Vegan Food and Lifestyle – Swati Prakash

The Hidden Knowledge on Food and Lifestyle Skills

Is There a Link Between Food Habits, Meditative skills and Self Control?
(Detailed article by Swati Prakash)

We live in a society in which people can at times harm each other and various innocent animals and are often unable to change own behaviour. The reason some people cannot control various sexual or violent urges or are aggressive and dominating could be the same as the reason they have stress and anger issues. High cholesterol and eating the wrong foods.

Eating animal products and more processed and fattening foods makes you have a poor sense of control and self discipline as your blood flow is erratic. You also become hot headed and easy to arouse and cannot think properly. Such people may also lack intuition or an inner sense of right and wrong, or empathy and a sense of how others feel. Their hormones take over and testosterone rises whether as adolescents or grown ups. They also might lack a moral capacity to choose right from wrong.

Intuition and empathy are the least developed of all traits in most people in the Matrix, and so are magical skills and mind power. A typical human has become a mundane and materially enslaved person than one with the right amount self control and spiritual power to direct and channel their own energy.

A normal human would be repelled by ugly pornographic images and horrific violence but these people like negative, cruel, horror films and dirty images even more. They also are super crazy for food as of they live to eat. Gluttony is a trait they have and are infact proud of. They do not think of other animals as persons but as food and this changes everything. Even upon watching documentaries such as Dominion on youtube, dark minds justify violence as they are slave to habits.

They react lashing out or upset very easily or can be controlling towards others but lacking self control. They also seem to be unable to stop, look within, self reflect, attend to the needs of self and others and to understand things wisely. They keep exchanging rude messages, bad comments, argue irrationally and talk negatively. They also like dirty jokes, f words and rude slang as well as dark and sarcastic humour. Some are also are in codependent relationships and rarely happy in silence or alone as they need others ‘badly’. Mental health problems are commonly found as people are unable to find own peace and are not taught self healing skills. If medicated they are fully dependent on the medical systems and lack freewill.

It also gives people poor hygiene sense if the eat animal products. So they have a bad stomach and gut making them irritable…as well as bad smelling bodies and a lust for secretions such as animal muscles, animal flesh, bodily discharges, mayo, cheese, filthy runny eggs and strong smelling milk products. They also like foul odours, sweat, high calories and strong flavours such as bacon, pepperoni, sweets and chillies.

All these are either called Tamasic foods (death and negative energy causing) as well as Rajasic foods in yoga (that attract more aggressive beings).

Tamasic foods and behaviour are linked to causing unconsciousness and depression in ourself or others while Rajasic foods cause dominating and angry behaviour.

The right food is Sattvic or Healing in nature. Sattvic food is our true food as humans. We are not carnivores or even omnivores. We are herbivores related to other primates that are primarily Frugivore.

Sattvic diet and lifestyle is totally formed of a healthy plant based, less processed, and less heavily flavoured foods and a clean, hygenic and sensible lifestyle of moderation and ethics.

Even after going plant based or vegan some may struggle for a few years trying to control a lust for physical bodies and secretions and pine for similar items instead of healthy and whole foods and raw foods, and may display anger or irrational behaviour.

This is because food plays a key role since our birth in shaping our personality and also our DNA over generations. If we are in a heavy animal eating culture since childhood we are prone to having it also in our DNA in our value systems and prone to imitating others such as family members who have extra aggressive behaviour traits. Social conditioning is also about valuing an aggressive dominating personality of those who win and succeed in physical and outer life rather than the more inner and softer attributes such as empathy and sensitivity. Trying to be like a carnivore or cruel, physically more ruthless, trying to tell others what to do and not being able to respect their valid opinions or thoughts may be part of this.

These are all aspects of a social system that teaches people that muscles, physical body, aggression, raw power, sexual prowess, and lust are the only good things ever as it helps people sell them all kinds of material objects instead of focusing on what is within…our innate spiritual or inner power to create reality.

Very few cultures are truly spiritual. Most are fear based (deity oriented and external focused on books, myths, personality figures, and stories) rather than on a focus on developing your own personal inner powers.

There are two key solutions.

Teach people how to control their own mind and body, breath and energy levels, and to relax or focus thoughts as necessary at will.
Teach people to control their lust, gluttony, and greed for food, sex, outside things, trying to possess humans or control other animals. We can be self dependent, healthy in attitude and have inner peace.

