Are Vegan Diets Safe?

Dr. Mercola discusses the importance of good nutrition for babies in this week's article. We encourage parents to start young with healthy diet choices. While we love fruits and veggies, if you don't include meat in your diet, you are missing out on vital nutrients. Vegetarians and vegans have a special challenge when it comes to getting proper nutrition, especially with regard to B-vitamins. B-vitamins are essential for DNA and RNA health and many other cellular functions. Meats, fish, and dairy all have good levels of B-vitamins. Even if you eat meat, studies have shown a large number of Americans are B-vitamin deficient. One good solution to this is adding some organ meats to your diet. It doesn't take much to boost your nourishment with these superfoods.

While there seems to be a lot of interest in vegetarian style diets these days, the Ketogenic Diet is also making plenty of headlines. The Ketogenic Diet or Keto for short is one of the most highly studied diets. It's hardly just a fad diet. Clinically, it's been used by doctors to treat conditions for over 100 years. More and more people are finding relief from all sorts of health conditions by implementing a ketogenic diet - including Epilepsy, Diabetes, Cancers, Autism, Inflammation, Brain Injury, Parkinson's, Obesity, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's, and Autoimmune diseases just to name a few.

There are numerous options for a ketogenic diet. Some more involved than others. Here's the short version —  reduce or eliminate your intake of carbohydrates including every kind of sugar. Replace those carbs with healthy fats. The human body was designed to burn fats. Remember though, all fats are not created equal. Healthy fats with lots of Omega-3 fatty acids that are found in 100% grass-fed animal proteins, tree nuts, avocaodos, and wild-caught seafood are a great place to start. Learn more about special diets, nutrition, and fitness on our Discover Blog. See our Ultimate Keto Shopping List.

All the Best,  Team USWM