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Day: January 30, 2024

Scientists make disturbing discovery about almost all protein sources: ‘There’s no way to hide’

A recent study on protein-rich foods, including beef and tofu, revealed microplastics in nearly 90% of samples. What happened? Researchers from the Ocean Conservancy and the University of Toronto analyzed more than a dozen different types of proteins including seafood, pork, chicken, beef, and tofu. They found microplastics in nearly 90% of the samples they tested and estimated that the...
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Bayer ordered to pay US$2.25bil in latest Roundup trial

The plaintiff was found to have developed cancer from exposure to the weedkiller Bayer was ordered on Friday to pay US$2.25 billion to a Pennsylvania man who said he developed cancer from exposure to the company’s Roundup weedkiller, the man’s attorneys said. A jury in the Philadelphia court of common pleas found that John McKivision’s non-Hodgkins lymphoma was the result of using Roundup...
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WALK AWAY DEPRESSION

Want to boost your mental health? Take a walk. It’s a message that bears repeating: Even moderate amounts of exercise can help ward off depression. According to a 2022 meta-analysis, reported by the American Psychological Association: > 1 in 9 cases of depression could potentially be prevented if all adults did just 150 minutes of physical activity per week, the minimal amount recommended...
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THE REAL ECONOMY OF THE PLANET

“The real economy of this planet is its forests and oceans. Its currency is water, food, oxygen, sunlight. Its stock market is the ecosystems and climate systems which balance the allocation of these resources, and its stakeholders are its 8 million species.” ~ George Tsakraklides, author, biologist and food scientist    
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