Without teaching some form of mindfulness, inner self reflection, meditation and a focus on inner self and inner magical power we have a lower chance of helping others transform their habits and behaviours. They will just imitate what they see around and be unable to think and reflect or display understanding.

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October 16, 2024

Simplify Indian Vegan Sweet Dishes using substitutes for Milk Solids

A large number of Indians are lacto-vegetarian and refuse to consume animal meat or eggs for sparing the lives of animals, and still refuse to go vegan for love of dairy which is completely unnatural.

No animal except for human animal consumes breastmilk of another animal and continues feeding on breastmilk beyond infancy stage of life. As a result humans have awful diseases that are often unique to human kind. From the well known cancers to the unusual disease of varicose vein – we can trace them to dairy consumption. Yet, we humans love utilising dairy products instead of plant produce. The healthiest of us might be raw vegans or frugivore. Yet, when it comes to taste of certain cultural delicacies such as khoya based milk sweets and mewa items from India, we hardly find anything other than dairy milk sweets everywhere around us – proudly labelled as ‘dairy’ – even though it is a product of tremendous torture, grief and apathy.

Dairy = beef and leather and it is time we popularised alternatives for dairy among our otherwise compassionate Indian vegetarian friends.

Soak soyabeans for 2 to 4 hours or overnight and lightly boil them for 2 minutes and let it be cold so that the skin comes out when you rub your hands on the beans and separate the skin. Then use a blender to make a fine paste and mix enough water and blend to prepare a milky liquid of desired consistency. Boil the milk and strain using muslin cloth. Plenty of plant milk solids or mawa or khoya will be left in the cloth for use in carrot halwa or any other pudding.

For instance, for Gajar Halwa I used carrots shredded within seconds in a food processor sweetened with vegan sugar and sauted with carrots in an electric slow cooker for merely 5 to 10 minutes. You can add resins, chopped almonds and plant milk solids for garnishing.

You can also mix soya solids with your chosen spices or masala and wheat, potato, any diced or minced vegetables to make nice parathas, crisp vegan nuggets, vegan burgers, vegan sausages and bhajias.

The strained plant milk of course will be very clean and not like the dirty animal milk full of germs and poo of animals and will not cause diabetes and heart disease either, as plant matter has zero cholesterol.

You can also separate the warm milk using half a lemon and strain the whey out for pressing tofu in a muslin cloth insted of using paneer (Indian cottage cheese). Tofu is packed with protein and lacks the diseases caused by dairy cheeses and paeneer.

Most importantly you carry no bad karma from abuse of innocent animals who are made into beef and leather later on after repeated impregnation through sexual abuse for milk extraction.

Sounds good enough to me!

Imagine breeding a cow in captivity, feeding her unnaturally and injecting her drugs and hormones till she is capable for early reproduction and excessive milk production, impregnating her forcefully, taking away her newborn, milking her unnaturally swollen painful and mastitis infected udders, killing the male baby cruelly using a shotgun or knife, repeating the whole process every 9 months for the abused cow to be repeatedly impregnated year after year until she can take it no more and dies early or is killed with knife in her throat as she is hoisted upside down when her milk production declines, raising the female babies into the same cycle of repetetive sexual abuse and rape and then killing them after overmilking. Moreover large forests are razed to ground for cattle rearing that also leads to land shortage, water shortage and grain shortage due to breeding and feeding of animals.

Is it not much simpler, more ethical and energy efficient to milk beans or nuts instead?

From soya to oats to rice, cashews to almonds, peanuts to hemp we have numerous plant milk, curd, yogurt and cheese alternatives. We know that dairy is possibly the biggest evil on our planet. Plant milk products can be easily prepared even at home and do not devastate the planet to the extent dairy does.

Then why is it that we find such few dairy-free and vegan alternatives to traditional Indian sweets and dairy products in local shops all over the country of India where ‘ahimsa’ or non-violence is one of the primary three constitutional pillars?

The video linked below exposes the reality of dairy farms in India. Please share and spread the awareness among your Indian friends and relatives and refuse to purchase dairy products.

Let us practice ‘ahimsa’ and eradicate the lacto-vegetarian myth once and for all.

