Environment

The Reality of Grass-Fed Meat

October 25, 2019 |

As more information is uncovered about the harmful health effects of eating meat and the damaging impact of intensive farming to our health, the environment and animal welfare, many people are seeking alternatives that are healthier and sustainable. Claims have been made for the advantages of eating grass-fed meat over the meat products coming from…

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The Dairy Dilemma: Part 6: Pathogens and Environmental Hazards

August 16, 2019 |

Though milk is a natural product, it can pick up very unnatural substances during the course of the life of its source, a milking cow.   Milk, even after it is pasteurized, can contain dangerous microorganisms Food Poisoning Microorganisms such as Salmonella, Listeria, Campylobacter, Brucella, Shigella and E. coli are some of the foodborne pathogens…

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The Global Burden of Disease

May 31, 2019 |

A new study, published in April, 2019 in the medical journal, the Lancet, reveals that 22% of all deaths worldwide in adults are due to diet-related causes. This information was derived from measurement of the “Global Burden of Disease”, an investigation into global disability and death from multiple causes that was first undertaken in the…

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Why Is Eating Meat So Damaging to Human Health? Part Two

November 23, 2018 |

Acquired Hazards of Meat This article continues on from Part One. Part Two looks at problems with meat that are not inherent in the meat itself but get attached to it during the life of the animal or in the processing of the meat. By their very natures, some of these problems can be minimized…

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What Does Eating Plants Do For the Environment?

October 12, 2018 |

Many of the activities of human beings on Earth have a devastating effect on our environment.  The pollution of air by manufacturing activities and our dependence on vehicles of all kinds; the clear-cutting of forests in the quest for more animal grazing land; the degradation of soils through over-cropping and over-grazing; the contamination of oceans…

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My name is Debra Harley (BScPhm) and I welcome you to my retirement project, this website. Over the course of a life many lessons are learned, altering deeply-rooted ideas and creating new passions.