Observing kosher dietary rules can improve your health by avoiding allergens and reducing bad cholesterol. You can adapt the rules to benefit your family's health. An article for Lent.
Kosher
I am using the word "kosher" only in relation to the dietary laws of Old Testament. I am not referring to ritual practices or religious convictions, because I am not qualified to talk about them. Hold the mouse over the pictures to read the captions of these definitely non-kosher foods.
Eating for Optimum Health
During Lent, many people change their eating habits after indulging in all their sinful favorites during the preceding weeks. I have never been tempted to do that. I like to eat for optimum health at all times. My health has been sensitive since birth, and if I abused it, I would not feel well enough to enjoy it. Mardi Gras is not for me. The word means "Fat Tuesday," and my stomach turns just thinking about the meaning. I have never taken part in a Pancake Supper which many Winnipeg churches celebrate on Pancake Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday which is the beginning of Lent. One of the items on the menu is pork sausages. Not only does my stomach revolt against them, my skin breaks out in painfull boils the day after I eat pork. I suffered from those boils through the first twenty years of my life without ever finding out what caused them. Then I ate in a college dormitory where the chef refused to serve any type of pork product, and my problems disappeared, only to reappear the day after I ate a bun baked with lard. Then I understood that pork is not good for me, regardless of religious considerations.
Dietary Restrictions
The dietary rules of the Old Testament may appear restrictive, but according to what I have learned about good health, they make sense. Let's look at the ones which I remember:
- Pork
Modern research tells us that pork contains more allergens than any other meat. It is one of the most widely eaten meats in the world, because a pig or two can easily be raised in underprivileged circumstances. Most people who have reactions to the meat are probably not aware of what is disagreeing with them. I have one brother who has the same reaction to pork as I have, but he has never figured out what is causing it, and he is not going to listen to his little sister, so he keeps on suffering from boils on the back of his neck.
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