December 9, 2020

25 Ingredients of Check For and Avoid in Shopping

Most of us have been living in a fool’s paradise, imagining that everything that we read on the front labels of grocery such as ‘natural ingredients’ or ‘no artificial flavorings or colors’ is plant derived and good for us. Even when we check the list at the back of the packages, and few people actually do that, we are frequently puzzled by various names and codes that we have never really been educated about in schools, college or home. Here are some shocking ingredients to beware of, especially for those of us who are turning to a more vegan and ethical lifestyle. Many of these are labelled as ‘natural’ and ‘organic’ or loosely described as ‘solvents’, ’emulsifiers’, ‘anti-caking agents’, ‘colors’ and ‘preservatives’.

Carmine/ Cochineal or Crushed Bugs E120: Made by crushing beetle insects and found in most cosmetics such as lipsticks, rouge, blush-on or shampoos as well as in colorful food items such as candies, juices, colored ice-creams, cakes, syrups, jams, yogurts, sausages and lollies may give many of us the creeps.
Animal Bones in Sugar E542: The sweet sugar we eat every single day is made with the use of crushed bones of cattle or pigs in the filtration process in factories so that it is bleached white. Brown sugar is similar as it is made from white sugar. Anti-caking agents in powdered food products and detergents may also contain this and so might toothpaste.
Gelatin from Pigs or Cows in Sweets and Jellies E441: Porcine or pig gelatin as well as that from other animals bones and skin is commonly used in jellies and gelatin or gummy sweets that we innocently offer to children every other day and also consume as capsules in medication.
Shellac or Beetle Excretion in Jellybeans and Nail-polish E904: Also called confectioner’s glaze it is made from secretions of lac bugs for the shiny and hard shells or coatings in candies, jelly beans, chocolate or pills and also in polishes and paint.
Cysteine from Animal or Human Hair in Bread E910, E920, E921: To make stretchier dough in burgers, rolls, biscuits and widely permitted in most baked goods.
Sheep Secretions or Lanolin in creams E913: Woolly mammals such as sheep secrete lanolin from their sebaceous glands which finds its way into several creams, balms, baby oils and moisturizers. Vitamin D may also be extracted from it for adding to food.
Wax in Crayons, Candles and Cosmetics E901 and E907: Wax derived from animals such as cows or bees are found in many wax based products including lipsticks, crayons, candles and soaps even if the labels do not always say so.
Animal Fat in Food E471 and Stearic acids or Stearates E570: Animal fat is regularly found in several brands of baked goods, chips, crisps in the form of margarine, lard from pig belly, tallow from horses and cattle and in many processed foods including local bakery items while stearates from tallows are also found in many cosmetics, shampoos and personal care items as ‘surfactant’.
Enzymes, Emulsifiers and Softeners in Breads, Cakes E322: Enzymes from the bodies of animals or lecithin from eggs are usually added not just to cheeses but also at times in baked products including breads to emulsify and soften them.
Glycerin from Animals in Food and Toiletries E422: Triglycerides, glycerol and glycerin are not always plant derived but extracted from animals and many of our personal care products such as toothpastes, condoms and conditioners have it. It is also used as a solvent and sweetener in many processed foods such as cookies and puddings.
Flavor enhancers E631 and MSG E621: Sodium inosinate in many snacks is made of meat while Monosodium Glutamate found in many flavored crisps, noodles, snacks and sauces has been linked with several health problems.
Animal Keratin, Guanin, Snail Slime and Collagens in hair and cosmetic products: While Keratin is made of ground hooves, horns and hair of animals, Guanine is made from shiny fish scales to give shimmer to makeup. Squalin from sharks for makeup, Ambergis from whales for perfume, Estrogen from pregnant horses, Snail Slime, Collagen and Retinol for anti-ageing creams are other ingredients used in the cruelty industry.
Chemical Bleach in White Bread: Chlorine Di-oxide, Benzyl Peroxide, Bromides and other chemicals are typically added to give that white color and smooth texture to your everyday bread.:
Musk oil and perfume: Derived by abusing and killing of wild animals such as musk deer for the strong smelling anal secretions.
Castorium from Beaver’s Anal Castor glands for flavoring Ice-creams and desserts: Another one of the ingredients passed off as natural flavorings that is derived from anal secretions of beavers and also used in perfumes.
Most colors, chemicals and preservatives: Most of the additives such as colors, sweeteners, enhancers and preservatives in foods have been linked with asthma, cancer and hyperactivity and hence classified as dangerous. Similarly SLS or Sodiun Laureth Sulfate, Lye, Fluorides, Parabens, Aluminium and many ingredients in cosmetics, shampoos, lye, anti-perspirants and toothpastes are also recognized as harmful, poisonous and even carcinogenic.
Wool, Silk, Leather, Feathers or Animal Fur: From clothing to bags, shoes, stuffed pillows and even our shamanic drums and ritual robes may have animal skins, silks, feathers and wool that involve cruelty. Even our household gum may be animal derived.
Honey: Vomited by bees who process nectar, honey involves destruction of their homes or exploitation in bee farms.
Pet Foods and Pellets: When feeding our animals out of packages of pet foods, we are unaware of how they have been processed from other slaughtered animals.
Meat, Dairy, Fish and Poultry: Involving violence, abuse and slaughter of animals these products are discouraged and opposed by most people who believe in compassion. However do remember to also avoid most chocolate, cakes, biscuits and sweets as they usually contain dairy and eggs as well as animal derived additives such as whey.
Medical Products and Vaccines: Vaccines are known to be made of eggs and pork gel besides having viruses injected in our bodies to make us immune to negative things such as pollution and viruses, and prevent any symptoms from showing up so that negativity remains suppressed inside. Surgical sutures are also often made of animal intestines and are cruelty based.
Animal venom, exotic ‘medicine’ and collectibles: From ‘kambo’ taken forcibly from frogs to ‘snake oil’, rhino horn, and various other exotic collectibles such as ivory from elephants are also linked to cruelty even if for medicinal, decorative or ceremonial use.
Dietary Supplements: Vitamin and mineral supplements such as B12, D, Calcium, Omega 3 and many more may be derived from animals.
Pesticide and GMO based foods: Foods grown with chemical based fertilizers and pesticides as well as genetically modified products are not natural and may contain more negativity as they are designed to be immune to harmful substances.
Plastics and Synthetics: Non-biodegradable bags, toys, clothes and daily use items have made their way into every room of our homes. We can end their use and develop eco-friendly alternatives to save our planet.

