I’m sure you’ve heard the expression, “You are what you eat.”  But, how often have you stopped to think about what it really means? Do you take this saying into consideration when making your food choices?

Now, let’s not take it completely literal but in some ways we truly do become what we eat.  Have you ever seen an example of your blood plasma after eating a fast food hamburger? What was previously a clear liquid becomes cloudy with the fat and cholesterol that’s absorbed from eating a high-fat hamburger.

Since we mentioned that we are what we eat, the same holds true for the opposite.  We also become what we don’t eat. When we switch from eating meat to a vegetarian-based diet, we become less fat, and  less prone to many types of cancers or other illnesses. Our cholesterol levels improve and our entire body structure changes.  When we’re leaner and eating fewer animal products, then many other health and fitness issues are reduced.  The incidence of Type II diabetes is reduced, and blood pressure falls into normal ranges.  This all results in less medications taken because we are healthier.

If you have a family history of high cholesterol or high blood pressure, then it’s particularly incumbent on you to revise your eating habits.  Making the choice towards a more vegetarian diet has been shown statistically to reduce the incidence of  the diseases of industrialized countries. Vegetarians are statistically healthier than omnivorous persons; they’re leaner and live longer.

Isn’t it time to think about what you want to be and to eat accordingly? Do you want to be sluggish and fat? Do you want the risk that goes with eating animal products, with their high fat content? Or do you want to look like and be what vegetarians are? Leaner and fitter with a longer anticipated lifespan. It’s never too late to change what you’re doing and increase your chances for a longer, fitter life.