Umsuka wama-omnivores awukho nje kwezolimo kuphela, kodwa futhi enhliziyweni nasemphefumulweni wokwazi waseMelika. Izifo eziningi ezikhungethe isiko lesimanje zixhumene nokudla kwezimboni. Njengoba intatheli uMichael Pollan isho, “Kungokokuqala ngqa emlandweni wesintu ukuthi abantu bakhuluphale futhi bangondlekile.”
Uma ucabanga ngakho, ukudla kwemifino kuyikhambi elikhangayo enkingeni yokudla kwezempilo yaseMelika. Uhlu olungezansi luqukethe izizathu ezinhlanu zokuthi udle i-vegan.
1. Abantu abadla imifino mancane amathuba okuba bathole isifo senhliziyo nemithambo yegazi. Isifo senhliziyo siyimbangela ehamba phambili yokufa e-US. Ocwaningweni olwanyatheliswa yi-Harvard Health Publications, isifo senhliziyo singagwenywa ngokudla okunemifino, izithelo namantongomane. Babalelwa ku-76000 abantu ababambe iqhaza kulolu cwaningo. Kwabadla imifino, ingozi yesifo senhliziyo uma kuqhathaniswa nabanye ababambiqhaza yayingaphansi kwe-25%.
2. Abantu abadla imifino ngokuvamile bayawagwema amakhemikhali ayingozi ukudla kwethu okucebile. Ukudla okuningi ezitolo ezinkulu kugcwele izibulala-zinambuzane. Abantu abaningi bacabanga ukuthi imifino nezithelo ziqukethe izibulala-zinambuzane eziningi, kodwa lokhu akulona iqiniso. Ngokwezibalo ze-Environmental Protection Agency, amaphesenti angu-95 ezibulala-zinambuzane atholakala enyameni nasemikhiqizo yobisi. Lolu cwaningo luphinde lwathola ukuthi izibulala-zinambuzane zihlobene eduze nenqwaba yezinkinga zempilo ezingathi sína, njengokukhubazeka kokuzalwa, umdlavuza nokulimala kwezinzwa.
3. Ukuba ongadli imifino kuhle ekuziphatheni. Iningi lenyama liphuma ezilwaneni ezihlatshwe emapulazini ezimboni. Unya ezilwaneni buyasoleka. Abashisekeli bamalungelo ezilwane baqophe ngevidiyo amacala okuhlukunyezwa kwezilwane emapulazini emboni.
Amavidiyo akhombisa ukugcwaliswa kwemilomo yezinkukhu, ukusetshenziswa kwezingulube njengamabhola, amathumba emaqakaleni amahhashi. Nokho, akudingekile ukuba ube yisishoshovu samalungelo ezilwane ukuze uqonde ukuthi unya lwezilwane akulungile. Ukuhlukunyezwa kwamakati nezinja kuhlangatshezwana nolaka lwabantu, pho kungani kungahlangani nezingulube, izinkukhu nezinkomo, ezingahlupheka ngendlela efanayo?
4. Ukudla kwemifino kuyilungele imvelo. Amagesi ayingozi akhishwa yizimoto abhekwa njengengxenye enkulu yokufudumala kwembulunga yonke. Nokho, amagesi abamba ukushisa akhishwa emapulazini adlula inani lamagesi akhishwa yiyo yonke imishini emhlabeni. Lokhu kudalwa ikakhulukazi ukuthi amapulazi ezimboni akhiqiza amathani ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili zomquba minyaka yonke. Udoti ulahlwa emachibini angcolile. Iziduli zivamise ukuvuza futhi zingcolise amanzi ahlanzekile nomoya endaweni. Futhi lokhu ngaphandle kokukhuluma nge-methane ekhishwa izinkomo futhi eyisisusa esikhulu somphumela we-greenhouse.
5. Ukudla kwe-vegan kukusiza ukuthi uhlale ubukeka usemusha. Uke wezwa ngo-Mimi Kirk? U-Mimi Kirk uwine i-Sexiest Vegetarian Over 50. Nakuba uMimi esedlule iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa, angakwazi ukwenza iphutha ngeminyaka engamashumi amane. U-Kirk uncoma ubusha bakhe ngokuba yimifino. Nakuba esanda kushintshela ekudleni okuluhlaza kwe-vegan. Asikho isidingo sokubhekisela kulokho okuthandwa ngu-Mimi ukukhombisa ukuthi ukudla imifino kusiza ukugcina intsha.
Ukudla kwemifino kugcwele amavithamini namaminerali akusiza ukuthi uhlale umncane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukudla kwemifino kuyindlela ehlukile yokulwa nokhilimu wokulwa nemibimbi, onomlando odabukisayo wokuhlolwa kwezilwane.
I-Vegetarian ingelinye lamalebula amaningi. Ngaphezu kokuba umuntu ongadli imifino, angase azibheke njengesishoshovu samalungelo ezilwane, isazi semvelo, okhathalela impilo, futhi osemusha. Ngamafuphi, siyilokho esikudlayo.