Look out of the ‘Vegan’ labels on products that are vegan, because if not specifically marked so they usually are not Vegan, even if marked ‘natural’ or ‘organic’. Also avoid animal tested products to keep them cruelty free.

Some ideas for switching to a more natural vegan life include:

Avoiding cosmetics and unnecessary or unhealthy products
Raw whole organic fruits and vegetables without glazing for food
Organic neem, licorice or meswak sticks for teeth
Rock salt and natural herb powders such as neem leaves for bath
Cinnamon, cloves and cardamom for mouth wash and mouth fresheners
Shikakai and soap nuts for shampoo and detergents
Unrefined olive oil for skin care and hair conditioner
Essential oils for perfumes
Energy healing and meditation for well-being
Spiritual or inner instead of outer materialistic pursuits

Ref:

https://www.peta.org/living/food/animal-ingredients-list/

https://elated.co.za/which-e-numbers-are-vegan/

https://www.vegsoc.org/veggieaware

https://www.vegsoc.org/Enumbers

https://www.organics.org/11-disgusting-natural-ingredients-in-your-food/

http://www.chemistryindustry.biz/food-additive-groups.html

October 27, 2018

Eight Easy Ways to Reduce Plastic Everyday

Plastic, short for pliable elastic, was invented in 1907 and contained no molecules of nature whatsoever, making it hazardous to the environment as it does not biodegrade like other natural substances. Within just a few decades plastic has managed to pollute our planet to a great degree by being falsely marketed to us as an inescapable part of our daily life. Little do we realize that plastic was popularized only in the 1960s and many of us had relatively plastic free childhoods. Here are some easy ways we can return to a greener lifestyle.

