Vegetarian diet can lead to health and longevity

 素食可健康长寿

1、 Vegetables are non-toxic and meat is toxic - most vegetarian dishes are vegetables, soybeans, peanuts, fruits and seaweed grown on the ground, which are both nutritious and non-toxic.

This kind of food can keep the blood alkaline (its blood clear), which is called alkaline food in medicine. Eating meat can make the blood acidic (its blood turbid), so meat is called acidic food. Vegetarian people have clear blood, fast circulation, refreshing body, energy, endurance, quick thinking, and long life. For example, the eminent Buddhist monk Zhao Zhou of the Tang Dynasty lived to 150 years old, and the modern eminent monk Xu Yun lived to 120 years old. That is to say, Li Bingnan, an old resident in Taichung City, has been vegetarian for many years. He is 95 years old and still has the ability to hear and see. This is the practical proof of vegetarian health and longevity. For example, Maolin Ross, the swimming champion of the first Olympic Games, is the most famous sportsman with amazing speed and lasting strength. He is a vegetarian.

According to the report of the famous French chemist Jiande, he found that meat is a chronic food poisoning, because the source of meat food is from pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks and other animals. When animals are nervous, angry and scared, a toxin secretion will be produced in their body, which will quickly spread to the tiny blood vessels and muscles of the body. This toxic secretion is usually discharged from the body by the metabolism of the body; Or flow out of the body through the convenience of size. If the sentient beings are killed in terror or anger, and the body organs stop working, the secretion of this poison will remain in the blood and meat if it is not excreted. If you eat this meat, you will also introduce these toxins, so eating meat is equal to chronic poisoning. It has been tested that when animals are angry or scared, the toxic secretions produced inside their bodies can kill a person if they are sucked out with a glass tube. Fortunately, this toxin can be slightly dissolved in case of vegetable juice. So when cooking meat, you should put some ginger, pepper, or vegetables with the frequency of green vegetables and bean curd to dissolve the poison of meat. If you cook only one flavor of meat without ginger, garlic, vegetables, etc., the poison of this dish (meat) is not resolved. It is harmful and useless to eat it. If you eat it for a long time, you will be poisoned and die.

I have personally seen a person who died of chronic poisoning due to eating meat. During the forty-three years of the Republic of China, there was a patient named Xiao Laoguang in the Jiayi Lung Sanatorium. He came to Taiwan with the army when he was retreating from the mainland. He suffered from lung disease due to malnutrition. His brother was doing business in Hong Kong. He first arrived in Taiwan, but he did not hear from anyone. Later, he got in touch and sent a letter telling him that he was seriously ill. His brother sent a large amount of money. When he has money, he wants to buy supplements. What supplements? Eat chicken, eat chicken is the best! At first, I ate a chicken for two days. After eating it for several days, it didn't improve‘ Add a supplement! Eat a chicken a day, eat a few days, but the body is weaker‘ Add more! He ate three chickens a day. He was very special. He was afraid that the nutrition of the chicken body would flow out of the blood, so he stuffed the chicken into a bamboo tube and suffocated it. He put the chicken into a special silver pot, put it in a water pot to stew, and then drank chicken juice only. He drank it three times a day, and died after drinking it for less than a few days! I didn't know the cause of his death at that time. Later, I learned Buddhism and studied the principle of vegetarianism. Only then did I understand that Xiaolaoguang died of chronic poisoning due to eating meat.

Not only animals, but also humans. When people are scared or angry, their faces will suddenly turn purple and black, or become pale. This is a phenomenon that emotional excitement produces toxins and changes in the blood. This kind of poison will also happen to women in the milk of lactating women. If it is inhaled by young children, it will endanger their lives. In the note of Master Inguang (modern people live in Lingyan Mountain, Suzhou), it was said that this kind of story: a Western woman, after listening to Master Inguang's advice on abstaining from vegetarian diet, cried loudly and regretted her two sons because of the poison of her milk. The reason is that their husband and wife are not in harmony and often quarrel. When their husband and wife roar and make a big noise, the baby is frightened to cry. To stop the baby crying, the mother unties the lapel and puts the nipple into the baby's mouth. Although the baby's crying is stopped, the baby's body is weak and soon dies. From these two real deeds, we can see that vegetarian food is non-toxic and meat is toxic. It is better to stop killing vegetarian food as soon as possible.

