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WHICHDIETISBEST?Thesuggesteddietsabovearetobeusedasguidelines,ideals.Onecan
certainlyliveafairlylonglifeorevenbecomeanenlightenedpersonalitywhileeatingalessthanper-
fectdiet.However,forthegeneralpopulation,thatis,formostpeople,thequalityoflifeonalow
qualitydietandorpooreatinghabitswillbedegraded,anditwillbeextremelydifficulttoattainthe
heightsofspirituality.Chancesarethatevenifonesucceedsinlivingalonglifeonthelowerquality
dietandlifestyle,one’slifewillhardlybeworthliving;aswiththediet,one’slifewillalsobepoorin
quality.Makingimprovementsinthedietwillallowapersontodealwithmentalandphysicaldis-
turbancesandtograspthehigheressenceoflifeinamucheasierandmorenaturalway,therebysim-
plifyingandspeedinguptheprocessofpurificationofthepersonality.Further,theidealdietforone
personalitymaybedifferentthanthatofanotherduetokarmicdifferences,whichleadtovariations
inthepersonality(bodytypes).Onepersonmayneedtopurifythediettoaveryhighdegree,while
anothermayneedonlyamoderateimprovement.Neverforgetthatsinceallbeingsareevolvingat
differentlevels,needswillvaryaccordingtotheindividual.Therefore,youmustbethefinaljudgeof
whatisbestforyourself,basedonaccurateknowledgeofnutritionandofyourownbody.Theability
tobeintouchwiththetrueneedsofthebodycomesfromlivingalifestylewhichallowsoneto
“listen”tothebodysothatonemaybeintunewithitsneeds.Thisrequiresareflective,caringand
honestwayofbeingwithrespecttoone’sownlife,natureandtheSpirit.Itwouldnotbeworthwhile
to change to a diet of health foods only to increase the stress level and agitate the mind in other areas.
NOTEONTHENECESSITYOFPROTEININTHEDIET:Nodiscussionabouthealthandnu-
tritioncanbecompletewithoutastatementonprotein.Proteinisanimportantcomponentofthehu-
manbody,asitisestimatedtocompose50%ofthedryweightofthebody.Humanbeingshaveover
30,000differentproteins.Theyarecompoundchemicalsthatfunctioningrowthandcellmainten-
ance,andarealsoresponsibleformusclecontraction.Examplesofproteinsare:theantibodiesofthe
immunesystem,hemoglobin,whichcarriesvitalsubstancesthroughoutthebody,digestiveenzymes
andinsulinaswellasmostotherhormones.Thefollowingisanexcerptfromamodernencyclopedia
containingimportantinformationinreferencetoourdiscussion.Payspecialattentiontothesections
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