The largest meat recall in history, initiated by the USDA yesterday, covers over 143 million pounds of beef processed over the last 2 years by Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company, based in Chino, CA.
In recent years, health care officials have been associating the effects of mercury poisoning to not only neurological disorders, but to other diseases as well.
I often get asked what’s the best thing to do to help the environment. Recycle, drive less, eat locally grown food, take public transportation? It was often a toss up to what I may suggest since each one is helpful although none really stood out as the best.
Now have the answer.
The United Nations (UN) recently released a report that stated the single best way to help the environment is to stop eating meat. The amount of pollution created in raising animals for human consumption is staggering, more than 130 times of human generated pollution. The amount of water used for animal raising is staggering as well.
Watch the video below from the Glenn Beck show that details more. Now Glenn is no vegetarian, but he makes a valid point that those that want to help the environment ought to be a good example and show others what they can do to make a difference.
Not only is skipping meat good for the environment, it’s also been proven to reduce your chances for disease, extend your life and increase the quality of your life considerably.
If you’d like to help the environment (and yourself) take the first step and reduce or eliminate meat from your and your family’s diet. Look at resources that help with adding convenient and delicious foods to your diet, vegetarian and vegan options as well as vegan raw options.
To your best health!
Mark
Just ran across an interesting statistic about the true cost of eating meat, specifically hamburgers.
“Producing a quarter pound of hamburger requires 100 gallons of water, 1.2 lbs. of feed grain and energy equal to a cup of gasoline, causes the loss of 1.25 lbs. of topsoil and causes greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to a 6-mile drive in a typical U.S. car. The average person in the United States consumes 260 lbs. of meat per year, most of it hamburgers.” (Source: United Nations Population Fund)
So what does it –really– cost each time you buy a burger for $1.99 ? And who’s paying the rest of the tab?
Put aside the health implications of eating meat, from causing dozens of cancers to an untold number of different diseases, is it worth the price?
Personally, I’ve never felt worse after eating a hamburger… sluggish, tired, belching, bloated, constipated, depressed. Where is the pleasure in that? I’ve never seen anyone jump up, full of life, excited, raring to go after eating a hamburger. Have you?
Fresh fruits and vegetables that are full of life can give you that feeling and keep you in great health with plenty of energy. The more you eat, the better you feel.
To your best health!
Mark
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