2、 People should be vegetarian, not meat

According to Dr. G.S. Huntington of Columbia University in the United States, he has done an anatomical analysis of the intestine, proving that humans are suitable for vegetarianism, not meat. He said that the small intestine of carnivores is short, and the large intestine is straight and smooth; Vegetarian animals have long small intestine and large intestine; The intestines of meat and vegetarians are longer than those of meat eaters and shorter than those of vegetarians. The human large intestine is about five to six feet long and arranged back and forth; The intestinal wall is not smooth and overlaps. Such intestines are suitable for vegetarianism rather than meat. Because meat has less fiber, the residue left after digestion will produce toxins and increase the burden on the liver if it stays in the longer intestines of humans for too long; If the liver burden is too heavy, it will cause cirrhosis and liver cancer. There are many uric acid and urea in meat. Eating it will increase the burden on the kidney and cause kidney disease. Moreover, meat is unnecessarily over-absorbed in the long intestine, and the meat itself lacks fiber, which is easy to cause constipation, hemorrhoids and rectal cancer. The above analysis from the human gut is enough to prove that human eating meat is' seeking hardship '.

3、 Meat is easy to cause diseases - the major enemy of the health of middle-aged and elderly people is cholesterol, which is mainly in the brain, nerves, blood, bile, egg yolk and fat of animals.

Cholesterol is the main body of accessory kidney hormone and vitamin D. This nutrient is beneficial for young or middle-aged people to take in a proper amount; If a person's blood contains too much cholesterol, it will cause arteriosclerosis, heart disease, hypertension and other diseases. For people above middle age, the physiology of all parts of the body is gradually declining, so they should avoid eating more meat rich in cholesterol to maintain their health. Today, the leading cause of death in Taiwan is cardiovascular disease. According to the statistics of Chinese diseases, it can be seen that people in Taiwan eat too much meat.

From various research reports, it is pointed out that meat can cause cancer, because when meat is roasted, it will produce a chemical substance (Metnycholan, thaine), which is a serious carcinogen. If you eat barbecued meat, a piece of steak can be equivalent to the chemical produced by 600 cigarettes. So eating high-calorie foods such as steak and barbecue is more terrible than smoking cigarettes in large quantities. Secondly, if a pig or cow has cancer, or cancer-like disease, eating the meat of the pig or cow may be infected with cancer. Secondly, some livestock traders, in order to keep the livestock, cattle, chickens and ducks from being infected with diseases, mixed some antibiotics into the feed, which made the person who ate the meat of the animal also ingest too many antibiotics. If the person became ill later, he would become resistant to the antibiotics and special drugs used by the doctors, so that there was no medicine to cure. This person's life was missed by eating meat at ordinary times. At present, cancer is the second leading cause of death in China.

Alcohol can turn carcinogens into body tissues. People who drink often get lung cancer, oral cavity, esophagus and stomach cancer, which indirectly lead to liver cancer and cirrhosis. There is an absolute relationship between drinking beer and colon cancer and rectal cancer, so eating fish and drinking alcohol together with drinking alcohol is like adding fuel to the fire, which is extremely dangerous.

As for cancer prevention food, there are many: all foods rich in vitamins A and C can prevent cancer, such as broccoli, cantaloupe, sweet potato, tomato, apricot, peach, pumpkin, spinach, winter melon, Brussels sprout, cabbage, cabbage, cauliflower, grapefruit, green pepper, lemon, lime, orange, pea, pineapple, strawberry, tangerine, carrot, skimmed milk powder, etc. Vegetarian people may as well eat more.

Americans have investigated and counted that eight out of ten human tapeworm diseases are caused by beef. People with lung disease are also infected by eating beef. There is a kind of Tiger-Leyla disease called Tiger-Leyla, which is infected by pork.

