CHECK Magazin - Gesundheitsmagazin für Männer No.12
Wenn wir, nicht erst seit gestern, von Ressourcen sparen reden, fällt oft die am nächsten liegende Ressource unter den Tisch: der Mensch. Auch wir sind nicht unerschöpflich belastbar, auch wir haben Grenzen. Mit dieser Ausgabe wollen wir uns daher ein bisschen befreien: Von Keimen, negativen Gedanken, dem Gefühl, nicht gehört zu werden, unnötigem Körperfett, Nahrung, die uns gestresster und ängstlicher macht, Krankheitsrisiken oder auch Scham.
Wenn wir, nicht erst seit gestern, von Ressourcen sparen reden, fällt oft die am nächsten liegende Ressource unter den Tisch: der Mensch. Auch wir sind nicht unerschöpflich belastbar, auch wir haben Grenzen. Mit dieser Ausgabe wollen wir uns daher ein bisschen befreien: Von Keimen, negativen Gedanken, dem Gefühl, nicht gehört zu werden, unnötigem Körperfett, Nahrung, die uns gestresster und ängstlicher macht, Krankheitsrisiken oder auch Scham.
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stressfree<br />
Diet has a greater impact on mental health than<br />
previously thought. One study 1 looked at participants<br />
who eat vegetarian, vegan, and omnivorous<br />
diets and their mood. Vegans performed best,<br />
especially when it came to depression and anxiety.<br />
One reason for this could be the fear and stress<br />
hormones that the animals build up in industrial<br />
farming. So what does that mean for us today? In<br />
a time that calls for energy saving, deceleration and<br />
more humanity, a diet that is mainly plant-based<br />
could not only be doing the planet and the economy<br />
a favour. It could also be doing a favour for your<br />
mental health. Simply put, you absorb less anxiety<br />
and stress through food. Five simple tricks to<br />
make your diet change easier. (TS, MB)<br />
– 1 –<br />
Make vegetables the star of the show<br />
Crazy things like celery steak, peppers stuffed with<br />
lentils or peanut curry aren’t just fun to cook with.<br />
They are also a lot cheaper than meat products in<br />
the long run.<br />
– 2 –<br />
Proteins without cruelty<br />
There are many healthy protein sources that don’t<br />
come from the slaughterhouse: tofu, tempeh,<br />
edamame (soybeans), lentils, chickpeas, and<br />
beans are readily available and can be made in<br />
almost any combination. Nuts such as almonds<br />
and walnuts and seeds such as sunflower and<br />
pumpkin seeds also provide protein.<br />
egan<br />
– 3 –<br />
Vegan does not<br />
always mean healthy<br />
Processed vegan foods often contain palm oil and<br />
coconut oil laden with saturated fat or too much<br />
salt and sugar. So it’s better to cook with wholesome,<br />
nutritious foods that also happen to be vegan:<br />
carrots, hummus, dried fruit or whole-wheat<br />
tortilla chips with guacamole.<br />
– 4 –<br />
Buy the dozen<br />
Vitamin B12 to be precise. It converts food into<br />
energy and supports brain function. Unfortunately, it<br />
is mainly found in animal products. An alternative are<br />
fortified cereals and energy bars or B12 supplements.<br />
The recommended daily dose for adults is around<br />
2.4 micrograms.<br />
– 5 –<br />
What about Omega 3?<br />
Nutrition<br />
The lie that we have to eat fish is ingrained in us.<br />
Yes: DHA and EPA are two types of omega-3 fatty<br />
acids that are important for the eyes, brain and heart.<br />
They’re found primarily in oily fish like salmon, but<br />
can also be made by the body in small amounts from<br />
ALA, another type of omega-3 found in plants like<br />
flaxseed, walnuts, canola oil, and soy. Incidentally,<br />
fish do not produce these valuable oils themselves:<br />
they absorb them from micro-algae, which are also<br />
available in capsule form for humans.<br />
1<br />
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25415255/<br />
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