It is outrageous that FIFA, sponsored by Budweiser, is demanding the Brazilian government change their law banning alcohol at matches. Soccer is soccer. Fans might like to have a pint while watching teh game in their local, but thousands of intoxicated men in confined spaces – that’s just stupid. Anyone who has seen crowd violence …
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We love factory food.
Factory farming is bad. The new movie Contagion, based on the book Viral Storm, dramatises the kind of risk we nurture with intensive farming techniques. The kind of techniques that deliver the variety and volume of food at such low prices that we demand. From The Ecologist: Viral storm: why factory farming is bad for …
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Is your milk good for you?
A friend of ours, who is an agricultural engineer and farmer, mentioned a strange notion recently while rinsing his milk pails. “Check out the issue of A2A2 milk”, he said. So I did. I don’t drink much milk, though I really enjoy the luxury of the raw milk that he gives us. But my children …
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Why are we all getting cancer?
This latest report says that 40% of us are getting cancer. That’s a big number. It seems like it was a very unusual disease just a couple of decades ago. Have we polluted out food, homes and lifestyles so much that our bodies can not cope? Probably. Is it just that we’re living longer and …
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A drink or two helps cancer grow in you.
The latest research finds that people who drank more than two standard drinks a day for men and one drink a day for women were particularly at risk of alcohol-related cancers. Of course anyone who is drinking every day is displaying signs of addiction. Can you remember the last day you didn’t have a drink? …
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25 Amazing Food Cures
I was sent this Men’s Health link listing 25 “amazing food cures”. The foods do things like boost serotonin and endorphins, provide particular vitamins, fatty acids, probiotics and anti-oxidants, boost metabolism, and so forth. In any case, variety and moderation are the key to a healthy diet (and for me that even includes movie-night binging …
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Exercise prevents cancer
Another report released showing that healthy living is good for you. If you’ve had a friend or relation who’s had cancer you might take this to heart, and save your heart. The World Cancer Research Fund scientists say any moderate activity that makes the heart beat faster is all that is needed. The WCRF team …
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Happiness or a broken heart – your choice
Science is joining the enlightened, yogis and holonics in confirming that being happy is healthy. A US study shows that being happy and positive has an impact on the risk of heart disease. They also said that it is the ability to be happy that is the challenge. The excuse – that it is difficult …
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Prisoners have sentences reduced if they practice yoga. Yes!
Prisoners in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh are being freed early if they complete yoga courses. For every three months spent practising posture, balance and breathing the inmates can cut their jail time by 15 days. The authorities say the lessons help to improve the prisoners’ self-control and reduce aggression. Some 4,000 inmates across …
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Teenage obesity contributes to degradation of nervous system
Recent research suggests that obesity in teenagers increases the chance of developing multiple sclerosis. Obesity is the result of eating too much food, and unhealthy food, food that is high in fats and sugars. Often these foods enjoyed by teenagers also contain additives. Multiple sclerosis, apparently, is evidenced by demyelination of the nervous system – …
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