After the Second World War, in order to rebuild the country after the disaster, the government banned the people from slaughtering animals for food. The ban was lifted only after the economic recovery in the second year. Unexpectedly, the number of sick people in the country after the ban was lifted was higher than that in the period when meat was banned. It can be seen that vegetarianism is beneficial and meat is not beneficial. Secondly, before the Second World War, Bulgaria in Europe was known as the "country of longevity". Among the six million people in the country, the elderly over 100 years old accounted for more than 160 people. According to the research results of medical experts, 95% of them are lifelong non-meat eaters, which is another proof that vegetarianism can make them live a long and healthy life. Collins, an American nutritionist, said: "If human beings can discard meat, they will benefit immeasurably." Honesty is a word. （

一、素菜无毒，肉有毒——素食的菜肴，大多数是出自地上生长的蔬菜、大豆、花生、果品及海藻等，既富营养，又无毒素。 

　　这类食物可使血液保持碱性（其血液清），在医学上称为碱性食物。肉类食品食了，能使血液呈酸性（其血液浊），故肉类称为酸性食物。素食之人，血液清故，循环得快，使人身体清爽，精力充沛，富于耐力，思考敏捷，而且长寿。例如佛教高僧唐朝的赵州和尚活了一百五十岁，现代高僧虚云老和尚活到一百二十岁。即今台中市李炳南老居士，多年持素故，以九十五岁之高龄，尚且耳聪目明，这便是素食健康长寿的现实证明。又如第一次奥林匹克运动会的游泳冠军茂林罗斯，他的速度惊人，持久有力，是最负盛名的运动家，他便是个素食者。   

　　据法国著名化学家建德的报告，他发现肉食是一种食物的慢性中毒，因为肉类食品的来源，来自猪、羊、鸡、鸭等动物。而动物在情绪紧张，或生气及恐怖的时候，体内会产生一种毒素分泌物，迅速传遍全身的微细血管及肌肉内，这种毒质的分泌物，通常都藉肉体新陈代谢的作用，排出体外；或是藉大小便利，流出身外。若是这个众生正在恐怖或愤怒之时，被杀死亡，身体器官停止活动，这种毒质的分泌物，没有排泄出去，便残存于血肉之中，若是食这种肉类，亦就引进这些毒素，所以食肉就等于慢性中毒。曾经有人试验过，动物于愤怒或恐怖时，身体内部产生的这种毒质分泌物，如果用玻璃管吸取出来，只要一支香烟大小的毒素，就可以毒死一个人。幸而这种毒素，遇到蔬菜果汁都可稍微化解。所以煮肉之时，应放些生姜、辣椒，或者放些青菜豆腐之频的素菜，将肉类的毒质化解掉。若是只煮一味肉，不放姜、蒜、菜蔬等，这个菜（肉）的毒质没有化解，吃了有害无益，吃久了必定会中毒而死。   

　　我曾经亲自看到因食肉慢性中毒而死的人，民国四十三年间，嘉义肺病疗养院，有个叫小老广的病人，他是在大陆撤退时，随军来台的，因营养不良，患上肺病，他的哥哥在香港做生意，他初到台湾，不通音讯，后来取得连络，函告身患重病，他哥哥寄了一大笔款来。他有了钱就想到要进补，进什么补品呢？吃鸡，吃鸡最补了！起初两天吃一只鸡，吃了几天，不见起色；‘加补’！一天吃一只鸡，吃了几天，身体反而更弱了。‘再加补’！一天吃三只鸡，他的吃法很特殊，深怕鸡身的营养会由血里流掉，于是用个竹筒，把鸡塞到里面闷死，将鸡肉放进特制的银子套锅，放在水锅里去炖烂，然后光喝鸡汁，这样一天喝三次，喝了不到几天，就一命呜呼了！他的这种死因，我当时莫明其妙，后来学佛，研究素食的道理，方才明白小老广是因食肉慢性中毒而死的。   

　　不但畜生如此，人类亦然。人类在恐怖或愤怒的时候，脸色会忽然间发紫发黑，或变得苍白，这都是情绪激动而产生毒素，在血液中起变化的现象。这种毒素对妇女们，还会在乳妇乳汁里发生，若是被幼儿吸了，会有生命危险，印光大师（现代人住苏州灵岩山）文钞中，曾说过这种事迹：有西洋妇人○○，谛听印光大师开示戒杀素食之理后，放声大哭，痛惜她的两个儿子，是由于她的奶汁毒死。原因是她们夫妇感情不和，时常吵架，每当她们夫妇咆哮如雷，大吵大闹之时，幼儿即吓得大哭不止，做母亲的为了止儿啼哭，便解开衣襟，将奶头塞进儿嘴，幼儿的啼哭虽然止住了，但是却从此身体软弱，不久便死了。由这两个真实事迹看来，可知素食无毒，肉食有毒，自当急早戒杀素食为妙。   

