Environment

Testing the Merit of No-Till Farming Methods

February 12, 2021 |

Environmentally responsible farming methods are not yet widely used and thus suffer from a lack of acceptance by farmers who are not convinced of their benefits.  The Rodale Institute, located in Pennsylvania, USA, is hoping to remedy this situation through scientifically designed trials.  Active since 1947, the Rodale Institute has been conducting research into responsible…

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Farmers and Physicians Together for Regeneration of the Earth and Human Health: Part 2

July 17, 2020 |

Part 1 of this article looked at the many compelling reasons for a worldwide conversion to regenerative methods in food production and in healthcare.  In Part 2, we will look at barriers to this substantial system change.   Implementing Regenerative Organic Agriculture and Regenerative Healthcare is a major transformation in food production and consumption habits.…

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Farmers and Physicians Together for Regeneration of the Earth and Human Health: Part 1

July 3, 2020 |

  It seems an unusual partnership – farmers, medical professionals, soil scientists and consumers joining together with the common goal of regaining human health on our planet.  Look a little deeper though and you will realize that this union should not be puzzling.  After all, the basic goal of healthcare is to keep humans healthy…

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Can We Prevent the Next Pandemic?

May 8, 2020 |

In 2007, five years after the outbreak of SARS-CoV-1, the first SARS virus to cause serious disease, a review of the available studies triggered by that epidemic warned that the possibility of the re-emergence of another serious SARS outbreak or the advent of a different novel virus is not an “if” but a “when. The…

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The True Impact of Diet on Climate

February 14, 2020 |

Animal agriculture has a major effect on our environment and our climate. Consider these recently reported statistics; Animal agriculture is the second largest contributor to human-produced greenhouse gas emissions after fossil fuels. It contributes between 14.5% and 18% of global GHG emissions (7.1 billion metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent) annually. This is similar to the…

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