by Daniel Brouse Q: What causes the most illness in the United States? A: Bad air quality The leading causes of bad air quality are Particulate Matter, Ground Level Ozone, Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) and Nitrogen Oxide (NOx). Asthma is a chronic lung disease that affects an estimated 16.4 million adults and 7.0 million children in […]
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Health And Air Quality
Posted in Education, Environment, Global Warming, health and wellness, Medicine, Science, weather
Also tagged action alert days, air quality, Asthma, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, climate change, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, ozone, wellness
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EPA: Climate Change Report
WASHINGTON –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released one of the most comprehensive analyses to date on the economic, health and environmental benefits to the United States of global climate action. The peer-reviewed report, “Climate Change in the United States: Benefits of Global Action,” examines how future impacts and damages of climate change across […]
Posted in Energy, Environment, Global Warming, health and wellness, Science
Also tagged benefits, climate action, climate change, costs, extreme weather events, healthy
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Is Opposition To GMO Crops Irrational?
By Daniel Brouse There is evidence of genetically modified crops for over 8,000 years. There is no evidence of harm from eating GM foods. The Bible compares the grafting of an olive branch to a human being grafted to God. Romans 11:17 — “But some of these branches from Abraham’s tree — some of the […]
Posted in Education, Environment, health and wellness, Medicine, Science
Also tagged benefits, farming, flood-tolerant rice, food, GMO, GMO crops, hunger, nutrition, safety, seeds
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The Problem with Roundup Weed Killer
IARC, the France-based cancer research arm of the World Health Organization, has issued a report finding that Roundup is a probable carcinogen. Though, Monsanto continues to defend the chemical. “We question the quality of the assessment,” Philip Miller, Monsanto vice president of global regulatory affairs, said. “The WHO has something to explain.” Glyphosate is the […]
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, health and wellness
Also tagged glyphosate, Monsanto, Roundup, UN
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Why Do Vegaterians Seem Brain Damaged?
By Daniel Brouse “Vegans eat only food of plant origin. Because animal products are the only food sources of vitamin B12, vegans must supplement their diets with a source of this vitamin.” — USDA Lack of B12 and amino acids results in neurological disorders. (eg Brain Damage) “Also, the vegan diet is a poor choice […]
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Also tagged B12 and amino acids, diet, eating, fitness, meat, omnivores, vegans, vegetarians
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Antimicrobial Resistance — a Serious Threat to Health
WHO’s first global report on antibiotic resistance reveals serious, worldwide threat to public health New WHO report provides the most comprehensive picture of antibiotic resistance to date, with data from 114 countries A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) –its first to look at antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, globally–reveals that this […]
Posted in health and wellness, International, Medicine, Science
Also tagged antibiotic resistance, benefit, common infections, diarrhoea, gonorrhoea, killer, live healthier, live longer, modern medicine, pneumonia, urinary tract infections
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Vegetarians Are Less Healthy
A new study had concluded that vegetarians are less healthy than omnivores: Nutrition and Health – The Association between Eating Behavior and Various Health Parameters: A Matched Sample Study Nathalie T. Burkert*, Johanna Muckenhuber, Franziska Großschadl, Eva Rasky, Wolfgang Freidl Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria Abstract Population-based studies have […]
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Also tagged diet, food, omnivores, vegetarians, wellness
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Foraging For Food in the Winter
Winter foraging can be one of the toughest challenges; however, if you do a little preparation in the fall, the buried treasures will yield healthy results. Find out more from the Guide To Edible Plants’ Foraging for Food in the Winter. Chives, Garlic Greens, Mint, Carrot Greens, Parsley Winter-Food-Foraging-Mint-Parsley-Garlic-West-Chester-Pennsylvania.mp4 scavenging-for-scallions-foraging-for-food.mp4
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Also tagged carrot greens, carrot tops, carrots, chives, chlorophyll, diet, eat, feed, find, food, food preperation, foraging for food, garlic, greens, health benefits, Japanese bunching onion, mint, mints, nutrition, onions, scallions, spearmint, starvation, survival, wellness, Welsh onion, winter
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Circadian Rhythms
National Institute of General Medical Sciences — What are circadian rhythms? Circadian rhythms are physical, mental and behavioral changes that follow a roughly 24-hour cycle, responding primarily to light and darkness in an organism’s environment. They are found in most living things, including animals, plants and many tiny microbes. The study of circadian rhythms is […]
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Also tagged Circadian Clock, Circadian Rhythms, dark, light, Sun
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