vegetarian hair

[EllePixie]

Slightly OT Question: Can soy beans be genetically altered? Just wondering because I normally just eat edamame on flights and when I can't eat meat or a protein shake.

 

[SweetSpirit86]

Yes.

http://www.ecosalon.com/soy-powerfu...lly-modified-soybeans-on-unwilling-consumers/

 

[EllePixie]

Yes.

http://www.ecosalon.com/soy-powerfu...lly-modified-soybeans-on-unwilling-consumers/

Sheesh! Thanks for the link, very helpful!

 

[Rocky91]

I have protein with every meal; breakfast, lunch and dinner.

It's very important to build every meal from protein, carbs and fats.

If I make a tomato sauce, I'll add some lentils. Or I'll mix in some beans with rice or have some chopped nuts on my salad. I'll have an omelet for lunch or just pour a cracked egg onto my pasta and mix it in after I have strained the pasta. It will "cook" with the hot pasta.

If I feel that a meal is too one-sided, so to speak, I'll pour a big glass of full fat milk and drink it.

Make your carbs healthy carbs and your fats healthy fats too. It's all in the synergy of healthy foods...together they create a healthy body.

this is a great answer. i do something pretty similar to the above.

 

[southerncitygirl]

Woww I wonder if that Soy is breaking me out.. I can't stop my skin problems for anything and I have tried EVErything.. until now my aesthician is telling me to look into food allergies or something internal that may keep causing the breakouts... but I am a full vegetarian... I'm not a vegan... I will eat cheese if presented to me or mac n cheese and so forth but as far as milk... I barely use it for anything and when I do it is only soy milk... I eat alot of vegge burgers though !!! but I eat NO meat... whatsoever.. only seafood.. and my skin looks horrible.. I use to have very clear skin but ever since about 1 yr and a half ago its been on its own lifespan.. and I'm 25 so it isnt adolescents... JUST recently it has cleared up a bit but I think that is due to my regular visits to the aesthican... @southerncitygirl any suggestions?? or is that not ur expertise?? go to the skin forum??? okay nvm... lol

soy floods the body with estrogen, a 8oz glass of soymilk throws the thyroid off for several days, asian people do not eat alot of soy they mix it with things and eat it mostly sporuted/fermented.its also mucous forming and acidic. its believed that its been so tampered with that now even the organic kind is now gmo! there's veggie/vegan cooked food thread and a raw vegan recipes thread in the natural living section.
instead of soymilk or soy do:
so delicious coconut milk
hemp milk
hazelnut milk
rice milk
almond milk
tempeh, seitan are alternatives to tofu if you can't find the sprouted kind
make your own veggies burgers and freeze them


there are tons of ways to get protein and meat/soy are not the only way. you should consider doing some sort of detox as well.

 

[SayNo2HairCrack]

Detox?? Do you have any to recommend?? Sorry that I am switching the focus guys.. but my skin is outta control..

 

[january noir]

i eat a lot of greek yogurt for my protein. it's got more protein than regular yogurt because it has been strained

I began eating a lot of the greek yogurt and I couldn't understand why I was blowing up since I was exercising and cutting back on calories.
I had avoided dairy for most of my life and one day decided to start eating this greek yogurt because I heard so much about it. That was not a good decision.

You may be OK, as some people are, but dairy overall hasn't been kind to me.

 

[Nasdaq_Diva]

Detox?? Do you have any to recommend?? Sorry that I am switching the focus guys.. but my skin is outta control..

Head to Natural Living side of the forums.

 

[southerncitygirl]

Detox?? Do you have any to recommend?? Sorry that I am switching the focus guys.. but my skin is outta control..

going to pm you

 

[Ms Lala]

I primarily eat a vegetarian diet ( I am not vegetarian) and it is not causing me any problems. I get protein from mostly natural sources, I only eat veggie meat substitutes on occasion because they are full of junk. I get protein from eggs, bean , nuts, cottage cheese, kefir, tofu, tempeh. When I am lifting weights I add protein shakes made. I try to avoid soy that is not fermented. I also eat fish about 2x per week. I have eat chicken on rare occasion when I stayed at someone's home and there was really nothing else to eat but I can count that on one hand so I don't really consider it part of my diet because I don't care for it. Make sure that you are taking your vitamins. Iron deficiency can affect hair growth and taking my vitamins makes a big difference in my hair growth. I take regular multi and add a b-12 or iron supplement sometimes.

I agree w/trying to avoid GMO soy. Here's a general guide to avoiding GMO foods.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2345138/Greenpeace-shoppers-guide-to-GMOFree-Food

 

[aa9746]

Subscribing

 

[gn1g]

i keep struggling with this. I washed my hair last night an as I was gently wring the water out I could hear my hair breaking. I took me a while to figure out - this is why! no red meat - errrgh. I eat lots of fruits and fresh veggies.

 

[gn1g]

Ok. I read that you are not a strict vegetarian, you just don't eat pork and beef. You are what my book describes as a semivegetarian - eats some but not all groups of animal-derived products such as meat, poultry,fish seafood, eggs, milk and milk products. Also as long as you eat egg whites and drink milk you are not protein deficient. egg whites and proteins are what are described as complete proteins - proteins containing all of the essential amino acids in the right proportion relative to need. The quality of food protein is judged by the proportions of essential amino acids that it contains relative to our needs. Animal and soy proteins are the highest in quality.

