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Using Ayurveda to Make a

Healthy Switch to Vegetarianism

Are you considering switching from Types of vegetarians and what they eat
being an omnivore or meat-eater to Type of Animal foods Animal foods

becoming a vegetarian (see Table 1 vegetarian excluded included
for different types)? If so, you would
be joining thousands of people across Lacto-ovo Meat, fish/ Dairy, eggs
vegetarian
seafood, poultry
the globe seeking a healthier lifestyle. Lacto vegetarian Meat, fish/ Dairy
Research tells us that people who follow seafood, poultry,

a plant-based diet, which consists of eggs

vegetables, fruits, whole cereals, legumes, Ovo vegetarian Meat, fish/ Eggs
nuts and seeds, lead healthier lives with seafood, poultry,

less incidence of obesity, heart disease, dairy
and high blood sugar levels compared to Pesco/pesca Meat, poultry Fish/seafood,
vegetarian
eggs, dairy
omnivores.
Pollo vegetarian Meat, fish/ Poultry, eggs,
seafood dairy
Diseases like COVID-19, SARS, bird Semi vegetarian Meat, fish/ Eggs, dairy; on

and swine flu originated in places where (flexitarian) seafood and occaision meat,
animals were kept under intense ‘factory poultry most of fish/seafood,
the time
poultry
farm’ conditions and given antibiotics to Vegan All animal None
curb the spread of infection before being products
brought to slaughter. So, it’s no wonder Fruitarian Meat, fish/ None, typically

24 myindigosun.com seafood, poultry, unprocessed and
eggs, dairy uncooked foods only