Does it profit me anything to become heavier if I'm perfectly fine at the moment? I am 5'11, 140-45 approximate. I practice Muay Thai, run, weight lift and do calisthenics. My diet is mostly vegetables since it's Lent, however before I was doing the same. I feel greatly healthy, more than 99% of people, I would imagine, with 0 artificial resources or lab created drugs to influence my body, very rare among people my age. I eat two meals a day, it would cut into my budget to eat more, but I am wondering if it is worth it. Instead of 2 sweet potatoes I could eat 5, for example. I am not a fan of meat products as I don't see any benefit.
I recall reading in Fr. Haydock's famous Catholic commentary on the Sacred Scriptures, that Almighty God gave a dispensation for humanity to consume meat, after the flood. Apparently due to the plants having been submerged underneath the water for so long, it permanently changed their chemistry, causing them to have much less nutrition than before.
B12, vitamin D, vitamin A and iron are nutrients that are very difficult to get from plant foods, in the bioavailable form. I can see that you know from experience how many plants one must eat to be full. With animal products, much less is required to be satisfied. With that said, for a mysterious reason, some people do quite well being vegan.
As for running, hopefully it is sprinting and not long distance! Long distance running is quite taxing on the adrenals, long-term. The healthiest exercise is to do short periods of strong exertion, with short periods of rest in between. Long walks are also very healthy, it is a great way to lower cortisol. It has been shown to be one of the most effective ways of reducing belly fat; not that it should be done for vain purposes, but I say so to demonstrate that it truly is exercise, albeit a gentle form of it. Some people use it to cure their insomnia and depression, even.
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