Nutritionist Response to Ignorant MD About Veg Diet
Nutritionist responds to email from a doctor to vegetarian patient - guide for those with doctors ignorant about vegetarian diet & nutrition
Nutritionist Lori Zito’s article, Dear Ego of Dr. Ignorant, responds point by point to an actual email written by a doctor to his patient who has gone vegetarian. Apart from her understandable angry sarcasm (the doctor is astonishingly arrogant in his ignorance), Lori’s responses are a handy guide for those whose doctors also express unbelievable ignorance about vegetarian diet, or nutrition in general.
When my pregnant daughter encountered “concern” from her doctor about her vegetarian diet, she went online and did a boatload of research, then put together a 10 page report, which had the desired effect - to shut him up. You don’t need to go through all that. Just read the article.
“I have a friend who has made the transition to a vegetarian diet, under my guidance, over the past few months. She has been feeling great, with many notable health improvements. However, her doctor, who shall remain anonymous and who from this point forward shall be referred to as Dr. Ignorant, expressed some ‘concern.’ I use the term ‘concern’ loosely. ”
“I have quoted his statements made to her in an email (yes, these are REAL quotes), and provided my response. I am not presenting this to say that ALL medical doctors have these views. In fact, I hope and believe this ego-inflated man is the minority in the medical profession. I know many doctors who embrace and support the choices of their vegetarian patients. But I also know that many vegetarians and vegans know deep down they are doing the right thing, but just don’t know how to verbalize it when they are attacked like this.”
This is a long article - the doctor didn’t just put his foot in his mouth, he chewed and swallowed! Here’s just one of Lori’s great responses:
Doctor: “True vegetarians can survive, just not healthily.”
Lori Zito: “Einstein was a vegetarian and he seemed to do all right… so was Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, George Bernard Shaw, Dr. Spock, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and Olympic star Carl Lewis… to name a few. Actually, the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras was vegetarian, and until the mid-19th century, people who abstained from meat were known as “Pythagoreans.” I think we vegans are in good company…”
Some facts to consider include:
-the advances of many cancer cells can be stopped and reversed by sticking to a vegan diet (shown in the China Study)
-vegan athletes report surges in stamina, speed, reflex sharpness, strength and significantly shorter healing times between workouts
-only 2% of vegans are obese, compared to 30% of the general population (over 60% of which are considered overweight)
-vegetarians have a 50% lower risk of developing heart disease than meat eaters
-vegetarians have a 40% lower cancer rate
-vegetarians have the lowest rates of coronary disease
-every meat, egg and dairy eater also consumes antibiotics, steroids, saturated fat, cholesterol, feces, uric acid and pus… does that sound healthy???
Lori Zito is an animal-loving, life-loving vegan who is passionate about spreading the message of better health through a vegan diet. She works as a certified holistic health and nutrition coach, a yoga instructor, and a physical therapist. Learn more at her website Live In The Balance and follow her on Facebook or Twitter@LoriZito.
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My apologies! I’ve corrected that broken link in the post, but here’s the right one for you: http://www.thisdishisvegetaria.....se-to.html
I cannot access the remainder of the article in response to the ignorant doctor