This is my 8th speech in toastmasters. I thought it would be interesting if I start with a story(imaginative) and a question.:)
"Tharu ! This function does not seem to work. Do you have any idea?" Said my team mate me: "Sorry.I'm caught up in a tricky issue.Please give me a few mins. I'll come there" After a few seconds, "Somebody's birthday treat is there in the lunch room." Me: "What?! Treat ?! Where?" Let's run before it finishes. "What happened to your issue?" My answer : "Food is first.Work is next." Ok.We ran to the lunch room. They had Cake,Fish cutlet and chicken Samosa. I was like "What?! No single vegetarian item?" No :( Vegetarian problems :)
How many vegetarians are here? Please raise your hands. Have you ever come across the same situation? Despite the discomforts, there are many advantages in being a vegetarian. We are going to look at 4 main ideas today.
Body weight - Vegetarians are less likely to be overweight: Research shows that vegetarians tend to be leaner than their meat-eating counterparts, and that they also tend to have lower cholesterol and body mass index (BMI). Some data suggests that a vegetarian diet can help with weight loss and be better for maintaining a healthy weight over time.Again I would like to stress on the word "likely". Less likely to be overweight. And we should not forget the fact that our genetics also plays a vital role in body composition and weight.
Personal Finances -Health care costs. Being healthier on a vegetarian diet means spending less on health care. Vegetarian foods tend to cost less than meat based items. There are people that consume less meat/non-veg items because of their financial conditions.A person leading a vegetarian lifestyle can spend much less than their meat eating counterparts. Vegetarian food is often cheaper, this includes both the raw ingredients purchased from supermarkets and meals taken in restaurants and other eateries. Meat makes up a significant proportion of a typical household food bill. By taking meat from the equation, a large saving can be had. Of course, replacing meat with expensive vegetarian meat substitutes may not result in quite the same saving. If a household, however, replaces meat with lentils and other low cost forms of nutritious and natural foods, a greater saving will be realized.
Health There are many real health advantages of being a vegetarian. Over recent years the impact of meat in our diets has been studied and researched. Some people will say that it is unnatural for humans to eat meat, others will say that it is a totally natural process. What is certain, however, is the modern meat-eaters diet includes a greater proportion of meat than that of our ancestors. This increase can cause health problems for a variety of reasons.
Meat can be difficult to digest The fats are unhealthy Meat can contribute to high cholesterol levels. Some cancers such as bowel cancer are more prevalent in meat eaters. In contrast, a vegetarian diet is typically high in fiber and rich in vitamins and minerals, which is important to a healthy diet. However just being a vegetarian make us a healthy person. We should have a balanced diet which contains all kinds of nutrients especially the ones that are enormously available in fish and meat. Have better cholesterol levels - scientists at the University of Toronto and St. Michael's Hospital demonstrated that a vegetarian diet made up of specific plant foods can lower cholesterol as effectively as a drug treatment.
Ethics
It helps us keep a clear conscience.Clear conscience. I know what I'm doing is right. I feel good inside about my decision to remain "meatless"To live this way is to protect the underlying values of those around me. Not to hurt any living beings except the ones that are harmful which you are forced to kill.I believe in nonviolence.Slaughterisn't.
Being a vegetarian or non-vegetarian was rarely a conscious choice and I understand it would be difficult even if we are willing to convert ourselves in the middle. I tend to believe that regardless of our eating habits our thoughts and intentions are good. So Let's ignore those creatures with 5 senses or less than that and atleast let's respect ,understand and love those creatures with 6 senses or more than 6 senses. Thank you !
This is my 8th speech in toastmasters. I thought it would interesting if I start with a story and a question.:)
"Tharu ! This function does not seem to work. Do you have any idea?" Said my team mate me: "Sorry.I'm caught up in a tricky issue.Please give me a few mins. I'll come there" After a few seconds, "Somebody's birthday treat is there in the lunch room." Me: "What?! Treat ?! Where?" Let's run before it finishes. "What happened to your issue?" My answer : "Food is first.Work is next." Ok.We ran to the lunch room. They had Cake,Fish cutlet and chicken Samosa. I was like "What?! No single vegetarian item?" No :( Vegetarian problems :)
How many vegetarians are here? Please raise your hands. Have you ever come across the same situation? Despite the discomforts, there are many advantages in being a vegetarian. We are going to look at 4 main ideas today.
Body weight - Vegetarians are less likely to be overweight: Research shows that vegetarians tend to be leaner than their meat-eating counterparts, and that they also tend to have lower cholesterol and body mass index (BMI). Some data suggests that a vegetarian diet can help with weight loss and be better for maintaining a healthy weight over time.Again I would like to stress on the word "likely". Less likely to be overweight. And we should not forget the fact that our genetics also plays a vital role in body composition and weight.
