Vegetarianism causing headaches???

or more specifically, I am a CHEESE-etarian!!! :p

I am feeling much better today, I got nine hours of straight sleep! The kids didn't have school this morning, so I didn't roll out of bed until 7:30. I think that is the latest I have slept in since before Logan was born!!! That is sad, isn't it? :p

Thank you so much for everything, you guys. You are da' bomb!!!

Missy
 
Missy, have you considered that your headaches might be due to other causes? For example, if you are going heavier on the weights or doing a lot of high-impact cardio. I know I get a lot of headaches when I am doing a lot of step (and yet... I can't help myself, hehe). You might also think about replacing your sneakers, since they lose their ability to absorb shock relatively quickly.

I hope you feel better soon!

Marie
 
>"Pescetarians eat a vegetarian diet but also consume fish.

Quite a few people 'misread' the "BUT ALSO" (which means a vegetarian diet PLUS fish, not a vegetarian diet THAT INCLUDES fish), thinking that this makes fish vegetarian. (Just one of my pet peeves. I've heard the term "pesco-vegetarian". There's also "pollo-vegetarian" --a term the same dude who invented "pesco-vegetarian" made up to describe people who eat a veggie diet PLUS chicken, but which has also been corrupted by some who take it to mean that chicken is veggie. But that would mean that one could also be a "porci-vegetarian" "bovi-vegetarain" or "anthropo-vegetarian"---watch out for invitations to "have you over for dinner" from the latter!}( )
 
>>"Pescetarians eat a vegetarian diet but also consume fish.
>
>Quite a few people 'misread' the "BUT ALSO" (which means a
>vegetarian diet PLUS fish, not a vegetarian diet THAT INCLUDES
>fish), thinking that this makes fish vegetarian. (Just one of
>my pet peeves. I've heard the term "pesco-vegetarian".
>There's also "pollo-vegetarian" --a term the same dude who
>invented "pesco-vegetarian" made up to describe people who eat
>a veggie diet PLUS chicken, but which has also been corrupted
>by some who take it to mean that chicken is veggie. But that
>would mean that one could also be a "porci-vegetarian"
>"bovi-vegetarain" or "anthropo-vegetarian"---watch out for
>invitations to "have you over for dinner" from the latter!}(
>)

So I guess "Vegans" are the only "real vegetarians"? :D
 
>So I guess "Vegans" are the only "real vegetarians"? :D

In a sense, I suppose so. Though traditional definitions (not including those ones that have come up with some people in just the last 20 years or so) include dairy products (lacto-vegetarian--though if you think about it, most cheeses aren't really even veggie, as they are processed with rennet, which makes them solidify, and which comes from the stomach lining of a calf, unless you get cheese with vegetable rennet) and eggs (ovo-vegetarians, if you eat both, you're a "lacto-ovo-vegetarian").

Actually, I don't really like labels, but if they're used, they should be used correctly.

FYI: the man who invented the term "vegan" (taking the extreme ends of the word "vegetarian") died recently at the age of 95.
 
>FYI: the man who invented the term "vegan" (taking the extreme
>ends of the word "vegetarian") died recently at the age of 95.

Kathryn,
I've just finished "The China Study" and "The Food Revolution" not to mention "Fast Food Nation"......ok....who is it??? I am feeling like I should know, but I don't remember the name being mentioned unless I totally bypassed it. Help!

Robin:9

PS. Awesome books. A must read for everyone....I do wish I could convince my meat and milk loving DH to read, but it will probably happen when h--l freezes over. Ah...such is life. By the way, turkey for him on Christmas.....other adventurous wonderful meals for me;-) ....I have at least 5 courses planned....lol....
 
Awesome books. A must read for everyone....I do wish I
>could convince my meat and milk loving DH to read, but it will
>probably happen when h--l freezes over. Ah...such is life.

Sometimes, it's easier to get people (DH!) to watch a DVD than to read a book. A good overview of a plant-based diet (including some graphic footage of how farmed animals are treated--contrasted with how they live out their lives at the Farm Sanctuary) is the DVD "Eating," which you can get here: http://www.ravediet.com/

The book 'the rave diet" has basically the same info as the DVD, so it's not really worth buying if you get the DVD.

The man who coined the term "vegan" in 1944 was Donald Watson, who lived in Keswick, England. (There's an article about him in the latest VegNews, which is also the Fitness issue (a great magazine! Something very positive, that, if left around the house, might inspire others to read it! hint, hint!)
 
kathryn -
Thank you very much for explaining the definitions of all those various "vegetarians." It's one of my pet peeves too. I used to consider myself an ovo-lacto vegetarian... never felt quite comfortable with the term, since eggs are obviously animals (or could be), and milk sure doesn't grow on trees. Now I occasionally eat fish and so don't even think of myself as a vegetarian. However, in public I still call myself one, or I may get stuck with a serving of beef on my plate!
 
I occasionally eat fish and so don't even think of myself
>as a vegetarian. However, in public I still call myself one,
>or I may get stuck with a serving of beef on my plate!


:-( But this promotes the wrong image of vegetarians as fish eaters! Could you say "do you have anything vegetarian, OR with fish" or something similar, to show that there is a difference?
 
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