater at the time) told me to "make sure I at least eat a bit of meat every once in a while." Tsk, whateva! Well, through absolutely NO coersion or prodding, my father, now two years later, has decided to be a vegetarian too!!! But he's a pesco-vegetarian, he still eats fish. But hey, that's great for him. I would have never though he'd get that far. If anything I thought my health-conscious mother would follow suit first.
So, just by being vegetarian, and not saying or doing anything else, others will become vegetarian. That's how I became one. In fact, I really don't make a big deal of it in real life, but since we're on the topic I decided to go on a bit about it.
Cheers! :)
Re: Interesting vegetarian facts
Posted by srini on January 28, 2004 at 01:42:55: Previous NextIn Reply to: Interesting vegetarian facts posted by Peter on January 12, 2004 at 10:19:00:
i have taken great pains to learn my mom's cuisine. she's the best cook among seven siblings who grew up in bangalore. we grew up on delicious vegetarian food. i now can cook almost as well as her but is there a glut of cookbooks on this topic or would anyone be interested?
Re: Interesting vegetarian facts
Posted by Jay Camble on February 10, 2004 at 13:53:49: Previous NextIn Reply to: Interesting vegetarian facts posted by Peter on January 12, 2004 at 10:19:00:
I like eggs!!!!!!!!
Re: Interesting vegetarian facts
Posted by MarioJay on February 10, 2004 at 14:00:38: Previous NextIn Reply to: Interesting vegetarian facts posted by Peter on January 12, 2004 at 10:19:00:
I like eggs
Not a veggie myself
Posted by Sorted on January 12, 2004 at 12:26:37: Previous Next
In Reply to: Vegetarianism posted by That Ball Guy on January 11, 2004 at 19:34:13:
I'm not a veggie myself, but my Cousin & her family is. I know that sounds kinda lame, but I'm closer to them any other family members besides my Mom & Brother.
The point? I always eat best when I'm staying with my Veggie Cousin!
Re: Not a veggie myself
Posted by Peter on January 12, 2004 at 18:10:32: Previous NextIn Reply to: Not a veggie myself posted by Sorted on January 12, 2004 at 12:26:37:
: I'm not a veggie myself, but my Cousin & her family is. I know that sounds kinda lame, but I'm closer to them any other family members besides my Mom & Brother.
: The point? I always eat best when I'm staying with my Veggie Cousin!
Hey, that's ok! You might have found that vegetarian food can taste REALLY good. It's not just tofu! Far from it. Quite often when I go somewhere and get the vegetarian meal, everyone else looks at mine and wishes they had it.
The nice thing is that when you go to your cousin's you can eat everything they do, in theory anyways (but of course they couldn't eat everything you do). I'm sure you enjoy the food they prepare, and it's most likely healthy as well as great tasting.
I get a real kick out of making something vegetarian or vegan and serving it to others. I don't tell them it's vegetarian until they've finished it and (usually) complimentented me on how good it was. Sometimes I use food that resembles real meat and/or dairy in look and taste. Sometimes I don't. In any case, once I tell them what it was they usually can't believe it, especially if it was made with the infamous tofu! I get all kinds of reactions, and most people can't believe it.
Re: Vegetarianism
Posted by nWoSlapnut on January 18, 2004 at 19:12:35: Previous Next
In Reply to: Vegetarianism posted by That Ball Guy on January 11, 2004 at 19:34:13:
I consider myself to be a borderline vegetarian of sorts. Like you, I eat eggs and consume milk products, but I differ from 'true' vegetarians in the sense that I do not have total autonomy over my diet. The only animal flesh I ever consume is chicken, and its not often that I include chicken in my diet. Anyway, I have not noticed any changes in my hair growth due to my diet.
Re: Vegetarianism
Posted by oDDLotS on January 23, 2004 at 15:32:25: Previous Next
In Reply to: Vegetarianism posted by That Ball Guy on January 11, 2004 at 19:34:13:
I've been ovo-lacto for about three years, and I haven't noticed any real problems with hair growth. My hair has been thinning, but that's just in the cards for me, it seems.
Actually, in the years that I've been vegetarian, my hair has looked much fuller and shinier, but I attribute that to the amount and type of product that I now use.
As for health, it's very possible to be unhealthy and still be vegetarian: I gained 30-40 pounds when I first became vegetarian. But, being a vegetarian also made it easier to lose all that weight plus some!
The only reason I'm not vegan, is that I workout, and whey protien is much easier to find (and slightly more effective) than soy protien for post-workout nutrition. Eating eggs and milk also makes it easier to keep enough nutrients in my body to keep my hair and skin looking good.
yes
Posted by dave on February 13, 2004 at 11:11:09: Previous Next
In Reply to: Vegetarianism posted by That on January:
really?
BlackJack
Posted by online blackjack on February 21, 2004 at 18:33:32: Previous Next
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wazzzuppp