Benefits Of The Vegetarian Diet Are Growing

 Common thinking right now shows that the vegetarian diet wards off disease and vegetarians consume far less saturated fat and cholesterol and more antioxidant-rich foods which are rich in fiber. This results in your weight stays down, energy goes up, and so does the health of your immune system. Vegetarianism is growth hormone-free, antibiotic-free (with organic dairy), prevents type II diabetes, lowers cancer risk, promotes radiant skin, improves digestion, and lowers blood pressure just to name a few. We only need 5% of our calories to come from protein. Too much of it daily can cause a variety of problems.

Many people though get the names vegetarian and vegan confused. Vegetarians often do eat dairy products but vegans do not.

According to Colorado state university, "people on vegetarian diets generally receive adequate amounts of most nutrients."
Vitamin B12 is found in:

• Egg yolks
• Beef liver, haddock, chicken, pork or turkey
• Mozzarella
• Most hard cheeses (like colby, monterrey jack and swiss)

If you worry about your calcium intake, you'll get plenty from:

• Dry beans
• Organic Tofu
• Organic Soymilk
• Broccoli
• Kale
• Collard Greens
• Turnip greens

The vegetarian diet ensures your safety in cases of food-borne illness outbreaks. With regular consumption of fruits and vegetables rich in phytoestrogens women will breeze through menopause in comfort. Phytoestrogens balance estrogen and progesterone levels.  Phytoestrogens are chemicals similar to hormones found in plants with two classes: carotenoids and anthocyanins. According to uspharmicist.com, "Daily intakes of 45 mg of phytoestrogens have been shown to have beneficial stabilizing effects on hormone balance." So for your safety,
 below are foods which are the most abundant in phytoestrogens:
 *** to *(ranked highest to lowest phytoestrogen content in the list below)

• Flax seed***
• Soy beans***
• Tofu ***
• Soy nuts ***
• Tempeh ***
• Sesame seeds **
• Dried apricots**
• Dried dates**
• Hummus*
• Sunflower seeds*
• Green beans*
• Blueberries*
• Watermelon*
• Corn*
• Onions*
• Almonds, cashews, chestnuts* 

You can also find ample amounts in the following herbs: red clover, black cohosh, alfalfa, hops and licorice.

Reduces Risk of Cataract Development
 "Oddly enough, research released by the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Oxford has shown a strong relation between the risk of developing cataracts and diet; with a higher risk falling on meat eaters and the lowest risk groups being vegetarians and vegans."

"New York University Langone Medical Center reports that eliminating animal protein consumption in favor of vegetables will result in a higher urine pH; whereas low urine pH has been associated with stone formation." http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/9-health-benefits-of-a-vegetarian-diet/

"Vegetarian diets are associated with lower all-cause mortality and with some reductions in cause-specific mortality." http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/vegging-out-20130626-2owo9.html#ixzz2a174NmOw

Therefore as you can see here, transitioning to a vegetarian diet or even a semi-vegetarian lifestyle can only offer you increased advantages for the future of your own health and welfare.