Personal Finances -Health care costs. Being healthier on a vegetarian diet means spending less on health care. Vegetarian foods tend to cost less than meat based items. There are people that consume less meat/non-veg items because of their financial conditions.A person leading a vegetarian lifestyle can spend much less than their meat eating counterparts. Vegetarian food is often cheaper, this includes both the raw ingredients purchased from supermarkets and meals taken in restaurants and other eateries. Meat makes up a significant proportion of a typical household food bill. By taking meat from the equation, a large saving can be had. Of course, replacing meat with expensive vegetarian meat substitutes may not result in quite the same saving. If a household, however, replaces meat with lentils and other low cost forms of nutritious and natural foods, a greater saving will be realized.
Health There are many real health advantages of being a vegetarian. Over recent years the impact of meat in our diets has been studied and researched. Some people will say that it is unnatural for humans to eat meat, others will say that it is a totally natural process. What is certain, however, is the modern meat-eaters diet includes a greater proportion of meat than that of our ancestors. This increase can cause health problems for a variety of reasons.
Meat can be difficult to digest The fats are unhealthy Meat can contribute to high cholesterol levels. Some cancers such as bowel cancer are more prevalent in meat eaters. In contrast, a vegetarian diet is typically high in fiber and rich in vitamins and minerals, which is important to a healthy diet. However just being a vegetarian make us a healthy person. We should have a balanced diet which contains all kinds of nutrients especially the ones that are enormously available in fish and meat. Have better cholesterol levels - scientists at the University of Toronto and St. Michael's Hospital demonstrated that a vegetarian diet made up of specific plant foods can lower cholesterol as effectively as a drug treatment.
Ethics
It helps us keep a clear conscience.Clear conscience. I know what I'm doing is right. I feel good inside about my decision to remain "meatless"To live this way is to protect the underlying values of those around me. Not to hurt any living beings except the ones that are harmful which you are forced to kill.I believe in nonviolence.Slaughterisn't.
Being a vegetarian or non-vegetarian was rarely a conscious choice and we inherited it from our parents or ancestors and I understand it would be difficult even if we are willing to convert ourselves in the middle. I tend to believe that regardless of our eating habits our thoughts and intentions are good. So Let's ignore those creatures with 5 senses or less than that and atleast let's respect ,understand and love those creatures with 6 senses or more than 6 senses. Thank you !
I did my 7th speech in toastmasters today and here is the speech. :)
Can I ask you a question?What is your favorite indoor game? Caram? Chess? Indoor cricket? Cards/gambling?anything else?Ok.How many chess players are here?or How many of you like chess?
Do you know that we have a chess club here?(at office) True that it's not very active these days.Some time back we were active in it and we had a coach coming once in every two weeks to teach us the basic lessons and tactics.Unfortunately due to work load we could not make it regularly and at some point it was stopped. Not for nothing is chess known as “the game of kings.” No doubt the rulers of empires and kingdoms saw in the game fitting practice for the strategizing and forecasting they themselves were required to do when dealing with other monarchs and challengers. As we learn more about the brain, some are beginning to push for chess to be reintroduced as a tool in the public’s education.
Lets see what are the benefits our brain gets from playing chess. 1. It can raise your IQ - I hope you all have an idea about chess atleast.We might tend to think that chess is a game for brainy and High IQ people. But one research done among students in a country called Venezuela shows that moving those knights and rooks around can raise a person's IQ. 4000 students were involved in this experiment and they had a significant rise in IQ score after 4 months of chess instructions. 2. It triggers the usage of left brain and right brain at the same time. We generally categorize people as left-brained and right brained.If we take our brain,left side of our brain is responsible for logics,analytics and computation things like that and right brain handles creativity and imagination. In a german study they presented some chess positions related questions and expected the left brain to be more active. Interestingly chess experts used both sides of the brain to answer those questions.I think it is quite understandable that with the tacttics and logics player should have a creative plan to move forward while defending. That is where the right side of the brain comes in to play I guess. So chess would make us a well-rounded person.
3. Improves concentration -Chess demands an intense concentration and it improves focus in it's players as well.Looking away or thinking about something else for even a moment can result in the loss of a match, as an opponent is not required to tell you how he moved if you didn’t pay attention. Numerous studies of students in the U.S., Russia, China, and elsewhere have proven time and again that young people’s ability to focus is sharpened with chess. When we say concentration another thing that comes to mind is driving. That also requires 100% focus. Look away for a moment and you have no idea what will happen the next moment unless you are quite sure that the road is clear.
4. It prevents dementia. Dementia is a collective term used to describe various symptoms of cognitive decline, such as forgetfulness/memory loss.A recent study featured in The New England Journal of Medicine found that people over 75 who engage in brain-stretching activities like chess are less likely to develop dementia than their non-board-game-playing peers. Just like an un-exercised muscle loses strength, Dr. Robert Freidland, the study’s author, found that unused brain tissue leads to a loss of brain power. So that’s all the more reason to play chess before you turn 75.
There are many more benefits like improve your memory,reading skills and problem solving skills. They say "Chess is a battle on the board." All the skills required to win a battle required in chess as well. The only difference is it happens on chess board not in real world.
Do you want to make yourself or your kid a tactical warrior in the battle of life? What would you do ? Go for chess! So when are you going to start playing chess or when are you going to introduce it to your kids if you haven't yet? Thank you !