　　二、人宜素食勿肉食

　　据美国哥伦比亚大学的韩丁顿  （G.S.Huntington）博士曾做了一项肠道的解剖分析，证明人类适宜于素食，而不适肉食。他说肉食动物的小肠短，大肠直而平滑；素食动物的小肠长，大肠亦长；吃肉亦吃素者的肠子比肉食者长，比素食者短。人类的大肠约有五至六呎长，并且来回排列；肠壁不平滑，而且重叠在一起，这样的肠道是适于素食而不宜肉食的。因为肉类的纤维少，经过消化后剩下的残渣，在人类较长的肠子里停留过久会产生毒素，增加肝脏的负担；肝脏负担太重，会造成肝硬化及肝癌症。又肉类中有许多尿酸、尿素，食了会增加肾脏的负担，导致肾病。再者，肉类在长肠中经过不必要的过度吸收，而肉类本身又缺乏纤维，易造成便秘，导致痔疮及直肠癌。以上从人体肠道之分析，足以证明人类食肉是‘自找苦吃’。   

　　三、肉食易导致疾病——中老年人健康的大敌为胆固醇，而胆固醇即以动物的脑、神经、血液、胆汁、蛋黄及脂肪等含量较多。 

　　胆固醇是构成副肾荷尔蒙及维生素丁之主体。这种营养素，年轻人或中年人，摄取适量，颇为有益；若是一个人的血液里含胆固醇太多，就会引起动脉硬化、心脏病、高血压等症。中年以上的人，身体各部生理，逐渐趋向衰退，自应避免多食含有丰富胆固醇的肉食，以维持身体健康。今日我们台湾死亡原因首屈一指的就是心脏血管病症，从国人的病症统计，可见得台湾的人，食肉太多了。   

　　从各种研究报告中，指出肉类可以导致癌症，因为肉类在烧烤之时，会生一种化学物质（Metnylcholan，thyene）这是严重的致癌物。若是吃烧烤的肉类，一块牛排，可以相等于六百枝香烟所产生的该种化学物质。所以吃牛排及烤肉等高卡路里的食物，比大量抽香烟更可怕。其次，如果猪牛患有癌症，或癌类病症，吃了这个猪牛之肉，很可能会被传染到癌症。再其次，有的畜牧商人，为了畜养的猪牛鸡鸭，不令传染疾病，于是便在饲料中，搀些抗生素进去，这使吃了这个畜生之肉的人，也摄取了过多抗生素，以后此人若是生了病，对于医生所用的抗生素和特效药，产生抗药性，弄得无药可治，束手待毙。这个人的生命，就是为平时食肉所误了。目前国内第二大死因即是癌症。   

　　酒精能将致癌物质，轮送到身体组织里去。喝酒的人，常会得到肺癌、口腔、食道及胃癌，间接导致肝癌、肝硬化。喝啤酒和结肠癌及直肠癌之间，有绝对关联，所以好食鱼肉，再加上贪杯饮酒，等于火上加油，危险万分。   

　　至于防癌食物颇多：凡是富有维他命A、C的食物，皆可预防癌症，例如：花椰菜、香瓜、红薯、番茄、杏子、桃子、南瓜、菠菜、冬瓜、芽甘蓝、甘蓝菜、包心菜、菜花、柚子、青辣椒、柠檬、莱姆、橘子、豌豆、波萝、草莓、蜜柑、红萝卜、脱脂奶粉等，素食之人，不妨多食。   

　　美国人曾调查统计，人身的条虫病，有十分之八是由牛肉传染得来。而生肺病的人，亦有是吃牛肉传染的。又虎列拉疫中，有种名为豚虎列拉，那便是由猪肉传染来的了。   

　　丹麦在第二次世界大战后，为重建劫后邦家，政府严禁人民宰杀动物作食品，到了第二年经济复苏后，才解除禁令，岂料解禁后国人患病者，反较禁止肉食时期更高，可见素食有益、肉食无益。其次，第二次世界大战前，欧洲保加利亚，有‘长寿人国’之称，全国人口六百万中，而年高百岁以上的老人，竟占了一百六十余人之多。其长寿原因，经医学家研究结果，由于百分之九十五为终身不食肉者，这是素食可使健康长寿的又一证明。美营养学家柯林斯云：‘人类若能废去肉食，将获益无穷。’诚哉是言也。

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