Bring Your Own Bottle: We instinctively buy a can or bottle of juice or water when we feel thirsty outside but this habit can cost us our planet. Cans and bottles used in packaging beverages account for a majority of our plastic waste all over the world. According to this Greenpeace report on plastic, of the 480 billion plastic beverage bottles sold in 2016 alone, less than half were collected for recycling, and of that only 7 percent was turned into new plastic.. We can easily change our one behavior pattern and save the world, and our money, by simply carrying a durable and long lasting bottle of water from home whenever we set out.
No Unnecessary Disposables: We do not really need straws to sip liquids. Similarly we do not always require disposable shopping bags if we simply carry a spare bag with us. Electric razors could reduce plastic waste as compared to disposable razors. We could use cardboard applicators instead of plastic ones for tampons. Disposable plastic cups, spoons and stirrers can easily be replaced with regular mugs and durable cutlery. Better still, having our coffee at home could be great for our health, wallet and for the environment than cafes that serve us in disposable plastic.
Go Micro-bead Free: Fine plastic beads in our toothpastes, exfoliating scrubs, shower gels, face wash and other cosmetic or personal care products are likely to be commercial gimmicks that are neither very helpful to our health nor good for our environment. As they go down the drain they contaminate our water bodies such as rivers and oceans threatening life and health by entering our food chain. According to this shocking report on micro-plastics, 80 percent of tap water all over the world is contaminated, Simply do not purchase products containing micro-beads.
Eco-friendly Grocery: While ordinary supermarkets have been selling plastic packaged food items, we also have fantastic organic farmers that home deliver fruits and vegetables to us in eco-friendly boxes and paper bags, as well as green grocers who sell whole foods without plastic bags and boxes. We can also use our own shopping trolley and say no when offered plastic bags at checkout. Reducing pre-packaged food in our diet is also great for our health as our bodies love fresh and raw produce. Eating fresh would also reduce the need for storing foods in plastic bags and zippers in the fridge.
Beware of Hidden Sources of Plastic: Many people are surprised to know that some of the things we consume everyday, such as teabags and chewing gum may contain plastic which could be hazardous for health. Using a tea-strainer with loose tea, especially herbal infusions and getting rid of the chewing gum habit could be healthier and more eco-friendly.
Alternatives to Plastic Packed Toiletries: Most of us find it convenient to use plastic packaged washing products, however paper wrapped soap bars could minimize our dependence on plastic bottles, while natural alternatives such as Shikakai and Reetha (Soap Nuts) are considered great for hair and can also be sealed in a muslin cloth and tossed with our clothing in the washing machine for cleaning and a wonderful aroma in our linen too. Natural homemade products such as avocado pulp cream, banana mash face pack, olive oil for hair can be good alternatives to packaged brands.
Be Natural: By having a simple, minimalist and spiritual lifestyle we can reduce our overall consumption of unnecessary cosmetics, hair products, plastic gadgets such as hair dryers, personal care brands and other lifestyle products that rely heavily on plastic packaging. By loving our natural hair, skin and healthy body and using less plastic we not only enhance our well being but make our planet more beautiful from within and outside.
For Babies and Children: Many parents are trying cloth nappies instead of disposable ones, not only to save up on their expenses but also to reduce non-biodegradable waste as disposable nappies or diapers do contain plastic. Similarly glitter used in crafts and many stationery products such as pens and glue-sticks may contain plastic, the usage of which we can keep to a minimum by using pencils, eco-friendly glue and stationary. Many eco-conscious parents try to buy wooden toys instead of the common plastic ones for their children.

May 11, 2018

Positive Action – ‘Dump’ the Milky Way?

In ‘Pale Blue Dot’, Carl Sagan muses if an alien explorer were to fly by Earth, the first thing it would notice is not signs of urbanization but abundance of methane in the atmosphere or to put it succinctly, ‘bovine flatulence’ – not a flattering assessment of intelligent life on this planet!

This popular video makes a quick case study around that.

Can’t be bothered? Then, this hard hitting video can make your cringe and question that.

In this simple article, that many can easily relate to, one writer talks from experience on how living without cow’s milk can’t really kill you.

Seriously. If going vegan is a challenge, why not try out milk substitutes for a change?

Image: http://meatmeetsvegan.com/tag/substitute-milk/

Bhaskar Dutta is a self-help author and IT specialist based in London.

May 31, 2016

Five Great Reasons to Go Vegan!