Egg whites are also used as the reference protein - egg-white protein, the standard to which other proteins are compared to determine protein quality.

Some other foods that have protein that are not meat based products:

- calcium-fortified breakfast cereal
- Cows milk or yogurt or fortified soymilk
-cheese
-tempeh or calcium-set tofu
-almonds
-soynuts
-almond butter or seasme tahini
-cooked soybeans
-bok choy
-broccoli
-collards
-Chinese cabbage
-kale
-mustard greens
-okra
-fortified tomato juice
-fortiefied fruit juice
-figs

Some information on soy



Just in case some of you do not know what amino acids are.

Amino Acids- building blocks of protein; each is a compound with an amine group at one ed (NH2) and an acid group at the other (COOH), and a distinctive side chain

Some websites

Personal Nutrion by Boyle (book where all this info came from)
www.cengage.com/nutrition/boyle/personalnutrition7e

www.healthfinder.gov

www.eatright.org

www.fda.gov

The Vegetarian Resource Group
www.vrg.org

U.S. Soy Foods Directory
www.soyfoods.com

United Soybean Board
www.soyconnection.com

Hope this Helps. BTW this all comes from my book called Personal Nutrition 7th Edition by Boyle

I eat most all of the foods you all suggest but not regularly. What do you think of taking an Amino Acid supplement?

 

[southerncitygirl]

moringa and hemp are far superior to meat or soy as a protein source and have a better amino acid profile. i prefer soy over meat because meat is harder on the digestive system but soy creates extra estrogen in the body so use it sparingly. soy even in its organic form is likely to be gmo due to the evil doings of monsanto. if you eat soy try to eat it in a sprouted or fermented form. if you eat fish or poultry you are not a vegetarian. i have been veggie for over a yr and my hair is doing just fine....i rarely eat soy or eggs and don't eat beans alot either. when i cook i do mostly vegan, raw vegan, or gluten-free.keep up your healthy fat intake as well..


bumping this thread up

 

[DaiseeDay]

It could be iron instead of protein or both. Maybe try iron tablets (which are a pain to take), but you could also up your potato,bean,and spinach intake. Make sure you're eating lots of leafy greens. Green monster smoothies are good for getting them in, and you can add protein to them. Hemp shakes are good too.

Make sure you're eating enough. When I first went vegetarian I wasn't making up for the missing food and I was severely anemic - I had dark circles and my hair was weak.

Since you eat fish and chicken make sure you eat good amounts of it and prepare it in a healthy way.

i keep struggling with this. I washed my hair last night an as I was gently wring the water out I could hear my hair breaking. I took me a while to figure out - this is why! no red meat - errrgh. I eat lots of fruits and fresh veggies.

Are you sure it's dietary? I don't think just cutting out red meat should cause much change unless it was a big part of your diet before. Are you taking a multi-vitamin? Getting enough sun/vitamin D? Do you workout?

 

[Glamourstruckk]

I am also unsure if this is a protein issue. I am a Pescetarian though I eat fish rarely. I randomly tracked my protein intake one day and it was far above what I need. I don't take any supplements or anything.

 

[Tiye]

Sigh at the anti-soy info - how many of those people who come up with that misinfo actually ever eat any soy products? My family and I do eat soy - and have done so for decades. My parents are senior soy eaters, and both are in exceptionally good health for their ages. But ... if you choose to believe the anti-soy hype, then that's fine. Just pick another bean for your protein source. There are dozens to choose from - unfamiliar with them? Use google. Or simply stop by the dry bean selection at any grocery store. They're nutritious, easy to cook, and best of all ... easy on the pocket book. And from the hair board perspective - my vegetarian hair and nails are in great condition.

 

[cbanks67]

I'm vegan. I take supplements like raw meal and the regular vitamin Bs as well as Vit. C, hemp oil, a multi and other health aids. My hair actually is longer than it has ever been in my adult life. I eat alot though and rarely eat out. So, I think my hair likes my diet change. I hope to add more raw dishes. Also, I don't use hair products with animal products in it so i end up making a lot myself and keeping my regimen simple. Its possible to have great hair and no meat in the diet. I think its more of a mental thing.

 

[DaiseeDay]

Sigh at the anti-soy info - how many of those people who come up with that misinfo actually ever eat any soy products? My family and I do eat soy - and have done so for decades. My parents are senior soy eaters, and both are in exceptionally good health for their ages. But ... if you choose to believe the anti-soy hype, then that's fine. Just pick another bean for your protein source. There are dozens to choose from - unfamiliar with them? Use google. Or simply stop by the dry bean selection at any grocery store. They're nutritious, easy to cook, and best of all ... easy on the pocket book. And from the hair board perspective - my vegetarian hair and nails are in great condition.

Tiye See lol I love my faux meat products, I haven't had any adverse side-effects personally either, but all of that anti-soy stuff did scare me, so I cut back.