Diet
Rastafarians try to stay clean, healthy and unpolluted. They often use herbs for medicinal purposes, to strengthen, heal and cleanse the body. A main component of the Rastafarian diet is "ITAL". Ital is a term used by Rastas, derived from "vital", which means a natural and sane way of life. Ital is generally a vegan diet, but some take a more vegetarian-like approach to their diet. Most "deep" Rastas refrain from consuming red meat, pork, chicken, fish (for some), eggs, cheese, white flour products and processed foods.
The purpose is to keep a dietary law that is more in harmony with the Earth. It also is to keep them from digesting any part of blood of animals or their flesh, allowing a more human quality to always be present in man instead of the animal/flesh driven passions that pervade western culture.