Latest scientific research has confirmed that going vegan can benefit all of us and our planet significantly, saving millions of lives. While you can read the full report HERE we bring you some of the core reasons why a vegan diet is a more positive one:

Love Yourself: Being positive begins with being good to our-self. Your diet clearly shows how much you care for your own well-being. Going meat and dairy free can prevent most everyday illnesses whether gastric, heart related or cancerous. Whether its protein, calcium, iron, vitamins or any other essential nutrients a vegan diet can give you everything minus the dangers of meat and dairy. Your food can be the key to a healthy and long life. Imagine yourself as a beautiful and lovable child who deserves only health and happiness. Would you not want the best for yourself now?
Love Nature: Our going vegan can literally save our planet from global warming and pollution. Meat and dairy production put a tremendous stress on our resources and deplete our planet rapidly, while growing plants helps in improving our environment, reducing pollution and reversing global warming.
Better Karma: Consuming meats and dairy clearly harms animals and takes away their lives. Plants however regrow after harvesting and do not die away if you consume their parts. If you believe that your life is a product of your own karma or deeds then going vegan adds to the good luck and positive blessings coming in your life right now. Why think twice?
Delicious Meals: If you have a majorly meat and dairy based diet you might be missing out on the amazing variety, colors and tastes of plant based options. Imagine your plate full of colorful crispy vegetables and feel their juicy taste nourishing you deeply. Won’t eating such a yummy meal be good in itself?
Versatile Diet: For every meat and dairy food that you have ever craved for, there are tastier vegan options. Its only your habit and mental block that prevented you from truly experiencing this. Try vegan sushis, chocolates, cakes and desserts and you will find that a vegan diet is truly full of variety and versatile in itself. You can get vegan milk, cheeses and more from the marketplace with much more ease than you thought as more and more people opt for vegan food options.

Hope you enjoy making the healthy and delicious vegan switch with ease.

April 2, 2016

Nine Reasons to Go Wild and Fruity

Did you know the answer to most health problems could be hidden in our lifestyle habits, especially our diet? Over centuries we have been conditioned to salivate at the thought of eating hot, strongly flavored, highly cooked and processed foods. The more you are exposed to media, the more you would feel the urge to dial for fast foods or go out to restaurants. When hungry your possible instinct might be to reach out for unhealthy snacks bought from the supermarket. These nine reasons should be enough to help you make a wiser choice from now on :-

Fruits are parts of plants specifically meant to be eaten. Nature could not have given the message out more clearly. Fruits, including fruity veggies are naturally shed from the tree or plant when ripe so that hey are consumed. If they are designed to be eaten you could not go too wrong in including them majorly in your diet.
Humans share maximum characteristics including our possible ancestry with apes who thrive on fruit based diet. Our teeth, jaws and bodies are well designed for eating and digesting fruits. In contrast, meats and dairy products cause stomach complaints in almost every human at some point of time. Time to ape the apes?
Fruits including fruity vegetables that are technically fruits, contain fiber and most of the nutrition our body needs making them a fantastic candidate for the major portion of our diet.
Absolutely no creature is harmed or hurt if you focus on natural organic fruits and fruity vegetables. This is the part of your diet you can consume totally guilt-free and assured of positive karma.
Fruits and fruity vegetables are yummy. Next time instead of reaching out for chocolates, cakes or sweets…dig into a kiwi or melon instead. In a few days you will wonder why you ever craved for chocolates and sweets. Most of these cravings are created by consumerism. Fruits are what your soul prefers.
You save hundreds of hours each month of cooking time because fruits are prepared ready to eat by mama nature. Besides the fact that raw foods are also the healthiest, you also get more time to meditate and do more positive things.
You get your sugars naturally leading to fewer insulin imbalances or better control of diabetes. You will also avoid a host of other health problems including cancers, heart disease, blood pressure, etc., by cutting down on unhealthy carbs and fats. Eating a mix of sweet and salty fruits is best. Aim for variety, especially brinjals, cucumbers, gooseberries, peppers, tomatoes, tindas, guards, squashes, zucchini…. those are fruits too, not just the sweet ones. Avoid juices and think whole.
You are going to get your real and beautiful body and radiant skin back. And that too without expensive weight loss programs. Your real body is your natural one, which you would effortlessly achieve on eating fruits and fruity vegetables.
Money saved is money earned…enjoying a bunch of healthy fruits at lunch or tea-time is better for your wallet than those takeaway meals or coffee shop trips. The benefits of a fruity diet do not stop at health!.