My bike is working again, but my laptop is still waiting for the power supply. I am so screwed on this paper. Bleh.
My teeth are vaguely in pain. So long as I brush right after I eat, it’s nothing serious, but I’m still checking in with the dentist next tuesday morning. At 8am (ugh). For the first time in over 5 years (!!!).
Jane drove me out to the Co-op, where I picked up three months worth of protein powder =), ordered another 3 months, and ordered 3 months worth of soymilk. 20% bulk discount baby =)
I could really get used to the little-sister-with-car-in-town plan =)
This reminds me of a question: What do you do for calcium? Is there enough in dark leafy vegetables like spinach etc, or do you just use a vegan supplement of some sort that includes calcium and the supporting substances that enable your body to absorb it? Fortified orange juice?
For the most part, my morning multivitamin/protein shake covers everything I need. Osteoporosis is almost never a problem for vegans. This is a debated subject. Many vegans claim that milk is bad for your bones, while the dairy industry and conventional nutrition claims just the contrary.
Really? How interesting and controversial! On what evidence do they claim calcium is bad for the bones?
On what evidence do they claim calcium is bad for the bones?
They don’t =) They say dairy is bad for your bones. Most claims I’ve read have centered around protein density (too much protein creates an acidic environment, which leeches calcium from the bones), lack of other associated minerals (phosphorus, for instance), calcium absorbtion interference from lactose, blah, blah, blah. Lots of different theories.
Amazingly, looking at google for “vegan” and “osteoporosis”, I turned up nothing but page after page of “vegans don’t get osteoporosis, here’s why milk is bad”. With “milk” and “osteoporosis” it was mostly the prior with a couple of pages (one from the nih) saying that calcium is needed, so go with the most calcium rich food: milk.