Vegetarian and vegan diets are healthy ways of eating, and they have been linked to numerous health benefits as well as a lower risk of excess weight, heart disease, and some types of cancer.
That being said there are a few nutrients that are hard if not impossible to get sufficient amounts of from plant based foods, making it important to be aware of them and supplement your diet with them to maintain optimal health and physical performance.
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Going Vegan means that you don’t eat or use any products coming from an animal. Vegetarian doesn’t eat meat but can still eat dairy and use products such as leather if they choose to, and is not a strict as the nothing that comes from anything with a face as a vegan diet. Then you have flexitarian which is primarily plant based, but still eats and uses animal products; basically there are many styles of diet.
The vegan movement is gaining ground, and the number of self described vegans has increased by 350% in the UK alone; this change stems from various reasons such as concerns about animal welfare, religious reasons, concerns over hormones pumped into animals, and just in general wanting a healthier diet.
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Rapamycin is an FDA approved drug that was originally used an immunosuppressant often in the prevention of transplant rejection, but recently the drug has become one of the most promising anti-aging and longevity research drugs.
UT Health San Antonio research suggests that rapamycin may be able to slow the rate of brain related blood flow decreases and brain vascular deterioration. The brain uses a lot of energy but to function the brain also needs glucose and oxygen, with age blood flow reduces and so does brain performance. This study suggests that this decline may be slowed or even stopped with rapamycin, and offers the potential of reducing the rate of aging as well as the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Unfortunately most Americans get more than 50% of their daily calories from ultra processed foods, measures of heart health decreases as ultra processed food consumption continues to rise, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2019; and along with it so does the rate of obesity follow the increase.
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